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.

It could get easier to pass CA bar exam, Ventura County secures funding for veterans' clinic, the Gold Line extension means some areas have multiple train options.

What Los Angeles could look like when it hosts the Olympics, groups clash over the Valley's homeless population, NASA asks citizen scientists to collect data.

Metro's Crenshaw line expansion causes closures on the 405 freeway, remembering American playwright Sam Shepard, a wave of scams hit Southern California.

A new effort to secede from the union is advancing, a multi-year initiative to monitor the over 100 metal processors in SoCal, a change to Coke Zero's formula.

Playa del Rey reinstalls a traffic lane after its removal sparks anger, the marijuana industry cozies up to politicians, She Should Run aims to get 250k women running for office by 2030.

The Trump administration cracks down on sanctuary cities, a new study on CTE has troubling findings, how the LA county registrar is prepping for potential hackers.

Republican senators prepare to vote on health care, CA scientists run for office, new comic book shows what would happen if CA actually seceded from the U.S.

Congressional Democrats unveil an economic agenda and new slogan, USC fires Dr. Carmen Puliafito, reintroducing steelhead trout to local waters.

Attorney General Sessions says he will expand property seizures, people lose money to a Venmo scheme, Cabin overnight bus includes full sleeping cabins.

Pres. Trump's voter fraud commission holds first meeting, "Ear Hustle" podcast made by San Quentin prison inmates, South LA's Moonwater teaches kids about nature.

Cap-and-trade bill finally gets approval, some borrowers may have their student loans forgiven, 20 percent more people are living in motor homes from 2016.