Hour 2 - Mayor Karen Bass pushes for free public transit as Metro estimates the plan could cost more than $1 billion. We’ll also examine California’s bullet train, which may run out of cash by 2027, and speak with research director Jared Schachner about why L.A. County’s housing shortage persists despite modest progress. Plus, as fire danger intensifies, Malibu declares an emergency to rapidly clear homeless encampments.

<p>Hour 2 - Mayor Karen Bass pushes for free public transit as Metro estimates the plan could cost more than $1 billion. We&rsquo;ll also examine California&rsquo;s bullet train, which may run out of cash by 2027, and speak with research director Jared Schachner about why L.A. County&rsquo;s housing shortage persists despite modest progress. Plus, as fire danger intensifies, Malibu declares an emergency to rapidly clear homeless encampments.</p>

Monks & Merrill, with Michael Monks and Chris Merrill.

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

Monks & Merrill

The Billion-Dollar Transit Gamble & Malibu’s Encampment Emergency

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