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No List! No Wunderbar!

In a whirlwind of bureaucratic bungles and technological terrors, the residents of Washoe County find themselves embroiled in a tale of data woe. What started as a simple request for a voter list has snowballed into a comedy of errors, with twists and turns that would make even the most seasoned pol

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Supreme Transparency

Everyone by now is bored with the fact Picon is overly interested in the Murdoch case in Washoe County. But, hey, SORRY we think it is inappropriate for a bunch of rich fat cats to not only use Nevada’s lack of income and inheritance taxes, as well as its confidentiality protections making it a top

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A Hoax or Not?

Picon just had this sent to us. It is 10:47PM as we post this and frankly, there is not an outlet where we can verify if this information is factual or not. We're going to go with post simply because the Washoe County, Nevada - Government Registrar of Voters is one of the most important positions

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Social Safety Net

Looks like we ruffled some feathers at Washoe County HQ. All we did was ask about these mystical "safety net services" they're fond of mentioning. Googled it. Nada. So, we did what any curious cat would do - filed a public records request.

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Perfecto! Not So Much

Councilmember Donald Abbott, champion of Sparks senior citizens, we hope this matter can be addressed with transparency and a commitment to improving services for Sparks’ senior citizens. We were surprised Abbott didn’t make a comment about this email in defense of those Sparks seniors you represent

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What About Those Election Worker Threats Washoe County?

We received this from Washoe County Commissioner Mike Clark, who sent it to Picon along with a number of other media folks. This Election Integrity Violation Report was filed September 5, 2024. When we reached out to Commissioner Clark for a comment he said he was all for getting teens involved in

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Disclose, disclose, disclose …

Picon found this an interesting list of lawyers from Washoe County Government Board of County Commissioner’s Meeting tomorrow, August 20, 2024. Look at Agenda Item 10.E.1 – Recommendation to approve the revised Pro Term Justice of the Peace panel for the Justice Courts pursuant to NRS 4.032; and ap

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Gotta Love Jenny Brekhus

Okay, Picon will admit to sometimes being frustrated by Jenny Brekhus over these many years when she has taken us down the path of doing what is right for the City of Reno residents. Is it frustrating listing to Councilmember Brekhus trying to hold us all to a higher standard, yes. Is it exhaustin

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Howell’s It Going Washoe County?

We’ve been trying to track the disappearance of the former Director of Washoe County Human Services Agency Amber Howell who went missing in April 2023. We keep checking milk cartons. When anyone inquired about Howell, Washoe County hid behind human resources as they always do, unable to release any

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