North Las Vegas City Council plans to use teleconferencing. Henderson plans to use video. Las Vegas and Clark County are determining how best to do the same.
Shea Johnson
Local Government reporter
Email: sjohnson@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-0272
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Shea joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in November 2018 to cover City Hall and Clark County. He previously spent six years at the Desert Dispatch and Daily Press newspapers located in the High Desert of Southern California, where he covered politics at city, county and state levels. Shea has won three California Newspaper Publishers Association awards for his work. In 2018 he was a California Journalism Awards finalist for investigative reporting. He is an unapologetic Chicago sports fan, excluding only the White Sox.
The city of Las Vegas is considering using Cashman Field to house homeless people during the coronavirus crisis, as demand for shelter increases.
The so-called “Moulin Rouge agreement” desegregated the Strip and downtown 60 years ago Wednesday. The virtual forum will mark that day as well as a day of observance for the descendants of slavery.
Clark County’s Business License Department closed 12 nonessential businesses during the first three days of Gov. Steve Sisolak’s emergency order.
Despite initially saying it would not enforce Gov. Steve Sisolak’s order for nonessential businesses to shut down for 30 days, the city of Las Vegas will take action to see the directive is followed.
The municipalities are shutting down areas of parks where people can be in close proximity.
The at-risk population for coronavirus includes the elderly — some who are charged with raising their grandchildren — and people with underlying medical conditions.
The Clark County Commission is holding an emergency meeting to consider an ordinance that would give teeth to Gov. Steve Sisolak’s shutdown of nonessential businesses through April 16.
The University of Nevada, Reno, has ordered all students to collect their belongings and move out of dorms by Wednesday, raising concerns about students congregating contrary to coronavirus protocol.
The announcement came Thursday, a day after the city said it would close public areas in city of Las Vegas facilities.
Las Vegas has closed public facilities during the coronavirus emergency, but City Manager Scott Adams says city employees are still on the job during the crisis.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman on Wednesday asked Gov. Steve Sisolak to significantly shorten 30-day statewide closures on nonessential businesses over concern for affected workers.
City and county officials in all local jurisdictions have declared states of emergency to deal with the coronavirus epidemic, which grant local governments additional powers.
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, hand sanitizer will be available as people enter the Las Vegas City Council chambers, where attendees will be asked to sit at least six feet apart.
Clark County will close nearly all of its buildings to the public beginning Wednesday “until further notice” in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, officials said.
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