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.

Senator Feinstein's bill to ban bump stocks, Blizzard Entertainment's first permanent e-sports arena, millennial wedding trends, your weekend activity round-up.

As the country looks to CA as a model for gun control, what's the measure of success? Checking in with three DACA recipients at the renewal deadline.

Law enforcement did not declare the Las Vegas shooting an act of terrorism - why not? The Measure H quarter-cent sales tax increase took effect October 1. We take a look at where the money will go.

On the ground check-in in Las Vegas, how do open space venues adjust for safety without losing their appeal? Tom Petty's Los Angeles legacy.

Coverage of the latest news on the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas, checking in on the scene, how hotel security may change following this event, and more.

Moving up the CA primary and SCOTUS news, Governor Brown poised to sign housing package of bills, but how will it help? Celebrating everyone's favorite brewed drink.

What the president's new tax plan could mean for Californians, Hugh Hefner's unexpected legacy in LA, La Raza newspaper sheds light on the Chicano rights movement.

The latest standardized test scores are out, round-up of protests in the athletic world and how they've inspired CIF on-field protest guidelines.

The fire blazing along the border of Anaheim and Corona, sampling the DNA of Redwoods and Sequoias in an effort to save them, dinos and other random CA mascots.

SoCal immigrants communities and the new travel ban, LAUSD considers moving up Sex-Ed courses, how would the Aliso Canyon natural gas facility do in an earthquake?

Los Angeles efforts to help Mexico, a report takes us to the far reaches of the U.S.-Mexico border, how the law enforcement is anticipating protests at the wall.