Monks & Merrill

Hour 1 - California voters head toward November feeling pessimistic about the economy and the country’s direction. Newport Beach must run its own Nov. 3 special election for three resident initiatives after a judge rejected the city’s request for relief. An industry-funded study projects enormous production gains from a hypothetical federal film tax credit, while a Paramount-commissioned analysis examines the economic consequences of a departure from California. KFI's Heather Brooker joins the show to talk more about Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery's acquisition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 - UC Riverside researchers have developed a method for identifying locked fault regions that could generate enormous earthquakes. Plus, a weekend of earthquake swarms around Lennox and Westmont has added a local concern to headlines about seismic activity around the Pacific. Professor of Seismology at UC Riverside, Gareth Funning, joins the show. Investigators are examining recorded audio and wreckage from the helicopter crash that killed Eliana Moreno, George Marciniw and Edy Gutierrez Mejia, a bystander. Alex Stone from ABC News joins the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 - District Attorney Hochman has announced in a live press conference today that Bailey Lynn Rios, the woman who drove an SUV causing a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth Tuesday evening, will be charged for second-degree murder, DUI and reckless driving. UCLA researchers project that certain vulnerable Hyundais and Kias will remain unusually attractive theft targets in Los Angeles through at least 2042. Owners have options today, including free repairs, but announcing a fix and protecting every affected car are two different accomplishments. Southern California’s pump prices are climbing fast. GasBuddy’s Patrick De Haan joins us to separate the likely hit from the worst-case scenarios. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1- Monks and Merrill are covering the latest tragedy in SoCal, the NBC4 helicopter crash. We are talking to Will Kohlschreiber and honoring KFI's own Bruce Wayne. PLUS the troubles with AI and data centers. It's all on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2- Monks and Merrill are covering the latest with the NBC4 crash. AND the latest in non-profit fraud schemes. All this and MORE on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 - Monks and Merrill are talking to City Council Member Bill Rush about the lawsuit between Montclair and San Bernardino City Transportation authority. PLUS a whistle blown and an executive gone. We explain that and MORE on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Could Stan Kroenke take a wrecking ball to Angel Stadium? A judge says the deal that brought SoFi Stadium to Inglewood is invalid, while the owner of the Milwaukee Brewers plans to donate $2 million in beachfront property to the public after allegedly taking sand from the beach. Plus, El Niño is coming — and people are already beating it up! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are we already writing our terms of surrender to AI? Mike Duboski from ABC News joins the show to break down the growing fight over artificial intelligence and who should be setting the rules. California is moving forward with new AI oversight and safety measures, while KFI News’ Mark Rahner joins the conversation. Meanwhile, President Trump is pushing back on warnings about AI, calling fears of the technology taking over the world a “hoax.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monks & Merrill break down a report finding that Los Angeles County lacked plans and procedures for key wildfire recovery efforts. The latest developments from the La Habra Heights fire and concerns from Bel Air business owners following a homeless encampment fire. Plus, the political battle between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman heats up as Raman debuts a new campaign ad during the Emmy Awards broadcast, and Governor Gavin Newsom weighs in on the future of national politics, saying he would not run for president if Kamala Harris enters the race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monks and Merrill are covering the latest in SoCal including Huntington Beach housing element lawsuit. We talk to Councilmember Eric Weigand and a teen curfew during the holidays, and a scary Cat in the Hat you should be avoiding. We explain all this and MORE on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can USC be saved? Well we are talking to Matt Hamilton from LA Material about what can be done. We break it down on Monks and Merrill. PLUS is there another El Nino coming to SoCal? AND we are getting micro-earthquakes in SoCal. We deep dive on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monks and Merrill are talking to Todd Spritzer about e-bikes and the latest with LAPD impounding minibikes after some dangerous activity took place. AND Heather Brooker LIVE from the Emmy's and MORE on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 - It's MORE Monks & Merrill! Autumn has made its arrival, and it has all our favorite things the season brings with it this time of year, but not without a fight through the end of summer's heat. You're getting voting advice from a newspaper, but take a look at who is telling you to vote. Is A.I. really the human extinction event it's talked about to be? Autumnal sports are coming back! Find out what this generation is cheering for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 - It's MORE Monks & Merrill! A proposed no-camping zone at the new Sixth Street Bridge park sparks a neighborhood debate as resident Tom Traflet joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to explain the push behind the petition. A man is arrested after allegedly attacking employees at a Los Angeles animal shelter, raising new concerns about safety for those working to protect animals. Nina Jackel, founder of Lady Freethinker, joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to expose how online animal cruelty can be disguised as innocent or heartwarming rescue content. Chino resident Michael Sherman says his front-yard food garden has generated $1,250 in fines and the threat of another $500 penalty. Michael Sherman joins us to explain how his Chino food garden became a prolonged enforcement dispute. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 - 25 years later... Feds warn terrorist groups continue to encourage attacks against America. Laura Ingle, former KFI Reporter, now with NewsNation, was sent to NYC, and she joins the show to recount what she remembers and her experience flying into New York just 3 days after the attack. KFI's Heather Brooker joins to talk about remembering the heroes and survivors of 9/11. Paul Veneto, "Paulie's Push", joins the show to honor the hero flight attendants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 - Palisades voters hate Bass AND Raman - so who do they vote for? Raman vs Bass - Raman pushes Bass to take on more televised deabtes. Fontana Mayor Acquanetta Warren vs Democratic Socialist Joz Sida. Feds allege a Skid Row petition signature scheme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 - A generation has grown up knowing 9/11 only through other people's accounts. What are our schools teaching them about it? 75% of Torrance Unified Schools have NO air conditioning and parents are angry. What happened to the state program to provide it? Gov. Newsom signed a package of bills to protect kids, the first, regulating chatbots. Also signed by Newsom, social media protection laws for minors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 - Hurricane Marie's waves damaged homes and coastal defenses across Los Angeles and Orange counties, and climate scientist Daniel Swain warns winter could bring worse coastal flooding. After the coastal damage, there's another warning in this summer's temperatures: August tied Earth's hottest month on record, and the contiguous United States recorded its hottest summer. A new working paper links California's later school starts to more sleep, better mental health and higher test scores. We ask study coauthor Osea Giuntella, associate professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh, how convincing the evidence is and whether the benefits account for the disruption to working families. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 - Virginia mother Karyann Parkinson received a misdemeanor conviction after allowing her five-year old son, Sam, to walk roughly half a mile through their gated neighborhood to collect goose feathers near a pond. Rancho Pales Verdes wants California to create landslide insurance molded on the California Earthquake Authority or FAIR Plan. Owners at a 499-unit Torrance condo complex face a special assessment exceeding $49,000 a piece, according to ABC7. Residents have sued and are pursuing a board recall. Irvine tops WalletHub's Southern California housing-market rankings, followed by Ontario and Murrieta, according to the Register's analysis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 - Los Angeles' new film-industry committee held its first meeting Wednesday, promising to address permitting obstacles and duplicate fees. The Boyle Heights warehouse cleanup is finished, but the fight over responsibility is escalating. Two bills awaiting Governor Newsom's action would establish emergency financial protections and increase certain penalties following the Lineage warehouse fire. Nithya Raman faced questions Wednesday about why she promoted union endorsements with press conferences while acknowledging DSA-LA's support differently. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.