Happening in Upland

Join Mark and Joleen on *Happening in Upland* for a grounded yet candid look at life in the Inland Empire, where the air is thick and the traffic is thicker. This episode covers the April 6, 2026, kickoff of the $91 million Mission Boulevard Bridge replacement project, a three-year endeavor set to test every driver's patience. We break down the holiday weekend's high-speed car chase drama, celebra...

Join Mark and Joleen on Happening in Upland as they navigate the fine line between local pride and the daily frustrations of life in the Inland Empire. This episode dives into the 2026 Route 66 Centennial celebrations and the upcoming water tower mural, while balancing the city's charm with a serious look at recent police stop data and Upland High School's prestigious "California Distinguished Sch...

Join Mark and Joleen on *Happening in Upland* for a grounded, slightly sharp-edged look at the Inland Empire news that actually impacts your commute and your community. In this March 23, 2026 episode, we celebrate Upland High School's prestigious California Distinguished School award while bracing for a record-breaking 90-degree spring heatwave and the ongoing $13.2 million Foothill Boulevard cons...

Welcome to a blistering edition of Happening in Upland, where the March heat is hitting triple digits and the Tesla Superchargers on Arrow Route are currently doubling as a monument to failed paperwork. Hosts Mark and Joleen navigate the week's highs and lows, from the bureaucratic "rounding error" stalling local EV charging to the $13 million construction headache on Foothill Boulevard that's tes...

Navigate the local chaos with Happening in Upland, your essential guide to surviving and thriving in the City of Gracious Living. In this episode, hosts Mark and Joleen break down the latest from the March 2026 City Council meeting and the Upland Unified School District's "Great Eight" school restructuring, while offering a blunt reality check on the city's spike in vehicle thefts. Whether you're...

Join Mark and Joleen for a candid look at the real-life chaos and community spirit defining Upland, California, in this episode of *Happening in Upland* for March 3, 2026. This week, we navigate the bureaucratic "foreplay" of the City Council's latest unhoused roundtable, the persistent budget gaps leading to new development fees, and why the "City of Gracious Living" currently feels more like the...

Get the unfiltered lowdown on Upland, California, with Mark and Joleen as they navigate the local landscape on Monday, February 23rd, 2026. In this episode of "Happening in Upland," we dive into the latest City Council drama on Euclid, analyze a confusing shift in local crime trends where property theft is down but violent incidents are rising, and highlight the surprisingly organized student club...

Welcome to *Happening in Upland*, the local news podcast that treats life in the Inland Empire with the mixture of community pride and mild exasperation it deserves. Join hosts Mark and Joleen as they navigate the beautiful, chaotic mess of our city--from the massive student walkouts hitting the Southland and the tragic reality of local road safety to the "elevated" pub fare at Rescue Brewery in H...

Welcome to Happening in Upland, the local podcast where hosts Mark and Joleen navigate the "City of Gracious Living" with a healthy dose of realism and just enough caffeine to survive the 10 freeway. In this February 9, 2026, episode, we break down the Upland Unified School District's high-tech athletic field renovation and Mayor Bill Velto's optimistic take on the $13.2 million Foothill Boulevard...

Welcome to Happening in Upland, the local podcast that delivers an honest, unfiltered look at life in the heart of the Inland Empire. In this episode for February 2026, hosts Mark and Joleen navigate the "concrete hellscape" to bring you the latest on the Pipeline Upland Memorial Skate Park, a fascinating piece of local history involving clandestine Bible smuggling, and the reality of the city's r...

On this episode of Happening in Upland, your guide to the pleasant living and questionable choices of Upland, CA, we dissect the bureaucratic absurdity behind the ongoing shutdown of the giant Tesla Supercharger station on Arrow Route by San Bernardino County. We also check in on the soul-crushing 'progress' of the I-10 Express Lanes project and a wild high-speed police chase that found its dramat...

Welcome to "Happening in Upland," your guide to what's sort of, maybe, kind of going on in the City of Gracious Living. This week, join hosts Mark and Joleen as they dissect a blissfully uneventful Upland city council meeting, a surprisingly silent police blotter, and a school district that's just... schooling. For our Upland food review, we find a reliable burger at The Heights Restaurant and Bar...

Happening in Upland is your essential weekly guide to everything you love, and love to complain about, in the City of Gracious Living. Join hosts Mark and Joleen for a balanced, no-nonsense look at what matters most to Upland, California residents. From the latest City Council decisions (or lack thereof) and strange stories from the police blotter, to practical updates on the local real estate mar...

Tune into Happening in Upland, your essential weekly guide to the city's municipal minutiae, delivered with a healthy dose of sarcasm and thinly veiled affection. This week, hosts Mark and Joleen kick off 2026 by wading through the latest local news so you don't have to. We cover the bizarre story of avian flu hitting upland gamebirds, a surprisingly quiet Upland crime report, and what's new in th...

This week on Happening in Upland, we dissect the suspiciously quiet week between Christmas and New Year's in the City of Gracious Living. Join us as we explore why the Upland City Council decided to clock out early for the year, celebrate the festive holiday lull in our local crime rate, and raise a skeptical eyebrow at the Upland Unified School District's ambitious 'Vision 2030' plan. We also inv...

This week on Happening in Upland, we explore the strange pre-holiday lull that has descended upon the City of Gracious Living. Is it a Christmas miracle or just the calm before the storm of returned gifts and abandoned fitness resolutions? Join hosts Mark and Joleen as they dive into the (thankfully) uneventful Upland crime report, celebrate the next generation of geniuses at the Upland High Schoo...

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...