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Nov 1, 2013
Take Two for November 1, 2013

Update on the alleged FBI bribery sting of Sen. Ron Calderon; The pressure's on California House GOP members to act on immigration; Calif. prison realignment: Many women are serving more time in custody (photos); Football coaches hope 'Heads Up' tackling technique will make the sport safer, plus much more.

File: State Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, talks with seat mate Ben Hueso, D-San Diego, in Sacramento, Thursday, May 16, 2013.
State Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, whose violence-awareness measure was approved by the Senate, talks with seat mate Ben Hueso, D-San Diego, in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 16, 2013. Calderon's SB552, which would allow school districts to include violence-awareness and prevention lessons as part of social science classes for students in grades 7 through 12, was passed by a 29-7 bipartisan vote and sent to the Assembly. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Update on the alleged FBI bribery sting of Sen. Ron Calderon; The pressure's on California House GOP members to act on immigration; Calif. prison realignment: Many women are serving more time in custody (photos); Football coaches hope 'Heads Up' tackling technique will make the sport safer, plus much more.

Listen 6:06
What if the film "Argo" and the TV show "House of Cards" had a baby? The plot might look something like the reports surrounding an FBI affidavit about alleged criminal behavior by California state senator Ron Calderon.
Usual allies from law enforcement, religion and agriculture are giving California Republican lawmakers a blunt message: pass immigration reform. Now.
Listen 15:44
Fasten your seatbelt, power up your electronic devices, because it's time for our weekly analysis of the news, the Friday Flashback. Joining the show today is James Rainey of the LA Times and Alex Seitz Wald of National Journal.
Listen 7:02
The completion of the L.A. Aqueduct in 1913 was hardly the end of our city's quest for water. It now provides only a third of the supply for LA.
Listen 7:31
The new film "Nosotros los Nobles" has no high speed chases, no explosions and not a single high tech special effect. But the film has become a blockbuster hit in its home country of Mexico.
Listen 5:34
Here in LA we've got our own version of high school gridiron iconography: the East LA Classic. It's a huge rivalry game between Roosevelt and Garfield high schools.
Listen 5:01
Evonne Gallardo, executive director of Self Help Graphics in Boyle Heights joins the show to talk about how to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos.