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ST. JUDE’S RANCH PURSUES NEW CAMPUS St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, located in Boulder City, announced on September 18 a plan to develop the first-of-itskind residential treatment center for child sex trafficking victims. The exact location of the center will not be released for safety reasons. Christina Vela, executive director, said the nonprofit plans to have the center completely self-sufficient with a school and clinical therapy on site, as well as a comprehensive security system. “Over the course of the many years we’ve been providing residential foster care for young people, we realized we’ve been serving young girls who are victims of sex trafficking,” Vela said. “Like other places, our current system is not equipped to provide the best treatment for [the commercially sexually exploited children population], especially girls.” The treatment center will focus on the unique needs of this group and serve as an alternative to juvenile detention. The estimated completion date for the project is in 2020. “To donate to the project, visit stjudesranch. org/donate-now —Camalot Todd

WEEK IN REVIEW WEEK AHEAD EV E N T S T O F O L L OW A N D N EWS YO U M I SS E D

President Donald Trump visited Las Vegas on September 20 for a rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center and to show support for the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System. Sen. Dean Heller (second from left), Gov. Brian Sandoval (right) and Attorney General Adam Laxalt (left) were among those to appear on a small stage while the president signed legislation for military construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations. “You back me and I back you, that’s the way it works,” Trump told the audience. “That’s the way it’s supposed to work.” (Photo by Wade Vandervort/staff)

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Cover story: One year after the shooting on the Strip Health & wellness: Locals share the sustainable lifestyle Neil deGrasse Tyson, plus nightclubs with a view Sports: McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov News: Gerrymandering’s effect on elections

STORIES FROM LAST WEEK ‘THEY’RE LAUGHING AT US’ President Donald Trump frequently tells his supporters at rallies that other nations are laughing at the United States. On September 25, he was right. As Trump addressed global leaders at the United Nations, bragging that “in less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country,” the audience could be heard laughing at the remark. Trump seemed startled initially, but later told reporters that he had meant to be funny. VALLEY INCREASES VALUE The Raiders have increased in value by nearly $1 billion since they initiated plans to move from Oakland to Las Vegas in 2016, according to Forbes magazine. The franchise is valued at $2.42 billion in the financial publication’s latest listing, making the Raiders the 18th most valuable team in the NFL. In 2015, Forbes valued the Raiders at $1.43 billion, which ranked 31st out of 32 teams. COSBY IN CUFFS Bill Cosby, 81, was sentenced September 24 to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand. The punishment made him the first celebrity of the #MeToo era to be sent to prison and completed the dizzying, latein-life fall from grace for the comedian, TV star and breaker of racial barriers.

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The Democrats are playing a high level CON GAME in their vicious effort to destroy a fine person. It is called the politics of destruction. Behind the scene the Dems are laughing. Pray for Brett Kavanaugh and his family! (Sept. 25)

NO GUNS FOR TEACHERS A Virginia state agency on September 24 rejected an application from a rural school district that voted to arm teachers and other employees as protection against a school shooting. Lee County has spent about $19,500 on firearms, ammunition and training, Superintendent Brian Austin said. Several states allow school systems to decide whether staff members can be armed. UBER OWES NEVADA $1 MILLION Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s office announced September 26 that Nevada is set to receive about $1.1 million from a $148 million, 50-state settlement with Uber, which was sued by states for waiting a year to notify people affected by a November 2016 data breach. Nevada plans to use its share of the money to bolster a state database used for background checks.

Young fans wait patiently for autographs during the Vegas Golden Knights Fan Fest on September 19 at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. (Las Vegas News Bureau)

LOW WATER LEVELS AFFECTING FOWL HUNTING Located 90 miles north of Las Vegas, waterfowl, such as a mallard, green-winged teal, Northern pintail or canvasback know the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge as a nesting place, winter hideaway or pitstop along migration routes. But two years of drought means that there isn’t enough water for thirsty birds. The Fish & Wildlife service is warning hunters to seek wetter wetlands for this hunting season, which runs October 13 through late January. The Pahranagat wildlife refuge has been delivering 5,300 gallons of water per minute from other reservoirs, and it still hasn’t been enough. “I’ve never experienced anything like this,” said refuge manager Rob Vinson. “This year, we only have maybe a quarter of last year’s habitat. We’re suffering.” Last year, about 500-600 acres were flooded; this year, it’s predicted to be only 150-250. However, one hunter’s loss is another bird’s gain. While waterfowl will be affected by low water, migratory shorebirds will enjoy a bonanza. The persistent drought has provided the perfect marsh habitat for this category of winged creatures, including Western sandpipers, blacknecked stilts and American avocets, which are illegal to hunt in most cases. —C. Moon Reed

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BREATHING FOR KIDS Teaching your kiddo breathing techniques can be the key to diffusing hyper, anxious or upset moods. Deep breathing can help calm a child by increasing blood flow, which will improve clarity and your child’s ability to focus.

THE WAY YOU BREATHE MAY BE THE KEY TO REDUCING STRESS AND ANXIETY BY EMILY KULKUS | SPECIAL TO THE WEEKLY

ou’ve done it every moment of your life. You do it when you’re awake and when you’re asleep. You do it without thinking or planning. But did you know there’s more than one way to breathe? Sure, the way you’ve been breathing works just fine. But most of us only breathe from our upper chest and not our diaphragm, which means we are not taking full breaths that fill our entire torso, nor are we receiving its full benefits. How you breathe can make you feel better or worse—different techniques can help improve your sleep, focus, stress levels, and can help prevent injury. Curious? Take a deep breath and keep reading.

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2 1 Don’t overthink it Breathing is second nature and always should be. Keep your approach simple and easy.

Don’t overdo it Try new techniques for a minute or two to start. Then slowly build up to longer periods of time. Don’t mess with your intake and outtake too fast. Similar to meditating, it may be difficult at first, but you’ll be able to go a little longer each time you try.

3 Consider your environment Many of these breathing techniques require concentration, so try to keep the distractions to a minimum.

BREATHING EXERCISES BEE BREATH (BHRAMARI) A perfect breath for on-the-spot anxiety relief or for overall relaxation, Bhramari encourages you to focus on sound, rather than the anxious feelings you may be experiencing. Technique Sit with your back straight and shoulders relaxed. Close your eyes, relax your lips and gently seal them. Inhale slowly through your nose, filling your lungs, diaphragm and stomach. Pause at the top of your breath. Keeping your mouth closed, exhale slowly through your nose while making a deep humming or buzzing sound in your throat. Repeat and focus on the sound. The longer you exhale, the more beneficial the results. If you need help focusing, place your fingers over the cartilage near your ear opening and press gently to block out surrounding noise and distraction.

4 Get cozy Whenever possible, wear comfortable, nonrestrictive clothing. Breathing is physical, so you want to give your body room to move.

4-7-8 TECHNIQUE If you’re having trouble sleeping, this exercise may be for you. Technique Exhale through your mouth, making a whooshing sound. Close your mouth and inhale through your nose for four seconds. Hold your breath and count to seven. Exhale fully through your mouth for eight seconds. Repeat as desired.

Choose a focal point A photo, person, memory, word, phrase, sound, etc. Whatever you choose, keep it simple and consistent. Many breathing techniques work better when you establish a focus.

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BREATHING AND YOGA Yoga instructors teach breathing skills just as much as they teach body position. The practice is intended to help you connect with your five senses and the energy that flows throughout your body via your breath. Conscious breathing during yoga can activate and transform parts of your brain, including your emotional centers, changing how you react to your surroundings. So aside from its physical benefits and increased oxygen flow, yoga can literally reshape your mind and improve your stress resilience.

