Twisting, turning trek out of homelessness can be slow, filled with barriers
Diana Diaz experienced homeless for two years before she was approved for social service assistance and got back into stable housing.During that time, she...
Jail is not a solution to homelessness, officials agree. And yet…
More than 4,600, or 6 percent, of the people booked last year at Clark County Detention Center were identified as homeless.Another 5,200, or 15...
City’s rush job on ordinance surprises councilman, homeless advocates
Las Vegas City Council's vote on an ordinance criticized for criminalizing homelessness happened in less than 90 seconds -- so quickly that one council...
Rent rising more slowly, but still faster than inflation
Apartment rents in Las Vegas are still rising, but not as much as in recent years, says a new report from the Nevada State...
Henderson to consider embracing developers’ worst nightmare
“Anything except inclusionary zoning. Do not bring that up.”That was the immediate response one developer had for a Henderson City Council member after hearing...
Local data confirms homelessness is criminalized
More than 150 people were thrown in jail last year for possessing a shopping cart.The City of Las Vegas can't confirm how many were...
2019 selections & reflections from the Nevada Current’s staff
Note: 2019 was the Current’s first full year of publication. To look back on the year, each member of the Nevada Current staff picked...
AOC, Cruz make all-Spanish case for Sanders
This weekend, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders presidential campaign held several events in Nevada including an all-Spanish language town hall featuring one of the most...
City of Las Vegas says SCOTUS announcement won’t affect homeless camping ban
With the Supreme Court of the United States declining Monday to review a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that solidifies cities can’t...
Estimated homeless deaths decreased from 2018, still in triple digits
At just 30-gestational-weeks, baby girl Melson, as she was identified, died at St. Rose Hospital. Eighty-year-old Terrall Kennedy died in June at Sunrise Hospital...