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Stavros S. Anthony has a Wikipedia page and i'm requesting a link

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government_type = Council–Manager

leader_title                    = Mayor
leader_name                     = Carolyn Goodman (I)
leader_title1                   = Mayor Pro Tem
leader_name1                    = Stavros S. Anthony (R)^[1]
leader_title2                   = City Council

leader_name2 =

Members

Brian Knudsen (D)
Victoria Seaman (R)
Olivia Diaz (D)
Stavros S. Anthony (R)
Cedric Crear (D)
Michele Fiore (R)

leader_title3                   = City Manager
leader_name3                    = Jorge Cervantes

References

^ https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/las-vegas/stavros-anthony-named-las-vegas-mayor-pro-tem-2069920/

Meaning of Las Vegas

Las Vegas is not a Spanish word. The meadows is los prados. José de México (talk) 22:04, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Las Vegas is Spanish. La vega means "fertile plain or lowland; water meadow." There are many towns in Spain and other countries named Vega, Vegas, or Las Vegas. http://es.wiki.x.io/wiki/Vega http://es.wiki.x.io/wiki/Vegas AndyBloch (talk) 07:05, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

McMasters vs. Clark

Although this article says that Las Vegas developed from the McMasters property, histories from UNLV and elsewhere say that Clark's townsite was the winner. See https://special.library.unlv.edu/aae/westside-history-spotlight. "The Clark Townsite is present day downtown Las Vegas. It was bounded by 5th Street on the east to Main Street on the west and Clark Street on the south to Stewart Street.[1] The competition began. Clark’s ads touted the easy availability of water, while McWilliams sold between 2000 and 3000 lots assuming that the nearness of the natural springs would ensure his success. However, the railroad company established the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, laid out the Las Vegas Townsite east of the tracks, and held an auction to sell lots in May 1905. Many of McWilliams’ residents and businesses moved across the track,s leaving that original Townsite with a small group of permanent dwellers. The majority chose to leave. They erected permanent structures put them on skids and dragged them across the tracks to the new Townsite." 24.184.21.30 (talk) 20:22, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think this was meant to be posted on the Talk:History of Las Vegas page, as it's the page that mentions McWilliams (the first mention of McMasters appears to be a typo). Note that History of Las Vegas says "It was from ***their*** property that Las Vegas took form." (Emphasis added.) The antecedent of "their" is vague and the entire sentence is unnecessary so I think I'm just going to delete it. AndyBloch (talk) 02:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's a good edit.24.184.21.30 (talk) 16:54, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Add immigration to Las Vegas

https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1043&context=social_health_nevada_reports 163.5.121.233 (talk) 11:03, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. meamemg (talk) 14:28, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Spanish, Chinese and Tagalog are spoken in Las Vegas.

https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Portals/0/Government%20Affairs/cityofLasVegasLAP.pdf

https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/foreign-languages-vegas/ 163.5.121.233 (talk) 11:05, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. meamemg (talk) 14:28, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Could someone change 25th most populous city to 24th to match with List of United States cities with population article 2603:8080:D03:89D4:340F:F850:71E5:C9C2 (talk) 22:55, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. - FlightTime (open channel) 23:39, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It’s the List of United States cities by population article 2603:8080:D03:89D4:E16F:6B38:6B10:E77 (talk) 23:00, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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