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.

Trump's response to violence in Charlottesville could impact CA's conservative lawmakers, why parking is so bad at Trader Joe's, previewing Monday's eclipse.

Republicans expect San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer to help them gain ground, what USC can do to combat gentrification label, new coffee shop is focused on LGBT community.

How CA could be impacted by NAFTA, using the internet to expose attendees of the Charlottesville rallies, Santa Margarita plays in the Little League World Series.

How universities handle extremist group demos, a private nonprofit coordinates emissions programs between CA & Canada, a senator wants later school start times.

Whether officials can exclude events like the Charlottesville rally, Moina Shaiq answers questions about her faith, determining if animals act differently during eclipse.

Division over who should lead the CA Democratic Party causes friction, LA City Attorney Mike Feuer threatens to sue the DOJ over jail guidelines, the history of cats in Los Angeles.

LAUSD Supt. Michelle King lays out her goals for the school year, City of LA & Kern County's legal battle over LA's waste, how CA could conserve the bluefin tuna.

Congress restructures a housing program for HIV patients, the Kamenetzky Brothers discuss balancing athletics with academics, timba music grows in popularity.

The latest on the dad who was apprehended while dropping his daughter off at school, impacts of sex-ed funding cuts in SoCal, Rich Harbour on his 60 years making surfboards.

Google engineer's memo sparks controversy, Scripps scientists make an advancement in developing an HIV vaccine, autonomous cars debuted 20 years ago in California.

Silicon Valley could be hurt by new immigration bill, what SoCal's climate will look like in 2100, legalizing marijuana could make some marijuana even more illegal.

New law would track the race of everyone stopped by police, overweight Asian Americans are seen as more 'American' than thinner peers, plans to rebuild on top of the PCH landslide.