Episode #90
Still Talkin’ Radio: San Diego Daycare Fraud, Media Access & Government Accountability
Jared Basso and Dave Stall welcome Amy Reichert for a major update from the Reichert Report. Amy discusses the federal charges announced against 12 defendants in San Diego accused of participating in separate fraudulent home-daycare schemes involving more than $10 million in taxpayer-funded childcare payments . Amy, who attended the DOJ press conference, also reflects on her earlier reporting with Nick Shirley and why she believes citizen and investigative journalism played an important role in bringing greater attention to questionable daycare operations. The federal charges remain allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty. The conversation expands into government accountability, taxpayer spending, California politics, housing and Proposition 13, along with the pressures facing independent journalists. Amy discusses threats she says she has received over her reporting and reports that Nick Shirley may step away from field reporting because of security concerns. Jared, Dave, and Amy also debate the role ordinary citizens can play in government oversight and public affairs. Later, Jared and Dave turn to President Donald Trump’s decision to remove CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House grounds , sparking a broader debate about presidential press access, freedom of the press, media credibility, and whether access to the White House should be treated differently from the constitutional right to publish. The discussion reaches back to earlier presidential administrations and even the history of yellow journalism as the crew considers where aggressive reporting ends and irresponsible journalism begins. YouTube: @MrDaveStall Website: davestall.com STILL TALKIN RADIO 09/20/26
