Take Two

LAist relaunches as a local news source owned and operated by KPCC, potential new L.A. Clippers arena courts controversy, high housing costs affect some college students more than tuition.

CA employers struggle to lure workers due to high housing costs, a mortgage assistance program for six-figure applicants, why the NAACP partnered with Airbnb.

How superhero costumes are made for the movies, a talk with CA community college chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, celebrating the World Cup around SoCal.

Boyle Heights is the center of an LADOT experiment to transform streets into temporary parks, L.A. celebrates its first Buster Keaton Day.

Single moms in L.A. disproportionately affected by high housing costs, a $5 million university donation is causing protests, WeHo's new Sunset Strip trolley.

How California can set the national neutral net standard, homeless services get expanded with toilets in Venice, the World Cup is still important in L.A.

Confusion over upcoming Koreatown election, Santa Monica considers new regulations for dockless scooters, Hotel Figueroa quietly reopens.

A local teacher experiments with grading students for effort, how the rise of Asian evangelicals could affect the November election, why SoCal's blue whales are recovering from population declines.

Exploring Anthony Bourdain's impact on the Los Angeles foodscape, putting an end to those political texts, taco trucks stop at mosques across the Golden State.

How the Inland Empire's politics are evolving, California's special emission standard privilege, how fewer clouds could mean more wildfires.

Gov. Newsom on which bills will become law this year, how a UBI program in Stockton changed one woman's life and there's a new doc out called "Fandango At The Wall."

We take a look at the bills set to expire on Gov. Newsom's desk, discuss the ambush shooting of two sheriff's deputies and talk all things LA sport, particularly the Playoffs

We discuss the tenuous relationship between law enforcement and communities, the rise in the cost of US citizenship and what the new plan is for LA's Comic Con.

We discuss the nomination of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, what we're seeing with cars and trucks driving into protesters and we check in on Orange County.

President Trump to announce his Supreme Court pick, how to have important conversations with kids about police violence and the CSUs have new leadership.

How to handle the holidays during COVID-19, what needs to happen to fix the delays at the EDD and how the media is reckoning with race and sexual harassment issues.

A Louisville Grand Jury rules on charges in killing of Breonna Taylor, SoCal housing program checks-out early and an update on Joshua trees.

A new report details the admissions practices at the UCs, what Latino and Asian American voters face to cast their ballots and the pressure is on to reopen Disney.

We update you on the Bobcat Fire threatening homes in L.A. County, an update on what's happening to schools in the OC and all that went on at the Emmys.

Our weekly look into local CA politics, the Trump administration has moved to ban TikTok and WeChat and the host of the Wild Thing podcast joins us.

The LA Sheriff's Department debate recent events, what moms have been going through during the pandemic and how the fires have affected a Santa Anita community.

The latest on the state's fires, the Emmys are happening this weekend and we check in with Nick Quah of Servant of Pod.