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Many of these exercises, specifically diaphragmatic breathing, provide numerous benefits to physical and psychological health, according to the National Institutes of Health. Here are a few:

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Good breathing habits are critical during all other forms of exercise, too. Your body responds better when oxygen is flowing consistently.

Reduces ■ Blood pressure ■ Anxiety ■ Depression ■ Stress ■ Emotional exhaustion ■ Job-related burnout ■ Fatigue ■ Exercise-induced oxidative stress

Improves ■ Attentiveness ■ Relaxation ■ Sleep and insomnia ■ Metabolism ■ Mental processing ■ Energy levels ■ Overall cognitive performance ■ COPD

DEEP BREATHING (DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING) Deep breathing is just as it sounds— deeper, longer, more purposeful breath that “involves contraction of the diaphragm, expansion of the belly and deepening of inhalation and exhalation,” according to the National Institutes of Health. Technique Breathe in through your nose with your mouth gently closed, filling your lungs, diaphragm and belly. At the top of your breath, hold for three seconds. Breathe out through your mouth. Pay attention to how your body expands and contracts. Feel the air enter and leave your body.

ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING (NADI SHODHANA) Excellent for calming the mind, alternate nostril breathing balances the left and right hemispheres of your brain to help ease physical and mental imbalance. In an interview with Anderson Cooper, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton touted this exercise as a key stress reliever. Technique Sit with your back straight and shoulders relaxed. With your right hand, place your pointer and middle finger in the center of your forehead and use it to stabilize your hand (your thumb and ring finger will be used to press on and close your nostrils). Close your eyes and then your right nostril with your thumb. Inhale slowly through your left nostril. At the top of your breath, close your left nostril with your ring finger so that both nostrils are closed. Hold for a moment. Open your right nostril and exhale through it slowly. Pause at the bottom of your breath. Through your right nostril, breathe in slowly. At the top of your breath, close it with your thumb and pause. 7 Open your left nostril and exhale slowly. Repeat.

AM I DOING IT RIGHT? If you want to track your efforts, heart rate monitors and breathing apps can help you follow your progress. Your heart rate will increase when you inhale and decrease when you exhale; look for correlations between your heart rate, behavior and physical health. If you see your heart rate increase because of stress, practice your breathing techniques and note how you respond. Here are a few apps that may help your progress:

Calm

Headspace: Meditation

The Breathing App

Oak: Meditation & Breathing

Sources: National Institute of Health; Psychology Today; Yoga Journal; Yoga International; mindbodygreen.com; National Center for Biotechnology Information

Need additional help? YouTube is loaded with breathing technique videos offering tips and tricks to help you with your practice.

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L One year after the deadliest mass shooting in modern history, Las Vegas feels more unified than ever By Ray Brewer | Weekly staff

as Vegas doesn’t want to be part of this fraternity; no city does. Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Houston area last summer, taking 82 lives and causing millions of dollars of damage. Destructive weather in Puerto Rico and Florida, and wildfires in Northern California, all left indescribable ruin and pain. There were school shootings throughout the country—the most notable in Parkland, Florida—that took the lives of innocent kids. Tragedy also hit home. Pain and suffering happened in our backyard. A gunman opened fire above the Las Vegas Strip during a music festival, claiming 58 lives and injuring hundreds more. Many of us know someone who was there or someone who has family who was affected. We all hurt. We all learned the true meaning of “Vegas Strong” through our acts of compassion in the aftermath.

