Hour 3 - The Monks & Merrill Show dives into the latest issues impacting Los Angeles and beyond — as a nearly $500 million homeless services budget moves forward just before new numbers reveal continued challenges in the fight against homelessness. Plus, the L.A. Housing Authority rolls out more than 1,000 air conditioners for public housing residents, new federal asylum rules reshape the immigration process, and allegations of anti-Latino slurs by immigration agents spark outrage and calls for accountability.

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Hour 1- Monks and Merrill are covering the latest with the flock cameras, gas prices rising and leading to more people purchasing EV's, and we are breaking down AB 1679 with Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez. PLUS Karen Bass wants free fair transit with NO funding source. We are diving deep on KFIAM-640.

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Hour 2- Monks and Merrill are talking to Royal Oaks about the latest with the D4vid Case. PLUS Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero talks about her campaign. AND UC is are no longer considering standardized tests and we have opinions on KFIAM-640. 

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Hour 3- UC wants to stop considering standardized testing and over 3,000 professors are pushing back. Monks and Merrill are delving in. PLUS there is a Netflix reality competition around Monopoly. Did you know we were playing Monopoly wrong. Apparently it's not supposed to take 100 years. We explain on KFIAM-640. 

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It's the weekend! Monks and Merrill talk to Christopher Lowe from Long Beach Shark Lab about funding and sharks on the beaches. We also dive into the rise of personalized pricing as retailers use consumer data to tailor prices and promotions, raising new questions about fairness and privacy. Then, USGS geologist Kate Scharer explains why a long-quiet section of the San Andreas Fault has scientists on alert.

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The Army has upgraded their cars to be stronger than ever, should you? California Post reported on frozen meat locked up in steel cages at a CA Walmart, but are they even sure that's true? A neighborhood is rising up against developers to save a historic roller rink. Big Sur is being overloaded with tourists.

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Hour 1 -  Homelessness is on the rise in Los Angeles, delivering another political challenge for Mayor Karen Bass. Plus, questions are mounting over the mayor's press team using disappearing WhatsApp messages, and why California left nearly $200 million in funding for new school air conditioners sitting on the table while districts continue to wait for relief.

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Hour 2 - The David Pearce murder trial resumes with investigators testifying that blood found in a Tesla matched Celeste Rivas Hernandez's DNA. KFI's Heather Brooker joins the show to discuss how California's expanded film and TV tax credits are helping bring production back to the state. Plus, movie theater popcorn buckets have become a $100 million business, and Amazing Brands CEO Stephen Siegel talks about reviving the iconic Hot Dog on a Stick brand under its new ownership.

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Hour 3 - California nurses say technology is getting in the way of patient care, not improving it. Cathy Kennedy, RN and President of the California Nurses Association, joins Monks & Merrill to explain why Kaiser nurses are raising concerns about the growing role of tech in hospitals. Plus, the federal government cracks down on student loans for low-paying degree programs, a new report names the Los Angeles-Orange County region as the nation's least affordable housing market, and why renting is now beating buying in many California cities.

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Hour 1 - Pasadena residents are taking their fight to new heights as activists climb trees and lawsuits mount over the school district's controversial tree removal plan. Jessica Richards, Co-founder of PUSD Trees, joins Monks & Merrill to discuss the growing standoff. Plus, why do vacant buildings in Downtown L.A. keep catching fire on the same block? And neighbors near the Boyle Heights warehouse say giant rats, swarms of bright green flies, and unbearable odors have turned daily life into a nightmare. 

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