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Keith Roberts from The Valley Hive talks about California facing a honeybee shortage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ICYMI: ‘Later, with Mo’Kelly’ Presents – A special conversation with Jake Isgar; Head of Alternative & Specialty Programming at Alamo Drafthouse, who joins the program on Twin Peaks Day, to introduce Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s theater in downtown LA amazing March programming lineup featuring - ‘IN DREAMS: Films of David Lynch,’ which offers “a month-long retrospective of the dimensionally transcendent filmmaker behind surreal neo-noir masterpieces like ‘MULHOLLAND DRIVE,’ ‘BLUE VELVET,’ and ‘TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME’ just to name a few” - on KFI AM 640…Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ICYMI: ‘Later, with Mo’Kelly’ Presents – A Conversation with Dan Abrams, host and executive producer of  the hit REELZ documentary series ‘On Patrol: LIVE,’ who returns to the program to preview season four of the series that follows police officers across the nation in action live and in real time, every Friday and Saturday night on REELZ (9pm to 12am ET) - on KFI AM 640…Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ICYMI: ‘Later, with Mo’Kelly’ Presents – A look ‘Beyond the Box Score’ with regular guest contributor Jackie Rae; Long Beach Post/WNBA Reporter and host of ‘The Jackie Rae Show,’ weighing in on the Philadelphia Eagles plans to skip the NFL tradition of visiting the White House after winning Super Bowl & Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards’ decision to bow out of becoming the next NBA poster boy - on KFI AM 640…Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Debra Eckerling is author of the award-winning Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals (Independent Publisher Book Awards, Silver Medalist, Self Help 2021) and creator of The D*E*B Method, which is her system for goalsetting simplified. DEB stands for Determine Your Mission, Explore Your Options, Brainstorm Your Path. She hosts the GoalChat and the Taste Buds with Deb podcasts, and is the author of "Your Goal Guide" and the recently released, "52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Six weeks after the start of the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a potential blaze and finger-pointing between the chief and City Hall over responsibility for the devastation. Pope Francis remains in critical condition, according to the Vatican, with blood tests showing mild signs of kidney failure “which is currently under control,” the Vatican said Sunday, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia in both his lungs. The Law Makers, Law Breakers and times that there oughta be a law. In a scathing news conference on Friday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman provided an emphatic takedown of the new evidence provided in the Menendez brothers murder case and said he would take action to limit their potential paths to freedom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Multiple U.S. federal agencies told employees not to respond immediately to a demand by President Donald Trump's adviser Elon Musk to list their accomplishments in the last week or be fired, as a chaotic campaign to cull the bureaucracy pushes forward. Two people are dead after two planes collided mid-air Wednesday morning at an airport in southern Arizona. Delta Air Lines is offering $30,000 to each passenger on a regional jet that crashed and flipped upside down in the snow Monday while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News of note from Tinsel Town and beyond. Stories that make you say “Hmmmm?” that didn’t fit neatly into any other spot on the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GUEST: MATT KLINK, on Harris Has Scrambled the California Governor’s Race Without Entering It. New Uber feature may overcharge you. Here’s how to turn it off + Uber with guns': App available in LA provides armed security with click of a button. Delta flight makes emergency landing at LAX due to smoke on board/ American Airlines flight diverted to Rome over 'possible security issue'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest:  Tom Gibbons, Vice President of Paulist Productions, A Catholic Media company in Los Angeles... He also serves at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westwood... joins toto talk about Pope Francis being in critical condition with early kidney failure but remains alert as prayers pour in. Newsom asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for L.A. wildfire relief + L.A. fire chief responds to ouster by Bass. Guest: James Rainey, veteran reporter - LA TIMES writer to talk all things Los Angeles / Losing his childhood Malibu home to the fires. CROSS with Chris Merrill See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Monks dives into a series of pressing issues impacting Los Angeles. He opens with controversy as Mayor Karen Bass fires Fire Chief Kristin Crowley over the January wildfires—sparking pushback from the firefighters’ union over budget cuts and resource shortfalls. Michael then sits down with lawyer Avi Siani to discuss recent eviction moratorium moves by the County and City Council, as well as the mounting challenges small “mom and pop” landlords face under new housing regulations. Finally, he tackles the escalating rat infestation crisis in LA, now the nation’s second most rodent-infested city, following California’s expanded ban on key rodenticides.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Monks examines how the January 2025 Palisades Fire has forced city officials to reconsider the downtown Convention Center expansion, jeopardizing plans for the 2028 Olympic Games. He then sits down with LA County GOP Chairwoman Roxanne Hogue, who discusses the challenges and opportunities facing over a million registered Republicans in a predominantly Democratic region, emphasizing public safety and good governance. Together, they delve into downtown LA’s paradox of breathtaking high-rises contrasted with chaotic, grimy streets, and wrap up by exploring national influences like President Trump’s return and critiquing the “top two” primary system for limiting minority party representation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing her response to Palisades wildfire. Pacific Palisades property sold as ‘blank canvas' for $1.2 million after fire. Palisades Fire runoff washing onto beaches. Three California beaches named among ‘best’ in America, according to Tripadvisor. Federal Official Says Eaton Fire Cleanup Will Be Completed by January 8, 2026. California wildfires could spark 'smokey wine' trend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deeper Dives: Street Sweeping in L.A.: Tickets Keep Coming, But the Sweepers Don’t. New California law, named after former student and hazing victim, aims to make college safer. Uber with guns': App available in LA provides armed security with click of a button.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ICYMI: ‘Later, with Mo’Kelly’ Presents – Mark Rahner’s review of ‘Neon’s new Stephen King adaptation “The Monkey” AND the new Apple Studios streaming release “The Gorge” in ‘The Rahner Report’ - on KFI AM 640…Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ICYMI: ‘Later, with Mo’Kelly’ Presents – ‘Friday Nights’ with L.A. Radio Legend Nautica De La Cruz checking out “Let’s Fly” at the Balloon Museum AND highlighting today’s ‘Hidden Gem,’ ‘MHALA.org’ and their mission to “ensure that people with mental health needs achieve meaningful, healthy lives in their communities” - on KFI AM 640…Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IT’S FOODIE FRIDAY! Food enthusiast and host of ‘The Fork Report’ on KFI Neil Saavedra joins Bill to talk about bird flu causing egg prices to soar, but not the price of chicken oddly rnough.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The House Whisperer Dean Sharp is back on Wake Up Call for another edition of ‘Waking Up with the House Whisperer!’ Today, Dean talks about concrete.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy talks with SoLA Chief Impact Officer Sherri Francois about their upcoming LA Fire Relief Event "Together We Rebuild," serving 1000+ fire impacted families, raising and distributing over $1,000,000 in funds and resources at the SoLa Beehive in South Los Angeles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ICYMI: ‘Later, with Mo’Kelly’ Presents – A look at new Wi-Fi tech for preparedness, the 'Solis Go' & T-Mobile's new satellite service ‘free BETA for ALL’ ‘ on ‘Tech Thursday’ with regular guest contributor; (author, podcast host, and technology pundit) Marsha Collier - on KFI AM 640…Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.