The Nevada Independent reports Washoe County Commissioner and now gubernatorial candidate Alexis Hill is floating the idea of “temporary rent caps.” Sounds comforting, right? A band-aid solution wrapped in political ribbon just in time for campaign season. But here’s the question Reno and Nevada voters should be asking: once something gets enacted in government, is it ever truly temporary?

It’s Day 5 of Nevada’s state systems being down, and the picture just got darker. Cybersecurity officials now admit data has been exfiltrated—yes, moved outside Nevada’s network—during what they call a “sophisticated, ransomware-based attack.”

On September 10th, the Reno City Council will hold the first reading of its ordinance on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)—the supposed superhero solution to affordable housing. A second reading will follow two weeks later.

But here’s the plot twist: without one critical safeguard—banning short-term rentals—Reno’s neighborhoods could become the next playground for an army of real estate villains.

We get it. They love to call Picon hack journalism. Politicians and their entourage of pearl-clutching staffers practically salivate at the chance to wag a finger and shout, “biased!” or “irrelevant” - along with a number of PAC’s, political clubs, and organizations. And yet… they can’t stop reading.

Maybe it’s because we ask the questions they’d rather not answer — like this one:

Is Governor Joe Lombardo using the wife of his chief of staff, Danielle Cherry, to quietly fundraise for his 2026 re-election campaign?

While the media circus twirls around Governor Lombardo's Lincoln Day Dinner comments, Picon is asking the question no other media seems interested in: who exactly brought the recording device to Club Fandango? In a room packed with the Governor's devoted supporters, someone clearly came prepared to capture more than just memories.

So Assemblymember Erica Roth finally emerged from the woodwork on Wednesday to champion eviction reform. How convenient that she's suddenly passionate about AB201, a bill that would seal eviction records faster than you can say "rental application."

Let's get this straight: Roth wants to make it impossible for landlords to know if potential tenants have been evicted once or twenty times. Because apparently, a tenant's history of not paying rent is just an inconvenient detail landlords shouldn't worry their pretty little heads about. The proposed amendment to the bill would be to cap sealed records at "only" twice in five years is supposed to be the reasonable compromise.