Take Two

Why the FBI raided the LADWP Monday, Trump administration plans to expand quick deportations of illegal immigrants, LA's Original Farmers Market turns 85.

Representative Adam Schiff hopes for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony this week, U.S.-China relations are affecting California's research universities.

Listeners share their lunar memories and how it shaped their life in SoCal, driving around Los Angeles with John Densmore, a preview of the 50th annual Comic-con.

Los Angeles reveals designs for LA River park, Apollo mission's history in Downey, Only in SoCal can you take the train with the sunset...and a song.

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva was one of the lieutenants at the LA County jail where group strip searches were conducted, Joshua Trees will suffer from climate change, Census Test Forms.

George Takei talks about his childhood in an American internment camp during WWII, Plus, NASA Engineer John Houboult's moon-landing innovation.

What's happening with the LA County Sheriff's Department under chief Alex Villanueva, How a new child trauma survey points to the mental health effects of negative childhood experiences, Why SoCal is losing its last orange grove.

California Coastal Commission decides if Oceano Dunes should still be available to off-road vehicles, Eagle Rock High School implements earthquake alert system.

What SoCal can expect if President Trump pursues immigration raids this weekend, free lunch programs for kids over the summer, Leimert Park's World Stage celebrates 30 years.

Shake Alerts could expand from L.A. to San Bernardino and Orange Counties, HBOMax streaming service, Governor Newsom signs natural hair legislation.

A tour of San Bernardino five years after the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy; Who will Obama appoint as new Federal Reserve chair?; Revisiting the 'All American High' doc a generation later; Friday Flashback: Vladimir Putin, Syria weapons, and more.

Phil Angelides looks back at the economic collapse of 2008; Economic Roundtable: How is California faring five years after Lehman?; Should parents be concerned about proposed changes to 'Common Core' testing?; Exhibit explores Father Junipero Serra's life, 300 years later, plus much more.

LA's first responders remember those lost on Sept. 11; How Obama's decision on Syria will impact his presidential legacy; Rep. Barbara Boxer defines her position on Syria; Colorado Sens. Angela Giron and John Morse ousted in recall elections; Can the zeppelin-like Aeroscraft change the shipping industry?; Border technology contracts take new approach, plus much more.

Today, we'll talk about the feasibility of Russia's proposal for Syria and how Obama may respond in his remarks tonight. Then, Rep. Loretta Sanchez on the Syrian conflict; a new study checks up on inmates freed early under Prop 36; Which bills are on the docket this week for California lawmakers?; Justin St. Germain's vivid and gritty memoir 'Son of a Gun', plus much more.

How do investigators pinpoint the cause of a massive wildfire?; What role do life insurance payouts play in military suicides?; Illegal crossings increasingly deadly along south Texas border; Construction begins on cross-border bridge connecting Tijuana Airport with the US; 'Raising My Rainbow' highlights the challenges of raising a gender-creative child, plus much more.

Wildfires play a crucial role in seed dispersal; Immigration reform takes back seat to conflict in Syria; Juarez police investigate possible female vengeance killer targeting bus drivers; Head Start program for migrant farmworkers facing changes in growing season; Wayne Kramer brings music to inmates with Jail Guitar Doors USA program; The cross-border drug war through the lens of Hollywood, plus much more.

France: An unlikely ally for military action in Syria; How severe drought has worsened the conflict in Syria; What's behind the latest humid SoCal heatwave?; Fire's crucial role in seed dispersal; Apple and Samsung's war for the smartphone market; Etiquette Lesson: Advice for parents and kids navigating a new school year; Northern California county hopes to become the State of Jefferson

Today on the show we host an immigration reform roundtable with Ruben Barrales and Teresa Hernandez. Then, undocumented immigrant Sergio Garcia's fight to practice law in the U.S.; Dumpling house Din Tai Fung expands to Glendale, Costa Mesa; Chris's Collection: Celebrating 232 years of historical LA objects; Advocate for Tijuana deportees dies at 67, plus much more.

White House won't come after states that legalize pot; Why pandas in captivity are often 'reproductively incompetent'; Friday Flashback: Syria, immigration reform, Obamacare and more; Labor Day Travel: What to do if your flight is delayed; Zimmer calls for details on LAUSD's arts plan, plus much more.

Why Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons is spurring US action; Fast-food workers unite in nationwide protest for higher wages; Wal-Mart to extend insurance benefits to employees' domestic partners; Ask Emily about Obamacare: What happens when you turn 26?; How technology makes it easier to get caught in a lie; Low water deliveries from Mexico hurt Texas farmers, plus much more.