Take Two

Today on the show, we'll take a look at a new Pew study that finds the majority of Hispanics in US say their community lacks a leader. Then, we talk to Frank Gehry about his iconic design for the Disney Concert Hall on it's 10th birthday. From the Fronteras Report, David Martin Davies reports on the popularity of Rep. Ted Cruz and his father in the Lone Star State, plus much more.

LA Dodgers management looks ahead to next season; What is the status of the House's immigration reform effort?; BART strike in Bay Area enters its fourth day; How depictions of slavery in film have evolved; Even the smallest pests can wreak havoc on your car; Charles Phoenix uncovers retro gems in Sacramento; How climate change may transform the Bay Area's landscape, plus much more.

Weapons inspectors in Syria face many dangers, challenges; LA Sheriff Lee Baca found liable in inmate abuse case; LA County Probation Department understaffed amidst growing responsibilities; 'Birth of the Living Dead' looks at the rise of zombies in pop culture; The Bay Delta Conservation Plan: A solution for the Delta's future?; Study: Eating popcorn makes you immune to in-theater ads, and more.

Calculating the real cost of the government shutdown; End of shutdown brings life and tourism back to National Parks; Keeping the dying art of hand-painted billboards alive in Los Angeles; Director Kimberly Peirce on resurrecting the classic horror film 'Carrie'; Exemption to ACA could leave many Native Americans uninsured; What you need to know about Medicare open enrollment, plus much more.

What would happen if the US government were to default?; Biggest roadblocks to Asian mental health may come from within; The Band's Robbie Robertson on the music that changed the world; Study shows anti-gay sentiment is underestimated; The struggle over Bitcoin's future; Sports Roundup: Dodgers must win, Puig under fire; App Chat: Guilt-free entertainment for your kids, plus much more.

Supreme Court to hear arguments in Michigan affirmative action case; Why aren't the NFL's first minority Super Bowl winners in the Hall Of Fame?; Marine base expansion in Joshua Tree faces opposition; DNA from LA area immigrants could solve painful mysteries from Guatemala's civil war; The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta's fragile ecology, plus much more.

The LA Times reports more than a thousand of LA's older, concrete buildings are at risk of collapse when an earthquake strikes; Die-hard Dodgers fans talk about their pre-game rituals and superstitions; Central Valley farmworker who are close to fresh food, yet struggle to find some to put on their own tables; Meet the agent who casts laugh tracks for a living; Congressman Adam Schiff about the ongoing government shutdown; KPCC's Erika Aguilar on the growing questions of safety on USC's campus; and more.

The latest bills to be signed by Gov. Jerry Brown; Budget standoff turns off the tap on craft brewers; Friday Flashback: Paul Ryan, John Boehner's approval rating and more; 'Escape From Tomorrow' director on filming under Disney's nose; Richard Buckner on his new album 'Surrounded', plus much more.

How is Wall Street reacting to the government shutdown?; LA Mayor Eric Garcetti looks back at his first 100 days in office; Shutdown puts scientists' Antarctica research on ice; Downtown LA's Grand Park celebrates its 1st anniversary; Nobel Prize in Literature goes to Canadian writer Alice Munro, plus much more.

L.A. County Board of Supervisors puts the brakes on men's central jail demolition, recent rains have helped to alleviate the drought, Desert X art show.

California politics round-up, electric vehicles lose some of their charge when temperatures drop, a singer-songwriter finds inspiration in riding the Greyhound bus.

New federal rules could affect who is eligible to get a green card, LA County Bicycle Coalition's new executive director, your earthquake questions answered.

SoCal Representative Pete Aguilar is working on a bipartisan deal to keep the government open, lessons learned from a month without single-use plastics.

How immigration courts are dealing with a backlog in cases, SoCal's finest Filipino cuisine, a super bloom might be coming to Anza-Borrego this spring.

With big storms comes a big risk of mudflows, pollutants and trash washed into our waterways, one group that's making hiking more accessible.

California's lawmakers dominate U.S. House committees, sexual harassment claims against the L.A. Police Department, L.A. Rams fans talk Super Bowl.

How Joshua Tree prepares for another closure, a Honduran mother is reunited with the child that was separated from her at the border, foster care and college prep.

Valley to west side in 15 minutes, there's a rising meth problem in Tijuana, we want to hear from the biggest Los Angeles Rams fans!

The LA County Supervisors to vote on reinstatement of Sheriff's Deputy Carl Mandoyan, Soul food in Los Angeles, teachers talk about what their students taught them.

Reviewing Governor Newsom's budget plans, a preview of the Sundance Film Festival, fact-checking President Trump's claims about drug trafficking.

Will L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti run for president? TSA agents are feeling the pain of the protracted partial government shutdown, the Marie Kondo effect in L.A.