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Homeless Funding Freeze: LAHSA on Trial, Stay Housed LA Stalls & Newsom’s CARE Ultimatum
Monks and Merrill Hour 3 (03/04) - The spotlight is on Los Angeles’ growing homeless funding crisis. The hosts unpack the mounting scrutiny facing Lo…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Iran Escalates, LAUSD Under Federal Fire, and Democrats in Disarray
Hour 1 - Monks and Merrill break down the latest developments involving Iran and turn to the growing federal scrutiny surrounding LAUSD, including an…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
History vs. Progress? A Land Use Showdown
Hour 2 - Monks & Merrill, we’re joined by Bob Blue, co-founder and spokesperson for Angelenos for Historic Preservation, to unpack the growing contro…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Power, Politics & Paychecks: Should L.A. Add More Councilmembers?
Hour 3 - Monks & Merrill dive into a major shake-up proposed at City Hall: a Charter Reform Commission recommendation to expand the Los Angeles City…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Middle East on the Brink
Hour 1 - Jordana Miller, ABC News Correspondent in Jerusalem, joins the program as Israeli politicians publicly back expanding military operations e…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Bullet Trains, Bold Math & “Ride the D”
Hour 2 - California’s high-speed rail authority says a nonstop California High-Speed Rail Authority line from San Francisco to Los Angeles could be r…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Premiums on Fire: $44,000 for Home Insurance
Hour 3 - An Agoura Hills homeowner says her annual premium with State Farm has skyrocketed to more than $44,000 — more than seven times what she pai…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
If You See Something, Say Something... Or Don't?
Monks and Merrill Hour 1 (02/27) - Two recent reports detail firefighters who say they raised concerns about smoldering hot spots before larger flare…
5 months ago
Netflix Backs-Out
Monks and Merrill Hour 2 (02/27) - KFI Entertainment Reporter Heather Brooker joins the show to talk about Netflix officially backing away from its $…
5 months ago
Sober Living Spacing and Recovery Density Debate
Monks and Merrill Hour 3 (02/27) - Los Angeles is moving toward "spacing rules" for sober living homes and recovery housing after clusters of facilit…
5 months ago