Take Two

Junkyards in Coachella are transforming into pot farms, SoCal's smog has worsened for the second year in a row, how 'blended learning' works.

How Governor Brown is poising himself as the world's climate change leader, a new opera brings Martians to Los Angeles, Sonoma County is ready for tourism.

The fate of some Vietnamese refugees hangs in the balance, LA's city libraries aren't as safe as you think, Santa's Village returns.

Though vets may have served in different times and places, a special connection is shared. New vets at American Legion Hollywood Post 43. Honoring those who served.

LA County's homeless vets problem and possible solutions, Netflix tries its hand at comic books, Google Earth's street-level pollution measuring initiative.

Some argue higher taxes will only help boost the illicit pot market, Magic Johnson's legacy outside of sports, following the Disney fallout—do movie critic matter?

L.A.'s cold war nuclear deterrents are still hidden in plain sight, a study found self-driving cars may be safest now, the EV federal tax credit may be going away.

LAPD union calling for easier access to Hep A vaccine, taking back the phrase "Allahu Akbar," Is Joshua Tree losing its meaning to the Instagram generation?

The aftermath of LAist's shutdown, the trash pick-up program that's creating an entry point to stable employment for the homeless, remembering Selena Quintanilla.

The Dodgers broke hearts all over LA when they lost the World Series to the Astros, exercise in a pill, how the Day of the Dead has become profit oriented.

A look at the various school options in SoCal, today's focus: public schools, the president heads to Cuba, an analysis of Marvel's superhero: Black Panther.

Flint, Michigan's water crisis inspires scrutiny over California, a look at some new Pluto data, our new series on the school landscape in Southern California.

The animal park is throwing it's killer whale breeding program overboard, more to El Chapo's story, a look at the photo series that highlights LA's 'sleeping cars'.

President Obama nominates Merrick Garland for SCOTUS, single women may be country's most potent political force, the 50th anniversary of the iconic SoCal footwear.

A decisive day for all presidential hopefuls, Jazz pianist attempts to capture the essence of presidential aspirants, the plans to put a park over the 134 freeway.

Communities resisting the movement to build homes higher and denser, Is there a voice for Latino activists? The real reason reboots are popular.

A look at what it might mean for reporters if Trump should become Commander-in-Chief, Sally Field's new role, a photo exhibit showcasing 30 of LA's unsung heroes.

Sanders and Hillary may be promising too much when it comes to immigration, the challenges of being undocumented and black, the latest in the FBI Apple filing.

The digital divide during an election year, Cal Tech's 31st annual robot soccer competition, remembering sci-fi legend, Octavia Butler.

A roundtable of political junkies look at the top stories in national politics, the monk's calligraphy that inspired apple fonts, websites vs. ad blockers.

How California shaped Nancy Reagan and her influence on the Golden State, virtual reality and roller coasters, should young immigrants represent themselves in court?

The 2016 Congressional election, an exhibition on what it means to be Black and Mexican, Zoe Saldana's casting as Nina Simone leads to a debate about 'colorism'.