Bees, Backing, and Barely Any Footprints: Durr’s Curious Endorsement
So let’s get this straight. Naomi Duerr is throwing her support behind Vanessa Vaupel—a candidate who’s been in Reno for, what, two years?
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Hey, Old Southwest Reno High-density Development is Knocking on Your Door …
High-density development is knocking on the door of the Old Southwest—again. We were contacted about a sign that has been up on Plumb Lane near Jessie Beck Elementary, and residents should take notice. This isn’t just another project—it’s a preview of what the developer—working hand-in-hand with th
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Just Asking for a Friend (and a Few Taxpayers)
We couldn’t help but notice those matching shirts the Reno City Council members wore at the Veterans Day Parade — very coordinated, very official-looking. Cool City of Reno swag. Here’s our question: did taxpayers pick up the tab for those?
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The Return of the Un-electables
Traffic, Grown Kids, and the Ghosts of Elections Past … So apparently Trista Gomez is unhappy with Picon. We’ll just go ahead and say it — we’re fine with that. Now, at a meeting last night, Gomez explained why she moved: too much traffic, wanted to be closer to her kids… except, small detail, her
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Reno’s Lear Theater: A Historic Treasure Treated Like Yesterday’s Junk
The Lear Theater, one of Reno’s most historic cultural landmarks, should be a source of pride — a hub of opportunity for the city to honor its past while investing in its future. Instead, City Hall treats it like an unwanted hand-me-down: an albatross to be pawned off, not a treasure to be restored.
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Save Lakeridge: Played, Paid, and Still Losing
You almost have to admire the irony. Why is Barrett Resources representing the anti-development group Save Lakeridge while simultaneously cashing checks from the City of Sparks to push a lands bill that’s entirely about promoting development? Save Lakeridge — that plucky group of homeowners dead-s
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Planning the Future or Playing the Family Game? It’s Called Ethics …
There’s a familiar smell wafting through Reno politics again, and it’s not sagebrush or summer wildfire smoke — it’s the scent of undeclared conflicts and developer dollars. Former Reno Planning Commissioner J.D. Drakulich, a rumored, un-declared candidate for City Council Ward 2, has found himself
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Virtual Ghost Town: Reese & Martinez Phone It In While Duerr Packs the House
Apparently, it's still 2020 for Councilmembers Devon Reese and Miguel Martinez, who are hosting virtual community forum meetings. Either they’ve forgotten the world reopened… or they’ve finally accepted that no one’s showing up to their in-person events. We lean toward the latter. Let’s be honest
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Plumas & Mt. Rose St. Development - AKA Traffic, Chaos, and 39 More Units
If you've ever sat through four or five light cycles trying to turn at Plumas and Mt. Rose during rush hour, you already know the intersection is a mess. Congested, slow, and poorly timed—it’s one of those Reno traffic nightmares locals dread. So what’s the City of Reno’s big idea? Cram 39 housing
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Rubric Us …
So let’s get this straight: the City of Reno is shelling out $200,000 for a mural on California Avenue—by an out-of-town artist, with no design submitted, and somehow no one on City Council knew about it? Until it came before the council last week. But let’s remember public art brings tourism to R
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When $191K Per Employee Becomes the New "Underpaid"
Do As I Say, Not As I Pay: Reno Council's Compensation Double Standard … According to This Is Reno's comprehensive six-part series, the City of Reno spends an average of more than $191,000 per year in pay and benefits for each full-time employee—a figure that includes 100% city-funded PERS retir
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Symphony of Suppressed Applause and Selective Outrage at the City of Reno
First, a tip of the hat to Councilmember Naomi Duerr, who shone like a beacon of competence amidst the typical governmental fog yestrday. Consider this Picon’s rare moment of unqualified praise. The city's initial disappearing act with the meeting video late last night - likely to be explained away
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