The Bill Handel Show

There was a firefighter that made over $500,000 in overtime - Handel examines who else brought in big extra pay. Then, on the heels of the blockbuster movie "Barbie", Mattel has been taking heavy criticism over their toy's environmental footprint. Community Colleges are getting creative with how they are attempting to lure students back to school. And Wayne Resnick joins the show to talk about how criminal justice reform reduced 600 California inmates' prison terms by 11,000 years.

Amy King and Wayne Resnick accompany Bill for Handel on the News. Ohio's ballot vote could preview the 2024 politics of abortion. Thousands of Los Angeles City Workers are preparing for a one-day strike to protest contract negotiations. And an Inglewood hospital has been fined $75,000 for failures that led to a patient dying while admitted there for labor and delivery.

The Los Angeles County's population is slowly diminishing as it becomes more expensive to live here, and projections have 1.7 million fewer people living here by 2060! Then, California has billions to spend on mental health, but where exactly should the money go? And Wayne Resnick comes on for the back half of the hour in another, fresh edition of 'Do They Have A Case?'

KFI's Steve Gregory joins the show, live from Cabazon where three firefighters have perished following a mid-air collision of helicopters while combating a wildfire in Riverside County. A false facial recognition match landed an eight-months-pregnant woman in handcuffs. And Florida is losing an absurd amount of visitors after Governor DeSantis signed a slew of new bills into law.

Wayne Resnick and Amy King accompany Bill for Handel on the News. Former Vice President Mike Pence has not ruled out being a witness in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Three have been killed as firefighting helicopters were involved in a mid-air collision in Riverside County. And the Justice Department has asked a federal judge to issue a protective order after Trump made a social media post appearing to promise revenge.

KFI Investigative Reporter Steve Gregory joins the show to talk about the man found in barrel at Malibu Lagoon, plane crash at Van Nuys Airport, and previews an all-new episode of 'Unsolved', airing tomorrow night right here on KFI. Dr. Jim Keany, Co-Director of the Emergency Room at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, joins The Bill Handel Show for a fresh edition of 'Medical News'! The two talk about infant peanut butter exposure and how it could prevent allergies are ‘peanut parties’, health officials warn “Valley Fever” infections rising in SoCal, pot addiction is real but no one is taking it seriously, and Central Florida is a hotspot for Leprosy.

Trump’s arraignment – how the prosecutors and defense plan to play their cards. Striking writers to meet with studios today, meanwhile A-list actors get to keep filming... doesn’t that defeat the purpose? California’s child brides and the groups fighting to keep it legal. Workers tell employers, ‘We’re just not that into you.’

Wayne Resnick and Amy King join Bill for Handel on the News. Trump pleads not guilty to charges that he plotted to overturn the election. Orange County judge taken into custody at his Anaheim home after shooting death, sources say. David Zaslav on SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike. WGA negotiations, studios trade barbs ahead of Friday labor meeting. Proposal for emergency assistance program for LA renters advances. Two Navy sailors arrested for sending sensitive information to China.

Host of “Macro” on KFI Sundays from 2pm-4pm Jason Middleton joins Bill to discuss the downgrade of US debt from the highest AAA rating to AA+ by rating company Fitch. City is up in arms over L.A developers’ proposal to replace a single-family home with a seven-story apartment complex. As objects fly on stage, stars become part of the audience’s show.

Expanding the Supreme Court is a longshot; why California’s Senate candidate support it. Devon Archer debate focuses on Hunter Biden “illusion of access.” What to know for Tuesday’s (last Tuesday” deadline to pay unpaid rent from the start of the pandemic. How do I do that? The new hires of 2023 are UNPREPARED for work.