Sam Skolnik

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Mayor says Vegas hurt more than other cities by gas prices: Monday, July 7, 2008; Although mayors across the country for months have been paying lip service to concerns about the fast-rising cost of gas and its effect on their constituents, most are not really all that concerned, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said at his July 3 news conference.
Rich get richer, little guys lose their shirts: Apex deal benefits Vegas bigwigs but Ponzi scheme cheats 800; Sunday, July 6, 2008; By April 2005, when the deal was inked, the signs of trouble were everywhere if anyone had bothered to look.
City mulls downtown land sale at cut rate: Deal before council would transfer acreage to Lady Luck developer; Wednesday, July 2, 2008; Las Vegas officials want to sell downtown property to the new owners of the Lady Luck for tens of millions of dollars less than what the city’s appraisers say the land is worth.
Proposal would create chapel handbiller zones: Monday, June 23, 2008; Call it the Great Wedding Chapel Compromise of 2008.
Metro Police to pitch new digs: Force envisions campus-style headquarters uniting departments, top brass; Thursday, June 19, 2008; Sheriff Doug Gillespie confirmed late Wednesday that Metro Police will propose building a headquarters in Las Vegas, consolidating for the first time many departments and functions spread across the valley in more than 60 locations, at a public meeting Monday.
Arts District’s big brushes expected to win approval: Monday, June 16, 2008; The Las Vegas City Council is set to vote Wednesday on whether to give final city approval to the controversy-prone proposal for the Gateway to the Arts District public art project.
Quiet on the northern front: Downtown condo tower mostly empty as revitalization efforts limp along; Wednesday, June 11, 2008; The glossy sales brochure for Streamline Tower, a swanky new high-rise condo building in downtown Las Vegas, includes a photo of a dozen nicely dressed people milling about near the building’s front entrance.
Long-sought supermarket to make life in West Las Vegas a bit better: Tuesday, June 10, 2008; After going without a full-service supermarket since the closure of a Vons in 2004, Ward 5 has a grocery store coming by the end of the year, a Buy Low Market at Owens Avenue and H Street, thanks to Councilman Ricki Barlow and city redevelopment officials.
To collar costs, Las Vegas will put its eight dogs out of work: Saturday, May 31, 2008; As part of a cost-saving program all city departments have implemented called Performance Plus, the city's canine program has been scrapped.
Economic chill freezes Vegas budget: Mayor Goodman disputes bleak forecast, but sees chance to trim fat; Saturday, May 31, 2008; There are several ways the local economic downturn will affect residents as Las Vegas confronts a budget crunch — one that might not end anytime soon.