{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sticky Note Conversations","title":"Scott Black - \"Born and Raised\"","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3317,"description":"With midterm election season in full swing, host Erika Washington sits down with North Las Vegas Mayor Pro Tem Scott Black, who is running to become the city's next mayor. Born and raised in southern Nevada, Black shares his vision for a \"complete city\" — one where residents can live, work, play, go to school, and thrive without ever leaving North Las Vegas.\nFrom his fourth-grade book project titled How Billy Became Mayor to nine years on the city council, Black traces his leadership journey and makes the case for why local government matters more than most people realize. The conversation covers economic diversification beyond gaming, the transformation of the old Texas Station site into Hilo Park, innovative education partnerships with CCSD, approaches to homelessness and affordable housing, the data center debate, small business support, and what it means to govern in a nonpartisan seat. Black also reflects on democracy, the American dream, and the legacy he hopes to leave.\nShow Notes:\n\nAbout This Episode Midterm elections are here, and local races affect your daily life more than you might think. This week, we're talking with Scott Black, Mayor Pro Tem and City Councilman for Ward 3 in North Las Vegas, Nevada, who is running for mayor.\nIn This Episode, We Cover:\n\nWhy local government engagement matters — and how municipal decisions reach your life faster than federal policy\nScott Black's background: growing up in North Las Vegas since the fourth grade, his family, and his passion for the outdoors and old Volkswagens\nWhat a Mayor Pro Tem actually does (and how it prepared him to run for mayor)\nThe transformation of North Las Vegas from its 1980s \"bedroom community\" reputation to Nevada's third-largest city\nThe Hilo Park development on the former Texas Station and Fiesta casino sites — shopping, housing, and a state-of-the-art sports and entertainment complex\nEconomic diversification: industrial growth in the Apex area, logistics, and the push for more...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UK61Fbw1FkXECaQSnnti0WTzPuR-_QX4UzfQVqnrNXw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNDZm/NWQ3NTFlZDAyMTNi/YjM0YTQwOTc2ZTI2/ZjM2Ny5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}