Delen Goldberg

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Key differences emerge between candidates in Las Vegas Chamber mayoral debate: Wednesday, April 20, 2011; Carolyn Goodman opposes binding arbitration in contract negotiations, while Chris Giunchigliani supports it. Giunchigliani is against public workers switching to a 401(k)-style retirement plan, while Goodman is open to it.
Chris Giunchigliani releases small business plan ahead of Chamber of Commerce debate: Tuesday, April 19, 2011; Chris Giunchigliani unveiled a seven-point plan that she says will create jobs and help small businesses.
Louis Farrakhan blasts Oscar Goodman for treatment of Obama: Monday, April 18, 2011; Louis Farrakhan used a recent speech at Howard University to berate Mayor Oscar Goodman for what Farrakhan said was his poor treatment of President Barack Obama.
"Here's the president of the United States," Farrakhan said. "He makes a statement about people losing their homes and whatnot, gambling, and then his flight, his plane stops in Las Vegas. And the little Jewish mayor wouldn't even come out to greet him."
Tea Party promises lively campaign as ties to GOP debated: Monday, April 18, 2011; When Tea Party activists gathered in Nevada and nationwide last week, they had two goals: to promote the Tea Party tenets of lower taxes and limited government; and to reassert the group’s relevance.
Mayoral candidates take campaign to NAACP event: Saturday, April 16, 2011; Carolyn Goodman used every opportunity available in the first general election mayoral debate to criticize opponent Chris Guinchiglini for being a career politician, and a failed one at that.
Sharron Angle rallies Tea Party supporters, breaks into song: Friday, April 15, 2011; Sharron Angle channelled British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to motivate Tea Party supporters during a speech Friday to Las Vegas. “Never, never, never, never give up,” Angle said, quoting Churchill.
Carolyn Goodman incorrectly cites Teach for America as pathway to citizenship: Tuesday, April 12, 2011; First Carolyn Goodman called the DREAM Act "embryonic" and said she needed more information before taking a position on it. Then in trying to set the record straight about the federal proposal, Goodman made another blunder.
Geothermal: It's not just for Northern Nevada: Friday, April 8, 2011; Geothermal energy is an obvious fit in Northern Nevada, a region teeming with underground reservoirs of 300-degree brine waiting to be harnessed as electricity. In some places, the scalding water bubbles to the surface unaided. In dirt-dry Southern Nevada, geothermal energy seems like a stretch.
Perennial candidate Edward Hamilton announces third Senate attempt: Thursday, April 7, 2011; Perennial candidate Edward Hamilton said today he plans to challenge Rep. Dean Heller in a Republican primary for U.S. Senate.
Expect an escalated election battle for Las Vegas mayor: Wednesday, April 6, 2011; Carolyn Goodman rode husband Mayor Oscar Goodman’s coattails to a dominant victory in Tuesday’s Las Vegas mayoral primary.
The real primary race for Las Vegas mayor was for second place: Tuesday, April 5, 2011; Las Vegas mayoral candidate Carolyn Goodman’s primary win to advance to June’s general election isn’t surprising. She was considered a frontrunner since February, when she announced her candidacy and intention to succeed her husband, Mayor Oscar Goodman, who could not seek a fourth term because of term limits.
Goodman and Giunchigliani headed for June runoff for Las Vegas mayor: Tuesday, April 5, 2011; Former private school administrator Carolyn Goodman and Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani will face off in June to decide who will be the next mayor of Las Vegas.
Voters trickle in at area polling places: Polls open until 7 p.m. in five cities across Clark County; Tuesday, April 5, 2011; Voters turned out at polling places across the Las Vegas Valley for today's municipal primary election, with the race for Las Vegas mayor bringing the largest number of voters to the polls. Clark County Registrar of Voters Larry Lomax said he expected his pre-Election Day prediction of 18 to 20 percent turnout in the city to hold up.
College Republicans at UNLV peck away at Dina Titus: Monday, April 4, 2011; Within weeks of Republican Joe Heck’s narrow victory over Democratic incumbent Rep. Dina Titus, UNLV College Republicans launched a vicious campaign against Titus, who returned to teaching at the university.
Questions emerge over tax breaks for solar project: Sunday, April 3, 2011; Some statistics about Copper Mountain Solar, a 775,000-panel array outside Boulder City that went online last year as the largest photovoltaic solar plant in the United States, might seem surprising. And not in a good way. Temporary construction jobs created: 350. Not bad. Nevadans employed: 262. That’s a good share. Solar power coming to Nevada: 0. Zip. Parts manufactured in Nevada: 0. Zilch. Permanent jobs created: 5. That’s not a typo.
Romney critical of Obama on Middle East policy, jobs creation: Expected GOP presidential candidate speaks in Las Vegas; Saturday, April 2, 2011; Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney blasted President Barack Obama for being a weak leader and inexperienced negotiator during a speech Saturday in Las Vegas. The presumed Republican presidential candidate spoke off the cuff to members of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
Leading mayoral candidates unaware of details of DREAM Act, domestic partnerships: Friday, April 1, 2011; Several of the leading candidates for Las Vegas mayor have come under fire this week for their surprising lack of knowledge about basic current events.
