Monks & Merrill

Hour 2- Monks and Merrill are talking to Glen Melnick, a USC Professor of Healthcare Finance, about Health premium costs. PLUS CA schools are closing and enrollment is plummeting across the state. AND lawmakers want to make meaningful alternatives to online-centric childhoods. We also talk Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, author of  The  Digital Delusion :How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids...

Hour 3- Monks and Merrill are getting political. We are covering the 12 designated anti-camping zones that were voted out by LA City Council, Dems winning Florida, and we are talking to Candidate for CD CA 34, Angela Gonzalez Torres. It's all on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monks & Merrill Hour 1 -  California’s ambitious green-energy push is facing some serious questions. Hydrogen is losing momentum as a fuel source, while the state is reconsidering its nuclear power exit—even as solar generated more than half of California’s electricity in May. Guillermo Bautista Alderete of the California Independent System Operator joins us to break dow...

Monks & Merrill Hour 2 - L.A. and Orange County residents could be facing another painful hit to their wallets as a proposed 30% water-bill increase highlights the growing cost of maintaining California’s water system. Meanwhile, wildfire survivors are struggling with massive rebuilding costs, while new financing efforts aim to bridge the gap. We’ll also look at the controversy sur...

Monks & Merrill Hour 3 - California’s housing crisis is getting squeezed from all sides. Older Californians are staying in their longtime homes, limiting the supply of properties for younger buyers, while home prices and sales continue to decline across Los Angeles and Orange counties. Plus, Jayson Campadonia, KFI’s news director joins to discuss the new California regulations coul...

Hour 1- Monks and Merrill want to know if the El Nino is hurting or helping? We break it down. PLUS we talk to Councilmember John Lee about his view on LA space guidelines. AND the latest on street takeovers and AutoZone raids. It's all on KFIAM-640.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2- Law and Order on Monks and Merrill today. We are delving into the latest with the Jonathan Rinderknecht case and we talk to Attorney, Lou Shapiro all about the Palisades Trial. PLUS Nick Reiner wants his trust fund because he hasn't been convicted for the murders and he needs some of that money to fight in this trial. We explain all that and MORE on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Hour 3- Karen Bass vs the potholes and Monks and Merrill thinks Bass is losing. LA isn't New York. We have the audio. PLUS will the old LA World Trade Center turn into affordable housing? We have some answers. AND Andrew Do directed millions to organizations associated with his daughter. This calls for a reform? Or is a rebrand? All this and MORE on KFIAM-640.  See omnystudio.com/listener for...

It's the weekend! Monks and Merrill talk about the ups and downs of buying a new electric vehicle.  The fellas discuss the troubles of keeping a small town newspaper afloat. Is AI helping or hindering the human experience? AI may be taking over the travel agent industry. Generative AI images are seeping into mainstream media and threatening jobs.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Happy Saturday! Monks and Merrill disagree about the usefulness of FLOCK camera surveillance. Is it worth while to record EVRYONE when looking for a handful of suspects? The fellas talk to Professor Robert White about stores using AI pricing. Monks and Merrill talk to Fraidy Reiss, Founder of at Last Pro Bill about overturning legal child marriage. California Senate is voting on a bill to combat c...

Hour 1 - Officials say Lineage is set to miss a major warehouse cleanup deadline—but the company insists the city has the date wrong. Plus, two state lawmakers unveil responses to the Boyle Heights fire, pedal boats prepare to return to MacArthur Park despite concerns about the water, and a federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s attempt to take control of Los Angeles’ ho...

Hour 2 - Mayor Karen Bass pushes for free public transit as Metro estimates the plan could cost more than $1 billion. We’ll also examine California’s bullet train, which may run out of cash by 2027, and speak with research director Jared Schachner about why L.A. County’s housing shortage persists despite modest progress. Plus, as fire danger intensifies, Malibu declares an emerge...

