Water Wars, City Hall Battles & Money Bags Monks

Hour 3 - Tensions are escalating among the states that depend on the Colorado River as critical negotiations over the West's shrinking water supply intensify. Closer to home, questions are mounting over California's water priorities and how resources are being managed amid ongoing drought concerns. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles City Council is pushing back against federal efforts to suspend funding for LAHSA and has voted to place measures on the November ballot addressing noncitizen voting and expanded police oversight. Monks & Merrill examine the growing battles over water, homelessness, and political power shaping the future of Los Angeles and the West.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.