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While a NextDoor poster regularly highlights Mayor Hillary Schieve's absences from City Council meetings, a Picon reader points out another elected official flying under the radar: Councilmember Meghan Ebert of Ward 4. According to our reader, Ebert's meeting participation leaves much to be desired
Read the articleIn the bright Reno sunshine, Mayor Hillary Schieve seems to have forgotten an essential civic protection: transparency. As the City of Reno partners with the Nevada Cancer Coalition along with the Reno Aces baseball team to sponsor cancer screenings at Greater Nevada Field, a curious connection has
Read the articleIn the City of Reno, the message to residents has never been clearer—don’t call us, and we definitely won’t call you. Amid a $26 million budget deficit, the city has hit “pause” on appointing residents to its many boards and commissions. The official explanation? Cost savings. The real outcome? A qu
Read the articleLooks like we’ve got a bit of a sunscreen scandal unfolding in Reno, Nevada. Mayor Hillary Schieve, who has been busy protecting citizens from the dangers of sunburns, might want to turn her SPF 50 on herself, because her latest moves are starting to leave a bit of a stinging rash on her reputat
Read the articleIt seems Richard Jay—best friend to Mayor Hillary Schieve, collector of prestigious appointments (Airport Authority, RSCVA), and self-appointed Facebook municipal code enforcer—might need to check his own address.
Read the articleAttention Ward 5 and City of Reno residents. While Ward 5 Neighborhood Advisory Board meetings seem to have mysteriously vanished from Councilmember Devon Reese's calendar, he has managed to find time for something truly essential: Community Tennis and Pickleball Day. Yes, while your concerns abou
Read the articleMayor Hillary Schieve has heroically drawn her mightiest weapon—the strongly worded letter—after Renown already closed the Crisis Care Center doors. With the timing precision of someone showing up with a fire extinguisher after the house has burned down, the mayor is now "questioning" Reno
Read the articleAs the Reno Gazette Journal reported the City of Reno v oted on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 to shift the c redit card processing fees back to the citizens of Reno. The taxpayers get to absorb yet another fee due to poor city fiscal management. In a display of municipal mathematics, the Cit
Read the articlePicon was going to let this story go, yes, it is questionable, but hey everyone likes to make a buck. Was the sunscreen business intentionally named using an inflammatory word, seems like it. Did Schieve and her partner not know the meaning of the word, or have they suddenly become marketing geniuse
Read the articleRemember those campaign trail promises? You know, the ones where candidates smiled, shook hands, and studiously avoided mentioning the fiscal elephant lurking in the room? Congratulations, voters - you've just witnessed the most impressive disappearing act since Houdini: the complete evaporation of
Read the articleLook who's sliding into our mentions. The City of Reno's official Facebook page just couldn't help themselves, publicly thanking Picon Press for sharing their content. We're blushing. After years of what we assumed was unrequited tension from Mayor Hillary Schieve and Wannabe Mayor Councilmember
Read the articleCongratulations. The City of Reno has unveiled its latest performance art piece: a citizen feedback survey carefully engineered to gather the information the city wants to feature, not what is truly concerning to residents. This City of Reno survey is the municipal equivalent of asking "how a
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