Take Two

That is the future of the death penalty in California and what does the data tell us about its effectiveness as a punishment? Would college admissions be fairer if they were awarded through a lottery? And warm-water blobs are showing up off the California coast.

Did Tuesday's OC Supervisors election further the OC's blue wave, more fallout from the college admissions cheating scandal, Iranian refugees in SoCal.

The latest developments in the college admissions cheating scandal, where to find local wildflowers blooms, a unified network of tour guides in Los Angeles.

Who's running for OC Supervisor, how much racial profiling is happening in CA, LA County receives scooter regulation recommendations.

A look at the week in California politics, real estate listings aren't all as they appear, the best places to eat late at night in LA.

Criminal organizations in Mexico are using social media to threaten people, Azusa considers shutting down two schools, LADOT launches on-demand ride-share service.

Rain barrels down on the southland, touring L.A.'s new bridge housing units, LA's Museum of Contemporary Art architect wins the Pritzker Prize.

Fallout over the Newport Beach high school party Nazi salute, the data privacy concern in California, a Sonoma County fire survivor shares his story.

UCLA wants to hire more Native Americans, a slew of bills aimed at reining in charter schools are making their way through the legislature, the loss of Luke Perry.

The ripple effects of Michael Cohen's testimony on California politics, could pay to drive alleviate commutes? The effect of deaths near schools.

A California ruling on affordable housing is shaking things up for developers, new data about single-parent homes, Tuesday Reviewsday's new music.

Osamudia James talks about how being black is based on more than how you look, an update on the Transpacific Trade deal, the 'Limited Partnership' love story.

Young adults define success differently from their parents, the unveiling of a new 'micro-neighborhood in LA's Echo Park,' Bao Nguyen's 'Live From New York!'

The effects of Rupert Murdoch's departure from 21st Century Fox, car buyers and financing, Homer and Marge Simpson separate after 27 years.

Transparency in police shooting investigations, online doctor reviews, how the NBA Finals are shaping up so far.

A history of pools and segregation, what's next for California's high-speed rail, and how parents watch out for teens in the age of the Internet.

A look at the roadblocks for Obama's immigration reform, the challenges of depression and pregnancy, the sounds of 'Love and Mercy.'

What's at stake in Mexico's upcoming elections, a teacher in Hayward, California, asks Steph Curry not to go to his school, Crown and the M.O.B.

A look at the shooting of Feras Morad in Long Beach, the homeless and their struggle with getting IDs, the week in sports with the Kamenetzky brothers.

A look at what it means to switch gender publicly, how to broach the subject of racism with your kids, and how businesses are dealing with the drought

Changes are expected after the Patriot Act expired, the Washington Post's report on police-involved shootings in 2015, a look at the workout world in 'Results.'