Monks & Merrill

Hour 2 - Chino resident Michael Sherman says his front-yard food garden has generated $1,250 in fines and the threat of another $500 penalty. Michael Sherman joins us to explain how his Chino food garden became a prolonged enforcement dispute.

A chemical release in La Habra on Tuesday prompted shelter-in-place instructions, nearby evacuations and street closures before firefighters brought the situation under control.

Mark Cuban says he would condition startup investments on companies being outside California if Proposition 40 passes. His warning illustrates the investment risk critics describe, while supporters argue the tax would protect healthcare services facing funding cuts.

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Hour 3 - California Labor Federation President Lorena Gonzalez joins the show and says she supports Proposition 40, the proposed billionaire wealth tax, as a way to protect healthcare services and jobs from federal funding cuts. Her organization faces opposition from business interests and some fellow unions, along with competing ballot measures that could obstruct implementation.

Another labor-backed proposal is advancing at Los Angeles City Hall. The council voted Tuesday to move forward with scheduling protections and paid rights training for fast-food workers.

Mayor Karen Bass’s office says she is leaving the LAHSA Commission today, citing time constraints while pursuing a separate city homelessness system.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton proposes eliminating the DMV as a standalone department and cutting annual vehicle registration to $73.

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Hour 1 - Inland temperatures soar as dangerous waves and high tides batter the Long Beach coast, forcing evacuations. Plus, L.A. prepares for major freeway and road closures during the 2028 Olympics, a mayoral candidate promises to ride Metro and reshape the transit board, and the cleanup continues at the burned-out Boyle Heights warehouse

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Hour 2 - A proposed no-camping zone at the new Sixth Street Bridge park sparks a neighborhood debate as resident Tom Traflet joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to explain the push behind the petition. Plus, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing off with the House DOGE subcommittee over LAHSA funding, with a potential subpoena fight looming. And we take a break from City Hall drama to celebrate a special occasion — our very own board operator, Jesse Blackburn, is getting hitched!

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Hour 3 - A man is arrested after allegedly attacking employees at a Los Angeles animal shelter, raising new concerns about safety for those working to protect animals. Nina Jackel, founder of Lady Freethinker, joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to expose how online animal cruelty can be disguised as innocent or heartwarming rescue content. Plus, homes in Jurupa Valley are going for $115,000 or less, while thousands of Angelenos are living out of their cars as L.A.’s housing crisis continues.

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Hour 1- Monks is out on this episode of Monks and Merrill and Lou Penrose is in. Happy Labor Day! We are covering the latest on the MacArthur Park safety. Is it actually safer now? PLUS a massive street takeover was shut down. Will it work for future takeovers? We break it down on KFIAM-640.

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Hour 2- Monks and Merrill ft Chris Merrill and Lou Penrose on this Labor Day. Three adults were arrested for allowing their kids to go wild on pocket bikes. It raised the question, should parents buy their children powered transportations like dirt bikes? We have thoughts. PLUS the latest with catalytic converters and gas prices. It's all on KFIAM-640

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Hour 3- Monks and Merrill with Lou Penrose today. Did you know schools are restricting AI usage for 2026-2027. PLUS data centers are becoming a political problem. AND New Mexico becoming New America? It's all on KFIAM-640.

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It's MORE Monks & Merrill! It is EXPENSIVE to get divorced! Is Gen Z's retirement plan prediction markets? Are kids still thinking about college? Waymo is causing Uber drivers to ask for protection against automation. 

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It's the Weekend! That's EXACTLY when you need MORE Monks & Merrill! Four decades after the devastating Cerritos plane crash, AOPA Air Safety Institute’s Mike Ginter joins us to remember the victims and discuss the lessons learned from the tragedy.  Monks and Merrill cover the $26,000 HOA fee in San Clemente that shocked residents. We talked to Esq. Managing Partner at LS Law, Kirk Pearson about the latest.  Dr. Karen Lincoln of UC Irvine joins us to discuss the disturbing Ladera Ranch childhood cancer mystery—and a 20-year-old handwritten warning that has resurfaced. Monks & Merrill digs into the debate as San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveils a plan focused on accountability after hundreds of millions of dollars spent on homelessness. 

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