👋 Jara submits his resignation

❓ Jesus Jara Files His Walking Papers

Embattled CCSD Superintendent Jesus Jara has submitted a conditional resignation, which the School Board will discuss next Wednesday. The “conditional” part: that his severance package includes a year’s salary. (According to Transparent Nevada, he makes more than $325,000 a year, not counting bennies.) If approved, his last day would be Feb. 21. This would end his tumultuous five-year tenure leading the nation’s fifth-largest school district, a period that’s seen fights with the teachers union, the COVID shutdown, his firing and rehiring, and calls for his ouster from several state politicians. [Nevada Independent, Transparent Nevada]

• Also on the Feb. 7 board agenda: possibly appointing deputy superintendent Brenda Larsen-Mitchell to replace Jara. Permanently or on an interim basis? We’ll see.

📱 AG Goes After Social Media

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is suing most of social media — TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger — saying the platforms’ algorithms prey on teens’ vulnerabilities and encourage addictive behavior. [Nevada Independent]

⚖️ Fake Electors Dispute Charges

The six Nevada Republicans being charged as fake electors are asking for the case to be dismissed. On what grounds? That they shouldn’t have been charged in Clark County; that they believed what they were doing was legally legit; and that they didn’t intend to deceive anyone — the ersatz documents they produced allegedly didn’t mimic the real thing. [KTNV]

💵 Trop Workers Won’t Leave Empty Handed

Thanks to a December agreement between hospitality unions and the Tropicana, some longtime Trop workers may pocket $50,000 or more in severance when the joint closes in April. [KLAS]

• Our interview with Culinary Union boss Ted Pappageorge. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

The Fancy Food Trends Coming to Town

The Fancy Food Show was just in Las Vegas, and our own Sarah Lohman, podcast co-host and noted food historian (check out her books!), was on hand for some serious trendspotting. What big food trends are coming to Las Vegas, and what were the craziest concoctions she saw?