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Reno Primary Election Guide, City Budget, Data Centers

NEW: MY GUIDE TO THE 2026 RENO PRIMARIES

Do you still have questions about our local primaries? Not sure who the candidates are, and what distinguishes them from each other? If so, I have good news! I have just published my new Guide t...

11 days ago
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Reno City Council will consider a Data Center moratorium on Thursday, May 14th.

The big news this week is this Thursday’s upcoming Reno City Council meeting to consider imposing a temporary moratorium on issuing new permits for data centers. As always, you can view all of this week’s public City of Reno meetings here....

17 days ago
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Setting the record straight about the Lear + more updates

That’s right, it’s a special bonus edition of The Barber Brief. I had so much to cover in the May 3rd edition that I wasn’t able to fit in some important news and updates from the past week—plus a few new pieces, announcements, and meeting...

23 days ago
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Urban development takes center stage in Reno.

So much is happening in the realm of urban development here in Reno this week that it’s a challenge to pack it all into a single Brief. It all takes on even greater import in this final month before the primaries, as our local candidates fo...

25 days ago
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Never a dull moment in Reno development

A lot has been happening in the Biggest Little City in the world of urban development, so today’s Brief is packed with updates, previews, and items of note.

Upcoming public meetings

I generally focus solely on City of Reno meetings, b...

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