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Picon can't help but wonder why a certain City of Sparks mayor, currently running in a contested election, along with City Manager and Assistant City Manager seem so determined to relax requirements for key city officials. First, it was a request that the Sparks City Manager be not required to live
Read the articleFor a guy campaigning on “relationships,” Sparks Mayor Ed Lawson sure has a trail of fractured ones behind him. Lawson’s reelection ads proudly tell voters he has the connections and relationships needed to lead the City of Sparks. And perhaps he does. Just look at the endorsement lists filled with
Read the articleResidents in Sparks are being called to action as a controversial development proposal tied to the Red Hawk Lakes Golf Course moves forward—and many in Wingfield Springs aren’t buying what’s being sold. At the center of the growing backlash is a plan by Red Hawk Land Company LLC to build 158 homes
Read the articleTake a drive along La Posada. Campaign signs are coming down — like they’re supposed to. So here’s the question: Why are Chris Hicks’ signs still standing?
Read the articleThere was an interesting sight at today’s meeting of the Community Homeless Advisory Board. Former Washoe County Manager Eric Brown — yes, the same Eric Brown who recently exited county government and is reportedly looking for his next professional chapter — made an appearance in the audience. A
Read the articleMemories of the 8 3rd Nevada Legislative Session came rushing back when we saw a notice for a Regional Fire Services Study meeting scheduled for March 19 . The meeting was pushed out by the City of Reno — which is interesting timing given the city is dealing with the ongoing issues surrounding
Read the articleAnd our readers made sure to point it out. Specifically, residents of Red Hawk — many of whom oppose the newly proposed housing development — contacted Picon after our story ran to highlight something we should have connected. Back in 2024, Washoe County Commissioner Clara Andriola reported“in-kin
Read the articleThe inbox at Picon has been busy lately. Dozens of emails and private messages have come in raising questions about a certain Washoe County commissioner and a private office located at Red Hawk Golf and Resort — and whether that proximity might be helpful to the developers behind a major new housin
Read the articleLet’s rewind. The Washoe County Republican Central Committee once passed a resolution refusing to support then–Sparks Councilmember Kristopher Dahir. They wouldn’t endorse him. Wouldn’t allow party materials at headquarters. Wouldn’t let him participate in events. It didn’t remove him from office.
Read the articleIf timing is everything, then today’s Sparks City Council meeting may feel like the Sparks city manager’s worst nightmare. Because hanging over the dais is not just an agenda — it’s a question no one seems eager to ask out loud. On Friday night, Sparks City Councilmember Joe Rodriguez was reported
Read the articleThe Mayor of Sparks, Ed Lawson, took to social media to grandly proclaim that he doesn’t read us. And honestly? What a relie f. We’d hate for him to trip over the articles about his greatest hits—like his dream of a toll road, or the time he championed the Lands Bill while paying his buddies to lob
Read the articleThe City of Sparks has discovered a new way to “serve and protect” — by charging you for it. Facing an $18 million budget shortfall, Sparks officials are floating something called a “First Responder Fee.” Translation: if you have the bad luck to need emergency medical help, and the Sparks Fire De
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