Take Two

Minority home ownership 10 years after the financial crisis, three L.A. Times buildings may become official monuments, Santa Barbara's female winemakers.

How California is leading the charge on global climate action, how VW's diesel emissions settlement money is being spent, a visit to the "Chinese Beverly Hills."

Members of the L.A. Fire Department head to aid with Hurricane Florence, this winter's weather forecast could bring El Niño conditions, Latinx is official.

Rent cap for apartments built before 1995, first bridge housing project under Mayor Garcetti's homelessness plan opens, new FAFSA mobile app.

Obama fires up the crowd during a weekend appearance in Anaheim, Governor Jerry Brown signs laws to prevent new CA offshore oil drilling, Robert Vargas attempts world's largest mural on a high rise in downtown L.A.

Brett Kavanaugh gets grilled by California senators, the state gets a new eviction law, a man with a metal detector and his mission to do good.

Several CA bills concerning maternal health are on Governor Jerry Brown's desk awaiting his signature, what the 9th Circuit Court ruling means for LA's homeless, 88 Cities visits Agoura Hills.

L.A. considers reforms to the neighborhood council system it started 15 years ago, how the IE is changing, will the Clippers get a stadium in Inglewood?

LAUSD teachers: to strike or not to strike? Which films wowed at the Telluride Film Festival, life after internment...according to Japanese-Americans.

The affect of Harvard's discrimination here in L.A., a new column that focuses on lady health issues, hunting treasure on Los Angeles beaches.

We find out why COVID-19 Cases at LA homeless shelters were below average up until the holidays, how environmental protections will change with a Biden White House and about the new West Hollywood program to fill out vacant storefronts with art installations.

We ask an expert about LA's post-holiday rise in COVID cases, examine what police reform might look like In 2021 and talk about new state laws in the New Year.

From Gavin Newsom's rough second year as Governor to the state of the city finances to questions about who will fill the seat of Attorney General, there's a lot to review at the end of 2020.

Los Angeles County is the epicenter of the pandemic, but Governor Newsom did dangle a plan to get kids back to school, plus a look back at Hollywood in 2020.

The pandemic hit our most vulnerable populations the hardest. We look back - and ahead on the issue of housing and homelessness. Plus, we unwind with the best tunes of 2020.

This week, we look back at 2020 - and ahead to 2021 - and today we zero in on the spread of COVID-19 and distance learning in LAUSD. Plus, some judges and prosecutors in LA are pushing back on DA Gascon's policies.

Today's show is dedicated to our Race in LA series with LAist.com where Angelenos share their personal stories of how race and ethnicity has shaped their relationship with the world.

What to know about the UK's new COVID-19 variant, coronavirus outbreaks tick up at childcare facilities and how to give this holiday season because kindness is contagious.

COVID-19 relief talks continue in congress as needs mount, ICU nurse pleads to Angelenos to stay home and author Christina Hammonds Reed on her new young adult novel, The Black Kids.

LAUSD first millennial board president Kelly Gonez joins us, California monarchs plummet to low levels and why Tom Cruise freaked out on his crew over COVID-19 protocols

It'll be several months before the general public gets access to the coronavirus vaccine but what checks will be place to make sure it's distributed equitably, LAist's Race in LA series goes back to 1956, and Disney faces pushback for some mask photos.

The first shots of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine are administered, cops may have to be 25 before they get a badge and gun and West Hollywood relies on super heroes to stress importance of wearing masks.