Off The Dais

The Open Space Episode w/guests Julee Conway and Jen Budge

On this week's episode of Off the Dais, Jenny has a conversation with Julee Conway, former Parks and Recreation Director with the City of Reno, and Jen Budge, Carson City's Park Operations Superintendent, to talk about all things Open Space. What is it? Why do we need it? How come Reno doesn't have it? And how do we get there?  Thank you for listening! ________________________________________ Subscribe to Jenny's Newsletter: https://jennybrekhus.substack.com/ Follow Jenny on IG @brekhusjenny Follow Jenny on Twitter @jennybrekhus Follow Jenny on FB @Jenny-Brekhus-for-Reno-Mayor Email us your suggested topics and guests for upcoming episodes at offthedais@gmail.com All clipped audio is taken from Reno City Council meetings which are available to the public online.

Warehousing Reno: How Big Boxes Took Over the Local Landscape

Welcome back to another episode of OFF THE DAIS. If you left Reno in 2015 and returned for the first time in 2022, you perhaps wouldn't recognize it. This week, Jenny takes a deep dive into the growing presence of Reno's warehouse and distribution facilities over the past several years and the impacts they have had on our growing community.   Jenny covers land use issues, compatibility and the infrastructure that is needed to support them, traffic and air quality issues associated with them, and the role they play in our changing economic landscape.  Thank you for listening! ________________________________________ Subscribe to Jenny's Newsletter: https://jennybrekhus.substack.com/ Follow Jenny on IG @brekhusjenny Follow Jenny on Twitter @jennybrekhus Follow Jenny on FB @Jenny-Brekhus-for-Reno-Mayor Email us your suggested topics and guests for upcoming episodes at offthedais@gmail.com All clipped audio is taken from Reno City Council meetings which are available to the public online. Juan De Lara - Essential Workers or Disposability Politics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcoXkccUx3U Mitchell Silver, Planning in the 21st Century: What's Next? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8n4KjZ_7l8

LIVE: Reno Telephone Townhall

Welcome back to another episode of Off The Dais. This week's episode is special! On April 18, 2022, Jenny hosted a telephone townhall with nearly 3,000 attendees calling in to have their questions answered and their concerns heard. No topic was off the table in this 60 minute conversation including affordable housing, Downtown Reno, local fuel taxes, and how Jenny will restore integrity in the Mayor's office in 2022.  Thank you for listening! _________________________________ Subscribe to Jenny's Newsletter: https://jennybrekhus.substack.com/ Follow Jenny on IG @brekhusjenny Follow Jenny on Twitter @jennybrekhus Follow Jenny on FB @Jenny-Brekhus-for-Reno-Mayor Email us your suggested topics and guests for upcoming episodes at offthedais@gmail.com

Now and Then: Trends of Reno's housing design through the years w/guest Mike McGonagle

Welcome back to another episode of Off The Dais. The stressed housing market in Reno continues to put economic pressures on an increasing population. This includes current residents, and people moving to the area—households of all different life stages. Housing starts with design and this week I had a lengthy conversation with Mike McGonagle. An architect, business owner, and compulsive public records hacker, Mike reads the tea leaves of the local real estate market from a unique perspective. Mike earned his Masters of Architecture from Harvard School of Design. Thank you for listening! _________________________________ Subscribe to Jenny's Newsletter: https://jennybrekhus.substack.com/ Follow Jenny on IG @brekhusjenny Follow Jenny on Twitter @jennybrekhus Follow Jenny on FB @Jenny-Brekhus-for-Reno-Mayor Email us your suggested topics and guests for upcoming episodes at offthedais@gmail.com All clipped audio is taken from Reno City Council meetings which are available to the public online.

The Highs and Lows of HOA's: The role Homeowner Associations serve in Reno

HOA's or Homeowner Associations (and other affiliated names) are something many Reno communities are apart of...but what are they really? What role do they provide, and in current times, what are they being asked to manage? On this episode of Off The Dais, Jenny speaks with award winning high-rise HOA president Ronda Theisen, and Don Lamers, a Supervising Community Association Manager about the highs and lows of taking on leadership duties in the communities they live in or represent.  Thank you for listening! _________________________________ Subscribe to Jenny's Newsletter: https://jennybrekhus.substack.com/ Follow Jenny on IG @brekhusjenny Follow Jenny on Twitter @jennybrekhus Follow Jenny on FB @Jenny-Brekhus-for-Reno-Mayor Email us your suggested topics and guests for upcoming episodes at offthedais@gmail.com All clipped audio is taken from Reno City Council meetings which are available to the public online.