Over three months, KVIG brought accountability questions to two of Las Vegas’s most prominent civil rights organizations. Both disengaged. The record of those exchanges is public. The questions remain. The questions were not complicated. They were the kind a community member might reasonably expect a civil rights organization to welcome: Who is funding you at… Continue reading WHO CAN YOU ASK?
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WHO OWNS THE ARTS DISTRICT
In March 2026, 1025 Main Street LLC filed a lawsuit in Clark County District Court against Taverna Costera, the restaurant and live music venue at 1031 South Main Street, which owner Jeff Hwang has operated in the Arts District for five years. The stated cause was excessive noise. The landlord’s attorney said the suit came… Continue reading WHO OWNS THE ARTS DISTRICT
Wallstreet Bets On Nevada Water Rights
In 2022, D.R. Horton — one of the nation’s largest homebuilders — paid $291 million to acquire a 12-employee company operating out of a faux-Mediterranean office park in Carson City. The purchase was not for the staff or the real estate. It was for the water. Vidler Water Company spent two decades buying up remote… Continue reading Wallstreet Bets On Nevada Water Rights
Was Policy Followed?
In the early hours of February 3, 2026, an officer-involved shooting inside a South Maryland Parkway apartment complex left both 28-year-old Quinton Baker and his young child dead, raising urgent questions about decision-making, training practices, and the handling of high-risk encounters involving mental-health crises. The incident began when a woman called police reporting that Baker… Continue reading Was Policy Followed?
Founding Roots Within CSN
When the College of Southern Nevada formally recognized the Native Heritage Alliance in February 2025, no one inside the young organization expected what would happen next. Within months, the group’s membership surged, workshops filled beyond capacity, and community partnerships multiplied across the valley. What began as a modest student coalition has rapidly evolved into one… Continue reading Founding Roots Within CSN
Valley Divided
Assembly Bill No. 4 arrived in Nevada’s Legislature framed as a sweeping public-safety measure, one meant to respond to concerns about rising disorder in the state’s most heavily trafficked corridors. It stretches sixty-eight pages and touches nearly every corner of the criminal code, creating new felonies, elevating penalties for old ones, and authorizing a series… Continue reading Valley Divided
Donor Power Play on Valley Politics
When Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill stood in the parking lot of the Otonomus Hotel to unveil a new fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks for patrol, he framed the moment as a simple win for taxpayers and officers alike. “Not one taxpayer dollar went to buying these Cyber Trucks,” he told the small crowd, thanking Ben… Continue reading Donor Power Play on Valley Politics
Five Years of Reliving Trauma
On June 1, 2020, Jorge A. Gomez, Jr., a peaceful protester, was fatally shot by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers during a demonstration. What followed has been a tense, painstaking legal battle, a struggle to make sense of the conflicting accounts, and a fight for accountability in the shadow of systemic failures. Jorge’s family,… Continue reading Five Years of Reliving Trauma
Sin City’s All Seeing Eyes’
When the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) announced Project Blue Sky, the program was pitched as a leap in public safety. With 75 drones launched from 13 “Skyports” across the valley, operated by a centralized team, police said response times would shrink and situational awareness would grow. But beneath the promise lies a deeper… Continue reading Sin City’s All Seeing Eyes’
Victoria para la Cultura del Arte
La Ciudad de Las Vegas ha decidido no seguir adelante con los cambios propuestos a la ordenanza de ruido para el 18b Arts District, un plan que habría restringido el horario de entretenimiento nocturno al aire libre. La decisión, anunciada por la concejal Olivia Díaz, se produce después de semanas de comentarios públicos en los… Continue reading Victoria para la Cultura del Arte
KVIG Informative 