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Commissioner Mike Clark posted the recently released Washoe County annual summary of deaths connected to the emergency shelter campuses, and while the document checked every administrative box — dates, locations, causes, protocols followed — it missed something far more important: humanity. Seven p
Read the articleThat pesky lands bill that so many can’t seem to get across the finish line — and believe us, they’ve tried — might suddenly find new life if Ira Hansen decides to make a run for Congress. Hansen has spent years in rural Nevada building relationships with ranchers, farmers, and the folks who actuall
Read the articlePicon continues to marvel at the rare and mysterious presence of Her Highness, Commissioner Mariluz Garcia — a public servant said to possess the wisdom of Job, though she appears to keep most of it locked away from the very public she serves. Our humble observation is that she descends from the pol
Read the articleFor years the rumor mill has insisted that Councilman Donald Abbott has his sights set on the Mayor’s office, even while publicly supporting Mayor Lawson. It’s all been political chatter — but Abbott’s recent post has people talking again. With term limits preventing him from running for Ward 1 afte
Read the articlePicon expected to see a high-powered defense attorney swoop in from Las Vegas — or even California — to represent almost-former Judge Bridget Robb. That’s usually how these things go when the stakes are high and reputations are on the line. Instead? We got M eghan Lucey — an attorney whose practic
Read the articleWhat’s Taking So Long? The Grimsley case crawls forward … the slow speed of justice may finally be picking up—ever so slightly. Mathew Grimsley of the Nevada Cares Campus / Karma Box Project, who was arrested on a charge of battery, now appears to have a court date on the horizon. And with it, th
Read the articleAfter reading Mike’s Reno Report this morning, we thought we’d add a few observations from Monday night’s Washoe County Republican Central Committee meeting (January 27, 2026). You know—the one chaired by Bruce Parks, who has a habit of politically excommunicating Republicans who don’t fall in line,
Read the articleSo… does Commissioner Garcia still support Sheriff Balaam the way she said she did from the dais on August 22, 2023 — or not? That was a very public statement of support. No ambiguity. No qualifiers.
Read the articleWell golly. It appears former Washoe County Manager Eric Brown has been job-hunting for about six months now—with no takers. Are we surprised? Not even a little. Brown governed from an ivory tower, punching down on rank-and-file employees, rewarding his direct reports, while turning a blind eye to
Read the articleIt’s a fair question—and one Washoe County residents are starting to ask out loud. Commissioner Alexis Hill ran in 2024 telling voters she wanted nothing more than to serve the people of Washoe County. Then Donald Trump was elected president and—almost overnight—Hill announced she was “compelled” t
Read the articlePicon got more than a little entertainment out of the latest Washoe County Library Board of Trustees meeting. Public comment has officially crossed into slapstick territory, and frankly, we enjoyed every minute.
Read the articleWe were mildly amused yesterday when we were sent the Washoe County Justice Report—complete with a meme of Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks. The report referenced a Picon story about the difficulty of obtaining public records and noted that we escalated the issue to DA Hicks and members
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