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Alex Woodley Resigns from City of Reno Amid Allegations of ‘Sexting’ On City-Issued Cell Phone

October 11, 2024 3:06 pmOctober 17, 2024 10:45 am

The Globe has exclusively learned from multiple sources within the City of Reno that Director of Code Enforcement Alex Woodley resigned on Wednesday after a discovery of salacious text messages, including photos and videos, from his city-issued cell phone. The thousands of text messages were sent over a period of...

Reno Councilman Devon Reese Slapped With Two New Ethics Complaints

September 20, 2024 2:18 pmSeptember 25, 2024 11:55 am

The Nevada Commission on Ethics is investigating Reno City Council member Devon Reese after an ethics panel found credible evidence that Reese violated two Nevada ethics laws. As the Globe reported in September 2022, following multiple ethics complaints, Reese was found to not have disclosed his business relationships with employee...

Washoe County Commissioner Mike Clark and County Manager Eric Brown Clash Over Reno’s Community Assistance Center

August 23, 2024 4:25 pmAugust 26, 2024 8:17 am

During last week’s Reno city council meeting, Councilmember Jenny Brekhus revealed an email (see below) from a county employee to Commissioner Mike Clark which stated that the City of Reno was not interested in a proposal from the County to rehabilitate the former Community Assistance Center (CAC) in order to...

National Democrats Endorse Seven Nevada Legislative Candidates

July 2, 2024 3:30 pmJuly 9, 2024 11:32 am

Today, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced they are backing seven legislative candidates in Nevada as part of its multi-million dollar “Summer of States” initiative. The intiative is funded and designed to “build and cement Democratic power” in state legislatures to “stop Donald Trump and his MAGA allies.” The...

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...