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County Manager Eric Brown Said No Soccer Stadium in South Reno

Not only did Eric Crump, Washoe County’s Director Community Services go on the record at the South Truckee Meadows/ Washoe Valley Citizen Advisory Board meeting last Thursday, December 5, 2024 that there is no stadium being planned in South Reno, but Washoe County Manager Eric Brown chimed in at th

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How to Fake a Job Search

Oh, the political theatre … Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the City of Reno's latest performance, where our starring trio – Mayor Schieve, Councilmember Reese, and Interim Manager Bryant – delivered an Emmy-worthy display of municipal make-believe. With a whopping 1,024 YouTube views, this Decem

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City of Reno, Better Audio Please …

The November 19, 2024, City of Reno Neighborhood Advisory Board Meeting regarding Lyon Living's conditional use permit application proved to be an exercise in frustration for community members. The presentation by Wood Rodgers' representative Andy Durling was hampered by significant audio issues, ma

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City of Sparks Beneath-the-Street Blunder …

Just as the City of Sparks must have been getting ready to celebrate ending 2024 with no more bad headlines here comes KRNV’s Joe Hart with an investigative report about an incorrectly connected sewer line to a city storm drain that pumped a couple million gallons of sewage into the Truckee River.

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The Library Should Be Nonpartisan.

Tuesday, November 19, 2024, during the Washoe County Board of County Commission meeting we were struck by the number of public commentators regarding the loss of the Washoe County Library WC-1 Ballot Measure. It is interesting to note the group behind the library petition is not even taking a bre

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Washoe County’s CABs “juice isn’t worth the squeeze”

Citizen Advisory Boards, we’ve been to about fifty CAB meetings over the years, and often they must be a “pain in the patootie” for county staff, we get it. However, CABs are a more relaxed atmosphere for Washoe County residents to be heard, air their grievances or support of projects and plans bein

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Alexis Hill’s Fabricating Facts

"Oh, the drama at yesterday's County Commission meeting. Commissioner Hill, who likened Mike Clark's election to letting an 'arsonist in the building,' seems to have forgotten a crucial detail: those pesky voters put him there, just like her. When Clark excused himself after consulting with As

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Washoe County’s “Presiding Officer” Alexis Hill

The great and powerful Commissioner Alexis Hill has been reelected to the Washoe County Commission District 1 giving her another four years to continue to remove residents’ voices. Right, Hill wanted you to vote for her but now the peon’s voices must be silent. Basically, Hill doesn’t want to hea

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AAUGH!!! -WC1 Failed

You’re kidding, right? Voters didn’t understand the ballot measure, oh come on. Now you’re insulting voters intelligence. Voters understood exactly what they were voting for, and vote they did to defeat the WC1. The library smackdown continues as Director Jeff Scott's doomsday predictions - sh

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RSCVA Needs a BDR Sponsor – Legislatively Speaking

Per NRS 244A, which governs County Fair and Recreation Boards in the State of Nevada, the RSCVA Board elects new officers each July, during even-numbered years. Back in July 2024 the RSCVA voted in their new chair, vice-chair, and secretary/treasurer and they will not revisit new officers until July

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