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A Holiday Weekend Grab-Bag: Gossip, Politics, Wine Bars & WTH Moments
Holiday weekends are supposed to be quiet… but Reno never met a long weekend it couldn’t fill with intrigue, eyebrow-raising posts, and a few stories that practically write themselves. And because Picon hears from everyone — the kind, the cranky, the concerned, and the borderline-threatening — we figured we’d share a few morsels to go with your football watching.
First Up - Mayor Schieve, Belleville, and Spooge.
The Alexis Hill and Eric Brown Show: Where Results Are Optional
So Washoe County keeps telling us Commission Chair Alexis Hill and County Manager Eric Brown have homelessness under control. Hill just told the Nevada Legislature’s Senate Committee on Government Affairs yesterday, February 3, 2025, that Washoe County has reduced homelessness by 40%.
Really? Let's do a reality check:
✦ The Nevada Cares Campus is bursting at the seams
✦ Tent cities are popping up faster than new coffee shops
✦ It took community activist Lily Baran to step up and open warming centers because... where was the county?