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News Reporter at Las Vegas Review-Journal

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  • 1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Ricardo Torres-Cortez

    A proposed downtown Las Vegas nightclub that sparked a quarrel, firing and arrest at a planning commission meeting last month won unanimous approval from the City Council on Wednesday following a review of the commission’s vote to support the project. The vote clears the way for the Bauhaus club to open at the site of the former Azul Tequila and Place on 7th at 115 N. 7th St. A special use permit that limits its hours of operation must be reviewed six months and one year after it opens.

  • 1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Ricardo Torres-Cortez

    Cheers erupted at a packed Clark County Commission meeting Tuesday after commissioners voted unanimously to establish the second cultural district in the jurisdiction. The resolution declaring “Filipino Town” official was met by smiling attendees waving small flags of the Philippines and the United States. “Everybody is so joyful, so joyful for this day,” said Rozita V. Lee, who spearheaded the effort and had the honor of reading the declaration.

  • 1 week ago | govtech.com | Ricardo Torres-Cortez

    (TNS) — Clark County commissioners could vote as early as Tuesday to regulate electronic bikes and scooters, bar “reckless behavior” and establish fines. Their use is “very difficult to enforce because, quite frankly, the vehicles are faster than (authorities) can pace after them right now,” said Commissioner Justin Jones, who proposed to amend the law last month.

  • 1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Ricardo Torres-Cortez

    Clark County officially introduced an ordinance on Tuesday to regulate the use of electric bicycles and scooters on public spaces. The item now moves to a May 6 public discussion before Clark County commissioners could vote on the proposed law. The proposal would set parameters on what types of electric-powered bikes and scooters are allowed on recreation paths, what speed they can travel and what fines people could face if they disobey the ordinance. This is a developing story.

  • 1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Ricardo Torres-Cortez

    Clark County commissioners could vote as early as Tuesday to regulate electronic bikes and scooters, bar “reckless behavior” and establish fines. Their use is “very difficult to enforce because, quite frankly, the vehicles are faster than (authorities) can pace after them right now,” said Commissioner Justin Jones, who proposed to amend the law last month.

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