Michael Monks Reports

Hour 2: A historic loss for the Dodgers as their no-hitter is broken up in the 9th inning and it goes from bad to worse; LA's convention center expansion project just got even more expensive and is now estimated at $2.7 billion; Some health workers in Santa Barbara lose their jobs after posting a viral video on TikTok.

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Hour 1: Governor Newsom is sending more police and homeless camp enforcement to Southern California; the LA city council formally opposes state legislation that would allow for more multi-family housing near transit stations, but one member has faced national criticism for the vote; and four cities in Southern California have landed in the top 10 of America’s dirtiest.

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Hour 2: Residents of downtown LA say in a new survey that they want something done about the number of people experiencing mental health crises and committing crimes in the populous neighborhood; and director Peter Jones talks about his new documentary “Fortunate Sons” premiering next week on PBS SoCal which features his classmates from the Harvard School for Boys Class of 1974 as they face their past traumas, their privileged station in life, and their own mortality.

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Michael Monks reports on the U.S. Census and the redrawing of Congressional Districts, and asks if this is for the good of the country. Also, LA County's very expensive skycraper in Downtown LA. Who's in charge of it? It seems no one knows, so let's get to the bottom of it once and for all.

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Burbank sees a near disaster in the air when a passenger plane is forced to drop hundreds of feet quickly, and someone in the city is accused of sniffing women's butts at local stores; LA's homeless services agency has a new leader and even as its board of directors, which includes the LA mayor, celebrate what it sees as successes, an LA city councilmember says to hold the applause; and California Attorney General Rob Bonta says the state needs to take over LA County's juvenile detention centers because of ongoing violence and drug use.

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One grenade killed three LA County Sheriff's deputies last week and a second grenade is still missing; LA is no longer the worst city in America when it comes to traffic, but it's still bad, and Michael says there's a solution if you're willing; There's some good news for Hollywood productions, but not enough; and LA weather has been near perfect this month, but will it last or is the heatwave hitting the rest of the country turning its eyes towards us?

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