Businessman Victor Chaltiel raised and spent more than $1 million in Las Vegas mayoral race: Wednesday, March 30, 2011; Businessman Victor Chaltiel raised a staggering amount of campaign cash in his bid to become Las Vegas' next mayor, but the bulk of the money came from his own bank account.
Carolyn Goodman's $718,000 leads mayoral fundraising: Tuesday, March 29, 2011; Las Vegas first lady Carolyn Goodman leads the pack of mayoral candidates in raising campaign funds, amassing $718,000 in just less than two months. Her closest competitors raised just more than half that, with one possible exception.
Campaign finance reports for Las Vegas mayoral race uncover some unexpected donations: Tuesday, March 29, 2011; Las Vegas first lady Carolyn Goodman leads the pack of mayoral candidates in raising campaign funds, amassing almost three quarters of a million dollars in just under two months.
Ad accuses City Councilman Steve Ross of killing jobs; Ross calls ad 'revenge': Tuesday, March 29, 2011; Steve Ross is campaigning for mayor on a "working man" platform, claiming he is the mayoral candidate best suited to create jobs, but a new website, TV commercial and "documentary" accuse Ross of being a job killer.
Las Vegas firefighters: 'Larry Brown is confused': Tuesday, March 29, 2011; Las Vegas firefighters are pushing back against Clark County Commissioner Larry Brown, who has become an outspoken critic of firefighter payroll abuses since he began his campaign for Las Vegas mayor.
New York Times' Thomas Friedman on fall of Arab regimes: 'This is not over': Tuesday, March 29, 2011; New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman during a lecture in Las Vegas compared recent events in the Arab world to the fall of the Berlin wall and predicted that every Arab government will crumble within the next two years.
Judge's re-election bid prompts debate over influence, impartiality: Thursday, March 24, 2011; Las Vegas Municipal Judge George Assad recently sent voters a flyer bearing eight police emblems, one for each law enforcement group that has endorsed him in his race for re-election.
Teen vandal made to apologize to Carolyn Goodman: Tuesday, March 22, 2011; A teenage boy made the bad decision a few weeks ago to vandalize a "Carolyn Goodman for Mayor" campaign sign. He got caught. A group of Goodman volunteers happened to be driving by and caught the teen in the act.
Harry Reid: Biggest problem with health care reform is lack of information about benefits: Monday, March 21, 2011; The biggest problem with the Affordable Care Act is that many people don't know what it offers, Reid said. As a result, thousands of people and small business owners are losing out on services and financial incentives.
First day of early voting brings out residents, mayoral candidates: Saturday, March 19, 2011; Early voting started Saturday in Las Vegas, and the candidates running for mayor scrambled to get voters to the polls. Each had a slightly different goal. Las Vegas first lady Carolyn Goodman wants to earn enough votes to land the mayor's job without having to go through a general election.
Gov. Brian Sandoval silent on his picks for Las Vegas mayor, 2nd Congressional District candidate: Friday, March 18, 2011; Will Gov. Brian Sandoval support Sharron Angle in her bid to represent Nevada's 2nd Congressional District? The governor's response was lukewarm.
Gov. Brian Sandoval visits Boulder City solar array, suggests lease revenue could ease state deficit: Friday, March 18, 2011; Gov. Brian Sandoval visited Southern Nevada on Friday to dedicate Copper Mountain Solar, a recently completed solar array in Boulder City that's the largest photovoltaic plant in the U.S.
Giunchigliani regarded as mayoral candidate who fights for the little guy: Longtime politician sticking to her ground game of knocking on doors and attending special events in quest to become next Las Vegas mayor; Friday, March 18, 2011; Chris Giunchigliani had just declared her candidacy for Las Vegas mayor at a Hispanics in Politics meeting last month when member Carmen Ruiz announced that the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration needed a new venue.
Las Vegas mayoral candidates ramp up campaigns before early voting starts: Thursday, March 17, 2011; With two days to go until early voting starts, candidates for Las Vegas mayor are pulling out the stops to try to push votes their way.
Dina Titus gave staff $155,000 in bonuses on way out of office: Thursday, March 17, 2011; Before leaving office last year, Rep. Dina Titus offered her congressional staff a parting gift: almost $155,000 in bonuses. Titus, a Democrat who lost a tight race for re-election to Republican Joe Heck, made the payments from the annual allowance members of Congress receive for staff and office costs.
Chris Giunchigliani launches mayoral ad in Spanish and English: Wednesday, March 16, 2011; After relying on web videos and email blasts, Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani is hitting the airwaves Thursday with her first commercial in the Las Vegas mayoral race.
