Now You F#@king Tell Me This?!
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We always enjoy Shaun Mullen’s Nextdoor posts, and yesterdays was just a wonderous thing.
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Picture this: It's 2018, and Maureen McKissick is spilling tea so scalding it could melt the Sierra snow cap. Fast forward to today, and Alex Woodley's alleged sexting scandal has us all feeling like we're trapped in a bad remake of "50 Shades of Government Gray."
Back on June 25, 2018, Maureen McKissick was deposed for Case No. 3:17-cv-00458-MMD-VPC Maureen McKissick & Deanna Gescheider vs City of Reno, Does I-X.
Picon vividly remember reading this case depositions page by page with a glass of whiskey it was a barn burner. So, when Nevada Globe broke the story about Alex Woodley’s alleged sexting Picon was not surprised, and thanks to Shaun we visited the PACER vault.
We’ve posted McKissick’s entire deposition at the end of this article, you might want to grab a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy the read. If you set up a PACER account, you too can read this entire case, Schieve’s deposition is a favorite of ours, and know that the City of Reno got off easy where the plaintiff’s agreed to take the $300,000 to settle in 2019.
The plot thickens faster than instant pudding with the tasty morsel about Mayor Hillary Schieve's former assistant, Madeline Burak, and some unwanted texts from our pal Woodley on page 43 of 55. Apparently, the mayor was madder than a wet hen in a thunderstorm. But here's the million-dollar question: Why has the City of Reno been playing "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" faster than three monkeys at a mime convention?
Page 43 of 55 - Case No. 3:17-cv-00458-MMD-VPC
It seems our fair city has been running a master class in sweeping things under the rug. They're not just sweeping - they're practically entering the Olympic curling team with their skills.
And let's not forget Commissioner Alexis Hill, who seems to have graduated summa cum laude from the "Ignore It and Hope It Goes Away" school of problem-solving taught at the City of Reno. With the Karma Box Project's executive director allegedly harassing women, Hill's response has been about as effective as a chocolate teapot. The Karma Box Project’s Executive Director’s alleged harassment of several women who have come forward, made statements, even seeking restraining orders have all but been bullied to understand silence is their only option or face ridicule. Washoe County had a limited scope investigation done of the Safe Camp which had nothing to do with the allegations made.
So, we ask: Why aren't these powerful women standing up for their sisters? Is there a secret "No Girls Allowed" treehouse where they plot to ignore each other's pleas? The exodus of talent from our fair city, over the last ten years, is more dramatic than a soap opera season finale. Lack of support has caused female employees to move on but taking their expertise, and institution knowledge with them thus costing residents the loss of viable government.
Oh, and a final nugget of gold from our deposition deep-dive: Who knew Mayor Schieve had a vocabulary that would make a sailor blush? Turns out, our mayor can swear like she's auditioning for a Quentin Tarantino flick, hence the title for our article.
McKissick's Depo by documents on Scribd