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.

California State Senate $3.4 Billion Plan for Drought, How Teens Fared During Pandemic, Comedian Kristina Wong Aims to Show Us How Much Food We Waste

One Day Left to Apply for LA's Rent Relief Program, The New Guy Running for Sheriff in LA County, Happiest Place on Earth is Back in Action

Rep. Karen Bass Confident Congress Will Pass Police Reform Bill, the Staggering Scope of DDT Pollution in Ocean, OTL: How Spontaneous was 'Da Butt'?

The What, Why and How Behind the Latest Recall of a California Governor, a Disease in Bears' Brains is Making Them More Friendly, A History of Latin Music in the U.S.

COVID-19 Cases Remain Low in LA as Vaccinations Continue, Calif. to Lose Congressional Seat Due to Slow Population Growth, Oscar Didn't Totally Deliver On Diversity

SOA: Climate Change and Criminal Justice Reforms, Pacoima's Councilwoman Aims to Unwind "Decades" of Environmental Injustice, An Argument for Outdoor Classrooms

Councilmember Nithya Raman Embraces Judge Carter Homeless Order, Analyzing LA Mayor's Policing Budget, A Profile of Pacoima's Climate Activists

Judge Tells Los Angeles to Provide Shelter for Skid Row Homeless By October, Pacoima's Long History of Environmental Issues, A 'Different' Oscars Ceremony on Sunday

Unprotected: A Collaboration with Nonprofit Newsrooms across California to Examine How Some Nursing Homes - and the State - Have Failed to Care for the Most Vulnerable.

State of Affairs - Debate Over 'Packing' the Court, Little Tokyo Business Survives Pandemic But At Great Personal Cost, Why Memes Are Popular NFTs

The Return to School - Parents and Education Advocates Weigh In, the Difficulty of Watching the Chauvin Trial, Athletic Trainer Helps COVID-19 Patients Build Back Lung Power.

California Has a Really Low Positivity Rate - How to Keep It, the Roots of Anti-Asian Violence Are in California, OTL: Hollywood Reacts to Atlanta Voting Laws