🚨 Prostitution in the suburbs

⚾ Stadium Ballot Measure Rejected

The Nevada Supreme Court struck down a potential ballot question that would allow voters to weigh in on funding for the proposed A’s baseball stadium. The organization behind the measure, Schools Over Stadiums, is promising to regroup in 2026. [KVVU]

📈 Prostitution On the Rise

Everything is booming in Spring Valley — including prostitution 👮 Police say there’s been a 230% increase in offenses in the area compared to the same time last year. Overall, prostitution is up 50% across the Las Vegas Valley. [KTNV]

• So why doesn’t Las Vegas have brothels anyway? [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🗳️ Trump Leads Biden Bigly

Donald Trump leads President Biden by a margin of 12% among Nevada voters in a New York Times poll. That’s a huge difference in a swing state that’s gone blue in six of the last eight presidential elections. But Nevada is still purple-ish. The same poll shows Democrat U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen leading Republican challenger Sam Brown by 2%. [New York Times]

The valley’s suburban peacocks are a mixed blessing. They are, of course, beautiful, statuesque, even magnificent, among nature’s finest dandies — when they’re not terrorizing Wayne Newton’s neighbors. They are often beloved by the humans around them — unless you’re the person who killed Pete the peacock with a bow and arrow earlier this year. (Karma’s comin’ for you, pal.) And as far as I’ve heard, the specimens in our midst aren’t yet troublesome enough to require publicly funded peacock vasectomies.

The best place to see them is Floyd Lamb Park, where they roam freely. Some of these birds are descendants of the peacocks first brought to the site by former owner Prosper Jacob Goumand some 80 years ago. The area was a working farm then, and, says city historic preservation officer Diane Siebrandt, “Peacocks are actually excellent watch dogs, and they will alert you when someone comes onto your property.” And no doubt they served a soothing decorative function for the women and men who came later, when the acreage became a divorce ranch.

If you encounter a peacock strutting around Floyd Lamb, admire it from afar; up close they are known to be cranky and unfriendly birds — just ask Wayne Newton’s neighbors.

Can Locals Afford Las Vegas Entertainment?

Entertainment is bigger than ever in Las Vegas, but can locals afford it? I join City Cast Las Vegas co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler to discuss the shifting trends in Las Vegas and if there are still ways for locals to save money on shows.