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Inny or Outy?

So, are you an inny or an outy? That is, do you think North Las Vegas should look for a police chief to replace recently booted retired Mark Paresi from inside the city, or should it conduct a nationwide search?

The Las Vegas Sun asked that question, and found out that Councilguys Robert [...]

Gun-Crazy Mayor Can’t Wait to Dump Gun Laws

This appears on a blog for some gun, ahem, enthusiasts:

Tim, one of our loyal readers, has received a letter from Mayor Mike Montandon of North Las Vegas indicating that he is fully in favor of doing away with the unconstitutional and now illegal firearms related ordinances found in his fair city. Mayor Mike is [...]

City Officially Announces Firing, er, Retirement of Paresi

The city of North Las Vegas has officially announced the firing, downsizing, lay off, voluntary retirement of former police chief Mark Paresi. (NLV)

You can see Paresi’s severance documents, where, now that the amounts have all been agreed upon, everyone tells us how so very voluntary everything was, here. Paresi’s getting just over $49,000 in [...]

Who Defaced Paresi’s Photo?

We read this disturbing notice in the Review Journal:

PHOTOGRAPHS OF PROMINENT LAWMEN ADORN A LOBBY WALL at the North Las Vegas Police Department headquarters. But one photograph was missing last week: that of police Chief Mark Paresi.

Mayor Michael Montandon said Tuesday that Paresi will no longer serve as the city’s police chief. Some [...]

Paresi Purged for Pandering to Portland Pal?

Rumors are flying rapidly through the usually sleepy city hall of North Las Vegas about the unduly mysterious firing removal of former police chief Mark Paresi.

Police Union representatives, who crawled all over themselves to praise City Manager Gregory Rose at the meeting he rewrote his own contract, refuse to comment on the firing removal, [...]

Secrecy Reigns in “Firing” of North Las Vegas Police Chief

North Las Vegas Police Chief Mark Paresi got his pink slip Tuesday. Or maybe Monday. It’s hard to tell because the city is being a bit secretive about the whole affair. (RJ)

Now, in a democracy, government is supposed to be transparent so that the ultimate rulers, that’s us, the voters, can have enough information [...]