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.

How much money and resources does it take to investigate fires? A new algorithm to pinpoint people living in poverty, indigenous heritage and Latinos' long lifespan.

How natural disasters can bring communities closer, a deeper look at the role of Tweets, forums and comment sections, Rio Olympics wrap up.

UCI physicists' theory that could change the way we study the universe, the effect fitness challenges have on participants, the connection between drought and fire.

The Blue Cut Fire is burning out of control off Interstate 15 in San Bernardino, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, comic books for the blind.

With Larry Wilmore gone, who will speak humor into the nation’s racial divide? A look at how we talk to kids about grief, and one of LA's restaurants wins a big national honor..

About 90,000 people filled the stands for the LA Rams preseason opener, the water contamination in CA caused by synthetic fertilizer, a look at Latino lending.

A new report reveals more children are being Tasered by school-based police officers, sexist media coverage at the Olympics, LA hosts its first Bollywood marathon.

A check-in with youth from Boyle Heights following the shooting of a 14-year-old, the psychology behind who we cheer for, rebooting and regendering in Hollywood.

The findings of the latest DOJ probe in Baltimore, the number of GOP women is declining, the story of African-American athletes in the 1936 Olympics.

The hurdles fact-checkers face in the digital age, following up with CA's park promise 10 years later, marathon swimmers share their experience on the Catalina swim.

Examining the impact of presidential polling, why CA is doing all it can to protect residents from Zika, and do your friends actually like you?

A look at the Olympics kicking off in Rio, what is “sovereign citizenship”? The college program created to increase the number and impact of women in Hollywood.