Take Two

A look at SoCal Charter schools, statewide tracking of officer-involved shootings for the public, childhood trauma and its impact on young people.

The attacks in Belgium, our look at SoCal education options continues with Magnet schools, Johns Hopkins university team managed to hack Apple's encrypted iMessage.

A look at the various school options in SoCal, today's focus: public schools, the president heads to Cuba, an analysis of Marvel's superhero: Black Panther.

Flint, Michigan's water crisis inspires scrutiny over California, a look at some new Pluto data, our new series on the school landscape in Southern California.

The animal park is throwing it's killer whale breeding program overboard, more to El Chapo's story, a look at the photo series that highlights LA's 'sleeping cars'.

President Obama nominates Merrick Garland for SCOTUS, single women may be country's most potent political force, the 50th anniversary of the iconic SoCal footwear.

A decisive day for all presidential hopefuls, Jazz pianist attempts to capture the essence of presidential aspirants, the plans to put a park over the 134 freeway.

Communities resisting the movement to build homes higher and denser, Is there a voice for Latino activists? The real reason reboots are popular.

A look at what it might mean for reporters if Trump should become Commander-in-Chief, Sally Field's new role, a photo exhibit showcasing 30 of LA's unsung heroes.

Sanders and Hillary may be promising too much when it comes to immigration, the challenges of being undocumented and black, the latest in the FBI Apple filing.

We find out why COVID-19 Cases at LA homeless shelters were below average up until the holidays, how environmental protections will change with a Biden White House and about the new West Hollywood program to fill out vacant storefronts with art installations.

We ask an expert about LA's post-holiday rise in COVID cases, examine what police reform might look like In 2021 and talk about new state laws in the New Year.

From Gavin Newsom's rough second year as Governor to the state of the city finances to questions about who will fill the seat of Attorney General, there's a lot to review at the end of 2020.

Los Angeles County is the epicenter of the pandemic, but Governor Newsom did dangle a plan to get kids back to school, plus a look back at Hollywood in 2020.

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.