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Picon had been told by an employee inside City of Reno Government the announcement there would be employee layoffs would be coming in early July 2025 - sure enough our intel was correct and the press release was issued yesterday regarding eight city employees positions being cut. Our inside intel sa
Read the articleWhy was the Media excluded from "transparency" effort following years of quality concerns Nothing says "we take senior nutrition seriously" quite like scheduling a crucial kitchen tour with two days notice during the Fourth of July holiday weekend, then excluding the media from
Read the articleTonight's developer-sponsored meeting promises all the transparency political contributions can ensure. Ladies and gentlemen, step right up to tonight's 5:30 PM spectacle at Lakeridge Golf Course, where the fine art of "developer-sponsored community engagement" takes center stage. Yes, i
Read the articleWashoe County’s budget crisis reveals some twisted priorities, putting staff over services, and politics over public health. Despite $27 million deficit, officials choose to cut mosquito control, deny a fire station, and ignore radon concerns rather than trim administrative bloat Washoe County resi
Read the articleThe Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation (TMPF), once a staple of local conservation and community programming in Northern Nevada, has announced it is shutting down operations effective immediately. Staff have been laid off, programs are ending one by one, and the community is being left without service
Read the articleIf you happened to stroll through Caughlin Ranch tomorrow and catch a “Concerts on the Green” show, you may have noticed a curious name among the sponsors: Beth Smith, Washoe County School Board Trustee. Now why, exactly, would a school board truste e be sponsoring a concert in an upscale neighbor
Read the articleBack in November 2022, the public learned something both unsettling and bizarre: a GPS tracker had been found on Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve’s car. Cue the political fireworks. Fingers were pointed fast, and one private investigator we’d worked with was thrown under the bus—by the mayor herself. But
Read the articleLet’s call it what it is: a developer-funded PR push disguised as a community forum. And much like the City of Reno Ward 1 and Ward 3 forums we bet this won’t be recorded or documented either. Wood Rodgers, the consulting firm paid by the owners of Lakeridge Golf Course, is hosting a “community me
Read the articleRecently, Reno’s Ward 1 and Ward 3 councilmembers held community forums—but don’t bother asking for a recording or meeting notes. There aren’t any. That’s right: no recordings, no transcripts, no official records. These forums are pitched as chances for residents to connect directly with their el
Read the articleJust when you thought your local government couldn't get any more tone-deaf, Washoe County delivers again — this time with a $27 million deficit and raises for county elected officials. Because nothing says “fiscal responsibility” like giving yourself a pay bump while the ship is taking on water.
Read the articleA contentious online exchange highlights the urgent need for third-party verification of county homelessness claims. A heated social media exchange between two local figures has crystallized a critical question that Washoe County officials have been avoiding for years: Why won't they allow an inde
Read the articleAs the City of Reno and Washoe County shake hands over the idea of a new parks district, residents are right to ask: what’s really growing here—green space or government? The City of Reno has signed a $223,550 taxpayer-funded contract with PROS Consulting to explore a new Service Plan, a first step
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