Picon always enjoys watching how easily local media personalities allow themselves to be used — or perhaps more accurately, manipulated. Take Joe Hart over at KRNV Channel 4. But then again, television news has advertising to sell. Ratings matter. Access matters. Relationships matter. That is the g
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
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
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.
If politics in Washoe County is a card game, then Clara Andriola isn’t just playing—she’s going all in. The problem? No one’s quite sure what hand she’s holding. Let’s start with District 2. Andriola is no fan of Commissioner Mike Clark—that much is clear. So instead, she’s backing his Republica
There was District Attorney Chris Hicks proudly announcing he outraised Wes Duncan, Jon Killoran proclaiming from every available rooftop that he’d topped Mike Clark, and, of course, the ever-reliable bravado of Eddie Lorton — which almost deserves its own campaign finance category. The irony, of co