Doom For Sale, Deadline Drama and Paramount's Exit Strategy

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…

Are Recent Seismic Events a Pattern or Panic? + Searching for Answers

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 Sei…

D.A. Presser, Aging Into a Target and Running On "E"... Expensive

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 certa…

From SoCal Tragedy to AI Chaos

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.

SoCal Helicopter Crash, Non-Profit Fraud & More

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. 

City Hall Lawsuit, a Whistleblower & an Executive Gone

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. 

Stadium Drama, Beachfront Giveaways & El Niño

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 co…

Start Writing Our Terms of Surrender to AI

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 …

Recovery Failures, Campaign Jabs & 2028 Rumblings

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 betwee…

Scary Cat In The Hat

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.