The Special Meeting and Bruce Katz

It’s their income and without their income, they are like everyone else. They can’t pay their bills, they can’t pay for food and gas, and they can save for the future.

Las Vegas, Nevada has always been known as the “City of Sin”. There is another Nevada city which although not nearly as well-known as Las Vegas, also served had its fair share of sin. Just a few miles from the California border in the north-west part of Nevada lies the town of Reno. Reno became a stopping point for many gold-rushers on their way to California during the 1840s and 50s. This small town would eventually become a thriving community that would come to be known as the “Biggest Little City in the World.” The relatively small city of Reno has inspired a number of books, such as “The Roots of Reno – Northern Nevada’s early casinos and the sins it took to build them” by Al W. Moe, as well as countless articles in newspapers and magazines across the country.

Charles Katz knowingly transmitted gambling information by a public telephone in violation of federal law. The Federal Bureau of Investigation had been monitoring Katz for some time and had placed electronic recording and listening device to the outside of the specific phone booth that Katz used to place his bets. The FBI acted without any search warrant or judicial oversight in regards to the pseudo wiretap/bug as it was not required by precedent (Olmstead v United States).

According to academic journal Enhancing Accountability and Trust with Independent Investigations of Police Lethal Force by Walter Katz, local prosecutors are not immune from bias. When a cop is under investigation the prosecutors are put in a situation because they usually work together. Usually the police officers are giving the prosecutors all the evidence when dealing with a normal case so when the situation is reversed and the prosecutor must indict a cop it sometimes put them in a bad situation. “Prosecutors face ‘an impossible conflict of interest between their desire to maintain working relationships and their duty to investigate and prosecute police brutality (Walter, Katz 239).” That statement supports the idea that there should not

Mayor Ed Lee plays a role in this crisis by pushing policies that provided tax breaks to companies who set up along the once neglected mid-market area, such as twitter. The city I fell in love with that was once filled with artists and embraced inclusivity is now a magnet for white-collar techies and luxury apartments, leaving the working class behind and the poor even

In conclusion, as Sheeran and Balboni explained about mafia’s contribution of Las Vegas, mafia’s contribution was a turning point to Las Vegas. Mafia’s investment made Las Vegas into gambling city and also known as Sin City. Mafia’s effort to build a city of brand new entertainment was success because they were able to try new way of business in Las Vegas. Mafia’s contribution to Las Vegas was huge and it was undeniable about the fact that mafia was one of the strong forces that built Las Vegas the way it is

In the beginning of KCLV’s program called City Beat, Nancy Byrne, or the host, gave the watchers an overview of the recent events in our Las Vegas community. The program opened the show with a new and improved way of transportation in our very own Freemont Street. On January 10th 2017, the companies Keolis and Navya came together to create the very first electric shuttle. The shuttle is “intelligent,” because it operates without an actual driver. Las Vegas is the first state to have tried this specific transportation and Mayor Goodman was one of the fifteen passengers on this bus. Shortly after the new shuttle information, Nancy briefly explained to the viewers about the Explorers program. Thanks to the department of public safety, this program

Before congress passed the Wiretap Act, people can be recorded and it can be used against them in court, however in 1968 the wiretap act came about. Law enforcement now must obtain a special warrant to record someone wired, oral, and electronic conversations.

People always wonder why the City of Angels is different from other cities. This paper will answer this question and explain the uniqueness that makes L.A., “L.A.” Los Angeles, since its birth as an embryonic city, has become one of the most diverse metropolises, offering to the public what no other city can. This paper will emphasize the relationship between the federal government and the western United States. It will also illustrate how capitalism has flourished because of the prevalent 19th century Laissez Faire ideology. It will describe how the free market prevailed and expanded Los Angeles outward, while cultivating new public institutions and private enterprises.

My beautiful hometown of San Diego California has seen great development and revitalization in its downtown district in the past few decades. The city of San Diego now serves as the eighth largest city and the seventeenth largest metropolitan area in the United States of America. As a growing region, San Diego has revitalized and developed its Downtown into a dynamic business center, with vibrant night life scene, and some of the most desirable real estate in the nation. Through the creation of a development board, transit-oriented development, business incentives districts, mixed use developments, improved housing and night life, San Diego has been not only able to survive the recession but thrive

In class, we have discussed the challenges that are faced by economic development planners. SWOT analysis must be continuously updated as conditions change in the city and region. Economic development planners must be aware of what skills and education local citizens have so that sustained development can occur without wasting tax payer funds. In the case of Salt Lake City, planners have ben able to leverage the skilled workforce being educated at institutions like Brigham Young University (BYU) and the University of Utah, to attract high-tech jobs. While the federal government has abandoned federal economic development programs, it is still an essential element for states and cities who wish to see continued health and development. A variety of programs, including property tax incentives and focusing on educating, attracting and retaining highly skilled workers through high quality-of-life programs, are essential in the globalized, highly competitive economy. Contemporary Urban Planning notes that “economic competition has grown more intense since the 1980s”. Globalization and increased competition for jobs, means that states and cities must always be working to attract and retain businesses in the face of stiff competition from around the

The city of Compton, CA has long been associated with negativity. The 1980s and 1990s gave Compton its reputation as being a gang-infested, high-crime city, promulgated by film and music. While violent crime and property crime rates have plummeted in the past decade, the reputation stands. The 2000s and The Great Recession, brought about new problems to further tarnish Compton’s reputation. This paper will identify and detail three current fiscal issues that have prevented the emergence of a successful middle and upper classes, the improvement of city-wide infrastructure and programs and issues explaining recent scandals involving city funds.

Two years ago my husband, myself and another couple visited Las Vegas, which is better known as sin city. Las Vegas is the biggest city in Nevada. Neon glittered hotels make up the general landscaping, which is otherwise a flat valley with a mountaintop background. The city is quite compact for tourism purposes, even though according to Frommer’s, Vegas is considered one of the fastest growing cities in America. Gambling is the central focus of Vegas, and casinos are abundant, but if gambling is not your thing there are plenty of other attractions to do and see.

Detroit since the 1950’s has gone bankrupt and has become a place where the standards of living have dropped. Detroit a once booming city has now become an unsatisfactory place to live, due to things like extreme poverty and pollution. The main reasons for the decline are the lack of economical diversity (focused on one industry), the racial tension, the unreliable politicians, and the oil crisis. These factors all took major in roles in Detroit having to declare bankruptcy in 2013; However even after the obstacles Detroit has had to overcome, it is now back on the path to success. I found the subject interesting because it seemed almost impossible how Detroit could go from such a booming city to bankrupt in only a few decades.

The Nevada legislature, the act that legalized gambling at the local level, came into place in 1931. Since then, casino gambling has always been a major industry in the United States. Since its advent, casino gambling has dominated the reputation and nightlife of several cities and towns across the US, with Nevada and New Jersey being the most affected. For the better part of five decades, Nevada’s role in playing the host to Sin City has gone mainly uncontested until New Jersey decided to throw its hat into the ring.