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EPISODE · Aug 14, 2026 · 37 MIN

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

from Monks & Merrill

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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