And our readers made sure to point it out.

Specifically, residents of Red Hawk — many of whom oppose the newly proposed housing development — contacted Picon after our story ran to highlight something we should have connected.

Back in 2024, Washoe County Commissioner Clara Andriola reported“in-kind rent” for office space at Red Hawk Golf and Resort on her Nevada Contribution and Expense report.

The inbox at Picon has been busy lately.

Dozens of emails and private messages have come in raising questions about a certain Washoe County commissioner and a private office located at Red Hawk Golf and Resort — and whether that proximity might be helpful to the developers behind a major new housing proposal.

Recently, a formal housing application from the Red Hawk Land Company was submitted to the City of Sparks Government. The project would bring nearly 764 homes to the area — a significant amount of density for that corner of the valley.

To everyone in the Save Lakeridge movement: time to take a hard look at who’s backing whom in Washoe County politics.

Turns out T.J. Duncan—the developer at the center of your fight to protect Lakeridge Golf Course—is a supporter of none other than District Attorney Chris Hicks, who is kicking off his re-election campaign on September 9, 2025.

Ward 2 residents are once again being asked to swallow a vague development proposal—this time called the Mount Rose Junction Specific Plan District (LDC25-00018).

The site sits on the west side of Plumas Street, about 145 feet south of Mount Rose Street. The developer’s wish list is ambitious:

In the shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains, a familiar story plays out in Reno—one that pits ordinary citizens against the machinery of local government and deep-pocketed developers. The latest chapter in this ongoing saga comes from the Lakeridge neighborhood, where residents have reluctantly abandoned their fight against a five-story apartment complex that will tower over the existing two-story landscape. Their retreat raises disturbing questions about the true nature of civic engagement in the Biggest Little City.

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