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.

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced LAPD will expand community policing, how far cancel culture has gone across the country and the Emmy nominations are in.

Lawmakers have five weeks to decide on hot-button bills, an update on nursing homes in the time of coronavirus, how will folks pay for August rent?

Breaking down California's management of the coronavirus, immunity, vaccines and why masks matter plus, drive-in concerts in your car!

LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn on how 'alternative learning centers' could work for K-12 students, Sierra Club denounces John Muir over racist views and CA GOP V. Lincoln Project.

The U.S. just told China to close its consulate in Houston, how COVID is affecting childcare providers and the latest on Hollywood.

How the CARES Act's pandemic unemployment assistance would help combat the economic slump, our latest Race in LA audio diary and how hairstylists are coping outdoors.

LA's Hippo has a plan to provide folks with a good dining experience, how people can get into nature responsibly and all things about the comet Neowise.

Gov, Newsom issues new guidance for schools, Cal-State faculty look to improve racial justice at universities and what it's like to work and parent during quarantine

An update on where CA stands on contact tracing efforts, how COVID-19 has affected the work-life balance for moms and the story of Lucy Hicks Anderson.

Leaders from LA come together to tackle the pandemic and race inequality, the Pasadena Rose Parade is officially cancelled and what's going on in Hollywood.

What to say when someone's not wearing a mask, a look into what's happening in California City and how CalTech is tackling diversity issues.

LAUSD announces campuses won't reopen at the start of the school year, KPCC's Erick Galindo shares his story as a Mexican American, and what we're learning from close shark encounters.