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.

Will San Diego's 49th district flip Democrat? The latest with the typhus outbreak on Skid Row, the pros and cons of playing the lottery.

Checking in with the director of L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services, advice to L.A. restaurant goers, Firefighter overtime pay concerns.

Did Kevin de Leon's conversation with Dianne Feinstein move the needle for his campaign, meet the L.A. Times' new food writer, is it allergy season?

L.A. County has its share of sexual harassment complaints, LA's retrofitting efforts, a recap of the de Leon-Feinstein conversation.

Job training for incarcerated women, California's candidates for House are raking in big campaign donations, efforts to fix CA's DMV motor voter program.

Supreme Court rules against lead paint makers' appeal, Kevin de Leon talks about his bid against Senator Dianne Feinstein, L.A. foster care taps the faith community.

The latest developments in the possible LAUSD strike, the connection between earthquake fault lines in Mexico and California, a closer look at Congressional District 25.

Debating the debates for California governor and U.S. Senator, NIMBYism in Fullerton, a Los Angeles bicyclist reacts to the city's bicycle safety improvements.

California's DMV looks at its motor voter program, test driving a new single-passenger car called the Solo, Wicked Lit stages plays in a working mortuary.

Fullerton's efforts to fight homelessness are met with pushback, teaching consent to third graders, the state of the California gas tax.

As the midterm elections draw near...we answer all your ballot questions, Signorello winery rebuilds one year after the Atlas Peak fire, Lost L.A. returns to KCET.

A peek at what to expect from Monday's radio gubernatorial debate, plans for homeless housing in Fullerton met with pushback, the wine country fires one year later.