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.

Jim Brulte, Chairman of California Republican party, on the future of the state's GOP, strike imminent for LAUSD employees, a director's love for Highland Park.

A conference to help predict the future of LA's mobility, a cycling taco tour that runs through the heart of Boyle Heights, your SoCal weekend planner.

How will LA's new Airbnb regulations affect hosts? A new exhibit looks at the evolution of street art, for our latest ‘Hear in SoCal’...peacocks!

LAUSD taps outsider Austin Beutner as superintendent, public health officials get creative, "Saved by the Bell" themed diner pops up in WeHo.

Checking in on the city's annual May Day march, serial killers have phased out and given way to another danger, pop-up lessons in affordability.

The many steps to achieving asylum status, Southern California's waters fill with baby sharks, inside JPL's latest project heading to Mars.

The capture of the suspected Golden State killer shines a light on both DNA privacy rights and the rape kit backlog. Plus, unplug and enjoy some board games.

What comes next for the Central American migrant caravan, a gondola to Dodger Stadium is not an original idea, testing out the Tesla Model 3.

KCET and PBS announced they'll be merging Wednesday, Mandarin robocalls are targeting Southern California, judge orders more DACA applications be accepted.

Ventura struggles with its homeless population, rent control may spread in LA, "Hear in SoCal" is our new series about the sounds of our region.

Still no heir-apparent for LAUSD's superintendent position, a Tribeca Film Festival Q & A goes awry, the man behind all of Westworld's android-like characters.

Democratic bigwigs give their blessing to one congressional hopeful in the OC, the Getty Villa is fully open, its time for the annual festival of books.