Michael Monks kicks off the hour with a recap of UCLA’s victory over USC to close out the Big Ten regular season before diving into Los Angeles’ deepening financial crisis. City Controller Kenneth Mejia joins to break down the city’s massive budget shortfall, overspending, and the alarming cycle of debt that could leave LA struggling to stay afloat.

Michael Monks kicks off the hour with a recap of UCLA’s victory over USC to close out the Big Ten regular season before diving into Los Angeles’ deepening financial crisis. City Controller Kenneth Mejia joins to break down the city’s massive budget shortfall, overspending, and the alarming cycle of debt that could leave LA struggling to stay afloat.

@MicMonksLA Reports: UCLA’s Big Win, LA’s Budget Crisis, and a Hard Look at City Spending

Michael Monks joined KFI in 2024 after fulfilling a longtime dream of moving to L.A. He is a native of Covington, Kentucky where in 2011 he founded a multimedia local news operation called The River City News, which was acquired in 2021 and rebranded as LINK nky. At the same time, he was also the host of the award-winning daily radio program “Cincinnati Edition” on WVXU, an NPR member station. He holds a master’s degree in communication from Southern New Hampshire University and a bachelor’s degree in radio/TV from Northern Kentucky University.  Michael and his spouse, Osmar, live in DTLA with their cat, Milo. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMicMonksLA&amp;data=05%7C02%7CDougHall%40iheartmedia.com%7C60f423159cc345cc53de08dd4d1fd46e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638751521279852204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=w%2BQQB1iTNlJ4DGFuxBiX8eNIk%2BUXf%2FajzY4JkGymLrw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@MicMonksLA</a>.

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Michael Monks joined KFI in 2024 after fulfilling a longtime dream of moving to L.A. He is a native of Covington, Kentucky where in 2011 he founded a multimedia local news operation called The River City News, which was acquired in 2021 and rebranded as LINK nky. At the same time, he was also the host of the award-winning daily radio program “Cincinnati Edition” on WVXU, an NPR member station.He holds a master’s degree in communication from Southern New Hampshire University and a bachelor’s degree in radio/TV from Northern Kentucky University. Michael and his spouse, Osmar, live in DTLA with their cat, Milo.Follow him on Twitter @MicMonksLA.

Michael&nbsp;Monks&nbsp;joined KFI in 2024 after fulfilling a longtime dream of moving to L.A. He is a native of Covington, Kentucky where in 2011 he founded a multimedia local news operation called The River City News, which was acquired in 2021 and rebranded as LINK nky. At the same time, he was also the host of the award-winning daily radio program “Cincinnati Edition” on WVXU, an NPR member station. He holds a master’s degree in communication from Southern New Hampshire University and a bachelor’s degree in radio/TV from Northern Kentucky University.&nbsp; Michael&nbsp;and his spouse, Osmar, live in DTLA with their cat, Milo. Follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMicMonksLA&amp;data=05%7C02%7CDougHall%40iheartmedia.com%7C60f423159cc345cc53de08dd4d1fd46e%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638751521279852204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=w%2BQQB1iTNlJ4DGFuxBiX8eNIk%2BUXf%2FajzY4JkGymLrw%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer">@MicMonksLA</a>.

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