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City of Reno Cites ‘Unprecedented’ Rising Costs For $70 Million PSC Budget

January 3, 2023 2:56 pmJanuary 11, 2023 5:47 pm

The Globe broke the story back in mid October, from information received from a whistleblower, that the Public Safety Center (PSC) was $14 million over budget in Phase One. The PSC, located at 911 Kuenzli Dr, was the former headquarters for the Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ). The Council approved and...

City of Reno Stonewalls Request For Public Safety Center Budget

December 1, 2022 1:34 pmDecember 14, 2022 10:09 am

The Globe has received a copy of an email sent to the person who filed an open records request with the City of Reno in response to our exposé that alleged the Public Safety Center was at least $14 million over budget. Days after after our exposé, the city council...

Eddie Lorton Concedes Reno Mayoral Race to Incumbent Hillary Schieve

November 16, 2022 3:17 pm

This morning, Reno Mayoral candidate Eddie Lorton conceded to his opponent, incumbent Hillary Schieve. Mayor Schieve received 59 percent of the votes (51,859 votes) compared to 41 percent for Lorton (35,966 votes). Lorton posted his concession statement on his Facebook page on Wednesday morning saying: It has been my honor...

The Globe Interview: Mike Clark, Candidate for Washoe County Commissioner District 2

November 1, 2022 12:05 pmNovember 2, 2022 11:17 am

Washoe County Assessor and candidate for Washoe County Commissioner (District 2) Mike Clark and I sat down for a one-on-one interview at the Reno Convention Center after a business networking meeting featuring Jon Ralston, CEO of the Nevada Independent. Who knew businesses networking meetings could be divisive and political, yet...

City of Reno Pays Employees Overtime to Attend Cortez-Masto/Sandoval Event

April 15, 2022 11:34 amApril 15, 2022 12:20 pm

The City of Reno, led by mayor Hillary Schieve (D), held a “Diversity, Inclusion and Equity” (DEI) event entitled Nevada Today, which featured former Republican Governor, current President of University of Nevada Reno Brian Sandoval and Democratic US Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. This event’s tagline was “Reflecting on our past,...