Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Southern California might have a respite from the heat wave today, but it'll be in the high 80s and low 90s for the week ahead.
Not as hot, but perhaps you're still thinking of getting an air conditioner if you don't have one?
AC isn't a common sight in many homes in Southern California. Many of them didn't even need one for decades.
But if extreme temperatures become the norm, is it time to rethink of how we build our houses?
Chris Nichols, architecture guru and Southern California historian for LA Magazine, talks about how a changing climate might make people in SoCal rethink how they live.