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If you ever wondered how far failure can take you in Washoe County, allow us to present Exhibit A: Eric Brown. Because apparently, running the county during a time when homelessness wasn’t exactly being solved is no barrier to your next big opportunity. Running the Cares Campus were you failed th
Read the articleWell, it’s making the rounds again—another shining example of how the Washoe County Human Services Agency defines “care.” Washoe County Human Services Agency runs the Sparks Senior Center, or they pretend to, because the services they offer are sort of lacking, and apparently when there is a medica
Read the articleWe absolutely love the optics here… Last night when the Republican Central Committee lined up behind Eddie Lorton, standing right next to him was his buddy, his pal, his mentor — Robert Beadles. Yes, that Robert Beadles. The same guy who has now confirmed he hired a private investigator tied t
Read the articleIf 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
Read the articleSo 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
Read the articleEvery time a meeting gets delayed, our inbox lights up. “What aren’t they telling us?” “Who pulled the strings?” “What’s the hidden agenda?” And right on cue, here we are again. The Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission was supposed to hear the Duncan Golf Management / Save Lakeri
Read the articleWho remembers the great cannabis lounge rollout of 2022? All the hype. All the vision. All the promises about a “community-driven” experience in Washoe County. And yet—after all the applications, all the talk—only one proposal stood standing: SoL Cannabis. It was supposed to be the future. Events
Read the articleDueling fundraisers—because nothing says campaign season in Washoe County quite like competing invites and overlapping donor lists. On one side, Mike Clark working his well-known network. On the other, Mariluz Garcia building momentum and testing hers.
Read the articleThat familiar rat-a-tat-tat has returned to the Reno City Council meetings. Once again, Eddie Lorton has been showing up during public comment demanding that a Fourth of July parade be placed on a future council agenda. Now Lorton says he’ll personally cover the $25,000 cost to make it happen.
Read the articleBless his heart—someone finally found the nerve to ask questions. Kudos to Bob Conrad at This Is Reno. Because what’s unfolding around Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks isn’t complicated, no matter how polished the messaging tries to make it. The employment—and upward trajecto
Read the articleHold the phone—does Mike’s Reno Report call into question Devon Reese’s claim of being a fifth-generation Nevadan? You betcha. Politically, saying you’re a “fifth-generation Nevadan” isn’t about eligibility—it’s about signal and strategy.
Read the articleWe probably wouldn’t be writing this article if Karma Box Project Executive Director Grant Denton weren’t currently engaged in what appears to be a full-court public relations campaign aimed at repairing his public image. But the timing is difficult to miss. Three former Karma Box Project employee
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