Jenny Brekhus on City Council, Development, and her run for Mayor of Reno

This week on the podcast, Conor welcomes Reno’s city council member from Ward 1, Jenny Brekhus. Jenny has served on the Reno city council since 2012 and is running for Mayor of Reno this year. Conor and Jenny discuss current issues facing Reno, including the controversial Jacobs Entertainment Neon Line District and accompanying development agreement with the city, the CARES Campus and homelessness, the recent judicial decision forcing the city council to approve a housing development in Verdi, how to best spend federal funds that the city will be receiving in the coming years, and much more! You can learn more about Jenny at her website https://jennybrekhus.com or subscribe to her substack newsletter at https://jennybrekhus.substack.com This episode was produced by Conor McQuivey and Ciara Cihak. Thank you for listening! If you have guest suggestions, ideas for episode topics, feedback, or just want to get in touch, you can email Conor at [email protected]