Monks & Merrill

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.

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Monks & Merrill Hour 2 - California student homelessness reaches record highs as communities face a growing crisis. Meanwhile, LA’s City Controller demands more financial transparency from LA28, lawmakers push the Trump administration for transit funding ahead of the 2028 Olympics, and we ask whether the massive 405 widening project through Carson will actually improve air quality—or make it worse.

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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 even

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Hour 1- Monks is flying solo on this episode of Monks and Merrill. He is covering SoCal heat and boy is it hot! PLUS California bosses may be creating fewer jobs but we're still outpacing out US peers. We explain all this and MORE on KFIAM-640. 

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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. 

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Hour 3- Michael Monks is flying solo on today's Monks and Merrill Show. E-Bikes are causing some damages and injuries but we may be getting some regulations soon. We talk to Tony Bright about RidePermit. AND the latest on phenibut the latest unregulated gas station drug. It's all on KFIAM-640. 

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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.

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Monks & Merrill Hour 2 - Lawmakers’ controversial “hostile amendments” that gutted a major DUI reform effort, a new PPIC report mapping California’s changing political geography across 46 distinct regions, and Gavin Newsom’s decision to list his Sacramento-area mansion for $7.5 million as he prepares to leave the city he once called “so dull.” Plus, a woman alleges a needle was left inside her body following childbirth at UCLA. 

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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.

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Hour 1- Michael Monks and Lou Penrose on this edition of Monks and Merrill and we are covering the SoCal heat and the Super El Nino. PLUS we are talking to Jordan Levine, Senior VP & Chief Economist for C.A.R., about the latest with home prices. AND we are talking to Deputy Director of Policy about aging Californians staying in the homes they own. It's all on KFIAM-640.

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