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.

How we assess homelessness in our region, the Senate has until February 8th to come up with an immigration compromise, what officials are doing with Montecito's mud.

Tariffs on imported solar panels will have a direct impact on California, stunt business continues to fight for Oscar recognition, assessing the risk for tsunamis in SoCal.

Why a SoCal Dreamer is exhausted by DACA's lack of certainty, how a senator plans to help victims of disaster with insurance issues, Roe V. Wade & CA access.

How California will be affected by a federal government shutdown, remembering the iconic LA artist Ed Moses, how California's homeschooling laws may change following Perris torture case.

Is it necessary to keep paying for a place that's essentially uninhabitable? What Montecito can learn from survivors of the 2014 Washington mudslide.

A doctor lays out the flu situation on the ground, how businesses affected by both fire and mudslides are managing, are eSports the next big LA pastime?

District officials have come up with some creative thinking to get students back to class, a break down of this weekend's town hall, understanding our alert system.

From Santa Barbara Ave to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, how protest movements today evolved from Dr. King's work, plus, is DACA dead?

Six major gubernatorial candidates will meet in a town hall Saturday, we outline the things to look out for. Then, understanding mudslides.

The long-term impact of extreme weather on California's infrastructure, Cal Trans on cleaning up after a mudslide, putting the spotlight on L.A. County's 88 cities.

What a San Francisco judge's block means for DACA, the mudslide rescue effort in Santa Barbara County, LA's countywide rain capture projects.

Heavy rains have led to many evacuations in areas that were already hit by the recent wildfires, Ed Royce vacating seat, saying goodbye to a Disney gem.