Malibu Lagoon After the Woolsey Fire, the state of healthcare, your child development questions answered

A fire-damaged Pacific Coast sign remains standing along the Pacific Coast Highway amid the blackened and charred hills from the Woolsey Fire in Malibu, California on November 15, 2018. - Much of the area remain under evacuation one week after the Woolsey Fire started. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Take Two | December 21, 2018

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State of Affairs

A Federal shutdown looms as President Trump says he won’t sign a funding bill that doesn’t include money for a border wall. Meanwhile, outgoing Governor Jerry Brown says Democrats will likely spend too much when new terms start next year.

Guests:

Carla Marinucci, senior editor for Politico’s California Playbook
Jack Pitney, Claremont McKenna College

State of Healthcare

A week ago, you heard a Texas judge ruled the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. That ruling is being appealed. Nothing is happening right away. But it got us thinking, how are health care markets doing in California?

Guest:

KPCC’s Michelle Faust Raghavan

Your Child Development Questions Answered

Raising tiny humans can be stressful! There are seemingly infinite strategies for doing it the quote right way. KPCC's Priska Neely has been collecting your questions about child development. Last week, she presented them to a panel of experts here at our Crawford Family Forum.

Guest:

KPCC's Priska Neely

Water Main Break

Let's give you a quick update on a big water main break in South L.A. Water started flowing at 5 a.m. around Towne Avenue and East 55th Street. It's flooded several streets and LADWP has crews there to fix things.

Guest:

KPCC's Caleigh Wells

Malibu Lagoon

If you've driven on Pacific Coast Highway up near Malibu. You may have noticed Malibu Lagoon near Civic center drive and Cross Creed road. It's a shallow water estuary sprawling across 31 acres of wetlands and home to an array of birds, fish and vegetation. In 2013 the project to enhance water quality and restore habitat conditions at the lagoon was completed, and long term scientific monitoring began. Since then, the non-profit environmental group The Bay Foundation has hosted monthly monitoring and maintenance events open to the public Last month was the first clean up since Woolsey fire.

Guest:

Marine biologist Tom Ford, Executive Director of The Bay Foundation

Las Posadas

Every year, from December 16th to the 24th, Mexican communities across Southern California celebrate the holiday season with Las Posadas with revelers recreating the journey of Mary and Joseph as they crossed Bethlehem looking for shelter on the eve of Jesus' birth. Earlier this week, Take Two contributor Betto Arcos took part in a Posada happening in South LA.