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.

CA legislature attempts to pass eviction relief, we check in with a teacher on the new school year and we pay tribute to Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman.

Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris delivers a searing rebuttal to President Trump, it's 50 years since the Chicano Moratorium and what to do this weekend.

Athletes protest police shooting of Jacob Blake, why some areas experience more extreme heat and today is the anniversary of the Federal Writers' Project.

CA lawmakers have put forth several bills to reform the police, Orange County is out of the watchlist and we check in on Hollywood.

Registered voters expect November to be difficult at the polls, L.A.'s tourism board promotes staycations and the latest on Hollywood, The Sequel.

State officials signed an agreement to establish forest management strategies, many nursing home residents remain on lock down and it's Kobe day in LA today.

Congresswoman Katie Porter on the postal service's reforms, updates on the wildfires and a new L.A. exhibit celebrates women's suffrage.

Mail-in ballots are the topic du jour, some financial tips to help you survive COVID-19 and a throwback on Charlotta Bass.

Long Beach Mayor on DNC appearance and passing of his family, Hollywood shows excitement for Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris and Nick Quah on Servant of Pod.

House Democrats hold news conferences in support of U.S. postal service, Gov. Newsom signed AB 1460 at the Cal States into law and the latest on Uber and Lyft in CA

LAUSD to test all students, staff and families, what advocates say needs to be done to help farmworkers and the latest on Hollywood, The Sequel.

What politicos are saying of Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris, why sweatpants are here to stay and how to get your kids ready for school amid the pandemic.