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.

The administrations budget proposal would mean big cuts for Calif. Lawmakers mull health care alternatives, and consider limited the autonomy of UC Regents.

President Trump talks peace and security in Israel, how support for charter schools is growing in Los Angeles, the latest news from the Cannes Film Festival.

The DC influence of California Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a few tips on how to get financially ready to buy a house in LA, and East LA hosts its first Comic-Con

LA Mayor Garcetti talks transportation funds and Measure C, DNC Chair Tom Perez on the future of the Democratic Party, the state of LA's bike infrastructure.

Charter-backed candidates win school board seats, Measure C passes adding civilians to police disciplinary panels, designers choosing SoCal for their fashion shows.

Pasadena City Council votes to cut power to dispensaries, DMV rushes to meet federal ID standards, new music from Juanes and La Santa Cecilia on Tuesday Reviewsday

LA city voters head to the polls tomorrow; the science behind a delayed school start time; "King Arthur" suffers at the box office and more from On the Lot.

A political battle is playing out in California, the mixed picture behind LA Unified's graduation rates, and LA's Triforium gets restored

Republican lawmakers weigh in on the firing of FBI Director Comey, what happens when someone is detained by ICE, "What a Fish Knows" explores inner lives of fish

CA lawmakers react to FBI Director Comey's sudden firing, LAUSD considers creating student savings accounts, giant zooplankton's role in Earth's carbon cycle.

New details on lavish spending by the UC Regents, SF establishes public counsel for immigrants facing deportation, the resurgence of West Coast hip-hop.

How the French presidential election is being felt in LA, the history of the paths to the Hollywood sign, Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry"