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When The Nevada Independent recently reported that ICE arrests in Nevada don’t happen through dramatic raids, but rather through targeted, coordinated actions—often with the cooperation of local law enforcement—it triggered a memory we couldn’t shake.
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 articleLast week, Washoe County crews seemed determined to coat every road surface in sight with slurry in preparation for winter weather. Meanwhile, a number of City of Reno residents reached out with the same question: where was the slurry? Because many of us didn’t see any. To be fair, the City of Re
Read the articleWashoe 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
Read the articleIf you somehow missed Washoe County is looking for a new library director we thought we’d point it out. All while Washoe County stares down a huge budget deficit. Yes, really. Washoe County is currently recruiting a Library Director with a salary range of $146,681.60 to $205,358.40, with the first
Read the articleLet’s rewind the tape. In March 2024, Washoe County commissioners voted on an ordinance that effectively criminalized unhoused people for living in their cars. The split was clear — and telling. Commissioners Mike Clark and Jeanne Herman voted NO, opposing criminalization. Commissioners Maril
Read the articleRemember the individual arrested who worked with the Karma Box Project — the same person listed as a supervisor at the Nevada Cares Campus Safe Camp? Yes, that one. Karma Box Project’s agreement with the Washoe County Human Services Agency requires background checks before employment. Whether that
Read the articleAfter several weeks of driving Washoe County to view the parcels of land generously handed over by Washoe County to EDAWN for sale, we feel compelled to acknowledge what is now obvious: EDAWN is no longer just an economic development group — it’s a government-funded real estate operation. Congrat
Read the articleAt the last Washoe County District 2 CAB meeting there was a little unexpected theater courtesy of Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District. TMFPD gave a presentation that left residents scratching their heads, raising eyebrows, and possibly checking their wallets. Because here’s the question no on
Read the articleYesterday should have been a simple holiday gathering — the Washoe Republican Women’s annual party at a member’s home. Cookies, ornaments, political small talk. Instead, it turned into yet another snapshot of the GOP’s ongoing identity crisis, starring none other than Commissioner Clara Andriola, wh
Read the articleBad karma is piling up fast — and it’s coming straight from Karma Box Project. Yet somehow, no matter what happens, Washoe County keeps circling the wagons to protect them. The question practically asks itself: why? What does the county know, what are they hiding, and why is no one in leadership wil
Read the articleOur 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
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