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.

What's next for the L.A. County Department of Probation, new research into alternative pain management, and Long Beach fires the Queen Mary's longtime inspector.

Reactions to the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top military leader, black drivers are more often stopped by police, and we preview immigrant community stories.

What to expect in California's early primary election, how former N.B.A. commissioner David Stern changed basketball, and the history of Irwindale's craters.

L.A.'s permit program for street vendors begins tomorrow, the future of higher education under new laws, and how the Oregon Ducks mascot got a start in SoCal.

A local rabbi responds to recent anti-Semitic attacks, why small airplanes crash so often in the city of Upland, and a recap on the year's biggest education stories.

Big changes are ahead for many California workers who earn their living through gigs and freelance work. Peruvian-Japanese nikkei in Little Tokyo.

Oaxacan food's special place in L.A., the history of the iconic restaurant "Musso and Franks" plus, the history of soul food in Los Angeles.

KPCC's very own reporters joined A Martinez to talk about science, education and infrastructure, the work and the issues they cover day in and day out.

How Angelenos are spending their holidays, your not-so-typical festive tunes, a recap on the year's biggest housing and homelessness stories.

We look back at the Democratic Debate and the historic Impeachment vote, Los Angeles might loosen regulations on Airbnb, and new details emerge about the male victims from the serial killer's crime spree.

What are the issues that the candidates should consider as they vie for voters in the Golden State and beyond? Plus checking in on independent voters.

Center of Investigative Reporting is demanding access to Treasury Department info, Lowrider magazine prints its last issue, media literacy curriculum.