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WCSD Awards $10M To Controversial Equity Consultant

September 29, 2023 3:27 pmOctober 2, 2023 12:12 pm

As reported by The Globe, the Washoe County Superintendent of Education Dr. Susan Enfield entered into a consulting contract with Performance Fact Inc. worth $105,000 The Board approved the initial contract in December 2022. Consultant Mutiu O. Fagbayi is the CEO of Performance Fact and recently made national headlines for his...

Recall Campaign Divides Incline Village

September 22, 2023 7:18 pmOctober 2, 2023 12:18 pm

Two recall petitions circulating this past summer have reportedly collected the number of signatures needed for a special election to remove two elected officials, Trustees Matthew Dent and Sara Schmitz, who serve as Chair and Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees that oversee the Incline Village General Improvement District....

Online ‘Inappropriate’ Comments Against Biden Warrant Secret Service Visit To Incline Village Resident

August 20, 2023 5:01 pmAugust 25, 2023 3:29 pm

Friday night, The Globe learned from Incline Village residents that Secret Service/federal agents paid a visit to their homes in search of a suspect who reportedly made threats against President Biden during his extended family vacation in Lake Tahoe. https://twitter.com/NevadaGlobe/status/1692727371558699253?s=20 On Saturday morning, The Globe confirmed the reports with Washoe...

Washoe County Staff Guts Election Citizen Advisory Board Plan To An ‘Abomination’

August 16, 2023 4:07 pmAugust 24, 2023 12:45 pm

Washoe County Commissioner and Vice Chair Jeanne Herman did not hold back during yesterday’s county meeting when she learned that her election citizen advisory board plan had been edited by county staff to an “abomination” resulting in Chair Alexis Hill removing the agenda item. According to a report by The...

New Homelessness Laws Aim to Prevent Sparks From ‘Becoming San Francisco’

August 15, 2023 1:14 pmAugust 16, 2023 2:03 pm

In a unanimous vote, the Sparks city council passed new laws for the homeless population to “protect the public health and safety and the families and businesses that call Sparks home” said Sparks City Attorney Wes Duncan. “We’re adding provisions to our code to prevent human habitation or people living...

The Washoe County Audit Committee Is Violating County Ordinance

August 3, 2023 9:36 am

I read with some dismay the article penned by Mark Robison of the Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ) concerning the Washoe County Audit Committee that met on August 1. Robison has since updated the article to reflect that Commissioner Herman is not, in fact, the Chair of the Audit Committee but...

Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert Won’t Seek Reelection In 2024

August 1, 2023 12:34 pmAugust 7, 2023 6:12 pm

The Nevada Independent confirmed this morning that state Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert will not run for reelection in 2024 to focus on her family, telling the NV Indy: “I’ve been asked numerous times whether I was going to run for U.S. Senate and I really am focusing on family. I...