Take Two

Sen. Marco Rubio warns of immigration reform executive order; America's drug czar Gil Kerlikowske is moving on; Researchers say too much praise creates unmotivated children (poll); New $100 bills delayed further due to another production snafu; This year marks the 100th anniversary of the T-shirt. We take a look at the fashion icon's SoCal roots, plus much more.

Today on the show, we talk about how LAUSD's new school year starts with extra security. Then, what does Gov. Brown's AB 1266 means for transgender students in public schools?; Tuesday Reviewsday: KT Tunstall, Wild Feathers, Washed Out; Border town deportations can be dangerous for migrants, plus much more.

Today on the show, we talk about whether ending mandatory minimum sentences can help California's prison overcrowding problems. Plus, embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner leaves therapy early, we debate whether Elon Musk's Hyperloop transportation system actually work?, we learn about a program that keeps lesser-used languages alive by teaching immigrants' kids, plus much more.

How are sequester cuts affecting CA's ability to fight wildfires?; Immigrant spared from deportation over pot bust 20 years ago; The woman behind the chemistry on 'Breaking Bad'; Can relocation save the endangered Mojave desert tortoise?; How does Netflix's algorithm know what you want to watch?; 'Real World' star and AIDS activist Sean Sasser dead at 44; Ask.fm is the latest hotbed of cyberbullying among teens, plus much more.

Today on the show, we'll talk about a new report that says California's larger wildfires are due to climate change. We hear from a New York Times reporter about how Colorado farmers are cautiously growing hemp. In addition, New York is now offering parents low-interest loans to pay for childcare. Could that work in LA? Prison officials are questioning the motives of some of the hunger striking prisoners in California. Plus much more.

What do SoCal veterans want to hear from President Obama?; Got Your 6 aims to help bridge the civilian-military divide; Are summer SAT prep classes worth the investment?; Gov. Jerry Brown finds tough opposition to water plan; California school districts granted No Child Left Behind waiver, plus much more.

Prominent newspaper purchases raise questions about LA Times; What does it mean to be middle class in LA?; iPad training for 1500 teachers in LA Unified begins this week; 'The Art of Wealth' tells the intimate story of the Huntington family, plus much more.

Congress heads into recess without deal on immigration bill; Should undocumented immigrants be welcomed in Detroit?; Would you raise a child in downtown LA? Leaders are planning for it (poll); Archbishop Jose Gomez's vision of 'Immigration and the The Next America'; Hollywood Jobs: Taking the wheel with a Hollywood stunt driver, plus much more.

Uruguay pushes legislation to fully legalize marijuana; Ozomatli: Getting to know the band behind Take Two's theme song; Mexico's sex trafficking networks working with drug cartels; Saying goodbye to the X-Games in LA, plus much more.

Congress receives scant sexual harassment training; Pasadena's Gamble House opens up servants quarters to public (Photos); DefCon brings together hackers and government organizations; Report: Climate change and California's rising sea levels; Study shows threat of arrest not deterring undocumented immigrants; Thousands of US veterans deported after service, plus much more.

The Bobcat Fire is threatening the famed Mt Wilson Observatory, CA Secretary on Trump's visit to the state and the latest on recent census hearings.

Two gunmen were shot in Compton and protests followed, a KPCC Reporter was arrested while covering the events and the latest on the 2020 census.

How wildfires are still affecting the state, what it's like to attend a drive in dance and what to do this weekend.

Wildfires continue to burn across the west coast, we have our latest installment of Race in LA and we have updates on CA's high-speed rail project.

All of CA's national forests will be closed to the public, new criteria from the Academy on films vying for best picture and Servant of Pod host Nick Quah joins us.

We update you on the wildfires in the area, how one elementary school teacher started the school year and the latest on Hollywood, The Sequel with John Horn.

What CA lawmakers have been looking at this week, how COVID-19 has affected the Latino community and what you can do this weekend even with the heat.

We start in South L.A. where two LA County Sheriff's Deputies shot a Black man, what it's like to start college from home and it's throwback Thursday today.

Long Beach has agreed to pilot a UBI program, the story behind an Oscar winning actress working at an Amazon fulfillment center and Nick Quah joins us.

CA lawmakers end their last session, there's a new exhibit on firefighters in Riverside and John Horn joins us to discuss Hollywood, The Sequel.

CA legislature attempts to pass eviction relief, we check in with a teacher on the new school year and we pay tribute to Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman.

Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris delivers a searing rebuttal to President Trump, it's 50 years since the Chicano Moratorium and what to do this weekend.