On the record

Reno Gazette Journal

11 articles filed under Reno Gazette Journal

Article

Breakfast: Where the Real Hearing Happens

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day—and after a court hearing, that might be especially true. Because if you ask Picon, the real story always happens before… or after… the main event. And yesterday proved it. After the Lorton vs. Leonard hearing in Washoe County Justice Court

Read the article
Article

A Holiday Gift Wrapped in Irony

The best gift Picon Press received this year didn’t come with a bow — it came courtesy of Bruce Parks, chair of the Washoe County Republican Party and its Central Committee, who publicly declared that Picon “lacks credibility.” We sincerely appreciate the sentiment.

Read the article
Article

Why the Silence? A Tale of Two Arrests in Reno Media

Our Town Reno and Mike’s Reno Report both have reported on Karma Box Project’s Matthew Grimsley’s arrest so we urge you to subscribe and follow them, but in the meantime let’s ask ourselves a very simple question: Why does the Reno Gazette Journa l blast out a major story on former Reno

Read the article
Article

When Religious Leaders Play Doctor

In a display of concern for suffering patients they'll never meet, local religious leaders have taken out a full-page RGJ ad celebrating their victory over terminal patients' bodily autonomy. How generous of them to volunteer others for excruciating pain.

Read the article
Article

Washoe County's "Checkbook": A Transparency Mirage

Commissioner Clara Andriola has been taking victory laps around the county building for her revolutionary brainchild: the Washoe County Checkbook. This digital wonder promises to unveil the mysteries of county finances to the masses. On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, we'll all be treated to a special tut

Read the article
Article

Washoe County Residents Need a Panic Button

At the most recent Washoe County Board of County Commissioner meeting held on October 22, 2024, Deputy Registrar of Voters Andrew McDonald shed light on significant updates in election equipment. The introduction of new equipment, the poll pads and ballot extractors, marked a pivotal shift in the co

Read the article
Article

Disparity in Outcomes - AKA It’s All About Who

Scott Kelly went through a nasty divorce. This Is Reno went into great detail regarding his divorce, fake Facebook account, a GPS tracker on his Kelly’s ex-wife’s car, and an extramarital relationship with a stripper, along with other allegations, all not a good look for a Washoe County School Distr

Read the article
Article

Cinder-fuckin-rella

Picon realizes we are the Cinderella of Media in Washoe County. We get to sleep in the cinders while Mark Robison at the Reno Gazette Journal goes to the ball and hangs out with all the lords and ladies. He’s the pal of the Washoe County Government communications team. While we submit public record

Read the article

Follow to Drink Deep, Nevada

Independent reporting, delivered to your inbox.
Sign up for the Picon Press newsletter.