Take Two

LAUSD will soon hold elections for its board, how CSU students are doing now that remedial classes are no longer offered, RuPaul's Drag Race returns.

California lawmakers grill former President Trump attorney Michael Cohen, Emma Thompson defends her decision to back out of a John Lasseter project, Citadel outlet mall.

L.A. City Council votes to crack down on unlicensed cannabis shops, voting centers come to Orange County, will the Angels fly to Long Beach?

How California GOP's demographic is shifting, an analysis of the 91st annual Academy Awards, phasing out single-use plastics.

The week in California politics, jail violence, LAnd magazine.

Mayor Garcetti unveiled his plan to recycle 100 percent of L.A.'s wastewater by 2035, Anaheim is having Angels Stadium property assessed, LA lowrider culture in Japan.

The new law that makes police conduct records public, meet the state's first-ever surgeon general, a new sprawling restaurant in DTLA.

Phasing out pepper spray at juvenile detention facilities, Whittier Narrows dam may not be up to snuff, why do Democrats often choose the 9th?

How California could respond to President Trump's national emergency declaration, LA is changing its garbage hauling program, a visit to an ugly KFC building.

White House says President Trump will declare a national emergency and sign funding bill, USC puts reforms into place following sexual misconduct settlement, Frieze LA opens at Paramount Pictures Studios.

Ferguson will see half of its city council controlled by black members, the state water board's enforcement of water cuts, does the single-family home fit into L.A.'s future?

The perception of Muslims in the media, the Colorado River tops the list of endangered rivers, new music from Calexico, Tal National and Spirit Family Reunion.

Major turning points in gaining protections for transgender inmates, how Rolling Stone's UVA rape report will affect future reporting, Mexico City's best food.

The impacts of California's historic water restrictions, Andy Summers of The Police, an Easter cake recipe that involves Peeps, broken chocolate bunnies and Tequila.

Three comics give perspectives on Trevor Noah's tweets, why the Silicon Valley is chiming in on Indiana's religious freedom law, who owns the Bahia emerald?

A tentative agreement has been reached in the Mexico farm worker strike, an update on LAPD body cameras, why parents should encourage girls to like pink.

What Iranians in Southern California are saying about the pending nuclear deal, the implications of the Ellen Pao case, Trevor Noah takes over 'The Daily Show.'

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announces he won't seek reelection, Irwindale City Council votes to tear the Irwindale Speedway, remembering Tex-Mex queen Selena

Latest on the crop workers strike in Mexico, Shelly Sterling and V. Stiviano head to court, Naomi Watts and her new film, 'While We're Young.'

An Italian high court considers fate of Amanda Knox, two iconic food industries merge, seeking out the best price for a medical procedure.

A look at police de-escalation training, L.A. County jails agree to accommodate disabled inmates, a review of Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly.'