Monthly Archives: January, 2023
VIDEO: Private investigator says tracking Reno mayor with GPS unit was ‘nothing personal’Â
A private investigator who put a GPS tracking unit on Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve’s car last year said it’s “nothing personal."Â
A federal lawsuit is blocking 198,000 Nevada student loan borrowers from relief
The U.S. Supreme Court is the only thing standing in the way of as many as 198,000 Nevadans receiving relief from some or all of their student loan debt, according to figures released Thursday by the White House.
Commissioners favor incentives to spur affordable housing growth
It will take another 225 years to meet the affordable housing needs at the rate affordable housing units have been built in northern Nevada since 2014 according to a presentation to Washoe County Commissioners this week during their annual strategic planning session.
Stormwater utility fees proposed by city
The City of Reno is considering adding a stormwater utility by amending the Reno Municipal Code with a proposed ordinance that, if adopted, will go into effect July 1, 2023.Â
Commissioners provide county staff direction on equity, elections
Washoe County is in the final stages of selecting a firm to conduct a review of its election systems, but it already has a list of changes.Â
Council approves funding for ambulance services, Moana pool
Reno City Council members on Wednesday approved more than $23 million in requests for federal funding to cover ambulance transport, both to cover costs for services already provided and for another four years. The council also approved phase two funding of $35 million for the Moana pool.
Health District: Avoid baked goods from Incline’s Happy Tiers Bakery
The Washoe County Health District this week announced another local business with products to avoid because the food has not been inspected.
Regional 911 dispatch makes progress
Washoe County’s Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday approved for county staff to continue regionalizing the community’s emergency dispatch system.
One new rule survives state regulatory freeze, another stalled by itÂ
The Nevada Board of Health voted on Jan. 20 to authorize a temporary regulation implementing a 35 cent surcharge on phone bills with the proceeds going to the state’s participation in the federal 988 mental health hotline.
Trustees eye state budget decisions for class sizes, future enrollment
The majority of Washoe County elementary schools have class size ratios that are too high, school trustees said yesterday. Washoe County School District’ trustees on Tuesday discussed class sizes along with the 2024 budget and graduation rates at a regular board meeting.
