Back in June 2022, Washoe County Manager Eric Brown, submitted a request to fund a Legal Aid program for employees of the county. This fund, not to exceed $150,000.00 annually, is designed…

Justice in our community and our country is intimately tied to judges, members of our community who are supposed to remain impartial at all levels. The impartiality of our entire justice system has been in question since the Supreme Court started…

As of this Monday marks Calen Evans's first day serving as the President of the Washoe Education Association, his tenure is shadowed by his colorful past. We previously shared court documents related to those cases, but we recently received…

Picon started to dive into the Nevada Secretary of State Contribution and Expense Reports back in April 2022, after the required April 15th filling date – meaning all political candidates…

Within public records, Picon Press has located some interesting information regarding the new union president for the Washoe County School District teachers union. Calen Evans, who also lists himself…

Paul Gardner is another individual to pay attention too. In 2021 police started investigating Gardner for installing a hidden camera in his home bathroom to film guests…

Since 2003, a domestic violence shelter has operated in Sparks in a residential area. After a series of what can only be described as bureaucratic gymnastics, 11 neighbors have brought suit against Washoe…

As our readers may recall, on June 21, 2022, Wendy Leonard went on a directed attack at the 82 year old commissioner…

Picon had the opportunity to learn from a business owner just what is occurring in and around the CARES campus. The owners of Zamboni Muffler, located…

In March of 2016, Washoe County engaged the National Center for State Courts to produce a space needs assessment for the court complexes located in…

Following a particularly unusual and foul public comment by failed candidate Wendy Leonard, Picon is very interested in why Wendy Leonard was given the leeway to hurl insults and allegations…

During the June 21, 2022, Washoe County Board of County Commissioners meeting, much of the public comment surrounded agenda item 18, which would allow the County Manager, at his sole discretion, to pay…

The public records are clear. Cory was accused by his own family of being a cocaine dealer and pointing guns at his children. Maybe this judgment…

Some comments: Right now the public’s trust in journalism is at an all-time low. We understand this and are taking a different approach to journalism. Many outlets and journalists take ethics pledges…

The Washoe County Courthouse, dead-center in the city of Reno, appears to have been targeted for vandalism twice last year.  Within weeks of each other, two separate destruction of property crimes happened at the courthouse. The first…

There are some good things and bad things about this. One example could be a civil servant, such as a registrar of voters, is harassed or threatened by members of the public for doing their job. Maybe paying for a deputy or private security to sit outside…

The allegation against Lucey, is that he received special treatment from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and the District Court. It is alleged that he then paraded into the Courtroom flanked by deputies through a private entrance, presumably…

The proposal gives an annual budget of $150,000 for this program. It is implied that this could pay for attorneys, security, therapy, etc., for employees that meet the qualifications of this program. On the surface it actually seems…

As the Northern Nevada community knows by now, Mike Clark can be quite a polarizing figure. Many members of the community are fond of him and the educational material he sends out in his role as the Washoe County Assessor; many members…

The Open Democracy PAC is supporting two Republican commissioner candidates in Washoe County - Bob Lucey, Republican, incumbent…