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Las Vegas Fire & Rescue gets interim chief: Feb. 12, 2013; By Conor Shine; Las Vegas has named Deputy Fire Chief Scott Fuller as the interim head of the department while the city searches for a permanent replacement for outgoing Chief Mike Myers. Fuller joined Las Vegas Fire & Rescue in 1991 and was promoted to deputy chief in January 2008.

Fields set in upcoming municipal elections: Feb. 9, 2013; By Conor Shine; A slew of candidates in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson are starting to get political in advance of this summer’s municipal elections. The field is set for two mayoral races and several city council races after the deadline for candidates to withdraw passed earlier this week.

Online petition opposes road at the District shopping center: Feb. 8, 2013; By Eli Segall; An online petition is garnering signatures from people who oppose plans to replace the District at Green Valley Ranch’s pedestrian thoroughfare with a two-way street.

Joe Downtown: City’s four-day week has some Downtowners frustrated: Feb. 6, 2013; By Joe Schoenmann; "Thursday is the new Friday," according to one Downtown businesswoman.

Henderson OKs angled parking for District's new street: Feb. 5, 2013; By William D'Urso; Henderson residents gathered Tuesday night to protest the construction of a roadway through the District at Green Valley Ranch, only to find the matter had been approved weeks ago. Instead, the issue in question was whether to approve a request to install angled versus parallel parking on the new roadway.

Joe Downtown: Organizers seek OK for 'Life is Beautiful Festival': Feb. 5, 2013; By Joe Schoenmann; City leaders next week will consider plans to turn a vacant, three-acre lot on Fremont Street into the home of the Life Is Beautiful Festival, a Downtown Project-supported event scheduled for October.

Why is a Henderson councilman sidling up to an attorney being sued by the city?: Feb. 4, 2013; By J. Patrick Coolican; Does it seem appropriate that a Henderson City Council member is seeking the help of an attorney in raising money for his election campaign, even as the attorney is being sued by the city for his role in an alleged fraudulent proposal to build a sports complex in the city?

A year removed from scandal, youth partnership regaining lost footing with donors: Feb. 3, 2013; By Conor Shine; A year ago, scandal left the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth reeling as its reputation suffered and donors began asking for refunds. “We had funding partners that were very concerned when the debacle happened. A lot of our assets were frozen,” said Arash Ghafoori, the agency's executive director. “We already had bills to pay, things to do. We came very close to not having the money to make everything happen. Our number one goal was to make sure the kids didn’t become victims of a management situation.”

City, firefighters turn to fact-finding to resolve contract differences: Jan. 20, 2013; By Conor Shine; After months at impasse, firefighters and the city of Las Vegas are scheduled next month to resume efforts to reach a contract agreement, this time with the help of a third party. Over the course of three days starting Feb. 4, an independent fact-finder will hear arguments and evidence from both sides and issue recommendations about the disputes that could help end negotiations that had been stalled since an impasse was declared in May 2012.

Plan to bisect District with two-way street clears hurdle: Jan. 17, 2013; By Eli Segall; Owners of the District at Green Valley Ranch are one step closer to replacing its pedestrian thoroughfare with a two-way street and parking spots.

Henderson council backs sales-tax increase for hiring of police: Jan. 16, 2013; By William D'Urso; Henderson City Council members voted Tuesday night to support a proposal to the Legislature to raise the sales tax by a quarter-cent to hire new officers.

Henderson mayor to announce re-election bid Monday: Jan. 12, 2013; By Conor Shine; Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen plans to announce his re-election plans at an event Monday evening, but a billboard in the city may have already tipped his hand.

Mayor Goodman has plenty to tout about downtown Las Vegas in State of City address: Jan. 10, 2013; By Conor Shine; Mayor Caroyln Goodman reflected on a busy 2012 in Las Vegas and painted an optimistic picture for the city in 2013 in her annual State of the City address Thursday evening. The opening of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, a move to a new City Hall building and the launch of the Mob Museum and the Neon Museum in downtown Las Vegas all made for an eventful year for the city.

Forum brings together lawmakers, local government officials to prioritize legislative issues: Jan. 10, 2013; By Conor Shine; More than 100 state and local government leaders took part in a Thursday morning gathering at UNLV to help set the stage for a more unified voice from Southern Nevada when the 2013 Legislature opens next month.

Joe Downtown: Code for America fellows to bring engineering expertise to downtown: Dec. 18, 2012; By Joe Schoenmann; First, Zappos and its CEO Tony Hsieh pledged $1.5 million to Teach for America, which will bring hundreds of new college graduates to Las Vegas to teach in economically disadvantaged schools in Las Vegas. Venture for America then received a $1 million pledge. Now comes Code for America.

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