The city of Las Vegas is handing over one of downtown’s last large undeveloped parcels to whichever developer makes the best pitch — and city officials aren’t picking a vision in advance. The city issued a request for proposals this month for roughly 11 acres of city-owned land bounded by Las Vegas Boulevard, Stewart Avenue… Continue reading Las Vegas Wants a Developer for 11 Blank Acres Downtown. It Won’t Say What It Wants Built There.
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A Federal Program Could Ease Southern Nevada’s Housing Crunch. Almost Nobody Is Using It.
Congress created a federal land program specifically to help solve Southern Nevada’s affordable housing shortage. Years later, it’s barely been touched — and officials aren’t entirely sure why. Section 7(b) of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act was written to direct proceeds from federal land sales in Clark County toward affordable housing development. Despite… Continue reading A Federal Program Could Ease Southern Nevada’s Housing Crunch. Almost Nobody Is Using It.
Congress Approved a New Water Pipeline for Las Vegas. Critics Say It’s a Backdoor to 25,000 Acres of Sprawl.
A new pipeline meant to protect Southern Nevada from a water system failure just became law. Critics say the same law that makes the valley safer also greases the skids for one of the most contested land fights in state history. President Donald Trump signed the Sloan Canyon Conservation and Horizon Lateral Water Pipeline Act… Continue reading Congress Approved a New Water Pipeline for Las Vegas. Critics Say It’s a Backdoor to 25,000 Acres of Sprawl.
Blue Diamond Hill Homes Are Finally Breaking Ground. A Judge Says the County Tried to Stop It — Then Covered It Up.
A 3,500-home development near Red Rock Canyon fought off two decades of opposition and lawsuits to reach groundbreaking. A magistrate judge says at least one county commissioner tried to quietly stop it anyway — and got caught. Grading work is underway this year on the long-disputed Blue Diamond Hill housing project, according to the project’s… Continue reading Blue Diamond Hill Homes Are Finally Breaking Ground. A Judge Says the County Tried to Stop It — Then Covered It Up.
A Company Wants to Flood Part of Red Rock Canyon’s Backyard for Battery Storage
A hydroelectric proposal is quietly advancing through federal permitting near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. If built, it would use enough water to serve tens of thousands of homes — in a desert basin regulators already call overappropriated. The Desert Bloom Project, a closed-loop pumped storage hydropower proposal on Blue Diamond Hill, won preliminary… Continue reading A Company Wants to Flood Part of Red Rock Canyon’s Backyard for Battery Storage
Nevada Insurers Are Treating Las Vegas Like It’s on Fire. Regulators Don’t Know Why.
Homeowners in parts of Las Vegas and Henderson are getting dropped or denied insurance coverage over wildfire risk — in neighborhoods state regulators say aren’t actually at high risk of burning. Clark County ranked second in Nevada for both homeowners insurance cancellations and nonrenewals and for new application denials tied to wildfire risk, according to… Continue reading Nevada Insurers Are Treating Las Vegas Like It’s on Fire. Regulators Don’t Know Why.
Nobody Knows What to Do With This Patient
A Las Vegas resident has spent more than a decade calling doctors. Five different specialists, same problem, no answers. She is immunocompromised, on disability, and watching her monthly income drop as Medicare costs kick in. She spent two hours on hold with the welfare office just to learn she qualifies for a program that might… Continue reading Nobody Knows What to Do With This Patient
A Las Vegas Pastor Is Feeding 150 People a Day Out of His Own Grocery Store
New federal work requirements have cut off SNAP benefits for thousands of Nevadans this year. A grocery store built to double as a food pantry is now absorbing the fallout — and losing money doing it. The After Market, a hybrid grocery store and food pantry in Las Vegas, has seen retail sales drop by… Continue reading A Las Vegas Pastor Is Feeding 150 People a Day Out of His Own Grocery Store
Pahrump Doesn’t Want a Data Center. Nye County Is Letting Developers Make Their Case Anyway.
An $8.4 billion data center campus wants to build on 900 acres outside Pahrump. Nye County put a hold on new data center approvals — but two applications filed before the pause are still alive. The Manse Technology Campus, formerly known as Project Blackjack, would span roughly 900 acres along State Route 160, according to… Continue reading Pahrump Doesn’t Want a Data Center. Nye County Is Letting Developers Make Their Case Anyway.
Half of Las Vegans Don’t Know the Cooling Station Down the Street Exists
Southern Nevada is in the middle of another dangerous heat wave. A new study finds that half the people surveyed didn’t even know the region’s cooling stations were there to help. The Desert Research Institute’s Nevada Heat Lab released a report this week examining how effectively Clark County’s network of cooling stations reaches the people… Continue reading Half of Las Vegans Don’t Know the Cooling Station Down the Street Exists
