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.

California State Senate $3.4 Billion Plan for Drought, How Teens Fared During Pandemic, Comedian Kristina Wong Aims to Show Us How Much Food We Waste

One Day Left to Apply for LA's Rent Relief Program, The New Guy Running for Sheriff in LA County, Happiest Place on Earth is Back in Action

Rep. Karen Bass Confident Congress Will Pass Police Reform Bill, the Staggering Scope of DDT Pollution in Ocean, OTL: How Spontaneous was 'Da Butt'?

The What, Why and How Behind the Latest Recall of a California Governor, a Disease in Bears' Brains is Making Them More Friendly, A History of Latin Music in the U.S.

COVID-19 Cases Remain Low in LA as Vaccinations Continue, Calif. to Lose Congressional Seat Due to Slow Population Growth, Oscar Didn't Totally Deliver On Diversity

SOA: Climate Change and Criminal Justice Reforms, Pacoima's Councilwoman Aims to Unwind "Decades" of Environmental Injustice, An Argument for Outdoor Classrooms

Councilmember Nithya Raman Embraces Judge Carter Homeless Order, Analyzing LA Mayor's Policing Budget, A Profile of Pacoima's Climate Activists

Judge Tells Los Angeles to Provide Shelter for Skid Row Homeless By October, Pacoima's Long History of Environmental Issues, A 'Different' Oscars Ceremony on Sunday

Unprotected: A Collaboration with Nonprofit Newsrooms across California to Examine How Some Nursing Homes - and the State - Have Failed to Care for the Most Vulnerable.

State of Affairs - Debate Over 'Packing' the Court, Little Tokyo Business Survives Pandemic But At Great Personal Cost, Why Memes Are Popular NFTs

The Return to School - Parents and Education Advocates Weigh In, the Difficulty of Watching the Chauvin Trial, Athletic Trainer Helps COVID-19 Patients Build Back Lung Power.

California Has a Really Low Positivity Rate - How to Keep It, the Roots of Anti-Asian Violence Are in California, OTL: Hollywood Reacts to Atlanta Voting Laws