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Just hours after we questioned Sparks councilmembers' panda-viewing trip amid an $18 million deficit, a reader provided us with an eye-opening document from Reno City Manager Jackie Bryant that reveals deeper regional tensions. Bryant's letter to Washoe County demands an "equitable fiscal fram
Read the articlePandas Over People at the City of Sparks ??? While the City of Sparks drowns in an $18 million deficit, two city councilmembers somehow found it essential to jet off to Washington DC—with a special stop to snap panda selfies at the National Zoo. That's right. As the city offers early retiremen
Read the articleIn what can only be described as fiscal gymnastics, Mayor Ed Lawson delivered a somber State of the City address on February 24, 2025, while riding his motorcycle—because nothing says "we're in a budget crisis" quite like a mayoral motorcycle moment. Perhaps the motorcycle was necessary to
Read the articleSomeone at the county is singing like a canary. What prompted the RGJ to suddenly request badge data for IT Director Behzad Zamanian? Our sources inside the 9th Street building tell all. It seems Zamanian's IT staff have had ENOUGH of their boss's ghost routine. Five years in, and he's still pla
Read the articleThe plot thickens at Washoe County, where Manager Eric Brown seems awfully eager to defend his CIO's unusual work arrangement. But why rush to defend if there's nothing to hide? Let's follow the breadcrumbs: Someone "prompted" Greater Reno/Mark Robison to look into Behzad Zamanian's hybri
Read the articleTalk about a fashion faux pas. While reading to children at Glenn Duncan S.T.E.M. Academy, a school board trustee apparently thought it was appropriate to sport a Gucci jacket worth more than most families' monthly rent. Let's put this in perspective: Glenn Duncan serves a student population that's
Read the articleSparks Mayor Ed Lawson is trying to shut down public records access with AB 51. Hiding behind the "National League of Cities" like a kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Don't be fooled—this bill has Lawson's fingerprints all over it. His brilliant idea? Nobody gets public records
Read the articleReno's city leadership puts on quite the show pretending everything's fine while facing a budget crisis. Yesterday's budget meeting revealed the ugly truth. With the city drowning in red ink, would it kill council members to take a 25% pay cut? After all, they created this mess. They blew through A
Read the articlePlease read to the bottom of this article and look at the complaint filed by criminal attorney Theresa Ristenpart. You’ll want to note the troubling information about Sober 24 and their testing methods “Including Forcing Pretrial Client to Strip Search Before Testing” - say what? Was County Manager
Read the articleFormer Sparks City Manager Neil Krutz has finally filed his long-awaited lawsuit against Mayor Ed Lawson and Councilmembers Vanderwell, Bybee, Abbott, Anderson, and Dahir. After much anticipation, we expected a juicy complaint packed with explosive exhibits and salacious allegations. What did we ge
Read the articleHold onto your seats, Washoe County residents. What in the name of governmental incompetence just happened? In a jaw-dropping turn of events that would make even the most seasoned political watchers spit out their morning coffee, the Washoe County Sober 24 program has collapsed. Remember when Com
Read the articleWashoe County's January 28th Strategic Planning Meeting wasn't so much a planning session as it was a carefully orchestrated performance. County Manager Eric Brown paraded his loyal appointees before the commissioners in what amounted to an elaborate puppet show—department heads and direct reports d
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