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 will be the first state in the country to mandate later school start times, Native Americans celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day.

The latest updates on the Saddleridge and Sandalwood fires, The week in Califonia politics, How air quality is being affected in fire areas.

How Santa Ana winds are affecting the Los Angeles area, How fans are reacting to L.A. Dodgers loss to the Washington Nationals, and when Space X will be sending NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.

How various entities are being affected by the power outages in Northern California, LAUSD releases its standardized test scores.

LA City Controller Ron Galperin audits HHH and finds zero units have been built, Santa Ana winds are expected to kick up Thursday, California is poised to enact rent cap bill.

Governor Newsom has signed 22 wildfire laws, Many people of Chinese and South Asian descent are being evicted in Chinatown, Disneyland Stars Wars Galaxy's Edge hits and misses.

This week in Golden State politics, LAX changes location for Uber and Lyft Pickups, Cannabis Cafe opens in West Hollywood.

Why LA is voiding 2 million warrants and court citations, How car tires are contributing to microplastics in the ocean, Reintroducing LA's formerly most famous woman, Mabel Walker Willebrandt.

How California is affected by the FCC's net neutrality ruling, A Coachella Valley date farmer tries to rebrand a fruit: the date.

California's new two-year institution Calbright College opens today, LA considers Casitas Lofts luxury apartment development along LA River.

What happens now that Forever 21 says it's declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy? LA County Board of Supervisors will vote on funding for LA Sheriff's Department.

Reactions to the whistleblower complaint and impeachment inquiry into President Trump, Pasadena Unified School District announces closure of three elementary schools, Musso & Frank celebrates 100 years.