{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Happening in Upland","title":"Happening in Upland: The Gracious Hole Edition","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/05d4b6af\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":789,"description":"Mark and Joleen return to dissect the mid-December chaos in Upland, where the \"City of Gracious Living\" is currently defined by pothole-ridden roads and a City Council that has officially checked out for the year under Resolution 6520. This episode explores the mystery of the stalled Amazon Fresh project, the long-term construction fatigue of the $13 million Foothill Boulevard rehabilitation, and a local real estate market that makes a six-figure salary feel like a starter kit. The duo dives into the week’s stranger headlines, from the \"Mickey Bandits\" dental office heist to reports of heavy-handed ICE activity, while also checking in on Upland High’s \"Cocoa and Cram\" sessions and the upcoming debut of Two Frogs Cantina. Between a bipolar weather forecast jumping from 80-degree heat to Christmas Eve rain and a cynical look at the Route 66 centennial priorities, this episode offers a balanced yet blunt reality check on life in the Inland Empire as 2025 draws to a close.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zqugjGLD6iS_VjNqlc5aVa8HWePqX8SwO0L4Hw734mU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jMWUy/YTgxMjg0NjA5ZjE3/ZTMyNGE2NzY1YzY2/YzkxOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}