Hour 1 - Pasadena residents are taking their fight to new heights as activists climb trees and lawsuits mount over the school district's controversial tree removal plan. Jessica Richards, Co-founder of PUSD Trees, joins Monks & Merrill to discuss the growing standoff. Plus, why do vacant buildings in Downtown L.A. keep catching fire on the same block? And neighbors near the Boyle Heights warehouse say giant rats, swarms of bright green flies, and unbearable odors have turned daily life into a nightmare. 

<p>Hour 1 - Pasadena residents are taking their fight to new heights as activists climb trees and lawsuits mount over the school district's controversial tree removal plan. Jessica Richards, Co-founder of PUSD Trees, joins Monks &amp; Merrill to discuss the growing standoff. Plus, why do vacant buildings in Downtown L.A. keep catching fire on the same block? And neighbors near the Boyle Heights warehouse say giant rats, swarms of bright green flies, and unbearable odors have turned daily life into a nightmare.&nbsp;</p>

Monks & Merrill, with Michael Monks and Chris Merrill.

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

Monks & Merrill

Tree Protest Takes Root, While Fire and Filth Grip L.A. Neighborhoods

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