George Harris' new TV ad pushes back on his 'over the top' reputation: Wednesday, March 16, 2011; Businessman and restaurateur George Harris will begin airing a new television commercial Friday, the third in his campaign for Las Vegas mayor.
For politicians, less hazard in testing waters: It used to be that LV councilmen seeking another office had to resign their posts, thus risking their careers; Tuesday, March 15, 2011; When Arnie Adamsen decided to run for Las Vegas mayor 12 years ago, he faced a crucial choice: Keep his job as city councilman and forgo higher office, or resign his council post and try to win election as mayor. Adamsen resigned and lost. The race ended his political career. This election cycle, elected officials running for mayor have far less at stake.
Mayoral candidates say no public money for sports arena: Sunday, March 13, 2011; None of the leading candidates for Las Vegas mayor think public money should be used to build a sports arena, they said during a debate that aired Sunday evening on "Face to Face with Jon Ralston." The candidates all agreed that an arena should be a private enterprise.
Steve Ross fires opening shots of mayoral race at Carolyn Goodman: Sunday, March 13, 2011; For the past five years, Las Vegas Councilman Steve Ross was one of Mayor Oscar Goodman’s loyal foot soldiers — a consistent vote in support of the mayor’s agenda.
Job creation Steve Ross' reason for running for mayor: Friday, March 11, 2011; Las Vegas mayoral candidate Steve Ross describes himself as the “working man” candidate. A native Nevadan, Ross is an electrician and a former union leader. He and his wife, Kelli, started a small contracting business and ran it for 10 years before it collapsed because of the economy.
Mayoral candidates use debate to try to break from pack: Thursday, March 10, 2011; Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani presented herself as the mayoral candidate with a proven record of results. Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross stressed job creation.
Incident with mayoral candidate a coincidence or campaign stunt?: Wednesday, March 9, 2011; When County Commissioner Larry Brown showed up at Judy Brailsford's door to campaign for mayor with a Las Vegas Sun reporter in tow, it was clear Brailsford had deep affection for Brown. What wasn't said is that Brailsford works for Brown's campaign consultant, Jim Ferrence.
Steve Ross claims Carolyn Goodman said her husband's education record 'sucks': Wednesday, March 9, 2011; Las Vegas Councilman and mayoral candidate Steve Ross took another shot at the Goodmans today.
Larry Brown tackles firefighter abuses in mailer; George Harris touts business experience in TV ad: Brown tackles firefighter abuses; Harris touts business experience; Wednesday, March 9, 2011; As election day nears, the candidates for Las Vegas mayor are refining their messages to try to set themselves apart from the pack of 18.
Larry Brown going grass-roots with mayoral campaign: Wednesday, March 9, 2011; Clark County Commissioner and Las Vegas mayoral candidate Larry Brown stood at a lectern last week and checked off the reasons that new bus lanes, sidewalks and landscaping will improve the busy Sahara Avenue corridor.
Steve Ross urges Gov. Brian Sandoval to back bond construction projects to create jobs: Tuesday, March 8, 2011; Las Vegas mayoral candidate Steve Ross recently called out Mayor Oscar Goodman and County Commissioner Larry Brown for policies he says hurt the city. Now, he's turning his attention to Gov. Brian Sandoval.
John Ensign will retire after term to avoid 'exceptionally ugly' campaign: Monday, March 7, 2011; Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., announced today that he will retire at the end of his term and not seek re-election in 2012. "This campaign would be exceptionally ugly," he said this afternoon at a news conference in Las Vegas. "I just came to the conclusion I couldn't put my family through it." More likely, Ensign realized what most in Washington and Nevada already knew: that his chances for re-election were nearly non-existent.
Carolyn Goodman: 'I'm pretty good with a mop. I have four children': Wednesday, March 2, 2011; Las Vegas mayoral candidate Carolyn Goodman used a speech this morning at a Hispanics in Politics meeting to respond to Councilman Steve Ross' accusation that her husband Mayor Oscar Goodman's policies have caused job losses.
Newcomer to politics says Las Vegas should be run as a business would be: Wednesday, March 2, 2011; Victor Chaltiel was largely unknown before he filed to run for mayor. Television commercials — “Victor for Las Vegas” — and public appearances have changed that. Now he’s considered a contender because of his substantial financial resources.
Larry Brown highlights his budget savvy in new ad: Tuesday, March 1, 2011; Clark County Commissioner Larry Brown's second campaign commercial in the Las Vegas mayoral race will hit the airwaves Friday.
In nonpartisan mayor's race, some candidates wave party colors: Tuesday, March 1, 2011; The Las Vegas mayoral race is nonpartisan. No candidates’ party affiliation will appear on the ballot. But that hasn’t kept some of the 18 hopefuls from injecting partisanship into the race as they try to set themselves apart on primary day.
Mayoral candidates' positions on issues taking shape: Monday, Feb. 28, 2011; It might seem as though the Las Vegas mayoral candidates, particularly the front-runners, sound eerily similar.