Take Two

The biggest moments from Tuesday night's gubernatorial debate analyzed, the three LAPD chief finalists, top picks for a New York pizza slice in LA.

Immigrant parents and children will be separated if caught entering the U.S. illegally. Also, bug-borne diseases have tripled so don't become a statistic, and street takeovers plague the Valley.

Jim Brulte, Chairman of California Republican party, on the future of the state's GOP, strike imminent for LAUSD employees, a director's love for Highland Park.

A conference to help predict the future of LA's mobility, a cycling taco tour that runs through the heart of Boyle Heights, your SoCal weekend planner.

How will LA's new Airbnb regulations affect hosts? A new exhibit looks at the evolution of street art, for our latest ‘Hear in SoCal’...peacocks!

LAUSD taps outsider Austin Beutner as superintendent, public health officials get creative, "Saved by the Bell" themed diner pops up in WeHo.

Checking in on the city's annual May Day march, serial killers have phased out and given way to another danger, pop-up lessons in affordability.

The many steps to achieving asylum status, Southern California's waters fill with baby sharks, inside JPL's latest project heading to Mars.

The capture of the suspected Golden State killer shines a light on both DNA privacy rights and the rape kit backlog. Plus, unplug and enjoy some board games.

What comes next for the Central American migrant caravan, a gondola to Dodger Stadium is not an original idea, testing out the Tesla Model 3.

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.