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63 articles filed under Councilmember Devon Reese
When Campaign Cash Comes with Handcuffs: Should Kromer's Political Donations Be Returned? The arrest of Stephen Kromer of formerly of Kromer Investments (he resigned from his family’s firm back in February 2025 when these charges started to bubble up) on 31 criminal counts took place May 16, 2025.
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 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 articleEver notice how certain companies seem to have the Midas touch when it comes to project approvals? At Reno City Council and Planning Commission meetings, one name keeps popping up with suspicious regularity: Wood Rodgers. This engineering firm has mastered a fascinating civic magic trick.
Read the articleAre Ward 5 and 6 residents getting the silent treatment from Reno City Council? While Wards 1, 2, and 3 have been actively discussing hot-button Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), meetings for Wards 5 and 6 are mysteriously missing. (We'll take the city's word that Ward 4 actually met at the far-flung
Read the articleReno's city leadership puts on quite the show pretending everything's fine while facing a budget crisis. Yesterday's budget meeting revealed the ugly truth. With the city drowning in red ink, would it kill council members to take a 25% pay cut? After all, they created this mess. They blew through A
Read the articlePicon always reads The Barber Brief and Ms. Barber got it right in the latest brief “Preview: February 26, 2025 Reno City Council meeting” where she noted this Hunden Partners presentation that was talked about at the City of Reno’s Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board (RAAB) being worth a read. W
Read the articleWhile reading today's Reno Gazette Journal, we couldn't help but cheer their coverage of the latest development debacle in the City of Reno - you know, the one Councilmember Devon Reese is championing from his million-dollar perch in Somersett. Speaking of Somersett... Isn't it fascinating how Re
Read the articleThe long-delayed revision of Reno's sign code is finally emerging from bureaucratic limbo, but the timing and process raise questions about transparency and public input. Perhaps most telling: the city has chosen to hold these crucial discussions virtually, limiting direct community engagement. The
Read the articleTransparency in local government shouldn't be a game of hide and seek, yet Councilmember Kathleen Taylor appears to be testing those boundaries. Despite winning the Ward 1 election by a razor-thin margin of just 287 votes out of 14,463 cast, Taylor initially attempted to direct city business communi
Read the articleWannabe Mayor Councilmember Devon Reese, splitting hairs finer than a Vegas showgirl's eyelashes. So you didn't get an "ethics violation" - you just got a special invitation to a "deferral agreement" and mandatory ethics training in 2023. Potato, po-tah-to... Violation, deferral
Read the articleOur Town Reno just pulled back the curtain on the City's ReStore program, and what do we find? A spectacular show of making property owners' basic responsibilities vanish into thin air - using YOUR tax dollars as the magic wand. First let us say, this is no reflection on Crak N’ Grill, we’re on th
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