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.

In case of emergency, head to Arizona, a CA ballot initiative would let homeowners keep lower property tax rates, LA sparks rule the WNBA.

One of LA's steepest streets will become a one-way to eliminate cars' inability to see each other at its peak. The change is expected this week.

LA's mayor understands that communities are upset but says the city needs to push through with his plan to create temporary shelters in all neighborhoods.

Mayor Garcetti looks to Hollywood for help on his run to the White House, Brits in L.A. prepare for the royal wedding, birth rates on the decline in California.

Cal State pushes for more funds as budget negotiations come to a close, Metro unveils new Pride TAP card, L.A.'s founders were not what they seemed.

Judge overturns assisted suicide bill on a technicality, Bus-travel company FlixBus says the competition isn't Greyhound but cars, legalized sports gambling.

Koreatown church opens up its heart and parking lot to homeless, the new superintendent's first day, it's the California primary edition of Human Voter guide.

A roundtable of LAUSD parents come together to discuss changes they wish to see, failing the patients addicted to opioids, how LA paved the way for drag.

CA Governor Jerry Brown wants to add another $96 million to the budget to fight wildfires, CA court says paint companies are responsible for lead cleanup, DragCon heads to LA Convention Center

What it means that “rebellious” Republicans are forcing an immigration vote, 7.3-million international tourists visited SoCal last year, San Diego's tide light show.

The biggest moments from Tuesday night's gubernatorial debate analyzed, the three LAPD chief finalists, top picks for a New York pizza slice in LA.

Immigrant parents and children will be separated if caught entering the U.S. illegally. Also, bug-borne diseases have tripled so don't become a statistic, and street takeovers plague the Valley.