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.

Berlin's act of terror, the cost on Amazon's drivers for speed and convenience, the legal defense fund for undocumented immigrants who face deportation.

The Electoral College meets in state capitols around the country on Monday, Donald Trump's unprecedented security move, do celebrity medical endorsements matter?

The Department of Justice's federal investigation into the use of jailhouse informants in Orange County, the latest on former Sheriff Baca's trial, driving safely in the rain.

A Syrian mother and daughter reflect on their country's unrest, how social media has become a tool for spreading empathy, LA's homeless shelters prepare for rain.

Some scientists are worried data may be lost in the next administration, the latest on CA's high speed rail project, the best strategies for visiting Santa.

More about the election winners in the L.A. County Superior court judge races, the proposal to legalize street vending in LA moves forward, and flagging fake news.

Is the U.S. still vulnerable to Russian hacks? Did reality T.V. helped Trump win the election? The efforts to have an Oakland fire victim's name reflected accurately in the media.

California Energy Commissioner talks wind energy and CA, Daryl Davis and his conversations with the KKK, is a real or fake Christmas tree better for the environment?

After almost five years as head of DCFS, Philip Browning is stepping down, Apple and VW enter the autonomous car, Wells Fargo tries to kill individual lawsuits.

A Pearl Harbor survivor recounts his story, L.A. County Board of Supervisors approve tax to tackle homelessness, San Bernardino takes next step in bankruptcy exit plan.

The increased security on Metro due to a threat, 300 Muslim leaders collaborated to send the president-elect a message, hotels strategizing to lure in millennials.

The Ghost Ship fire in Oakland becomes one of the deadliest in California history, Gloria Steinem on the future of feminism under President Trump, Santa's Village grand re-opening.