Monks & Merrill

It's MORE Monks & Merrill! Here's the best of the week: CSUN Professor Chhandak Basu joins us to discuss his NASA-funded research into how leafy greens grow and microbes survive in space. If and when California DOES get high speed rail, where do we put the stops?  Plus, guest Rishaan Marwaha joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to discuss how AI is impacting schools and students—and how California higher education is responding to the rapid changes brought by artificial intelligence

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Hour 1 - We take a closer look at some eye-opening developments involving the LAPD. Why did 302 LAPD officers clear more than $300,000 last year, while only 15 officers at the much larger NYPD did? Plus, speed demons beware—speed cameras are coming to Los Angeles, with Malibu’s test cameras already recording 100,000 violations. 

KFI News Reporter Jason Nathanson joins us in studio to break down what’s coming next for L.A. drivers. And could the LAPD be heading to television with a documentary-style show? We’ve got the latest.

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Hour 2 -The Monks and Merrill Show, we’re going from the cutting edge of space technology to controversy on the ground in Southern California. Google’s Project Suncatcher is officially headed to space—what could the future of computing look like beyond Earth? CSUN Professor Chhandak Basu joins us to discuss his NASA-funded research into how leafy greens grow and microbes survive in space. 

Then, we turn to Anaheim, where a new claim against the city and mayor alleges harassment, racist remarks and failures in the city’s response. Plus, we look back at the city’s ongoing efforts to rebuild public trust following the Harry Sidhu corruption scandal. 

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Hour 3 - We break down Southern California’s latest headlines. Southern California Edison is offering more than $1 billion in compensation to community members impacted by the Eaton Fire. Plus, Altadena fire survivors are pushing for SB 1090, seeking to limit high-density rebuilding. Guest Shawna Dawson Beer of Beautiful Altadena joins us to discuss the fight over what rebuilding should look like. 

And as Los Angeles County’s sales tax reaches 10.25%, we take a closer look at how the county got here—and why Measure ER is only one part of the story behind L.A.’s growing sales-tax burden. 

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Hour 1 - Jayson Campadonia joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to break down the latest California governor’s debate between Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra, along with new polling involving L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman. Plus, Gov. Gavin Newsom signs AB 2222, creating refundable tax credits for qualifying California news organizations to help retain and hire journalists.

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Hour 2 - Anthropic is preparing to go public as concerns over AI safety and oversight continue to grow. Is “self-policing” enough as AI rapidly evolves? Plus, guest Rishaan Marwaha joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to discuss how AI is impacting schools and students—and how California higher education is responding to the rapid changes brought by artificial intelligence.

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Hour 3 - Los Angeles is preparing for another blast of extreme heat, with triple-digit temperatures expected this weekend. Plus, LA28 is considering event cancellation insurance, the Huntington Beach Airshow takes to the skies, and Airshow CEO and creator Kevin Elliot joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to talk about this weekend’s big aviation event. And Gov. Gavin Newsom makes a very public bridge-climbing appearance.

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Hour 1- Monks and Merrill are covering the latest in Israel and the Israeli plane incident with ABC News' Rich Frankel. PLUS Bass and Raman address the Jewish Angelinos at the Mayoral forum, and we have the audio and MORE on KFIAM-640. 

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Hour 2- Monks and Merrill are covering the earthquakes in SoCal. Will they overwhelm emergency serves and trigger fires? We deep dive. PLUS we talk to Fire Chief, Will Sapeta, about what fire preventative measures. AND we are talking to Dr. Gary Griggs about saving coastal homes from the El Nino and MORE on KFIAM-640.

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Hour 3- Monks and Merrill are teaching you when and where is buy a home for under $1 million. Ojai may give a tax cut if you get a second homes. PLUS the venomous African viper in Santa Ana was AI? We explain on KFIAM-640. 

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