The Challenges Facing SoCal Right Now

Can You Trust the Polls? Breaking Down the Latest Races

Hour 1- Monks and out and Merrill is holding it down. We are covering all things politics. Governor race, mayor race, and polls! Do you have faith in the polls? We get into it all on KFI-AM640. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Measure ER, Budget Fights and Local Politics

Hour 2- Monks and out and Merrill flying solo. He is covering the latest with Huntington Beach and Robert Garcia. PLUS we talk to Councilwoman Traci Park and why she voted no on Los Angeles' nearly $15 million budget AND we are covering Measure ER and more on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Mayoral Race and the Turnout Challenge

Hour 3- Merrill all alone today on Monks and Merrill and we are covering the mayor race. Voting turn out has been low and vandals have been vandalizing and we get into all of it. PLUS is voter fatigue a factor? It's all on KFIAM-640.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

More Monks and Merrill: Diet Soda + Aliens + Football and Wolves

More Monks and Merrill Hour 1 (05/30) - A post from The Wall Street Journal says there is now a discourse between Diet Coke and Coke Zero, with the latter gaining more popularity. The CIA is using your DNA data to determine if you are an extraterrestrial. Plus, from sex tapes in the NFL to overflowing trash - we are now in a constant state of surveillance. There's a grey wolf that's been spotted in Sequoia Park, and it is the first grey wolf spotted in the area in more than a century. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

More Monks and Merrill: Race for Facial Hair + Gubernatorial Candidate Sam Sandak + Psychedelics + Crime Is Down

More Monks and Merrill Hour 2 (05/30) - California politics takes a bizarre turn as the race for governor becomes a battle over facial hair. Gubernatorial candidate Sam Sandak joins us to discuss his run for California governor and the issues driving his campaign. Congressman Lou Correa joins Monks & Merrill to discuss psychedelic therapy legislation in Orange County. Crime is down in LA. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.