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And something magical happened in the days and months after the October 1 tragedy. We loved our neighbors, and we received love back … from all over the world. Our reputation transformed from the city that always provides visitors with a great memory to a city that is a strong community with determined residents. We have been steadfast in not letting this act of terror define us. We are city of mostly transplants—folks with loyalties to their hometowns. We are from Los Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland and other metros within and outside the United States. Las Vegas was always viewed as a great temporary home, but now, that mindset has changed. We are darn proud to be from the 702, natives and transplants alike. We spent the past year

donating blood and money, attending community events, consoling one another and developing an unrivaled sense of pride in being a Las Vegan. We came together by the thousands to cheer for the Golden Knights during their run to the Stanley Cup Finals because they represented all of us, including the 58 who didn’t make it home from the Route 91 Harvest festival. This city is helping us heal. The year hasn’t been easy. Many of us can’t drive by the shooting location on the Strip without feeling sadness or anger. The victims have mental and physical scars that will persist—some won’t be back to a concert anytime soon; others are still in therapy. Our metro area of 2 million residents was

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rattled and still is. We cried and still do. We repeatedly ask, “Why us?” We always will. But along the way, we’ve made the best out of the crisis. That, after all, is what Las Vegans do. Our recovery is far from over, but we’re all pulling the rope in the same direction, proud to be “Vegas Strong.”

Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas Portraits Project (pictured) What: A display of 58 crosses and portraits of each victim painted by artists around the world. When: September 17-October 19, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday Contact: 702-455-2433 Photo by Miranda Alam/Special to Weekly

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“Your natural response as an American, especially in light of what happened during 9/11 and everything we’ve seen since then, is ‘Nobody’s going to stop us from living our lives,’ right? That’s what’s ingrained in us; we’re a country of survivors. … But the problem with entertainThe first music and arts event ment is, it’s a celebration.” scheduled after the Route Privately, we wondered: Who would 91 Harvest festival was Emerge, a ever again want to attend an outdoor Festival multiple-day fest dedicated to emergattendance music festival? In the weeks and ing artists and tastemakers. Its nationally has not months after that terrible October day, a founder, Rehan Choudhry, also founded gone down at all. heartening answer to that question was the Life Is Beautiful festival in 2013, In fact, quarter revealed: Just about everyone. and before that was an integral part over quarter, “Festival attendance nationally has attendance has of the Cosmopolitan’s entertainment increased since not gone down at all. In fact, quarter program. Today, he lives in New York— [October 1] over quarter, attendance has increased which is where he was when he woke to –Brad Weissberg, since [October 1],” said Brad Weissberg, the news that a Las Vegas music festival Venues Now senior writer for music industry publicahad suffered the most devastating mass tion Venues Now. shooting in American history. Part of this may be because of the “My first reaction was just extreme American resilience that Choudhry alluded fear and extreme terror, without havto. Or it could be that new safety measures ing actually digested the scope of it,” instituted at festivals—Weissberg says they Choudhry said. Then, as he sat there vary in magnitude from one numbly watching the news, venue to the next, though it occurred to him that if he most every venue has put hadn’t postponed his next them in force—are enough to Vegas visit by a couple of days, assure reluctant concerthe would have been at Route 91, goers. But most likely, hanging out. the answer is as plain as “Then you start it appears: Why would we thinking of all give up something that feels your friends that as good as live music? were there,” he For his own part, said. Choudhry found his It was two weeks solace in a Vegas Goldbefore the shock en Knights game. “I’d began to wear off and always dreamed of seeing Choudhry could give a a sight like that … our thought to his own festival, entire community coming set to debut a few weeks together,” he said. “Looking later. It was a natural deciaround and recognizing people in sion to postpone, as other entities the seats … and everyone’s rooting were already doing. for the same thing.” “We were all trying to figure Emerge eventually went on … out what the new world was and it’s going on next year, too. going to look like,” Choudhry “We’re going to continue to do said, but he felt a slight events in Vegas,” Choudhry said. hesitation, born of the last “My team’s still there; we’re comtragedy that nearly stopped an ing back.” —Geoff Carter entire city in its tracks.

