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When Political Optics Go Up in Smoke

We keep scratching our heads over the newest little political friend group making the rounds in Reno. At Wednesday’s Red Move debate featuring Mike Clark and Jon Killoran, a rather interesting trio showed up together: Grant Denton, his occasional sidekick Pat Cashell, and their apparent new buddy E

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What Happened to Save Lakeridge?

Let’s stop pretending the current version of the Save Lakeridge effort is anything close to grassroots—because it’s not. Back in 2021, many of us supported them when they took their fight to the Reno City Council. At the time, it felt like a real community-driven effort. Fast forward to today, and

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FIRESTORM POLITICS — ACCIDENT OR STRATEGY?

Is Troy Regas a renegade… or a marketing genius? Because what happened yesterday doesn’t look accidental. While announcing his first major fundraiser against Mariluz Garcia — often seen in the same orbit as Devon Reese and his loyal following — Regas didn’t just launch a campaign. He lit a match.

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Another Example of Washoe County Not Caring About Seniors

Well, it’s making the rounds again—another shining example of how the Washoe County Human Services Agency defines “care.” Washoe County Human Services Agency runs the Sparks Senior Center, or they pretend to, because the services they offer are sort of lacking, and apparently when there is a medica

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Jon Killoran = Bien en Poche

Who remembers the great cannabis lounge rollout of 2022? All the hype. All the vision. All the promises about a “community-driven” experience in Washoe County. And yet—after all the applications, all the talk—only one proposal stood standing: SoL Cannabis. It was supposed to be the future. Events

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Follow the Money: A Tale of Two Campaigns

Dueling fundraisers—because nothing says campaign season in Washoe County quite like competing invites and overlapping donor lists. On one side, Mike Clark working his well-known network. On the other, Mariluz Garcia building momentum and testing hers.

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“District 3’s Queen and the Kingdom of Washoe County

Picon continues to marvel at the rare and mysterious presence of Her Highness, Commissioner Mariluz Garcia — a public servant said to possess the wisdom of Job, though she appears to keep most of it locked away from the very public she serves. Our humble observation is that she descends from the pol

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Comeuppance …

Let’s rewind the tape—because history matters, and so do facts. Back in 2021, then–Washoe County Assessor Mike Clark had reached his limit. Public records that by la w should have been readily available were anything but. District Attorney Chris Hicks’ office appeared unwilling—if not outright res

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