Monks & Merrill

Monks & Merrill Hour 1- Monks and Merrill are getting to the bottom of the fake LA mayoral poll and what challenges it added. PLUS the Newsom may veto an "absolutely essential" bill for the train bullet project. We break it down on KFIAM-640. 

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Hour 2- Monks and Merrill are talking to Glen Melnick, a USC Professor of Healthcare Finance, about Health premium costs. PLUS CA schools are closing and enrollment is plummeting across the state. AND lawmakers want to make meaningful alternatives to online-centric childhoods. 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. It's all on KFIAM-640. 

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Hour 3- Monks and Merrill are getting political. We are covering the 12 designated anti-camping zones that were voted out by LA City Council, Dems winning Florida, and we are talking to Candidate for CD CA 34, Angela Gonzalez Torres. It's all on KFIAM-640.

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Monks & Merrill Hour 1 -  California’s ambitious green-energy push is facing some serious questions. Hydrogen is losing momentum as a fuel source, while the state is reconsidering its nuclear power exit—even as solar generated more than half of California’s electricity in May. Guillermo Bautista Alderete of the California Independent System Operator joins us to break down California’s record-setting solar power and the state’s evolving energy grid. Plus, Susan Shelley of the Southern California News Group weighs in on whether California’s green-energy agenda is leaving residents in the dark.

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Monks & Merrill Hour 2 - L.A. and Orange County residents could be facing another painful hit to their wallets as a proposed 30% water-bill increase highlights the growing cost of maintaining California’s water system. Meanwhile, wildfire survivors are struggling with massive rebuilding costs, while new financing efforts aim to bridge the gap. We’ll also look at the controversy surrounding online gamblers betting on how much the L.A. fires would destroy—and a new wildfire-risk analysis ranking Los Angeles among the California cities most exposed to future fires.

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Monks & Merrill Hour 3 - California’s housing crisis is getting squeezed from all sides. Older Californians are staying in their longtime homes, limiting the supply of properties for younger buyers, while home prices and sales continue to decline across Los Angeles and Orange counties. Plus, Jayson Campadonia, KFI’s news director joins to discuss the new California regulations could restrict the replacement tires you’re allowed to buy for your car, and the House Ethics Committee launches a sexual misconduct investigation into Rep. Jimmy Gomez.

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Hour 1- Monks and Merrill want to know if the El Nino is hurting or helping? We break it down. PLUS we talk to Councilmember John Lee about his view on LA space guidelines. AND the latest on street takeovers and AutoZone raids. It's all on KFIAM-640. 

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Hour 2- Law and Order on Monks and Merrill today. We are delving into the latest with the Jonathan Rinderknecht case and we talk to Attorney, Lou Shapiro all about the Palisades Trial. PLUS Nick Reiner wants his trust fund because he hasn't been convicted for the murders and he needs some of that money to fight in this trial. We explain all that and MORE on KFIAM-640.

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Hour 3- Karen Bass vs the potholes and Monks and Merrill thinks Bass is losing. LA isn't New York. We have the audio. PLUS will the old LA World Trade Center turn into affordable housing? We have some answers. AND Andrew Do directed millions to organizations associated with his daughter. This calls for a reform? Or is a rebrand? All this and MORE on KFIAM-640. 

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It's the weekend! Monks and Merrill talk about the ups and downs of buying a new electric vehicle.  The fellas discuss the troubles of keeping a small town newspaper afloat. Is AI helping or hindering the human experience? AI may be taking over the travel agent industry. Generative AI images are seeping into mainstream media and threatening jobs. 

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