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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...

$70K Temporary Poem Along Truckee River Raises Questions

December 3, 2023 1:03 pmDecember 4, 2023 2:27 pm

A temporary art project along the Truckee River, funded in part by the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation, City of Reno, Washoe County, and Nevada Humanities, was designed to raise questions. One question we have is why a temporary, mile-long poem (that costs $70,000) is necessary? Nevada Policy also raises and...

Homelessness Thrives On The Backs Of Senior Citizens And Taxpayers

October 26, 2023 6:44 pmNovember 6, 2023 10:17 am

Homelessness, or the “unhoused” if you’re a housing activist or activist politician, has grown into a multi-billion dollar business that hasn’t fulfilled its promise to end this growing societal problem. In fact, homelessness has metastasized, in part, due to government inefficiency, government handouts, the economy, pandemic lockdowns, and the drug/mental...

City of Reno Named the ‘Fastest Warming City’ in America

September 22, 2023 12:07 pmSeptember 27, 2023 10:51 am

In 2022, Reno was named the fastest-warming city in the United States from the Climate Center. Alaska was named the fastest-warming state. According to their study, the average temperature in the city of Reno increased by 7.8 degrees Fahrenheit from 1970 to 2022. Due to the designation, the city of...

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Progressive Activist Announces Bid For Reno City Council

Reno City Council Approves Stormwater Utility

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

City Of Reno To Vote On Additional Stormwater Utility Tax

$70K Temporary Poem Along Truckee River Raises Questions

Homelessness Thrives On The Backs Of Senior Citizens And Taxpayers

City of Reno Named the ‘Fastest Warming City’ in America

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