Monks & Merrill

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. 

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Hour 3- Chris Merrill is out today so Lou Penrose joins Michael Monks on today's Monks and Merrill Show. We are covering the latest with Hollywood vs California. Nithya Raman seems to think that the courts should decide the outcome of Paramount and Warner Bros. PLUS Fullerton makes huge cuts to balance budgets. We break it all down and MORE on KFIAM-640.

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It's the weekend! During the construction of LA Metro's D-Line, workers found fossils near the La Brea Tar Pits. California craft distilleries are about to be unable to directly ship to your home. What is AI good for and what should we avoid while using it? What are the most affordable cities you can save a buck in?

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Saturday! The best day of the week for MORE Monks & Merrill! What do Democratic Socialists of America believe in? We talk to Candidate for CD CA 34, Angela Gonzalez Torres to find out. Water and power is getting more expensive in California.  We also talk Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, author of The Digital Delusion :How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning—and How to Help Them Thrive Again.

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Monks & Merrill Hour 1 - Sugar the peacock is on the mend after allegedly being injured by a mail carrier in East Pasadena, while Newport-Mesa Unified cracks down on e-bikes, scooters and boards at K-8 campuses. Plus, LA City Council moves to fast-track Olympic-related construction projects, and a new ranking reveals California’s most dreaded commute—and surprisingly, it’s not in Southern California.

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Monks & Merrill Hour 2 - A Los Angeles mayoral candidate vows to investigate the troubled LAX People Mover project and keep the contractor from future city work, while the YouTuber who helped expose the People Mover fiasco joins the conversation. Plus, Alex Davis of Enforce the Fares discusses Metro’s fare-checking efforts and why more than 250 Transit Security Officers conducted just 367 checks per day in FY26. And Metro’s Janel Steinberg joins us to break down the agency’s strong ridership growth in July.

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Monks & Merrill Hour 3 - A 21-year-old is behind a website responsible for widely shared fake election polls, raising questions about misinformation and how easily bogus political data can spread online. Plus, the LA mayor is urging Paramount and Attorney General Rob Bonta to reach a settlement over the merger lawsuit, while the LA Cultural Heritage Commission pushes back against plans to fence off MacArthur Park.

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Monks & Merrill Hour 1 - A great white shark circles a swimmer off the Southern California coast, while a marine heat wave brings more stingrays closer to Orange County beaches. State Park Superintendent Brian Etnyre joins us to explain the rise in stingray encounters and what beachgoers need to know. Plus, FOX 11 anchor Phil Shuman joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill with a recap of the first direct mayoral debate between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman ahead of the runoff.

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Monks & Merrill Hour 2 - A massive Orange County homeless sweep leads to 69 arrests, while a controversial ruling renews questions about how a Trump loyalist became L.A.’s top federal prosecutor. Plus, a look at L.A.’s Supermatch public financing program and Matt Hamilton of LA MATT joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to break down Nithya Raman’s new campaign adviser and the controversy surrounding political firm Fight Agency.

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Monks & Merrill Hour 3 - From creating quality jobs and helping small businesses thrive to a troubling rise in cat and kitten euthanasia at L.A. city shelters, we tackle some of Southern California’s biggest stories. Plus, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly prepare to leave Montecito for the U.K., and Temecula makes waves by requiring the national anthem at home sports games.

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