Week in Review: Top News

Las Vegas City Hall will see a changing of the Goodmans come July 6. That's when Carolyn will be sworn in to replace husband Oscar as mayor.

In her first bid for elected office, Goodman crushed Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani by 22 percentage points on Tuesday.

Goodman takes over for her walking sound bite of a spouse, who has colorfully represented Nevada's largest city for 12 years but is being forced out by term limits.

Giunchigliani remains on the Clark County Commission.

In North Las Vegas, Wade Wagner beat incumbent City Councilman Richard Cherchio by a single vote, setting up a probable recount.

In the Las Vegas City Council Ward 3 race, Bob Coffin slipped past Adriana Martinez by capturing 2,542 votes, 52.5 percent, compared to Martinez's 2,300 votes, 47.5 percent. He will take over the seat left vacant by Gary Reese, who was barred by term limits from seeking another four-year tem.

In the race for Las Vegas Municipal Judge, attorney Heidi Almase upset incumbent George Assad, whose son, Anthony Michael Carleo, 29, has been identified by police as the so-called Bellagio Bandit.

MONDAY

Legislative lovefest

The 76th session of the Nevada Legislature, which began in acrimony, wrapped up in rare harmony.

Democrats and Republicans closed the session with praise for GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval and his leadership in brokering a budget deal that extends $620 million in taxes for two years to balance a $6.2 billion general fund.

Even Republicans who voted against the deal stopped short of pillorying Sandoval or their Democratic colleagues.

TUESDAY

Stadiums still in play

Proponents of competing Las Vegas stadium projects said they aren't ready to quit, even though Nevada lawmakers rejected their plan to divert tax money to help finance at least one development.

Senate Bill 501, which died at the close of the legislative session, would have allowed Clark County to create a special taxing district for one of three alternate and competing Las Vegas stadium projects: a three-stadium site across from Mandalay Bay; a downtown sports arena; and a stadium on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.

Lawmakers raised concerns about stadium financing plans and said they didn't have enough time to iron out problems in a bill that was introduced late in the legislative session.

WEDNESDAY

Poo d'etat?

North Las Vegas turned up the pressure on its wastewater fight with Clark County by announcing it would start discharging treated sewage from its new plant despite the county's objections.

Flows would start moving through the county-owned storm channel on Thursday, the same day city officials would sue the county in federal court over the issue.

County officials said they would seek a court order to halt the discharge.

The county has long argued that the city must get permission from the county to use the storm channel.

THURSDAY

Sweeter by $7 million

The developer bringing Zappos' headquarters downtown would pay a reduced price for the current City Hall building than originally agreed upon, according to an amended contract the Las Vegas City Council is set to consider.

In 2010, Resort Gaming Group agreed to buy the City Hall building, two parking garages and the KCLV-TV building for $25 million. The price would go down to $18 million under the amendment, but Zappos would have to bring 1,200 jobs downtown instead of the original target of 750.

FRIDAY

Vigil for Cole

The family and friends of Trevon Cole held a vigil to mark the first anniversary of the unarmed man's shooting death by Las Vegas police.

Cole's daughter, born after his death, was among those who gathered to pray and remember him in front of the apartment building where he was shot during a police raid on June 11, 2010.

A $10 million lawsuit was filed against police .