Hour 2 - Orange County faces a potential legal reckoning as two dozen parents may be criminally charged after children rode e-bikes and e-motorcycles illegally, while L.A. City Council members push new restrictions on e-bikes citywide. The show also breaks down the LA Council’s approval of funding to hire a consultant for a revamped homelessness plan and explores LA Metro’s report that homelessness on public transit has dropped 57% since 2024—what’s driving that decline and what it means for broader policy.

<p>Hour 2 - Orange County faces a potential legal reckoning as two dozen parents may be criminally charged after children rode e-bikes and e-motorcycles illegally, while L.A. City Council members push new restrictions on e-bikes citywide. The show also breaks down the LA Council&rsquo;s approval of funding to hire a consultant for a revamped homelessness plan and explores LA Metro&rsquo;s report that homelessness on public transit has dropped 57% since 2024&mdash;what&rsquo;s driving that decline and what it means for broader policy.</p>

Monks & Merrill, with Michael Monks and Chris Merrill.

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

Monks & Merrill

Transit, Homelessness and the E‑Bike Crackdown 

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