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“No Gun Club” Club

Picon’s been reading articles about contributions to different political candidates here in Washoe County since the Nevada Secretary of State Contribution and Expense Reports dropped on July 15, 2024.

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Who’s Driving the ADU Train

Picon was surprised to read that ADUs Accessory Dwelling Units are coming back to the City of Reno Council meeting on July 31, 2024. The city staff will be presenting their recommendations, and you know the council almost ALWAYS follows the of staff reports.

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You Must Vote, As We Say

Wow! Commissioner Clara Andriola became a Republican for less than 24-hours on July 9, 2024. Andriola has asked for Agenda Item #22 to be placed back on the July 16, 2024, Washoe County Board of Commission Agenda, guess she’s had a change of heart, and now wants to certify the two recounts as the De

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We Got It Wrong

Picon calls upon others to be transparent, so we attempt to always be so. We seem to have gotten it wrong with our Parting of the Red Sea article on June 9, 2024.

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Powerful Or Not?

Picon would like to point out to the Republican Women of Reno President Debbie Hudgens, who neglected to identify herself as the club president in responding to our post, we didn’t say a word about Sigal Chattah and her need for reimbursement of her flight to Reno.

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Parting the Red Sea at Washoe County

Picon Googled the Parting of the Red Sea and was served up information from Wikipedia. Our question did Andriola part the Red Sea and let her Republican base cross and then close the sea and leave Commissioner Alexis Hill struggling to find a pair of water wings.

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Digital Fumble

Looks like Santa came early this year, and he's bearing gifts of email mishaps. Who knew the path to transparency would be paved with a lobbyist's fat fingers?

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Bring A Check

Well, well, well. Looks like we've stumbled upon the secret recipe for political success in Sparks: a dash of cronyism, a sprinkle of lobbying, and a heaping helping of taxpayer money. Who knew?

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Howell’s It Going Washoe County?

We’ve been trying to track the disappearance of the former Director of Washoe County Human Services Agency Amber Howell who went missing in April 2023. We keep checking milk cartons. When anyone inquired about Howell, Washoe County hid behind human resources as they always do, unable to release any

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