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A number of readers have asked to see the Pat Cashell contract related to tours of the Nevada Cares Campus, so here you go. We have also been asked whether Cashell receiving the contract had anything to do with his close personal relationship with Grant Denton, executive director of the Karma Box
Read the articleHey Phil Tenneson — you might want to take a closer look at what’s unfolding here. Because if what we’re hearing is true, this isn’t just questionable judgment — it may rise to the level of not only state ethics violations you are stating are needed but this might require a Department of Justice
Read the articleThree individuals who have worked for the Karma Box Project have been arrested since November 2025. That alone should raise serious questions about oversight and accountability. At the same time, rumors continue to swirl that Karma Box Project has been replaced at the county’s Safe Camp by either R
Read the articleLet’s rewind the tape. In March 2024, Washoe County commissioners voted on an ordinance that effectively criminalized unhoused people for living in their cars. The split was clear — and telling. Commissioners Mike Clark and Jeanne Herman voted NO, opposing criminalization. Commissioners Maril
Read the articleWhen silence isn’t an option: Devon Reese accidentally confirms he reads Mike’s Reno Report. Or he sure did about the loss of Harrah’s xx and downtown Boise. It turns out Councilmember Devon Reese does read Mike’s Reno Report — or at least reads it closely enough to feel compelled to respond. No
Read the articleBad karma is piling up fast — and it’s coming straight from Karma Box Project. Yet somehow, no matter what happens, Washoe County keeps circling the wagons to protect them. The question practically asks itself: why? What does the county know, what are they hiding, and why is no one in leadership wil
Read the articleSo who watched the Reno City Council Meeting - we did. And our take away … Councilmember Kathleen Taylor finally snapped about downtown Reno — and honestly, it was the most enthusiasm we’ve seen on the council dais since someone mentioned their free catered lunch arrived.
Read the articleWell, well, well — looks like Commissioner Mike Clark been calling out Commission Chair Alexis Hill long enough. Washoe County sent him a “Hold the Date” notice for T uesday, December 2, 2025, from 1–5 p.m. — a possible meeting of the long-vanished Community Homeless Advisory Board (CHAB). If true
Read the articleMore than a year has passed since the Community Homelessness Advisory Board (CHAB) last met — the very board tasked with overseeing Washoe County’s most pressing humanitarian crisis. Chaired by Commissioner Alexis Hill , CHAB has gone silent while encampments spread and frustration grows. At the m
Read the articleAt what point does compassion turn into a blank check? Washoe County taxpayers are pouring astronomical sums into the Nevada Cares Campus, the county’s sprawling answer to homelessness — and yet, despite the millions spent, the problem on the streets isn’t getting smaller. It’s multiplying.
Read the articleIt looks like the story of Dana Searcy’s quiet exit from Washoe County isn’t quite the tidy “career transition” narrative the county would like you to believe. Searcy, who served as Division Director for Housing and Homeless Services and ran the Nevada Cares Campus, reportedly went missing in act
Read the articleWell folks, it seems summer is officially here—and the new hot spot in Washoe County is none other than the bike path along the Truckee River. Forget parks, backyards, or permits. A reader recently sent us a video showing homeless folks with a barbecue setup, turning the riverside into Reno’s unoff
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