Take Two

Today's show was devoted to LAist's Racism 101 project: how to be an ally, what it mean to 'code switch' and defund the police, the legacy of slavery

Plan to spend $88 Million of LAPD budget on poor communities moves forward, the challenges of vaccinating California's farmworkers, film production comes back to LA.

Compton Unified reopens schools March 8, how the pandemic has compounded our grief, a wind power company to breed California Condors to replace those killed by turbines

LA's Board of Supervisors have a plan to use vacant property to house the homeless, explaining how vaccine passports might work, more vaccine doses being set aside for LAUSD staff.

State of Affairs and California's new relief package, the fight over "hero pay" for grocery store workers, how state regulators are prepping our grid for extreme heat this summer

West Covina Moves Ahead With Plan to Start Own Health Department, How Banana Trees can Help Fight Fires, Goodbye Fry's (and Your Whimsical So Cal Storefronts).

Who's running to fill Holly Mitchell's senate seat, why Facebook should deliver targeted vaccine PSAs, Hollywood is seeking federal pandemic assistance

Health experts say we're getting near the end of the long pandemic tunnel; LA school board president on prioritizing vulnerable communities when reopening schools; vaccine production challenges

Small, more affluent public school districts will back in class sooner than others, LA Schools hopeful for a return to sports soon, the film 'Mank' is straight outta 1930s Hollywood.

The politics of reopening schools and vaccinating teachers; an argument for a third, more center, political party in the U.S., thoughts about how to reform policing in LA

Melania Trump's RNC speech and Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC speech, transracial households discuss race and policing, the upcoming summer Games.

How Baton Rogue is coping with yet another tragedy, the measures LAPD is taking following Dallas and Baton Rouge, GOP opening comments and the lay of the land.

The city reacts to the carnage in Nice, France and some LA voices react, also a look at how to stay safe in open spaces and large crowds.

Community and government leaders discuss racial discord, a black member of law enforcement officer shares his perspective, making a statement at the ESPY's.

More on the Redel Jones shooting decision, how athletes engage in the conversation surrounding social issues, how are Asian Americans joining the BLM movement?

Parents address issues of race and interactions with police, why Latino leaders need to support their black peers, long-term car loans underscore growing levels of debt in America.

Community leaders ruminate after the violence, do black citizens have the same privilege to concealed carry as others? The robot deployed by Dallas police last week.

The new gun research center in California, how text-to-911 has been working in CA, a chat with the conductor of the Harry Potter at the Hollywood Bowl event.

The FBI's recommendation with Hillary Clinton's private email server, the Golden State Warriors take Durant, parenting and religion.

What's LA's best hot dog? Fourth of July is around the corner, what you need to know about firework safety, one Olympic athlete's road to redemption in Rio.