🚰 The top water users in Las Vegas

🚰 Top Vegas Water Users Revealed

The Las Vegas Valley Water District has given City Cast Las Vegas its list of top water users for 2023. Resorts dominate the top five commercial users with the Venetian, Mandalay Bay, Caesars Palace, MGM Grand, and Bellagio using a combined 2.2 billion gallons. The top five residential users were:

• Spanish Gate Holdings, Inc. (linked to the Prince of Brunei): 12,167,000 gallons
• Trophy Hills Residence, LLC (linked to Sands co-owner Miriam Adelson): 9,845,000 gallons
• UFC President Dana White: 6,870,000 gallons
• Station Casinos co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta: 6,483,000 gallons
• Real estate developer Joel Laub: 5,837,000 gallons

🦟 West Nile Virus Has a Residency in Las Vegas

You may have noticed a few more mosquitos than usual this summer. Well, more than 3,000 of ‘em have tested positive for the West Nile Virus. It’s the highest level of activity in the health district’s testing program this early in the season. [KSNV]

🗳️ Get Out n’ Vote!

Hey! It’s Election Day 🥳 Polls are open for primary voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. Early voting was low with less than 12% of eligible registered voters taking part. Stats also show a vast majority of Nevada voters (72%) are now choosing mail ballots over in-person polling. [Nevada Current]

• City of Las Vegas voters are weighing in on who will succeed Carolyn Goodman as mayor — with a possible runoff this November if no candidate tops 50% of today’s vote. City Cast Las Vegas interviewed nearly all the candidates as part of our Mayoral Mondays series, so study up if you plan to make your voice heard today. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

The Road to Pride

Las Vegas has a complicated history with gay acceptance. City Cast Las Vegas co-host Dayvid Figler discusses our community’s social evolution with historian Dennis McBride as Pride month continues.