When you are NOT in the good old boys’ club
The Good Old Boys are alive and well in local politics, while Mike Clark continues to be the outsider. Apparently seeking oversight of your tax dollars will brand you as an extremist…
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It’s Your Contributions, Except Eugene
Picon is thinking of becoming a candidate in 2026 so we can stupidly use campaign funds as some candidates are doing in these 2024 races.
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Picon's First Opinion
Picon’s Publisher, Larry Chesney, has been chewing on publishing readers opinion for about a year now, and this week he said, “What the hell, let’s do it.”
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Sit, Don’t Stand
As Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill admonished yesterday during the Board of County Commissioners meeting, “It is not mandatory to rise, by the way.” We’d like to question how wrong can invocations go? About this wrong.
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170 Pages
We had taken a lot of flack for a post penned by Nevada Liberty and a Temporary Restraining Order from 2002 we had posted. There has been significant controversy surrounding Tracey Hilton-Thomas, a candidate for Washoe County Commission District 4. The Nevada Liberty article delves into the details
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Mike Clark Soothsayer?
Yes, Mike Clark can predict the future, he just proved it when Picon took a look at Appointed Commissioner Clara Andriola’s latest Nevada Secretary of State Contribution and Expense Report, filed on April 15, 2024, it shows an ‘In Kind’ donation from Lamar Companies of $6,843.75 for a digital billbo
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Reese Rants at Karl Hall Too
Picon is publishing this legal decision from Judge David Hardy Washoe County District Court Department 15, because of a number of comments City of Reno No-Longer-At-Large Councilmember Devon Reese made on April 10, 2024. Reese, as usual, pummeled Councilmember Jenny Brekhus calling her a liar and
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Sign Your Life Away
First and foremost, let us address the issue at hand – the lack of rights at the homeless shelter.
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I Never Saw the Package, Until Today
Commissioner Mike Clark reached out to us yesterday afternoon after having been called out by City of Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve for being in the audience of the Reno City Council meeting…
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Enemies at City Hall
Picon ponders the tit for tat of politics this season. Okay, we’ll take some of the heat because we can be petty and snarky too but is it simply too much this year? Do we have the wrong people in office? Too many appointed individuals? As the dust settles after elections, it becomes clear that ou
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A Storm of Criticism
In a surprising turn of events, Picon found themselves at the center of attention after posting a 2006 Temporary Restraining Order related to a Washoe County Commission District 4 candidate. The response was overwhelming, with a barrage of comments questioning our credibility, journalistic integrity
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Beadles Bucks ... Go Ahead and Take the Money
Beadles Bucks ... Go Ahead and Take the Money No one ever asked where they got their donations from before. Picon started this article weeks ago, yet we were stalled because public records finally began to trickle in. Hence, one thing led to the other and we were busy crafting requests in order
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