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.

Gov. Newsom on how California can emerge from the quarantine, the deadline for income taxes has been extended to July 15 and some comedy relief with Reggie Watts.

Gig workers and freelancers are running into hangups in filing for unemployment, Disney furloughs 30,000 workers and LAUSD schools will remain closed through summer.

California shares ventilators with states in need, conspiracy theories continue to spread on COVID-19 and who to watch for now that Coachella isn't happening.

How Congresswoman Katie Porter is looking to mitigate the effects of medical debt, health officials urge people to stay home this week and Chicano Batman joins us.

LA lawmakers introduced a package to keep roofs over people's heads, homeless outreach workers are moving people indoors and how Hollywood is trying staying afloat.

Gov. Newsom joins us to talk about the latest efforts in the pandemic, we hear from an ER nurse on the frontlines and a baseball player whose season got cancelled.

Gov. Newsom announced today that the state has expanded bed capacity, how homelessness is affecting the OC right now and some comedy relief with Ronny Chieng

What happened to CA's once-massive cache of medical supplies?, COVID-19 infections at a Yucaipa nursing home and how coronavirus is affecting our dating lives.

Video tutorials on how to make your own masks are already circulating online, Shanghai resident on her quarantine journey and a history lesson on the 1918 pandemic.

What small businesses are doing about paying rent today, outreach groups are making sure everyone's counted on the Census and Aloe Blacc on throwing a rent party.

Staying six feet apart seems to be helping slow the spread of COVID-19, warehouse worker on how he's risking his life and some comic relief with Amy Silverberg.

Gov. Newsom announces plans to bolster the ranks of medical professionals, small businesses share their stories handling the pandemic and we update you on the OC.