Oscar B. Goodman

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Jon Ralston listens in on a gubernatorial debate that shows just where the hopefuls do — or donÕt — stand

Las Vegas Sun 39 days ago

You may have missed the first gubernatorial debate held last week before a packed house at the Thomas & Mack Center. But, luckily, I have a transcript: Moderator Nina Radetich: ÒThanks to all of you for being here. Before we begin, in ...

RizzoloÕs old strip club might have a buyer

Las Vegas Sun 42 days ago

Deal hinges on licensing and on change of another clubÕs Crazy Horse name The federal government has wanted to unload the Crazy Horse Too strip club ever since the U.S. Marshals Service assumed ownership of it in 2007 as part of a ...

CITYÕS BUDDING LOVE AFFAIR CLINIC CEO: PATIENTS MUST TAKE CHARGE OF OWN CARE

Las Vegas Sun 43 days ago

ClinicÕs chief talks health care overhaul and, along with the mayor, plays it coy on expanding local operations Discussions between the Cleveland Clinic and Las Vegas City Hall about developing a larger medical presence in town are moving forward if the code ...

Not yet built, mob museum may get rival

Las Vegas Sun 56 days ago

A new mob war is brewing in Las Vegas. But this one isnt likely to result in bloodshed. On one side, youve got the long-planned, $50Êmillion downtown mob museum sponsored by the city of Las Vegas and its mayor, former high-profile mob ...

City hall plans moving forward, behind the scenes

Las Vegas Sun 64 days ago

Two months ago Mayor Oscar Goodman said the City Council needed to take a step back and evaluate its proposal for a new city hall. We hope the times are less challenging, and then well decide whether or not were gonna pay ...

Jon Ralston reminds us that uncivil behavior is nothing new in politics

Las Vegas Sun 66 days ago

Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins deletes no expletives and tells anyone who doesnÕt like his pet shooting park to get out of the state. Mayor Oscar Goodman employs his best ad hominem fulminations and repeatedly sputters that a Chicago reporter is a ...

Jon Ralston critiques mayorÕs Oscar-worthy performance

Las Vegas Sun 70 days ago

Oscar Goodman remains the finest actor Las Vegas has ever seen. And after his performance Thursday at his weekly news conference, I believe more than ever that Oscar deserves an Oscar. How else could Goodman, the former mob lawyer who portrayed La ...

Sign of the times: Companies, city oÅcials scrutinize how Vegas awards contracts

Las Vegas Sun 73 days ago

Over the past decade, the process Las Vegas has used to award hundreds of millions of dollars in city contracts has been a quiet one, with few protests from losing bidders and even fewer spats among City Council members over the contracts. ...

Mob museum contractor at odds with city

Las Vegas Sun 88 days ago

The most expensive arbitration in Las Vegas history, costing taxpayers $3.3 million and counting, involves APCO Construction. The city claims the 23 courts at the Darling Memorial Tennis Center werent built properly and that each court was cracked before the center opened. ...

With arena plan dead, what next for former REI Neon site?

Las Vegas Sun 94 days ago

From the beginning, city officials acknowledged the $10.5-billion dreams of REI Neon a basketball arena, casino and boutique hotel on 73 gritty downtown acres were a long shot. Mayor Oscar Goodman, whose enthusiasm for efforts to redevelop his downtown is legendary, acknowledged ...

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