Susan Payne

Give a Beat is a nonprofit that trains incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people to be DJs and engineers in the music industry. Co-founder Lauren Segal talks about their programs.

New LA City Council President Paul Krekorian says he supports having more members on the council and creating an independent redistricting commission.

The perfume industry is moving away from its commercial French roots to something a little more LA: more diverse, accessible, and artistic.

As votes are still being counted for the midterm elections, panelists discuss why neither Republicans nor Democrats are celebrating, why the right underperformed, and how this election…

It could take weeks to get official results of the midterms. KCRW looks at where candidates stand in key California House races, and the battles for LA’s next mayor and sheriff.

Mayoral candidates Rick Caruso and Karen Bass defend their plans of quickly moving tens of thousands of unhoused people indoors if elected.

As Congresswoman Karen Bass is officially announced as LA’s next mayor, the homelessness crisis here keeps growing, and Angelenos are losing trust in City Hall.

School board elections affect LA Unified’s half-million students, and powerful players spend big bucks on their chosen candidates. Who are they?

Voters in California, Vermont, and Michigan enshrined the right to an abortion in their state constitutions.