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.

Reviewing Governor Newsom's budget plans, a preview of the Sundance Film Festival, fact-checking President Trump's claims about drug trafficking.

Will L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti run for president? TSA agents are feeling the pain of the protracted partial government shutdown, the Marie Kondo effect in L.A.

The future of L.A. Unified post-strike, a visit to Glendale, one of L.A.'s original punk bands plays its first reunion show in 40 years.

Income sharing agreements at CSU's, why certain fences are a target in El Sereno, Smosh Town burgers is an auto repair shop by day and burger joint by night.

The latest details on the LAUSD teacher walkout, what films and actors have been nominated for this year's Academy Awards, Ventura is counting its homeless today.

The state of politics in California in midst of the strike and shutdown, where CA is storing renewable energy, how much rain was captured this week.

Two California Congressman— one Republican, one Democrat —talk about the effects of the government shutdown on their districts, earthquake insurance v. retrofits, 88 Cities: Cerritos.

We unpack the history of prop 13 and education funding, the second installment of KPCC's The Big One podcast, trying to live without plastic.

The latest development with the L.A. teachers' strike, health officials say flu shots are still valuable even now, we're moving to the afternoon!

The latest news on the LAUSD teachers strike that started today, Mayor Eric Garcetti's take on the strike, the latest news out of Hollywood.

As the federal government shutdown continues we look at effects on California, the rules for tipping, where to find the best pho in Los Angeles.

Santa Clarita Congresswoman Katie Hill on the shutdown, air traffic controllers are having to work without pay, Joshua Tree remains open.