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When Grant Denton talks about accountability in his recent This Is Reno opinion, it’s hard not to laugh — not because accountability isn’t important, but because the people who have been asking Denton for accountability since May 2024 know how little of it they’ve received. Those were the women w
Read the articleGregg Kidd is back—once again attempting to “understand” Northern Nevada. The well-funded would-be public servant is hosting yet another Meeting the Moment: Affordability Crisis Town Hall on Tuesday, January 21, from 5:00–6:30 p.m. at the Reno Public Market. Hosted by This Is Reno, Kidd says the ev
Read the articleWe made the decision today to pull our scheduled story and instead highlight This Is Reno’s Newsmakers of the Year for 2025—a list that includes Washoe County Commissioner Mike Clark. That choice wasn’t difficult.
Read the articleThe 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 articleWe learned a new legal term: vexatious litigant. According to the courts, it’s someone who files lawsuits to harass or burden others rather than seek justice. Interesting, right? That phrase came to mind when we received a campaign fundraising email from Reno City Councilmember and 2026 mayoral hop
Read the articleHow sad is this? A recent opinion in This Is Reno reminded us of something that Councilmember Devon Reese never seems to understand: when you sign up for public office, you don’t get to pick and choose which residents you’ll interact with. You wanted the appointment. Then you wanted the election.
Read the articleIf you’ve read the recent This Is Reno six-part series on employee payrolls at the City of Reno and Washoe County, you probably needed a stiff drink—or at least a calculator. It turns out that while residents are tightening their belts, local government is busy loosening theirs to make room for bl
Read the articleSparks Mayor Ed Lawson is apparently channeling his social media rantings into actual legislation. AB51, the "We'd Rather You Didn't Look Too Closely" bill, aims to make public records about as accessible as Fort Knox – but with more paperwork. The irony is rich: The League of Cities, who
Read the articleWe were going to pen an article about the need for Alex Woodley to step aside (AKA resign) from his Washoe County Library Trustee District E, but This Is Reno did such a great job we thought we’d just share their newsletter for subscribers. (You should become a subscriber so you too could have the T
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