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.

The latest on the high school shooting in Santa Clarita, how to talk to children about tragedies like school shootings, introducing project purple.

Demonstrators in LA rally in support of DACA recipients, L.A. Archbishop Jose Gomez becomes the first Latino leader of the national bishops' conference.

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments for the Obama-era program known as DACA, Norman Lear shares his Veteran story, how the burn area is recovering post-Woolsey.

Looking back on the Woolsey Fire a year after the ignition date, plus how Prop 187 gave rise to political careers but harmed the California GOP.

We look back at the Borderline Bar and Grill shooting on the one year anniversary, and the cost of disasters like wildfires for the city of L.A., plus USC has a new Athletic Director.

Los Angeles school board shot down a proposal to rate schools, data breach at the DMV, looking back on Prop 187 25 years later.

How California plans to stay the course to combatting climate change, the pros and cons to child savings accounts, LAUSD water quality.

Tech giant Apple pledge $2.5 Billion dollars to help combat the affordable housing crisis in California, plus checking in on the city's scooter pilot program.

What are the solutions to reducing wildfires in California, How the city of Los Angeles plans to enforce its new AIrbnb rules, Where to find great Oaxacan cuisine in LA.

How much progress is being made battling the many fires in California, Angelenos share their spooky stories from all over LA, the science of fear.

The latest updates with the Easy Fire in Simi Valley, NCAA starts a process that could clear the way for student athletes to profit, Kurds in Los Angeles.

What's happening with the Getty fire and other blazes burning throughout California, Why the Los Angeles Unified School District is suing e-cigarette maker Juul, How Uber, Lyft and Taxi drivers are reacting to new pickup rules at LAX.