A reader sent us a screenshot involving Troy Regas and it raised a bigger question that deserves discussion — not just about one candidate or one race, but about modern local politics itself. What chance do true first-time candidates really have anymore? Most newcomers running for local office do
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
So let’s get this straight. Mariluz Garcia hosts a fundraiser… and sitting on the host committee is Tom Clark—the same Tom Clark running Kate Marshall’s mayoral campaign. That’s not overlap. That’s alignment. And in a town like Reno, those kinds of alignments don’t happen by accident. They happe
It slipped past the daily write-up schedule, but the social media moment surrounding Troy Regas may end up being more telling than a formal campaign announcement. Instead of a polished press release or scripted video, Regas posted something far simpler: a photo of campaign sign designs — created by
Washoe County has launched a new pilot program allowing people living in their cars a place to park overnight at the Our Place campus in Sparks, billed as a compassionate response to homelessness. The program offers six first-come, first-served parking spaces through May 15, along with access to sho
If you listen closely — and sometimes all it takes is one podcast — you can hear the unmistakable sound of a campaign quietly warming up. It certainly looks like Troy Regas is preparing a run for Washoe County Commission District 3 , and if that’s the case, incumbent Mariluz Garcia may be facing
If leadership is about vision, strategy, and cohesion — then Washoe County Republicans are proving once again that they’ve got none of the above. Their so-called leader, Bruce Parks, seems more like a stagehand than a director: t aking cues, following scripts, and letting others ghostwrite the foot