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The Medium is the Message: Baltimore City and the Battle Over the MONSE Narrative

AP Submission for 2025 Outstanding Talk Show

Air date: December 9, 2025

In Baltimore City, the most controversial office, at this moment, is MONSE (the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement) and as a result, Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates are deeply and publicly divided on how this office should conduct business.

Dayvon Love, the director of public policy for the Baltimore-based think tank, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, agrees with the Mayor and published an Op-Ed supporting the work.

Today With Dr. Kaye sat down with Mr. Love and talked through his "Why does it matter that Ivan Bates is wrong" and took phone calls from both supporters and critics of MONSE.