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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…
Read the articleSince 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…
Read the articleAs our readers may recall, on June 21, 2022, Wendy Leonard went on a directed attack at the 82 year old commissioner…
Read the articlePicon 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…
Read the articleIn March of 2016, Washoe County engaged the National Center for State Courts to produce a space needs assessment for the court complexes located in…
Read the articleFollowing 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…
Read the articleDuring 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…
Read the articleSome 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…
Read the articleThe 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…
Read the articleThere 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…
Read the articleThe 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…
Read the articleThe 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…
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