Monks & Merrill

Hour 2- Monks and Merrill are covering the latest with the San Diego shooting and we are checking in with Phil Farrar. PLUS how will Skid Row voting registrations impact the election? Is it legal? We get into it. PLUS there we're 8 people found dead in Reed Park. We're getting into it on KFIAM-640. 

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Hour 3- Monks and Merrill are covering Huntington Beach vs Housing Mandates, LA condos at a 20 year low, is the job market crashed or just stuck? We break all that down and more. PLUS we are getting nostalgic with our favorite 80s skating rink stories and playing your talkbacks on KFIAM-640. 

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Hour 1- Monks and Merrill are covering the latest with the Sandy fire, the shooting in San Diego, and the El Nino. It's a busy news Monday and Monks and Merrill are covering it all. PLUS the latest with Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman on KFIAM-640. 

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Hour 2- Monks and Merrill are covering the CA Mobile mental health teams with Dr. Jana Lord and Luwin Quan about the response team. PLUS 8 unhoused people we're found dead in Reed Park, Monk and Merrill have thoughts. AND the latest on the shooting in San Diego on KFIAM-640.

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Hour 3- Monks and Merrill are covering the latest with the San Diego shooting, the death of Mark Fuhrman, and the Sandy fire. We talk to Nicholai Allen who is in Simi Valley. He gives a close look at what the residents are dealing with and we talk to Phil Ferrar who is giving us the latest in San Diego. It's all on KFIAM-640. 

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More Monks and Merrill Hour 1 (05/16) - It was a huge weekend for public transit after the Metros D-Line debut. Metrolink has seen ridership go up. What is the first movie you've gone to see in theatres? The Cinerama Dome went dark after the pandemic, and now the owners have been under pressure to bring it back. You might want to consider being a dog owner, as recent studies have shown dogs contribute to people living a longer life. A.I. videos of the L.A. Mayoral candidates are making rounds all over social media, but is using A.I. helping in the City of Hollywood?

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More Monks and Merrill Hour 2 (05/16) - Liza Frias from the LA Dept of Public Health joins the show to talk about the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation. Monica Rodriguez breaks down Council File 25-0006-S35 — a wildfire preparedness initiative launched after the devastating January 2025 wind and fire disaster, spearheaded by Nithya Raman, Katy Yaroslavsky, and seconded by Ysabel Jurado. Firefighters rally behind a new LAFD tax measure as Los Angeles voters brace for yet another possible sales tax hike tied to healthcare funding concerns.

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Hour 1 - Governor Gavin Newsom unveils his final California budget proposal — claiming no deficit while rolling out billions in new spending. But as Sacramento celebrates, the race to replace Newsom is turning brutal. From fiery debate-stage attacks on Xavier Becerra to accusations involving a rival campaign video targeting Katie Porter, California Democrats are in full panic mode as the June 2 gubernatorial primary approaches.

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Hour 2 - Orange County Teacher of the Year Wendy Saldivar of Loara Elementary joins the show to talk about inspiring students and the challenges facing public education today. Then, controversy erupts in Huntington Beach after city leaders cut an afterschool program to help fund a veterans fishing nonprofit. Dave Rynerson, Vice Chair of Protect HB, weighs in on the growing community debate. Plus, Long Beach faces criticism after building a fence around a public library as officials struggle with homelessness and public safety concerns.

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Hour 3 - A tragic accident in Santa Ana leaves a person dead after being crushed while digging beneath a bridge, raising new questions about homelessness and dangerous encampments. Meanwhile, eyebrows are raised as a police union appears to back mayoral hopeful Rae Huang — despite barely visible campaign activity. And in perhaps the strangest twist yet, reality TV star Spencer Pratt says if elected, cameras will follow him right into office.

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