Paper Trail Podcast

Paul and Ryan talk about the increasing rate of euthanasia in Tulare County and Fresno County animals shelters (3:20); Then they talk about the county's push to institute two mental health facilities in their 2023-24 budget (26:38)

Paul and Ryan begin with "Big Thoughts" on the recent Congressional impeachment inquiry (1:55); Then they talk about the VUSD process on 20+ books that were challenged and stand to be removed from high school libraries (7:20); Then they talk about Universal Meditech Inc.'s announcement that they will be closing up shop in light of their recent debacle in Reedley (22:20).

Paul and Ryan open the show to talk about where they were on Sept. 11, 2001 and how badly America handled the fallout in the generations after (4:05); Then they talk about the residents' of East Orosi's urge to have their community services district clean house by firing their staff over a slew of allegations (17:00); and then they talk about Sen. Melissa Hurtado's push to reveal anonymous land purchasers who are gobbling up thousands of acres of ag land (33:30).

Paul and Ryan review their thoughts following the previous week's GOP presidential debate (2:40); then they talk about the Tulare County Board of Supervisor's decision to take no action a noise ordinance, and how an animal protection group tried to careen the conversation toward cockfighting (9:40); and then they talk about the dismal state small town chambers are finding themselves in in light of the Lindsay's dissolution and then impending vote to not dissolve (23:50).

Paul and Ryan dive into the recent Kansas newsroom raid at the Marion County Record as one of the most egregious affronts to the first amendment in the modern US (2:20); then they talk about the state's projection to hit stagnant population growth by 2060 (21:55).

Ryan and Paul start off with their new segment called "Big Thought" inspired by last week's riff on Twitter's rebrand as "X." This week they openly complained about the GOP's unwillingness to get off the mind drug known as Donald Trump.

However they jump into the latest on the Reedley Lab story that was originally broken in the Mid Valley Times (15:00); then they recount the story where local high school football coach Jeromy Blackwell nearly died following a fall in his backyard (31:12).

Paul and Ryan go through the troubles at Twitter...we mean "X" and how billionaires detach themselves from a normal feedbackloop (1:40); Then they talk about the "spicy" public meeting between Springville residents and the Del Oro Water Company who has given them inconsistent water while charging them a full monthly price (9:45); Then they talk about the third update in the battle between Ever Well, Terra Bella residents and the Tulare County planning commission (24:47).

Paul and Ryan discuss how a simple code violation led to a Reedley, Fresno County Department of Public Health and CDC investigation leading to hundreds of dead lab mice and illegally disposed medical waste (4:35); Then they discuss the dramatic increase of homelessness in Tulare and Kings Counties between 2022 and 2023 (20:35).