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.

Debunking the Gaetan Dugas 'Patient Zero' theory, California Democrats eye a supermajority, how LA has been an inspiration for sci-fi stories.

Congressman Adam Schiff on the California National Guard re-enlistment bonuses, how to prepare for heavy rain, the newly uncovered Trump tapes and celebrity culture.

A look at the tragic Palm Springs tour bus crash, Volkwagen's nearly $15 billion settlement, voter diversity in local contests.

A look at voter outreach on California's last day of voter registration, Palm Springs in the aftermath of the tour bus collision tragedy, the science of Pixar.

The lives of Porter Ranch residents a year after the Aliso Canyon gas leak, why women are reclaiming the word 'nasty', Shepard Fairey makes 'Noise' with his new album

Did last night's debate sway any voters? Can election numbers be manipulated by hackers? California's annual earthquake drill to keep your survival skills sharp.

This presidential election has scrutinized the media more than ever before, the plight of the debate moderator, we hear from a Cubs fan and a Dodgers fan.

A formal apology from the leader of the national police chiefs association, how fathers talk with their sons about respecting women, the little-known history of LA's Wrigley Field.

On November 9th, will we see the return of political civility? The history of Muslims in America, plus the next steps in L.A.'s Olympic bid.

The effectiveness of 'correcting the record' through digital discourse, the goal to register 15,000 Asian American millennials, LA Magazine's 11th annual food festival

What drives people to share the truth, even when it could be damaging, sexual assault's blurred lines, San Jose may allow tiny homes for the homeless

How mixed heritage shapes American identity, the L.A. police commission's raft of reforms to reduce police shootings, our series inside a private immigrant detention center continues.