Hour 3 - Flash Shelton—star of A&E’s new docuseries Squatters—joins us to explain how he helps homeowners remove squatters and navigate the legal hassle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 - The Lakers’ blockbuster ownership change raises questions about a possible criminal investigation, while an obscure financial maneuver is at the center of a probe involving Dodgers ownership. Plus, new Lakers co-owner Joshua Kushner’s political background, California lawmakers push the “Anaheim Angels” bill forward, and L.A. reaches a cost-recovery deal for the 202...

Hour 2 - Privacy concerns are growing across party lines as communities debate the rise of surveillance technology. Plus, economics professor Roger White breaks down “surveillance pricing” and whether consumers are being legally gouged. And in L.A. politics, low-income tenants face eviction tied to a $133 million affordable housing project as Nithya Raman faces a new political fight ov...

Hour 3 - Councilmember Monica Rodriguez joins Monks & Merrill to discuss the latest Housing & Homelessness and Budget & Finance Committee reports. Plus, Chris Duff of the Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors breaks down why Californians become homeowners later than residents in other states. We also look at California’s frozen housing market and record-high ADU constructio...

Hour 1- Monks and Merrill are covering the latest with LA28, the suspension of LAHSA from federal grant activity, and an accounting glitch that caused LA's increase in the homeless count. PLUS Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez wants to revoke 12 special enforcement zones. We explain why and what all this means on KFIAM-640.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2- Monks and Merrill are getting to the bottom Paramount possibly moving headquarters out of California if the settlement can't proceed. PLUS the Lakers are being sold again, and we talk to the Duke of Sports, Eric Sklar about it. AND an Atlanta family faced child neglect investigation for letting their 6 year old do something most of us did growing up. The times have changed and we get into...

Hour 3- Monks and Merrill talk to Fraidy Reiss, Founder of at Last Pro Bill about overturning legal child marriage. PLUS PETA will be using the Boyle Heights incident as a promotion for why you shouldn't eat meat. AND Lineage has found no widespread contamination from the Lineage warehouse fire. It's all on KFIAM-640.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 - The homelessness crisis faces renewed scrutiny as an accounting glitch is blamed for nearly half of the city’s reported increase in homelessness. Meanwhile, a new village of 200 tiny homes is opening as officials look for solutions, while political changes reshape the city’s homelessness leadership. Plus, an L.A. councilmember is ordered to stand trial on 12 corruption felony...

Hour 2 - The County District Attorney faces backlash after charging an LAPD officer who recorded colleagues’ racist remarks. Plus, county supervisors consider creating an Office of Gender Equity, LAUSD confronts a severe budget crisis, and a long-promised L.A. River bike path hits a billion-dollar roadblock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 - Netflix says it’s doubling down on Los Angeles even as it expands its footprint in New Jersey, while Paramount’s David Ellison threatens to pull the company out of California if states refuse to negotiate an antitrust settlement. Plus, wildfire survivor advocate Joy Cheg discusses criticism of California utility companies’ ad campaign, and National Union of Healthcare Wo...

Hour 1 - Two more violent street takeovers took place in Los Angeles today, yet despite the ransacking of a nearby AutoZone and a vehicle being set ablaze, no arrests were reported in either case, authorities said. No injuries or arrests were reported. A couple hours later, another large takeover was reported in the Gramercy Park community of South Los Angeles. In the days since he charged a Los A...

Hour 2 - Monks and Merrill continue to talk about the passing of Big Bear bald eagle Jackie, and share reactions from KFI listeners on the iHeartRadio app talkback feature. A recent report from Feeding America shows food insecurity increased year over year between 2022 and 2024. Advocates say today’s reality could be much worse. The report published last week showed that about 1 in 6 kids in...

Hour 3 - In 2017, Hollywood’s Sunset Square was named a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, solidifying its place in L.A.’s architectural history. Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt spent just under $71,000 on hotels for himself, his campaign staff and his fundraising operation, mostly at the Hotel Bel-Air and the Four Seasons Hotel in New York, according to recently released campaig...