Take Two

Office of California state senator Ron Calderon raided by FBI; Maxine Waters embraces role as top Democrat on powerful financial committee; Ex-NRC chief not confident in Edison's San Onofre restart plan; Igor Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' gets a 'ReRite' on its 100th anniversary; How has religion's view of homosexuality changed over the years? Plus much more.

Chinese President Xi Jinping to talk trade during Mexico visit; Darrell Issa: The man behind the AP, IRS and Benghazi investigations; California state parks launch new overhaul effort; Picture This: A laid-off Chicago Sun-Times photographer moves on; GoldieBlox game encourages girls to build engineering skills plus much more.

First we'll have an update on the Powerhouse Fire; Could California's solar success kill off the state's big utilities?; Why hasn't Obama done a public event in California since taking office?; GoldiBlox game encourages girls to build engineering skills; As popularity grows, California rabbit farmers struggle to keep up with demand, plus much more.

Obama urges Congress to stop increase in student loan rates; Barbara Boxer on how to curb sexual assault in the military; Who should provide education to juvenile prisoners with special-needs?; Ex-Chivas USA coaches file racial discrimination suit; UC Irvine violinist makes beautiful music with a $5 million Stradivarius; Alexander Skarsgard goes rogue in 'The East'

Supreme Court could reject California's Prop 8 on a technicality; Poll: Prop 13 still popular, but in need of reform; What can gay couples teach straight couples about harmony?; Deepa Fernandes reports on why your daughter may not have been born loving pink; Who decides what should be banned on social media?; David Kwong, the magician behind the magic, plus much more.

California Senate, Assembly issue budget proposals; Sen. Barbara Boxer calls for probe of San Onofre power plant; Congressman Jeff Denham explains criticism of high speed rail plan; Imperial Valley farmer worries about how drought will affect his livelihood; Sequester cuts hit Monrovia Head Start program, others soon to follow; How an election in a small Washington town could change the planet, plus much more.

Abuse allegations bring to light Catholic Church's secret files; Water officials meet to address Colorado River drought; What’s the future of LA’s marijuana dispensaries?; Santa Ana credit union helps unbanked Latinos create financial security; Getting to know Gov. Jerry Brown with The Atlantic's James Fallows; US agency aims to create more resilient rice, wheat crops, plus much more.

Happy Memorial Day! Today we'll look at the cost and limitations of the California health insurance exchange; California bill regulating ocean trash dies in Assembly without a vote; Long Beach Cambodians remember those they lost in the Killing Fields; Finding peace and quiet in South LA can be a challenge, plus much more.

Washington bridge collapse and the state of our aging infrastructure; 'Liberace Extravaganza!' and the man behind the flashy outfits; Santa Cruz Island foxes are back from the brink of extinction; Census data shows Irvine among fastest-growing US cities; LAPD will not pursue complaints about noise from low-flying police choppers; Why do we continue to rebuild in natural disaster-prone areas? plus much more.

Obama speech to address military drones, closing Guantanamo; Young adults a key to Affordable Care Act in California; Fashion models among skilled workers eligible for H1B visas; How effective are police helicopters at fighting crime?; El Salvador gangs say Supreme Court ruling could threaten truce; Why conservatives from Southern California are flocking to Northern Idaho; Could 'Star Trek' technology ever become reality?

California Democrats convened in San Diego this weekend, under new regulations self-driving cars will be allowed to have no pedals or wheels, Weinstein Company will file for bankruptcy.

Expanding past the radio dial and welcoming LAist to the KPCC family, a violinist's ties with the holocaust, the history of chuckwagons...the original food trucks.

The challenges of clearing homeless from the Santa Ana River trail, touring a new exhibit at the California African-American Museum, recovering gold from a shipwreck.

How Los Angeles catapulted Billy Graham to success, a guide to spotting bots on social media, Gen Z comes together against guns.

Protesting offshore drilling, some of the legislation that could impact the state the most, Ed O'Bannon's most important win was on a different type of court.

Two of the US Olympic bobsledders grew up right here in sunny SoCal, to wipe past pot offenses people must go through the courts, deconstructing "Black Panther."

Following the shooting in Florida, we take a look at campus security. The commercialization of Lunar New Year, how homelessness in the O.C. is similar to L.A.

We asked KPCC listeners to tell us how they came together in the city of Angels, has the California dream changed? LA is well represented at New York fashion week.

Department of insurance is investigating Aetna after some troubling allegations, drought era water restrictions may become permanent, spring has come early.

Understanding how to prevent future mudslides, why a rink in Lakewood attracts top athletes, an assembly member's mission to ban tackle football before high school.

Gov. Brown's plan to work with the Community College System to make advanced learning more accessible, CA's antiquarian book fair, your weekend preview.

Gov. Brown's massive water delivery project gets scaled back, for now, shopping online in your car, Sacramento in the limelight following "Lady Bird's" success.