Bill Ackman spent two years buying his way into Howard Hughes Holdings. Now his hedge fund owns nearly half the company that controls Summerlin’s remaining 35,000 undeveloped acres — and he’s turning it into something Las Vegas hasn’t seen locally before: a diversified Wall Street holding company built around real estate. Pershing Square Capital Management,… Continue reading A Hedge Fund Billionaire Now Controls Nearly Half of Summerlin’s Developer. He Wants to Build the Next Berkshire Hathaway.
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Las Vegas and Clark County Are Fighting Over Who Pays for Fire, Sewer and Parks in the County Islands
The city says its crews and sewer lines serve county land that the county, not the city, taxes. The county calls the city’s push to renegotiate a money grab. The agreement that decides who can annex what comes up for renewal in December. The City of Las Vegas and Clark County are in open conflict… Continue reading Las Vegas and Clark County Are Fighting Over Who Pays for Fire, Sewer and Parks in the County Islands
A 15-Year-Old Died at First Friday. The Teenager Charged With Killing Him Is 17, and Nevada Law Sends Him to Adult Court.
Metro police announced an arrest four days after a fight in an Arts District crowd ended in gunfire, and have not released the suspect’s name. Two other people were shot, and police have not said who they are or what started the fight. Gunfire broke out at South Main Street and West Charleston Boulevard shortly… Continue reading A 15-Year-Old Died at First Friday. The Teenager Charged With Killing Him Is 17, and Nevada Law Sends Him to Adult Court.
Private Equity Runs Nearly a Dozen Daycares in Las Vegas Alone
Before a Las Vegas child ever sets foot in a public school classroom, there’s a good chance their earliest education already runs through a corporate chain built and financed by private investment firms. KinderCare operates 11 daycare and child care centers within 15 miles of Las Vegas, according to the company’s own location listings, spanning… Continue reading Private Equity Runs Nearly a Dozen Daycares in Las Vegas Alone
A Private Equity Firm Now Owns the Software Holding Millions of Students’ Records
A federal judge ruled a private equity firm can be sued directly over a data breach at a company it bought, in a case that turns on the exact records schools keep on every child: grades, attendance, and enrollment. Bain Capital closed a $5.6 billion acquisition of PowerSchool on October 1, 2024, taking over a… Continue reading A Private Equity Firm Now Owns the Software Holding Millions of Students’ Records
El Tratado de Ruby Valley de 1863 Prometió Paz a los Shoshone Occidentales, No una Cesión de Tierras. El Sitio de Pruebas Nucleares de Nevada Todavía Está Dentro de Ese Territorio del Tratado.
Estados Unidos nunca compró el terreno que ha usado para pruebas de armas nucleares y que, durante décadas, ha estudiado como vertedero de desechos nucleares en el desierto al noroeste de Las Vegas. Solo le prometió paz a los Shoshone Occidentales. Esa cuestión sin resolver del tratado todavía se cita hoy en la lucha de… Continue reading El Tratado de Ruby Valley de 1863 Prometió Paz a los Shoshone Occidentales, No una Cesión de Tierras. El Sitio de Pruebas Nucleares de Nevada Todavía Está Dentro de Ese Territorio del Tratado.
Trabajadores Culinarios Abandonaron el Hotel New Frontier el 21 de Septiembre de 1991. La Huelga Duró Seis Años, Cuatro Meses y 10 Días Antes de que Phil Ruffin Comprara la Propiedad.
Seis años, cuatro meses y 10 días. Ese fue el tiempo que tardó el Sindicato Culinario en superar la negativa de un solo dueño de hotel del Strip a negociar. Todo contrato culinario firmado en el Strip desde entonces se ha negociado a la sombra de ese hecho. El 21 de septiembre de 1991, trabajadores… Continue reading Trabajadores Culinarios Abandonaron el Hotel New Frontier el 21 de Septiembre de 1991. La Huelga Duró Seis Años, Cuatro Meses y 10 Días Antes de que Phil Ruffin Comprara la Propiedad.
The 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley Promised the Western Shoshone Peace, Not a Land Cession. Nevada’s Nuclear Test Site Still Sits Inside That Treaty Territory Today.
The United States has never purchased the ground it has used for nuclear weapons testing and, for decades, has studied as a nuclear waste dump in the desert northwest of Las Vegas. It only promised the Western Shoshone peace. That unresolved treaty question is still being cited today in Nevada’s fight against burying nuclear waste… Continue reading The 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley Promised the Western Shoshone Peace, Not a Land Cession. Nevada’s Nuclear Test Site Still Sits Inside That Treaty Territory Today.
Culinary Workers Walked Out of the New Frontier Hotel on Sept. 21, 1991. The Strike Lasted Six Years, Four Months and 10 Days Before Phil Ruffin Bought the Property.
Six years, four months and 10 days is how long it took the Culinary Union to outlast a single Strip hotel owner’s refusal to bargain. Every Culinary contract signed on the Strip since has been negotiated in the shadow of that fact. On Sept. 21, 1991, hospitality workers walked off the job at the New… Continue reading Culinary Workers Walked Out of the New Frontier Hotel on Sept. 21, 1991. The Strike Lasted Six Years, Four Months and 10 Days Before Phil Ruffin Bought the Property.
La Legislatura de Nevada Aprobó una Ley en 2003 para Proteger Permanentemente las Tierras Junto a Red Rock Canyon. La Corte Suprema de Nevada la Anuló una Década Después.
Durante más de dos décadas, la pregunta de si se pueden urbanizar las tierras junto a Red Rock Canyon se ha reducido a una cuestión constitucional: ¿puede la Legislatura de Nevada singularizar una parte del Condado de Clark y congelar su zonificación por ley? La Corte Suprema de Nevada respondió que no en 2013. Ese… Continue reading La Legislatura de Nevada Aprobó una Ley en 2003 para Proteger Permanentemente las Tierras Junto a Red Rock Canyon. La Corte Suprema de Nevada la Anuló una Década Después.
