“No Gun Club” Club
Picon’s been reading articles about contributions to different political candidates here in Washoe County since the Nevada Secretary of State Contribution and Expense Reports dropped on July 15, 2024.
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Who’s Driving the ADU Train
Picon was surprised to read that ADUs Accessory Dwelling Units are coming back to the City of Reno Council meeting on July 31, 2024. The city staff will be presenting their recommendations, and you know the council almost ALWAYS follows the of staff reports.
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Intimidation 101, or AKA, How Dare You Take Beadles Money
This situation appears to involve complex local political dynamics and potential legal issues surrounding a city council election recount in Reno, Nevada.
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Kathleen Cares! When Did That Start?
The June 12, 2024, City of Reno Government City Council meeting had everyone on the edge of their seats, especially during the discussions surrounding Agenda Item D.2 - Allocation of Contingency Funds for Fiscal Year 23/24. It felt like an episode of Survivor as we awaited the fate of the allocation
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Dumb Luck
Picon believes in dumb luck do you? Dumb Luck is something good that happens in an unexpected way, especially when it is not deserved, you know, it was just dumb luck. We published an article on May 27, 2024, and used a photo of City of Reno Appointed City Councilmember Kathleen Taylor and the
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The Neighborhood Knocking Nightmare, “Meet Me in the Middle, Kathleen Taylor”
The joys of campaigning door-to-door as an appointed incumbent - that special blend of quizzical looks and backhanded compliments that makes grassroots politics so wildly entertaining.
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Duerr is a “Do-er” For Some
We’re always amused when elected officials think the public is either daft or foolish and won’t remember or follow-up. They do. Our readers are very sleuth-like, and we had a reader send us some links, and a political fundraising invitation. It intrigued us because we didn’t realize a person who spo
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More Political Theatre at the City of Reno
Mary Kay Ash said, “Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.” The City of Reno City Council needs to take that quote to heart. Picon finds it odd the City of Reno Council Members enjoy praising staff, as Mayor Hillary Schieve says, “staff is amazing” but seem to be at odds wit
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Reese Rants at Karl Hall Too
Picon is publishing this legal decision from Judge David Hardy Washoe County District Court Department 15, because of a number of comments City of Reno No-Longer-At-Large Councilmember Devon Reese made on April 10, 2024. Reese, as usual, pummeled Councilmember Jenny Brekhus calling her a liar and
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I Never Saw the Package, Until Today
Commissioner Mike Clark reached out to us yesterday afternoon after having been called out by City of Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve for being in the audience of the Reno City Council meeting…
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Enemies at City Hall
Picon ponders the tit for tat of politics this season. Okay, we’ll take some of the heat because we can be petty and snarky too but is it simply too much this year? Do we have the wrong people in office? Too many appointed individuals? As the dust settles after elections, it becomes clear that ou
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Colleagues and Cocktails
Ever wonder what the City of Reno is spending your hard-earned taxpayer dollars on. Legal stuff. Lots and lots of legal stuff…
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