Monks & Merrill

Hour 1- Monks and Merrill are covering the weather in SoCal. Hurricane, El Nino, or both? We're breaking it down. PLUS Bass wants Newsom to sign for Boyle Heights. AND will MacArthur Park be safe for Labor Day? We explain all this and MORE on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3- We need to crackdown on e-bikes and Monks and Merrill are talking to Kimberly Edds about the expected regulations. PLUS The Road Ahead, a free experience that lets young drivers make decisions and see the consequences. We explain. AND the financial risk if the billionaire tax. We break it all down on KFIAM-640See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 - Hollywood gets a boost as President Trump endorses tax incentives to keep film and TV production in the U.S., while California lawmakers reach a deal on a partial film tax-credit carveout. Plus, Supervisor Janice Hahn urges Governor Newsom to halt the controversial Catalina Island deer eradication, and mayoral candidate Nithya Raman lands a key labor endorsement—even as most unions continue to back Mayor Karen Bass.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 - L.A. City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez joins the show to discuss Studio City neighbors demanding action after a fire at an abandoned property. Plus, Mayor Bass tells LAPD to stop issuing criminal citations to street vendors, a Communist magazine weighs a DSA endorsement of Nithya Raman, and the battle inside the socialist movement over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the 2028 election takes center stage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 - A bizarre and troubling mix of Southern California stories: millions of pounds of rotting food finally removed from the burned Boyle Heights warehouse—only to spark outrage when the waste is dumped nearby in Simi Valley. Plus, at least 20 people ransack a Superior Grocers during a South L.A. street takeover, L.A. voters face a ballot question over whether the city can sell asphalt, and the hosts ask: If Lake Ontario can become “Lake America,” could the city of Ontario be next?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the weekend! Yes!!! That's the day for MORE Monks & Merrill! Lawmakers are considering getting rid of the Sell By date on groceries. Monks talks to Jordan Levine, Senior VP & Chief Economist for C.A.R., about the latest with home prices. THEN on to Deputy Director of Policy about aging Californians staying in the homes they own. Mark Hood, CEO of the Inside Safe Program, joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to discuss homelessness, the future of Inside Safe, faith-based solutions, private partnerships, and a potential new direction involving HUD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monks & Merrill Hour 2 - California’s latest transportation and public-safety shakeups—from a $2.4 billion Valley rail project that could transform transit but bring years of construction, to Inglewood’s $261 million overhaul of shuttles and transit around SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome. Plus, L.A. County ramps up its crackdown on street takeovers, and California moves to ban single-use disposable vapes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monks & Merrill Hour 1 - Mark Thompson reveals what happened when he passed out and broke his ankle, while Southern California braces for the peak of a scorching heat wave. Plus, we dig into the controversy surrounding millions of dollars going to a “high-risk” nonprofit and questions over LA’s homelessness oversight. Mark Hood, CEO of the Inside Safe Program, joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to discuss homelessness, the future of Inside Safe, faith-based solutions, private partnerships, and a potential new direction involving HUD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monks & Merrill Hour 3 - L.A.’s graffiti battle to the front lines of the U.S.-Canada trade war. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown joins the show to discuss tariffs, the auto industry crisis, and the impact on cross-border trade. Plus, L.A. City Council moves resources to help Boyle Heights recover, and a rattlesnake’s viral appearance at Crystal Cove serves as a wild reminder that snakes can turn up on the sand—and evenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2- Monks is flying solo on this Monks and Monks edition of Monks and Merrill. Did you know youth is going to digital platforms for spiritual guidance? We talk to UCLA's Dr. Yalda Uhls about why this is happening. PLUS the latest with Boyle Heights warehouse AND the officer charged for recording his collegues making egregious statements. All this and MORE on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monks & Merrill Hour 1 - Country music legend Dolly Parton’s reported death at 80, a new $100 million claims program for those impacted by the Garden Grove chemical evacuation, and a proposal that could block the rebuilding of a Boyle Heights warehouse. Plus, Jason Nathanson joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to break down Gavin Newsom’s latest high-stakes political battle and why it could become one of the West’s most complicated fights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monks & Merrill Hour 3 - The Supreme Court gives Trump the green light, for now, to pursue new rules for mail-in ballots as California prepares another legal challenge. Plus, Mayor Karen Bass misses more than half of LAHSA board meetings, Long Beach State’s unfinished La Playa dorms leave students arriving to an incomplete campus, and a secret Hollywood group launches an AI plan aimed at keeping humans in control.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2- Monks and Lou Penrose edition of Monks and Merrill and these two are covering the bronze soldier stolen from Memorial in Paramount, mountain lions vs housing, Boyle Heights stank, AND green regulations vs grocery bills. All this and even MORE on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.