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.

The administrations budget proposal would mean big cuts for Calif. Lawmakers mull health care alternatives, and consider limited the autonomy of UC Regents.

President Trump talks peace and security in Israel, how support for charter schools is growing in Los Angeles, the latest news from the Cannes Film Festival.

The DC influence of California Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a few tips on how to get financially ready to buy a house in LA, and East LA hosts its first Comic-Con

LA Mayor Garcetti talks transportation funds and Measure C, DNC Chair Tom Perez on the future of the Democratic Party, the state of LA's bike infrastructure.

Charter-backed candidates win school board seats, Measure C passes adding civilians to police disciplinary panels, designers choosing SoCal for their fashion shows.

Pasadena City Council votes to cut power to dispensaries, DMV rushes to meet federal ID standards, new music from Juanes and La Santa Cecilia on Tuesday Reviewsday

LA city voters head to the polls tomorrow; the science behind a delayed school start time; "King Arthur" suffers at the box office and more from On the Lot.

A political battle is playing out in California, the mixed picture behind LA Unified's graduation rates, and LA's Triforium gets restored

Republican lawmakers weigh in on the firing of FBI Director Comey, what happens when someone is detained by ICE, "What a Fish Knows" explores inner lives of fish

CA lawmakers react to FBI Director Comey's sudden firing, LAUSD considers creating student savings accounts, giant zooplankton's role in Earth's carbon cycle.

New details on lavish spending by the UC Regents, SF establishes public counsel for immigrants facing deportation, the resurgence of West Coast hip-hop.

How the French presidential election is being felt in LA, the history of the paths to the Hollywood sign, Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry"