A Las Vegas residential inspection program launched in response to the deadly Alpine Motel Apartments fire has gotten off to a sluggish start.
Shea Johnson
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Shea joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in November 2018 to cover City Hall and Clark County. He previously spent six years at the Desert Dispatch and Daily Press newspapers located in the High Desert of Southern California, where he covered politics at city, county and state levels. Shea has won three California Newspaper Publishers Association awards for his work. In 2018 he was a California Journalism Awards finalist for investigative reporting. He is an unapologetic Chicago sports fan, excluding only the White Sox.
Brenda Flank, executive director of the Alliance for Education and Liberty, announced Thursday that she will seek to represent constituents in a northwest district.
Projects have moved forward with a big lift from private and non-city government funds, including dollars made available because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The city will notify tens of thousands of constituents affected by adjustments to political boundaries, according to City Manager Jorge Cervantes.
The COVID-19 pandemic delayed planning and fundraising for the project and now construction timelines have been temporarily suspended.
Robert Plummer, who served nearly three decades on the force and most recently led a police department in California, plans to run for the open seat in Ward 4.
An updated political district map will result in new city council representation for tens of thousands of residents and greatly reduce the size of a sprawling northwest ward.
Outdoor enthusiasts fear that a federal proposal will hamper access to a popular and free recreation area in the mountains just west of Las Vegas.
Protesters against vaccine and mask mandates descended upon the homes of two Clark County commissioners and School Board President Linda Cavazos on Sunday.
Under the city’s proposed redistricting map, Ward 6 would shed some 25,000 people, transforming from the most populated district to the least.
The Las Vegas City Council voted on Wednesday to appeal a $34 million judgment against the city after it was found liable of taking a nearly 35-acre parcel on the defunct Badlands Golf Club course.
Clark County will significantly reduce the coverage areas of its two largest private ambulance franchisees, which have struggled with being on time to emergencies.
University Medical Center has provided the treatment to more than 300 patients. New funding will grow operations.
Project Homeless Connect is expected to assist as many as 1,500 people in west Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Former Las Vegas Councilman Bob Beers announced Wednesday that he plans to run for the City Council seat in Ward 4.
