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.

SoCal parents tell the story of the daughter they lost to distracted driving, why diverse college heads are important, Mexican Americans respond to immigration issues through song.

The rainy season is over, what's the state of California's water supply? How to prep your water reserve in case of disaster, California Geological Survey's new app.

President Trump is calling Orange County's anti-sanctuary stance brave, the new era of museum culture, after 25 years, Meltdown comics says farewell.

SoCal's water district may pay upfront for a second water tunnel, Dodgers come together to help Puerto Rico, LA's forgotten environmentalist.

Orange County supervisors challenge feds on CA sanctuary laws, California runs emergency drills as part of Tsunami Preparedness Week, the Pacific Food and Beverage Museum opens in San Pedro.

The U.S. Census might ask about citizenship, the Lucas Museum shares its plans for LA's Exposition Park, Snoop Dogg curates a gospel album

Protesters took to the streets this weekend throughout the Golden State, the history of LAPD's first female officer, military veterans battle blazes.

A poll reveals a change in public sentiment over the governor's race, University of California celebrates 150 years, SoCal Edison's preemptive power line measures.

A Montecito evacuee vs. the ongoing storm, CSU passes two proposals to address campus enrollment strains, a Chicano civil rights activist gets the spotlight.

A big storm is coming, the latest viral trend on Facebook...is dropping Facebook, a new gourmet pizzeria in Highland Park brings flavors of Rome to the eastside.

One of Orange County's smallest cities votes to opt out of state sanctuary law, self-driving cars' pedestrian detection systems are a work in progress, spring cleaning tips for decluttering.

An agreement has been reached to extend some OC homeless motel stays, recreational pot and the effort to make legal sales more competitive, "Space Barons" and cosmos colonization.