Take Two

The pandemic hit our most vulnerable populations the hardest. We look back - and ahead on the issue of housing and homelessness. Plus, we unwind with the best tunes of 2020.

This week, we look back at 2020 - and ahead to 2021 - and today we zero in on the spread of COVID-19 and distance learning in LAUSD. Plus, some judges and prosecutors in LA are pushing back on DA Gascon's policies.

Today's show is dedicated to our Race in LA series with LAist.com where Angelenos share their personal stories of how race and ethnicity has shaped their relationship with the world.

What to know about the UK's new COVID-19 variant, coronavirus outbreaks tick up at childcare facilities and how to give this holiday season because kindness is contagious.

COVID-19 relief talks continue in congress as needs mount, ICU nurse pleads to Angelenos to stay home and author Christina Hammonds Reed on her new young adult novel, The Black Kids.

LAUSD first millennial board president Kelly Gonez joins us, California monarchs plummet to low levels and why Tom Cruise freaked out on his crew over COVID-19 protocols

It'll be several months before the general public gets access to the coronavirus vaccine but what checks will be place to make sure it's distributed equitably, LAist's Race in LA series goes back to 1956, and Disney faces pushback for some mask photos.

The first shots of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine are administered, cops may have to be 25 before they get a badge and gun and West Hollywood relies on super heroes to stress importance of wearing masks.

How Gov. Newsom is looking to fill a number of important positions in CA's government, how the coronavirus vaccine will get distributed in LA County and some hot tips for making potato latkes.

CA is expected to get the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in just two days, a low income housing complex for veterans has been destroyed and why the NFL wants to finish the season.

How feminism is defined today, a look at the future for the Los Angeles Lakers with President Jeanie Buss, a preview of the Women's World Cup Final.

President Obama says embassies will open in the U.S. and Havana, African American ballerina Misty Copeland takes top job in dance, Harvard's transgender swimmer.

President Obama's approval ratings hit 50 percent, kids who begin their transgender transition early, new music with Tuesday Reviewsday.

The Supreme Court sides with states over cost of regulating emissions, how children helped shape attitudes toward same-sex unions, and the Grateful Dead together, again.

SCOTUS rules that gay couples can marry in all 50 states, the latest on the terror attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, Alan Rickman's film, 'A Little Chaos.'

Sen. Barbara Boxer talks about the ACA decision from SCOTUS, inside California's Task Force 2, BuzzFeed staffers pose in Victoria's Secret swimsuits.

A new report details US drone strikes in Yemen, a review of the big decisions from SCOTUS, what the Laker's draft could look like.

The latest on the debate to remove the Confederate flag, new stats show the number of moms aged 35 and older has increased, this week's pick for new music.

The state of white supremacy in the United States, the day's SCOTUS decisions, the latest news in the entertainment industry.

Hate crime groups in the United States, from stepdads to gay dads, a look at the life of unconventional fathers, Jason Schwartzman in 'The Overnight.'

A local pastor responds to the deadly shooting at a church in South Carolina, a look at the psychology of water conservation.

The Pope addresses climate change, transgender health, the Golden State Warriors win their first NBA championship in 40 years.