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Inexperience on the serpent's tongue
Inexperience, coverups and journalistic gymnastics. The saga of the Washoe County ROV from records you have never seen…
Corrosion, it is all around us…
How is a trespass order rescinded when it was never valid…
Unveiling the cold truth at CARES
Despite rampant lawlessness at the shelter, instead the County seeks to arrest a former cop…
“Vomitgate” at Washoe County District Court = AKA Who’s Cleaning Up?
Picon has been investigating courthouse cleaning for the past six months. We had several people reach out to us who work at the Washoe County District Courthouses, 75 S. Sierra and 201 S. Virginia Street informing us the third-party vendor for cleaning services the county has retained just wasn’t cleaning the courthouses.
Compromise Clara, who exactly dredged up appointed Commissioner Clara Andriola?
A little nudge from Red Rock….
If Mrs. Brown is behind the wheel, should we be scared?
Is the county managers spouse a serial DUI driver…
I Scream, You Scream, Washoe County Thinks Senior Citizens Scream for Ice Cream
Seniors in Washoe County are being fed soft serve…
It doesn’t suck to be Bob Lucey
Picon stumbled upon an interesting email from Rick Murdock, the Vice President for Sales and Marketing for Eldorado Hotel and Casino. The email, from June 2017, was sent from Murdock to Bob Lucey, inviting Mr. Lucey to a dinner with an executive…
What Workplace Violence Committee?
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 is blind… to Campaign Contributions.
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…
How to fight City Hall and win a partial victory; homeowners battle red tape and apparent corruption to garner a cease and desist order against Safe Embrace
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…
Apparently no apology is forthcoming from failed candidate Wendy Leonard.
As our readers may recall, on June 21, 2022, Wendy Leonard went on a directed attack at the 82 year old commissioner…
The crown jewel of a revitalized 4th Street?
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…
A tip to a friend? Why did Commissioner Lucey send a confidential court study to someone at CBRE within an hour of receipt?
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…
Why is Wendy Leonard referring to another woman’s rectum during public comment?
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…
Despite overwhelming public comment opposing this item, the Commission voted to approve this spending in a block vote
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…
Hello, I’m Larry.
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…