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Big Games, Bigger Costs
Hour 1 - With over 2 million travelers hitting LAX and the World Cup testing the city’s logistics, LA faces a high-stakes rehearsal: move massive cro…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Housing Stalls, Prices Soar, Jobs Drift
Hour 2 - From a council pausing Measure ULA housing exemptions to Orange County homes priced 35% above fundamentals, California faces a housing crunc…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Skyline Shake-Up, Shelter Shift, Smart Hosts — and Smoke
Hour 3 - A mega-development poised to remake downtown L.A.’s skyline and the World Trade Center’s surprising turn into affordable apartments; how Air…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Skid Row in Crisis
Hour 1 - Today on Monks & Merrill: John McKinney, City Attorney candidate, joins to preview a scheduled Skid Row walk with the L.A. Downtown Industri…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Smoke, Sparks and Splintered Celebrations
Hour 2 - The Boys unpack the Boyle Heights blaze that blanketed L.A. in hazardous soot and ask — how many hidden industrial disasters threaten our ci…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
The Illegal Fireworks Pipeline
Hour 3 - Dan Slater, Mayor of the City of Orange, joins to discuss new penalties — $2,000 fines up to $6,000 for repeat offenses — for hosts, spectat…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Retry, Rights & Raids
Hour 1 - U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli explains why prosecutors are retrying the Palisades fire arson case after a 10–2 jury split; we break down a mult…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Grave Discovery & Degree Drama
Hour 2 - Animal advocate Jennifer Raymond joins to recount finding a mass dog grave next door to her NorCal Victorian and the sleuthing that followed…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Gas Tax Hike, Remote Public Grievances & Political Crossovers
Hour 3 - Noncitizen voting and police‑oversight measures won’t appear on the Nov. 3 L.A. ballot; Sen. Tony Strickland breaks down California’s gas‑ta…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Driving the Debate: Vehicle Taxes and California's Election Rules
Hour 1-Monks and Merrill are delving into the conversation about gas tax vs vehicle weight tax with Assembly Member Chris Ward. PLUS we are getting i…
3 weeks, 6 days ago