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California lawmakers have passed a bill that allows you to grab your data back from brokers with a single click. But will it ever work? Plus, Drew Barrymore has a tearful apology but isn't changing her mind about doing her show without writers. And the new Covid vaccines are supposed to be available, but that's not what we found. 

Lawmakers leave Sacramento with no action to resolve the insurance crisis, with more Californians struggling to get affordable coverage. We dig into the issue, and wonder: where's the state insurance commissioner? Also, why you can thank Taylor Swift for dozens of new digital billboards that are likely coming to L.A. - and where's the only place in the region traffic has gotten worse since the pandemic? 

Four years after a Moreno Valley teen was killed after reporting bullying to school offiicals, his family gets a settlement. Plus, the Burbank mayor is taking some heat for getting spanked by a drag queen at a fundraiser. New accusations against Bill Cosby going back five decades. And L.A. County's ousted sheriff reemerges on the political scene. 

How did a decongestant used in popular medicines for decades stay on the market when research shows it doesn't work at all? We talk to a local doctor who says they knew all along. Plus, an alleged smash-and-grab robbery ringleader is arrested. Cal State students protest a tuition hike. And does the summer rain mean we're in the clear for fire season? 

A half-billion dollar lawsuit against Beverly Hills alleging racial profiling expands to more than a thousand plaintiffs. Plus, remembering 9/11 22 years later across Southern California. Disney's channels are back on Spectrum in time for Monday Night Football. Narcan saves a dog... and the Brady Bunch house is sold at a loss. 

Residential buildings must have heat, but should they also be required to have cooling? The Orange County Unified School Board approved a divisive gender identity disclosure policy. It was Star Trek Day on the Hollywood picket lines, and Marylin Monroe's house is safe from demolition... for now. Plus, football season is kicking off and you can order UberEats at Sofi during the game.

A judge has sentenced "That 70's Show" actor Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison. A proposed state bill hopes to get striking actors and writers unemployment benefits. Dating app Grindr is in more hot water with its former employees, and Manhattan Beach is cracking down on bicyclists. Plus, some exciting news for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Your new car is likely collecting more of your personal data than you think, and sexual activity is somehow not the worst of it. Governor Newsom has issued an executive order on AI. We talk gas prices; when are they coming down? And when should you get your next flu or COVID shot? Plus, a big announcement from The Rolling Stones.

Soon you may not need to carry a physical driver's license - but how does it work? Plus, L.A. may have had its final rodeo. How many (millions of) mistakes are California pharmacists making every year? And why home and car insurance is getting harder and harder to come by. 

KNX News broke the story of a unionization effort by City Hall staffers led by those in Councilmember Kevin de Leon's office. Also, Cook's Corner, the scene of last week's mass shooting in Orange County, reopens to the public in time for Labor Day weekend. Some new numbers on the impact of the Hollywood strikes, and Beyonce takes SoFi.