Take Two

KPCC's Frank Stoltze and Alice Walton join the show with an election roundup; Senate immigration bill approved by committee in bipartisan vote; Technology's role in saving lives before a natural disaster; UCLA study pinpoints which cities, states have the most gay parents; Telemundo and the future of Spanish-language TV in the US; Erika Aguilar reports on what's it like to fly on an LAPD helicopter patrol, plus much more.

We'll check in at the polls to see how the LA mayoral election is progressing, and ask why people choose not to vote?; Has Los Angeles always had a low voter turnout problem?; LA County to weigh severing ties with troubled foster-care contractor; SoCal first responders head to tornado-stricken Oklahoma; Former IRS head Douglas Shulman faces tough questions at Senate hearing; The ongoing campaign to remake Baja's tarnished image, plus much more.

Homeland Security union says immigration bill will weaken public safety; UC hospital employees plan to strike over pension changes, pay; African clawed frogs spreading deadly fungus in California; Riding along with the port pilots of Los Angeles; Election Eve: What you need to know before heading to the polls; LA Kitchen aims to curb food waste, plus much more.

House 'Gang of Eight' reaches deal on immigration proposal; Can Trutanich survive Feuer in LA city attorney’s race?; Test driving the office treadmill desk with writer Susan Orlean; Mojave Desert star parties bring space geeks together; 'Fruit Hunters' follows Bill Pullman's quest to grow exotic fruit in Hollywood; Friday Flashback: IRS scandal, budget deficit and more, plus much more.

Can House and Senate agree on an immigration reform plan?; Affordable Care Act may not cover all Native Americans; NASA's Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft in jeopardy; Teen cooking show teaches culture, cameras and chopping skills; Joe Mantegna on bringing 'Glengarry Glen Ross' to the stage, plus much more.

Senate approves 5-year farm bill while House readies its own; Payday lenders find ways to skirt Military Lending Act; National Transportation Safety Board recommends lowering DUI limit to 0.05 percent; Are political-minded tech moguls America's new oligarchs?; Women lose political footing at Los Angeles City Hall; Can Mexico's booming tech industry last? Plus much more.

LAUSD board to make decisions on breakfast in classroom, suspensions; NJ Gov. Chris Christie gets big money from California donors; Gov. Brown readies updated budget with $4.5 billion in new revenue; Green card lottery would be axed under Gang of Eight immigration bill; TV Upfronts: Which shows got axed and which are coming back?; Tuesday Reviewsday: Huey Lewis, Frank Turner, She & Him, plus much more.

One week out, we'll take a look at the status of the race for Los Angeles Mayor and find out how difficult it is to run a city as large as LA; California health exchange to hand out millions in outreach grants; Some in California want tougher gun background checks; LA's housing market tightens as number of available homes drop; Design school publishes anti-gun violence children’s books; Report: College may not be a smart investment for everyone, plus much more.

LA transit officials find $43.6 million in fund that 'fell through the cracks'; Bratton group pinpoints problems with Oakland's police force; Los Angeles fails to foster diversity for city contract deals; 'The Source Family' looks back at radical utopian living in 1970s Los Angeles; A look ahead to the 2013 TV/Digital Upfronts; Friday Flashback, and more.

S. Korean president Park Geun-Hye meets with Brown, Villaraigosa; Why are there so few Asian Americans in LA politics?; Are there really 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US?; Lawmakers and unions speak out against Koch brothers' interest in LA Times; Picture This: Donna DeCesare gets inside the world of Central American gangs; 405 Freeway construction running overbudget, behind schedule, plus much more.

CA's Revised Budget is out, doctors across the country report links between Kawasaki-like disease and COVID-19 and surfers head back to the beaches.

The impact COVID-19 has had on Californians in different industries, answers to your concerns around antibody tests and how Hollywood is coping with the pandemic.

Guidelines to reopen restaurants, how effective digital contact tracing could contain coronavirus and how a new owner saved the Mountain Messenger.

Gov. Newsom signed an executive order requiring voters receive mail-in ballots, women are among the hardest hit by the pandemic and the state of local news.

New taxes, education cuts, pensions, are all on the table for CA, Congressman Schiff joins to discuss Russia probe transcripts and an ER nurse shares her experience

CA’s budget deficit is upwards of $54 billion, experts on how much screen time kids should have during the pandemic and one LA City Councilman on state of South LA.

CA to train 20,000 people to trace the spread of the virus, LASD faces budget cuts and a historical look into the U.S's federal music project.

Gov. Newsom moves CA to a new phase of reopening and masks become a point of contention, relationship dynamics during the pandemic and a new city nature challenge.

LAUSD announced that classes will resume in the fall, an ICU nurse recounts her experiences amid the pandemic and CA's tourism industry has been hit hard by the pandemic.

Gov. Newsom moves to close the OC's beaches, how retail might look after the pandemic and the Autry Museum is preserving moments of history amid COVID-19.

CA's Lieutenent Governor on how to get the state's economy running, how distance teaching is going for one LAUSD high school teacher and a trip back to CA's past.

L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger on the economy, how border cities are coping with the pandemic and travel restrictions and what's happening in Hollywood.