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I’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again—why does the Nevada Commission on Ethics even exist? Yesterday’s meeting was nothing more than a backroom deal factory, where everything is conveniently confidential . Translation: citizens are kept in the dark while politicians cut themselves sweethear
Read the articleIt’s back. The one-acre rezoning that even the Reno Planning Commission couldn’t muster support for is rolling along — because in Reno politics, a tie vote is just a technicality, not a stop sign. The developer’s advocate, Brook Oswald, spun it as “unique” — because, apparently, one acre of dirt
Read the articleWell, it looks like the Nevada Commission on Ethics has folded again — or to put it less politely, chicken-shitted out.
Read the articleAdam Mayberry wants you to know one thing: he’s not a career politician. At least, that’s the story he’s sticking to as he gears up for another run — this time in one of Washoe County’s reddest corners.
Read the articleThe Lear Theater, one of Reno’s most historic cultural landmarks, should be a source of pride — a hub of opportunity for the city to honor its past while investing in its future. Instead, City Hall treats it like an unwanted hand-me-down: an albatross to be pawned off, not a treasure to be restored.
Read the articleIf leadership is about vision, strategy, and cohesion — then Washoe County Republicans are proving once again that they’ve got none of the above. Their so-called leader, Bruce Parks, seems more like a stagehand than a director: t aking cues, following scripts, and letting others ghostwrite the foot
Read the articleIn A River Runs Through It, the line “I am haunted by waters” speaks to beauty, memory, and loss. Under Devon Reese’s mayoral campaign, the Truckee River has taken on a far less poetic role: haunted not by nostalgia, but by neglect. Reese, who now poses as the river’s great protector, has presided
Read the articleDozens of residents showed up, pleaded, and practically begged: please don’t let neighborhood accessory dwelling units (ADUs) become short-term rentals. The council, after all, said ADUs were supposed to be about affordable housing . Affordable, for whom? Certainly not for the folks footing the bil
Read the articleWe’ve been hearing chatter from sources who used to work at Our Place that Dana Searcy, once the captain of the Nevada Cares Campus, may have slipped out of Washoe County without so much as a goodbye wave. No announcement, no update — just silence.
Read the articleWell, folks, break out the campaign buttons — because yes, Devon Reese is officially running for Reno mayor. And if you feel like you’ve seen this movie before, you probably have. The script hasn’t changed much: big promises, bigger fundraising asks, and that ever-present question — who’s Reno reall
Read the articleWe owe a thank-you to Commissioner Mike Clark for playing courier service with the video he mentioned at the last meeting - you know the thumb drive he had in his pocket. Since Washoe County’s public records process moves slower than molasses in January, Clark saved us the wait and handed over the f
Read the articleAt the State of the County, the seating chart looked less like leadership and more like a middle school lunchroom. On one end: Clara Andriola, Alexis Hill, and Mariluz Garcia. On the other: Mke Clark and Jeanne Herman. The divide wasn’t just visible — it was practically screaming for a caption.
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