Washoe County Archives - Page 13 of 29

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...

Washoe County Commissioners Appoint Interim Library Board Trustee

March 20, 2024 11:16 amMarch 23, 2024 2:32 pm

Washoe County commissioners unanimously voted to appoint Tami M. Ruf to fill a vacancy on the county’s Library Board of Trustees. The appointment followed public comments from both applicants advertising themselves for the position and from concerned citizens alike. During general public comment, Bruce Parks, the chairman of the Washoe...

President Biden Visits Nevada As Silver State Inflation Skyrockets to Over 20 Percent

March 19, 2024 2:28 pmMarch 26, 2024 4:18 pm

Today, President Joe Biden returned to Nevada to speak to his Administration’s efforts related to the ongoing “affordable housing crisis” as Nevadan’s continue to struggle with rising housing costs. low housing inventory, and inflation. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, “of the 50 largest metropolitan areas, extremely low-income...

NV SOS Reverses Course, Delays Top-Down Election Management System

March 19, 2024 12:49 pmMarch 25, 2024 1:23 pm

The Nevada Globe first reported on the wide-spread concerns county officials expressed about the “speedy” implementation of the top-down election system (VREMS). These concerns, first shared with the Globe, have now been made official in a request (see below) sent to the Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar by the Nevada...

Sharron Angle Files For State Senate District 15

March 16, 2024 1:05 amMarch 22, 2024 2:28 pm

On last day to file for candidacy with the Secretary of State, Republican Sharron Angle filed for Senate District 15. Angle joins Republicans Michael Ginsburg, Charles Mark Neumann in the GOP primary and will face one-of-three Democratic opponents: Reno Councilwoman Naomi Duerr, Johnny Kerns, and former state Assemblywoman Angie Taylor....

UNR President Sandoval Enters ‘What is a Woman’ Fray

March 14, 2024 3:54 pmMarch 20, 2024 11:20 am

Yesterday, University of Nevada, Reno President Brian Sandoval sent an internal memo (see below) to faculty, students and staff in response to a comment made by Regent Patrick Boylan in relation to trans-women athletes. During a Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents meeting on March 1, Regent Boylan...

WCSD Approves $500K for Legal Defense, Votes Against External Investigation Into Harassment Allegations

March 13, 2024 3:59 pmMarch 19, 2024 1:26 pm

During an expectedly contentious meeting, the Washoe County School District (WCSD) voted 6-0 to approve $500,000 for a legal defense “based on a pattern” of Trustee Jeff Church who has filed two lawsuits against the district and numerous Open Meeting Law violations. Church abstained from the vote. The Board’s majority...