Hour 2 - California voters send a strong message as Monterey Park moves closer to becoming the first city in the state to ban data centers. Huntington Beach Mayor Casey McKeon joins the show to discuss the city’s ongoing housing dispute with the state and whether a concession is on the horizon. Plus, a look at Robert Garcia’s commanding lead in the newly drawn CA-42 race, the latest on the dramatic Bakersfield bank hostage standoff that ended with hostages freed and the suspect dead, and Chris Merrill breaks down the 2026 Heavy Hundred rankings of America’s most influential talk show hosts while reflecting on this year’s Golden Mike Awards.

<p>Hour 2 - California voters send a strong message as Monterey Park moves closer to becoming the first city in the state to ban data centers. Huntington Beach Mayor Casey McKeon joins the show to discuss the city&rsquo;s ongoing housing dispute with the state and whether a concession is on the horizon. Plus, a look at Robert Garcia&rsquo;s commanding lead in the newly drawn CA-42 race, the latest on the dramatic Bakersfield bank hostage standoff that ended with hostages freed and the suspect dead, and Chris Merrill breaks down the 2026 Heavy Hundred rankings of America&rsquo;s most influential talk show hosts while reflecting on this year&rsquo;s Golden Mike Awards.</p>

Monks & Merrill, with Michael Monks and Chris Merrill.

<p>Monks &amp; Merrill, with Michael Monks and Chris Merrill.</p>

Monks & Merrill

California Voters Reshape the Future

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