Monks & Merrill

Wild Weather, Fire Danger & a Massive Crack!

Hour 1- Monks and Merrill are covering the crazy weather. There is high risk fire behavior in Santa Ana and a large crack that formed in Laguna Beach. PLUS do we need aut

LA’s Mayoral Showdown + Prop 42: What You Need to Know

Hour 2- Monks and Merrill are covering all angles of the Mayoral Debate. It will be televised. We have Mayor Bass' take and Nithya Ramans. Where do you fall? PLUS we are

Luxury Perks, Homeless Dollars & 650,000 Ballots Destroyed?

Hour 3- We are covering the latest with the 1736 Family Crisis Center and their luxurious activities. Seems off. PLUS LA County is looking to replace LAHSA as lead applic

Rebuilding Roadblocks, a $125 Million Toxic Settlement & Strikes Shake SoCal!

Palisades condo residents say LADWP red tape is slowing their rebuilding efforts, Orange County prosecutors announce a $125 million agreement with GKN Aerospace over a to

World Cup Letdown, Super Bowl Hype & Animal Cruelty Shocker

Did the World Cup fumble its promise of a hotel boom in Los Angeles? The Super Bowl Host Committee is gearing up with a new campaign, while Pasadena reels after a mail ca

Hackers Spark Fires, AI’s “Day After,” Library Contamination & LA’s Mayoral Showdown

Cyberattacks take a chilling turn as hackers reportedly overheat French supermarket refrigerators, sparking fires and spoiling food. Internationally renowned cybersecurit

SoCal Storms & OC Strikes

Hour 1- Monks and Merrill are talking to Jason Nathanson about the SoCal storm. PLUS the workers are striking and we are talking to Treasurer of Teamsters Local 952, Eric

Are Drug Sweeps Saving Skid Row?

Hour 2- Monks and Merrill are talking the unhoused problem in LA. Where is the future of LA homelessness? Are the drug sweeps actually saving Skid Row? PLUS Nithya Raman

The Mayor’s Race, Water Wars & California’s High-Speed Rail Debate

Hour 3- Law and Order on this episode of Monks and Merrill. We are covering the Mayor's race, the desalination project with Marc Serna, and the High-Speed Rail project. W

NIMBY + YIMBY + CA SOLAR + CUTTING RED TAPE

Hey! You look like you need to hear the best Monks & Merrill segments of the week! Altadena fire survivors are pushing for SB 1090, seeking to limit high-density rebuildi

SMELLY HOTELS + MONTANA LOOP HOLE + TIME CHANGE + KIDS THESE DAYS

It's MORE Monks & Merrill! Yes! It's true! An hour of brand new content just for you! This fine Saturday night, Monks & Merrill discuss the lawsuit filed against Hilton a

Sky-High Utility Bills, Truck Pollution Concerns & In-N-Out’s Underground Delivery Scene!

Hour 1 - Californians are facing some of the highest water bills in the country, and one San Fernando Valley man’s shocking $3,000 electricity bill is now under investiga

Rising Seas, Raging Fires & L.A.’s Trash House Returns!

Hour 2 - SoCal’s iconic coastal railroad could be forced to move as rising sea levels threaten its future. Plus, the world’s largest wildlife crossing is on track to open

LAPD Lawsuit Costs Soar, Metro Fare Evasion Persists & California State Workers Prepare to Strike!

Hour 3 - New data show police lawsuits have cost Los Angeles nearly half a billion dollars since 2019. Plus, Metro’s new faregates have reduced fare evasion by just 36%,

Hurricane Rachel Heads for Southern California, USS Abraham Lincoln Returns Home and Trump Warns Iran

Hour 1 - Hurricane Rachel moves toward Southern California as powerful waves, rain and strong winds create coastal dangers. Phil Ferrar from AM 600 KOGO in San Diego join

LA Metro Safety, CARE+ Changes and the Neighborhood Trash House Under Scrutiny

Hour 2 - LA City Councilmember Adrin Nazarian joins Monks & Merrill to discuss rising crime concerns on LA Metro following the pause of the Tap-to-Exit program and how th

SoCal Rents Rise, Young Angelenos Look Elsewhere and California’s Death Row Faces a Major Decision

Hour 3 - Southern California renters are feeling the pressure as rents rise across 58% of the region’s cities. Young people are also leaving Los Angeles for unexpected de

Criminally Undetermined, Defund Déjà Vu, Camping Optional and Tax Me, Chief

Hour 1 - The earlier LAFD investigation tried to answer a technical question: what physically caused the Lineage Logistics fire? Nithya Raman is taking heavy fire over

Badge Fight, Do Not Disturb, Be Well... Broke and Ballot Mulligan

Hour 2 - The Los Angeles Police Protective League is escalating its opposition to Measure FD, the half-cent sales tax increase backed by the firefighters union, by prepar

VoteBot, Class Dismissed, Diagnosis: Sweaty and Hot Now, Soaked Later

Hour 3 - Voters are increasingly using ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and other AI tools to research candidates, compare positions and sort through down-ballot races that receiv