Take Two

The week in California politics, answering questions about that second dose of the vaccine, and music to take help you decompress from the stresses of this week.

Take Two devotes an hour to LAist's Racism 101 Project to help answer people's questions about race and facilitate conversation.

LA Supervisor Janie Hahn talks about why it's ok to reopen outdoor dining, California energy secretaries respond to Biden climate plan, Selena gets a podcast.

LA will be hit hard by rain this week, plus an audit of the state's unemployment agency finds it woefully unprepared for recession, restaurants react to re-opening

The Governor, citing flattening of curve, drops statewide stay-at-home orders, though LA still in purple tier; media literacy in 2021

We look at the future of CA's relationship with the Whitehouse, an update on L.A.'s vaccine rollout and Becerra announces a concerning "pattern and practice" by LASD.

We look at the implications of President Biden's environmental policy on the state, check in on how LA hospitals are holding up during the coronavirus surge, and look at history of Smallpox in L.A..

The historic inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, meet the mentor of the first Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, and a reflection on the Chilean coup.

We answer the latest questions about the spread of the coronavirus in LA County, So Cal teachers get serious about civics post-insurrection, and Biden expected to push for path to citizenship

Dodger Stadium opens up as a mass vaccination site, Kemp Powers has a written two films this winter, including 'One Night in Miami,' and we profile one of LA's to citizen journalists.

The Supreme Court takes up an online data case involving a California company, actor Jay Abdo talks about fleeing Syria, 'Computer Show.'

A roundtable discussion of Black Lives Matter strategies, Mark Jordan Legan shares scary movie picks you might not have seen, gun control in film 'Armor of Light.'

A recap of Wednesday night's GOP debate, Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton talk 'Our Brand is Crisis,' expert advice on sprucing up your dating life.

The LA City Council votes to require all residents to lock up their handguns. Former MBL player says taxi driver snubbed him based on race. Styleside looks at the candidates

Sleep aids for tiny tots, the commercialization of Dia de los Muertos, a taste-test of Halloween ice cream that isn't your typical treat.

The conditions in Mexico following Hurricane Patricia, does the lack of Latinos on 'SNL' make Donald Trump's appearance OK? The debut of 'Supergirl.'

Can the GOP pull it together in time for Paul Ryan? A settlement has been reached in the Sony hack, and 'Back to the Future' Day has finally arrived.

New guidelines for mammograms are out, monitoring how long children spend on mobile devices, the dos and don'ts in the event of a mudslide.

Two years since Javier Cisneros went missing in Jalisco, the latest in Hollywood business news, the director of 'Meadowland.'