Bill Handel discusses who can opt out of school Covid mandates as California lawmakers eye crackdown, how climate change in supercharging California heat waves and private prisons are still making money from federal inmates despite Biden’s executive order.

Bill Handel and the morning bring the latest topics in news including Southern California set for more rain in the forecast, a lawsuit being filed over the Huntington Beach oil spill and 18 NBA former players being charged with fraud.

Bill Handel discusses how other national pay for their child health care and the latest entertainment news with Mo Kelly.

Bill Handel talks about Democrats taking a short term debt ceiling increase and Handel on the News Late Edition.

Bill Handel talks with ABC’s Jim Ryan about the suspect in Texas high school shooting in custody, LA County having the strictest Covid vaccine mandates in the country and CEQA lawsuits are blocking needle exchange.

Bill Handel is joined by Jennifer Jones Lee and Wayne Resnick bringing news updates on topics on LA now requiring Covid proof of vaccination for indoor restaurants, gyms and malls, Dodgers heading to the NLDS to take on the San Francsico Giants and the suspect in the Texas high school shooting is in custody.

Bill Handel is joined by financial analyst and host of the Popcorn Finance Podcast Chris Browning for this week's edition of Business News. Dean Sharp comes on the show for Handel and The House Whisperer, as the two talk about the best ways to heat and air condition your home in 2021.

Bill Handel on Governor Gavin Newsom revamping the Unemployment Benefits system and an ex-Facebook employee has told Congress that the social media giant endangers its users and democracy. Jennifer Jones Lee and Wayne Resnick join Bill for the Late Edition of Handel on the News, where the three of them talk about news topics that include: Los Angeles is poised to enact one of the nation's strictest COVID vaccine mandates, the Dodgers face off against the St. Louis Cardinals in the win-or-go-home National League Wild Card game tonight, and Facebook is blaming a massive global outage on error during routine maintenance.

Bill Handel on why the Orange County oil spill is so threatening to the critical coastal wetlands, the troubled student loan forgiveness program gets an overhaul, and Clark Howard joins the show for this week's editions of 'Cheapskate University' and Deals of the Week!

Bill Handel is joined by Jennifer Jones Lee and Wayne Resnick to provide news updates on topics that include: The OC oil spill might've been hooked by a ship's anchor as investigations for the cause continue, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill setting the nation's strictest rules on use of recycling labels, and California has ended its mandatory minimum drug sentence rules under a new bill signed by Newsom.