Both Bob Beers and Francis Allen-Palenske served in Carson City; now they’re running against each other for a seat on the Las Vegas City Council.
Ricardo Torres-Cortez
Local Government Reporter
Email: rtorres@reviewjournal.com
Ricardo Torres-Cortez covers the city of Las Vegas and Clark County. He returned to the Review-Journal, where he’d interned, after a five-year stint at the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. A Mexican-born graduate of UNLV, he’s passionate about soccer, video games, books and coffee.
Former Metropolitan Police Department homicide Lt. Ray Spencer is running against Guinn Center founder Nancy Brune for an open seat on the Las Vegas City Council.
No matter who wins — North Las Vegas Councilwoman Pamela Goynes-Brown or state Sen. Pat Spearman — North Las Vegas will elect its first Black mayor in November.
North Las Vegas Assistant City Manager Delen Goldberg switched positions months ago and has since been working from out of state.
A District Court judge Wednesday removed Robert Telles from his elected position as Clark County Public Administrator.
The Metropolitan Police Department wants Clark County to regulate hookah lounges.
A project to construct more than 400 single-family homes on Blue Diamond Hill near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area can move forward.
It’s not clear how much the city of Las Vegas may have to pay in its latest loss in court in the years-long legal battle over the defunct Badlands golf course.
A District Court hearing to possibly remove accused murderer Robbert Telles as the Clark County public administrator Wednesday was pushed back a week.
Sudden resignations at the Animal Foundation Sunday led to a temporary disruption in operations, the nonprofit shelter confirmed Monday.
A Clark County employee alleged to have partaken in an “inappropriate relationship” with the official accused of killing Review-Journal veteran journalist Jeff German has switched departments, a county spokesman confirmed Thursday.
The city of Las Vegas on Wednesday approved an agreement with the operators of the Strat to build a pedestrian view deck along a Las Vegas Boulevard sidewalk.
Cannabis consumption lounges are coming to the city of Las Vegas.
Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson said a Tuesday discussion on marijuana lounges regulations was designed to help push an ordinance over the finish line.
Las Vegas Councilwoman Victoria Seaman said she was appalled with what she saw at the Animal Foundation shelter after she showed up for an unannounced visit, which she classified as an inspection, earlier this week.