Episode 339: WSLR News Wed., Apr. 16, 2025: Venice City Council resignation's ripples; Fauci in Sarasota; tumbling real estate prices; local economic ripples of Trump measures; Canadian snowbirds

A Venice City Council member made ripples last week when she resigned in protest against peers seemingly favoring developer Pat Neal. WSLR’s Ramon Lopez interviewed Joan Farrell and Ron Smith, who was elected by landslide after he said Neal had asked him to drop out. Next: The culture wars flared up again on Monday when Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke to more than 3,000 people in Sarasota. Then: Real estate prices in Southwest Florida are tumbling. We have a report from the Suncoast Searchlight. Next: Trump’s executive measures will translate to hard times for our local economy and the finances of cities and counties on the Suncoast. That’s according to one of the leading bond experts in the country who happens to live in Sarasota. Finally: Canadian snowbirds are upset - to the point where they stay away and sell their Florida homes. WSLR’s Jennifer Johnston talked to two of them.