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Reno City Manager Doug Thornley Steps Down, Remains Through Fiscal Year

April 10, 2024 2:36 pmApril 10, 2024 2:36 pm

Reno City Manager Doug Thornley is stepping down from his position after serving the City since October 20, 2001 during the height of the pandemic. Prior to serving as City Manager for the “Biggest Little City in the W0rld,” Thornley served as Assistant City Manager in neighboring Sparks. He resignation...

City of Reno To Consider Rezoning Single Family Neighborhoods To Allow for ‘Affordable Housing’

March 26, 2024 1:12 pmApril 3, 2024 10:46 am

At tomorrow’s city council meeting, the City of Reno will consider rezoning single family neighborhoods in order to allow for “affordable housing” units, add exemptions for affordable housing projects, and expedite related building permit processes. The changes to zoning ordinances would allow for duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes in single family...

Red Flags Rise In Reno City Council Races

January 31, 2024 3:09 pm

The Globe has extensively reported on the significant campaign donations given to Reno City Council candidates from a variety of developers and special interests. Constituents have continually raised their concerns related to an appearance of a “pay to play” arrangement between members of the council and a finite group of...

Progressive Activist Announces Bid For Reno City Council

January 15, 2024 3:48 pmJanuary 16, 2024 12:45 pm

Today, progressive activist Lily Baran announced her bid for the Reno City Council, Ward 1. Baran is best known for her activist work as a Black Lives Matter Organizer, a homeless advocate, and lists the ACLU and PlanNV on her resume. She also operates a community garden and food bank...

Reno City Council Approves Stormwater Utility

December 14, 2023 12:36 pmDecember 16, 2023 3:20 pm

During yesterday’s monthly council meeting, the City of Reno approved a new Stormwater Utility that will charge a fee to every Reno homeowner and business. The initial monthly fee proposed is $9.82 to fund a 32-year infrastructure project at a cost of $470 million. Although the city maintains there is...

After NV Democrats Overhaul Criminal Justice System, Retail Theft Soars In Silver State

December 11, 2023 1:48 pmDecember 18, 2023 2:50 pm

Since the Democratic majority. led by Steve Yeager, passed Assembly Bill 236 in 2019, the Silver State has seen a 15 percent increase in property crimes and a staggering 39 percent increase in drug-store thefts on the Las Vegas Strip. At the time, Attorney General Aaron Ford was “intimately involved”...

City Of Reno To Vote On Additional Stormwater Utility Tax

December 7, 2023 3:51 pmDecember 8, 2023 1:12 pm

As reported by The Globe earlier this year, the City of Reno is proposing a new Stormwater Utility that would require residents, businesses, and schools to pay a “fee”, otherwise known as a tax, to maintain and improve stormwater infrastructure. According to the City of Reno website, the average fee...