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The latest on the Department of Alternative Sentencing audit, plus city layoffs

Kristen and Bob recap last week’s news with a focus on city layoffs and Washoe County’s audit of its department of alternative sentencing.

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News Debrief June 27: Washoe commissioners clash over report recommendations

This Is Reno editors Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad dissect this week's Reno news for the week of June 27, 2025.

AI summary of the discussion below:

1. Washoe County…
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What's driving news in Reno, Nevada for the week of June 6, 2025 (video)


Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad discuss Reno news for the week of June 6, 2025. We cover the latest Reno City Council meetings, the lawsuit filed by the former registrar…
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What’s driving Reno news for the week of May 30, 2025

Bob and Kristen bring to you a discussion of the week’s headlines, what’s driving the news and the big issues facing the greater-Reno area.

Topics covered:

Washoe County School District…
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Weekly Reno news wrap-up May 16, 2025

Kristen and Bob debrief the week's news. Our top stories this week:

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in Reno are causing a stir and raising questions about local law…
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Video: Weekly Reno news wrap-up May 11, 2025

This Is Reno’s Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad debriefed last week’s news, highlighting the top stories we covered. Also below is our weekly editorial where we opine on some of…
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Double dipping and big spending in the Biggest Little City, part 1

This episode is our first podcast in more than a year. Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad discuss the recent This Is Reno investigation Kristen did into spending at Reno City…

Double dipping and big spending in the Biggest Little City, part 2

This episode is the second podcast in a two-part series. Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad discuss the recent This Is Reno investigation Kristen did into spending at Reno City Hall…

Edward Coleman discusses Reno’s new Black Community Collective

Edward Coleman is the executive director of a new Reno nonprofit called the Black Community Collective. In today’s show we discuss why he started the collective and why it is…

A brain-health clinic is helping revolutionize mental health treatment

The testimonials that Epic Brain Centers of Reno provide are hard to believe. Some of the anecdotes include those diagnosed with depression seeing results in few treatments. Other testimonials show…

Reno Food Systems is growing a vision

Lyndsey Langsdale helps to run the Reno Food Systems farm on Mayberry Drive. The nonprofit operation has been in business since 2018. For today’s show we talk with Lyndsey about…

Addiction treatment facility needs more resources to meet community demands

One of the Reno area’s few substance use, and gambling, addiction treatment facilities is the Bristlecone Recovery Center. The nonprofit is named after bristlecone pine, a tree found in Nevada…

What Reno can learn from the Netherlands

The Dutch Cycling Embassy came to Reno in September. They were here to discuss how the Netherlands became bike centric and to help the Biggest Little City’s cycling efforts. The…

Dying ducks and seniors getting shafted

The heat of summer is one of the causes for why ducks and geese are dying at area ponds.

In this show, we hear from a wildlife veterinarian  who explains…

Meet the new superintendent of Washoe County schools

Dr. Susan Enfield has been in Reno for just short of two months, and already she is making changes to the Washoe County School District.

As the new superintendent of…

The successes and challenges of being downtown Reno ambassador

If you’ve been to downtown Reno in the past few years, you have most likely seen the ambassadors in action. They wear blue shirts with the downtown Reno partnership logo…

Federal lands transfer on hold, the downtown bike track and a robot mixologist

A man in a chicken outfit was recently protesting at U.S. Congressman Mark Amodei’s Reno office. He was one of about 20 who gathered in protest of an amendment by…

A renewed love for local music

The pandemic tore apart the ability for people to collaborate on music. But it also forced artists to work together in other ways. One local musician and educator seized the…

Behind Reno’s whip ban, an interview

Fil Corbitt is one of Reno’s most talented and better known podcasters. In a recent episode of The Wind podcast, Fil explored last year’s decision by the city of Reno…

“There’s nothing to keep teachers in the classroom”


Public education is facing a protracted crisis. From lack of funding and bureaucracy to politicized attacks on teachers and staff, Washoe County, much like the rest of the country, is…