Ben Beachy

KCRW’s Press Play asked audience members to share one habit they’ve picked up in the past year that they hope to keep.

With the state’s color-coded reopening tiers riding off into the sunset, there’s no more social distancing, and masks in almost every indoor situation are being retired.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Central America this week. She told would-be migrants in Guatemala “do not come” (to the U.S.), which drew criticism from progressive democrats.

The former Congress member talks to Robert Scheer about his life and the dramatic events surrounding his political rise, as told in his new book “The Division of Light and Power.”

Last month, LA saw its first major fire of what’s expected to be a devastating season.

All of California is officially facing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor . And much of the state is in extreme or severe drought after the dry winter.

After 15 months of the pandemic, the Golden State is no longer requiring capacity limits, masks, or social distancing in most places.

Political fallout is mounting as LA grapples with how to house its many residents living on the streets.

Joe Mathews says, “If America needs a 1/6 commission, then California must have a 3/13 commission.”