Washoe County has launched a new pilot program allowing people living in their cars a place to park overnight at the Our Place campus in Sparks, billed as a compassionate response to homelessness. The program offers six first-come, first-served parking spaces through May 15, along with access to showers, restrooms, laundry, and meals.

On paper, it sounds humane.

In reality, it raises deeply troubling questions — especially about where this program is being placed and who may be put at risk.

If you listen closely — and sometimes all it takes is one podcast — you can hear the unmistakable sound of a campaign quietly warming up.

It certainly looks like Troy Regas is preparing a run for Washoe County Commission District 3, and if that’s the case, incumbent Mariluz Garcia may be facing her most serious challenge yet.

Regas isn’t new to the political ecosystem, and what makes this potential matchup interesting isn’t just ideology — it’s relationships.

If leadership is about vision, strategy, and cohesion — then Washoe County Republicans are proving once again that they’ve got none of the above. Their so-called leader, Bruce Parks, seems more like a stagehand than a director: taking cues, following scripts, and letting others ghostwrite the footnotes, easier to point a finger after failure.