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Reno Councilmember Kathleen Taylor is hosting a public forum, but don't call her "Councilmember"—she's billing herself as "Vice Mayor Kathleen Taylor." Here's the thing: nobody elected her to that position. Vice mayor isn't a democratic choice—it's a rotating assignment that get
Read the articleWhen your city is drowning in a $25 million deficit, every dollar counts—except, apparently, when it comes to conference travel. Mayor Hillary Schieve jetted off to the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Tampa, Florida, leaving Renoites to wonder about the city's spending priorities. While residents have
Read the articleThe Republican Women of Reno have been stirring more than coffee at their monthly meetings. Whispers of mandatory background checks for members, you know to keep the bad actors out of the club, caused such a ruckus that it might've been heard all the way to Sparks — which, ironically, might soon be
Read the articleEliminating citizen input while brewing up council coffee klatches at the City of Reno. The City of Reno has discovered a brilliant new approach to public engagement: eliminate it entirely under the guise of fiscal responsibility. The city's moratorium on Neighborhood Advisory Board (NAB) meetings
Read the articleThree Candidates, Two Spots, Zero Citizen Representation The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority board nominations currently under consideration perfectly illustrate everything wrong with how Northern Nevada's political establishment operates. Three candidates are vying for two open City of Reno position
Read the articlen a decision raising eyebrows across Nevada’s political landscape, the Nevada Commission on Ethics has cleared City Councilmember Kathleen Taylor of any wrongdoing—despite substantiated concerns over her use of her campaign email address and involving her campaign infrastructure for official city bu
Read the articleEver notice how certain companies seem to have the Midas touch when it comes to project approvals? At Reno City Council and Planning Commission meetings, one name keeps popping up with suspicious regularity: Wood Rodgers. This engineering firm has mastered a fascinating civic magic trick.
Read the articleCongratulations. The City of Reno has unveiled its latest performance art piece: a citizen feedback survey carefully engineered to gather the information the city wants to feature, not what is truly concerning to residents. This City of Reno survey is the municipal equivalent of asking "how a
Read the articleWhat started as a simple reader question about a downtown corner property has unraveled into an intriguing web of real estate connections that would make a detective's spidey senses tingle. Remember our piece back on January 11, 2025, about the City of Reno's peculiar habit of playing Sugar Daddy t
Read the articleFirst, a tip of the hat to Councilmember Naomi Duerr, who shone like a beacon of competence amidst the typical governmental fog yestrday. Consider this Picon’s rare moment of unqualified praise. The city's initial disappearing act with the meeting video late last night - likely to be explained away
Read the articleWhat is it with the City of Reno’s “Gang of Seven” and the former Community Assistance Center (CAC) buildings on Record Street. Are they embarrassed that the building was allowed to fall into decay on their watches? Well, frankly, they should be, but hey it is only taxpayer money, so they don’t care
Read the articleOur Town Reno just pulled back the curtain on the City's ReStore program, and what do we find? A spectacular show of making property owners' basic responsibilities vanish into thin air - using YOUR tax dollars as the magic wand. First let us say, this is no reflection on Crak N’ Grill, we’re on th
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