Hour  1 - Attorney General candidate Michael Gates joins Monks & Merrill to discuss the city's preparedness and accountability. Plus, the hosts break down a deputy-involved shooting that ended a vicious dog attack, the troubling rise in dead animals found on L.A. streets, the long-awaited sale of a graffiti-covered Downtown L.A. eyesore, and new polling showing Californians strongly support CEQA reform while overwhelmingly opposing AI data centers.

Hour&nbsp; 1 - Attorney General candidate Michael Gates joins Monks &amp; Merrill to discuss the city's preparedness and accountability. Plus, the hosts break down a deputy-involved shooting that ended a vicious dog attack, the troubling rise in dead animals found on L.A. streets, the long-awaited sale of a graffiti-covered Downtown L.A. eyesore, and new polling showing Californians strongly support CEQA reform while overwhelmingly opposing AI data centers.

Monks & Merrill, with Michael Monks and Chris Merrill.

Monks &amp; Merrill, with Michael Monks and Chris Merrill.

Monks & Merrill

Olympics, Oversight & Outrage

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It's MORE Monks & Merrill! All new content just for the weekend. Ralphs is rolling out a new 6-foot tall AI powered robot to check inventory in their stores. Who will be held liable if an AI chatbot get sensitive information wrong? Houses on Sea Level Dr. have fallen below sea level, including movie star Nicholas Cage. Coyotes in LA are getting out of control; does LA Animal Control know what to do?

It's MORE Monks &amp; Merrill! All new content just for the weekend. Ralphs is rolling out a new 6-foot tall AI powered robot to check inventory in their stores. Who will be held liable if an AI chatbot get sensitive information wrong? Houses on Sea Level Dr. have fallen below sea level, including movie star Nicholas Cage. Coyotes in LA are getting out of control; does LA Animal Control know what to do?

Ralph's Robots + AI Liability + Nick Cage's Hole + Animal Control

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It's the best of the week. Right here. Right now. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer joins The Monks & Merrill Show to discuss potential charges against the parents of a boy who died in an electric motorcycle crash in Garden Grove. Miles Morton, founder of The Basin, joins the show to break down a major LA delivery robot company’s reported $101 million loss and its pitch to investors: no driver wages. Plus, outrage over sky-high LADWP bills is lighting up social media. 

It's the best of the week. Right here. Right now. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer joins The Monks &amp; Merrill Show to discuss potential charges against the parents of a boy who died in an electric motorcycle crash in Garden Grove. Miles Morton, founder of The Basin, joins the show to break down a major LA delivery robot company&rsquo;s reported $101 million loss and its pitch to investors: no driver wages. Plus, outrage over sky-high LADWP bills is lighting up social media.&nbsp;

OC DA Todd Spitzer On E-Bikes + Miles Morton & Delivery Robots + LADWP Bills

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Hour 1 - Is Metro dumping passengers into Azusa—and is the city seeing a rise in crime as a result? Plus, how Waymo could be changing the game for Uber and Lyft drivers across Los Angeles, and why fewer than half of Americans expect the midterm elections to be free and fair. KFI reporter Heather Brooker joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to discuss a new poll revealing L.A. voters’ concerns about outside influence in the midterms.

Hour 1 - Is Metro dumping passengers into Azusa&mdash;and is the city seeing a rise in crime as a result? Plus, how Waymo could be changing the game for Uber and Lyft drivers across Los Angeles, and why fewer than half of Americans expect the midterm elections to be free and fair. KFI reporter Heather Brooker joins Michael Monks and Chris Merrill to discuss a new poll revealing L.A. voters&rsquo; concerns about outside influence in the midterms.

Is L.A. Facing a Transit, Rideshare & Election Trust Crisis?

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