The Paper Trail Podcast

Paul and Ryan discuss how a simple code violation led to a Reedley, Fresno County Department of Public Health and…

Ryan and Paul talk about the Transdev drivers strike as they request better pay, benefits and holiday schedule and what…

Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward discusses what has stunted prosecutors' mission against fentanyl, how prison closures lead to early…

Paul and Ryan discuss an article that pits Visalia's sewer capacity against a San Joaquin Valley Homes development slated for…

Paul and Ryan talk through a city council, city staff and marijuana cultivator's tax debacle in Parlier (2:25); Then they…

Paul and Ryan return to the pod and talk about the lack of movement a mental health facility is willing…

Reggie makes a brief return to the podcast to talk about the housing bottleneck in Visalia from an environmental lawsuit…

Paul and Ryan first talk about Ruiz Foods' decision to move their headquarters to Frisco, Texas in part because of…

Ryan and Paul review Maddi Langton's story on Tulare City Council's decision to move forward with a larger dog kennel…

Paul and Ryan talk about how four cities in Tulare County are among the fastest growing in the state despite…

Paul and Ryan talk about VUSD teacher's accounts of troublesome students who disrupt their entire class. Teachers also claim that…

Paul and Ryan talk about VUSD teacher's accounts of troublesome students who disrupt their entire class. Teachers also claim that…

Paul and Ryan open the show talking about the encouraging sign that comes with dropping prices in diesel costs (1:50);…

Ryan and Paul talk about the recent groundbreaking for the navigation center that the county's homeless population can use for…

Paul and Ryan talk about how the Tulare County Board of Supervisors adopt an invocation policy to begin their public…

Paul and Ryan talk about the heavy flooding the residents were hit after key flood gates were left closed and…

Weather moves fast, and water coming into Kaweah Lake moves even faster, nonetheless Paul and Ryan talk about some of…

Paul and Ryan give a good look at what Great Wolf's withdrawal indicates about the Visalia business climate (5:25); The…

Paul introduces new cohost Ryan Clark to the show. Ryan is a local tech entrepreneur who owns a data collection…

Paul and Reggie break their sign off silence to go over 2022 Midterm results from election night. They cover the…

Paul takes to the mic alone to give an update on The Sun-Gazette's expansion into Fresno County through buying a…

Paul and Reggie first talk about the governor's decision to sign AB257 into law which would create a council that…

Paul and Reggie jump back on the pod to talk about Cal Water's statement agreeing with Gov. Gavin Newsom's approach…

Paul sits down with CEO and founder of Salt + Light Works, Adrianne Hillman, to talk about their mission of…

Paul brings the relatively renowned Dr. Stephen Tootle back to the pod this week to catch up on the largest…

Paul and Reggie talk about the first case of Monkey Pox in Tulare County. They draw the differences in town…

Paul and Reggie talk about the state of housing in light of a 500 unit complex ready to be built…

Paul and Reggie talk about the $11.2 million deficit that Kaweah Health is facing according to their 2022-23 budget (2:50);…

Paul and Reggie drop new prices for an annual subscription to The Sun-Gazette going from $35/year to a whopping $50/year…

Paul and Reggie talk about the rapid movement by the Franey family in Visalia to repair the damage wreaked by…

Paul and Reggie talk about the update they published over the warning the Visalia Unified School District received from the…

Paul and Reggie talk about the uproar they've been getting over their crisis pregnancy center series now that it is…

Paul talks to Reggie about his adult literacy story from this week. He finds in his reporting that more adult…

Paul and Tootle talk about the Ukrainian resistance that has all but stopped Russia in its tracks thanks in large…

Paul and Reggie talk about the latest move by Visalia Councilman Greg Collins to fund a new aquatic center by…

Paul and Tootle talk about the draft opinion that was leaked from the United States Supreme Court last week. They…

Paul and Tootle talk about an AP report that shows Americans are deeply divided over how much children in K-12…

Paul and Reggie talk about the city of Lindsay's drought situation in the face of dwindling surface water and perhaps…

Paul and Tootle talk about the only topic worthy mentioning this week after a clip of GOP Minority Leader Kevin…

Paul and Reggie talk about the latest warnings from vector districts who say that mosquitos this summer will be worse…

Paul and Reggie talk about the Governor's latest push for CARE Courts that are intended to help people suffering from…

Paul and Tootle talk about the increase in food commodities as a result of the war in Ukraine, and whether…

Paul and Reggie talk about the contentious state of things between Farmersville teachers and their administration as negotiations all but…

Paul and Tootle go over some listener feedback at the top of the show before jumping into the first topic…

Paul and Reggie talk about a Tulare mom's plight to change California law that will account for a victim's mental…

Paul and Reggie talk about their recent Unmask Tulare County article that clearly finds that the movement has moved beyond…

Paul and Tootle talk about the rising gas prices at home and all over the country in light of President…

Paul and Reggie talk about former Tulare and Sacramento County Fair CEO, Pamela Fyock's, alleged $500,000 in self reimbursements. The…

Tootle and Paul follow up last week's pod with more talk about Ukraine and weigh how well the fighting is…

Paul and Reggie talk about more actions by Unmask Tulare County, this time they “serve” individual Visalia Unified school board…

Paul and Tootle discuss last week's mayhem and chaos in Ukraine and what the plan might be if Russia captures…