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THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED WITHOUT A MOTIVE ■ Ten months and two days after Stephen Paddock opened fire on attendees of the Route 91 Harvest festival, the criminal investigation conducted by Metro Police concluded. Thousands of documents, video and audio released by authorities did not answer the most significant question: Why did a 64-year-old high-stakes gambler from Mesquite smuggle an arsenal to a 32nd floor hotel suite to indiscriminately end 58 innocent lives and wound hundreds more? “We exhausted all the leads that we had received,” Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said in a September editorial meeting with the Las Vegas Sun. Investigators have received additional leads since the case’s close, including recycled conspiracy theories, but “none have been viable.” “I think it’s appropriate that there has to be some conclusion at any investigation, especially something that required the amount of resources [we] dedicated to it,” Lombardo said. Nationally, there have been other unexplained acts of extreme violence, even when the suspect has survived and has been evaluated by professionals, said Lombardo, citing the Aurora, Colorado, mass shooting in 2012. But he understands the dissatisfaction. “It’s frustrating for the community, it’s frustrating for us in law enforcement, and it’s very rare for this type of event to occur.” A behavioral analysis of the gunman conducted by the FBI is expected to be publicly released by the end of the year, Lombardo said. “It’s with a certain sense of relief that I stand in front of you today to say that we have completed a monumental task,” said Lombardo, addressing the public August 3. “Even though the investigation has ended for [Metro], the heaviest burden will be carried by the families of those who didn’t come home and those who suffered life-changing injuries and psychological trauma. “The investigators on this case have lived this event day by day for the past 10 months,” Lombardo said. “Finding answers for the victims has been our investigators’ sole goal to help bring closure for those affected and to move forward from this horrible event.” —Ricardo Torres-Cortez

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S T RO N G Terri Keener, the behavioral health coordinator at the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center, said it’s important for people affected by the shooting to apply for the Victims of Crime benefits by October 1 this year. While many people may not need those services within the first year, they may need them in the years after the deadline.

The shooting shined a spotlight on our strained mental health system

evada placed last in the nonprofit organization Mental Health America’s 2017 annual rankings, indicating a high prevalence of mental illness and difficulties accessing care. In Nevada, 67.5 percent of adults with mental illness go untreated, according to the same report—the highest in the nation. Despite the state’s long-standing struggle with services, within hours of the October 1 shooting, counselors and mental health providers were volunteering time and services, many without organized direction or guidance. “We immediately deployed five therapists at the request of MGM,” said Angela Quinn, CEO of First Med. “Within three working days, we had about 20 therapists running 24/7 schedules to see victims.” During the first 90 days after the incident, First Med counseled nearly 500

individuals. It’s now seeing 120 people and anticipates an increase in the 90 days after the anniversary. Other resources, such as the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center, which was formed as a result of the shooting, solidified year-round counseling services for those who were affected by October 1. Jody Marshall, a licensed clinical counselor of Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada, which partners with the Resiliency Center, said that since the shooting, the city recognized a need for more counseling resources. “Anytime a need is identified, there are going to be resources that are put to fulfilling that need. [Oct. 1] shined a spotlight on a need,” Marshall said. “More people became aware and trained in trauma, getting some of the tools and resources to deal with these issues efficiently.” Government officials at all levels have

The Vegas Strong Resiliency Center provides referral and onsite services for those affected by October 1, including victim advocacy, case management, counseling, spiritual care referrals and more. The center’s hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lied Building, 2nd Floor, 1524 Pinto Lane. For more information, visit vegasstrongrc. org or call 702455-AIDE (2433) or 833-299-AIDE (2433).

also stepped in. “There have been consultants at the federal level that have worked with the county and state, as well as the resiliency center, regarding best practices and things we can do to increase capacity and the clinical training needed,” said Terri Keener, the behavioral health coordinator at the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center. Keener said that in a year, the resiliency center plans to roll out the recommendations they receive from those consultants. “We know that when there is mass disaster or violence, behavioral health is a really important piece and recovery is long-term,” Keener said. “The services we do have really stepped up and played a major role in providing and increasing capacity as much as possible, but it’s also recognized that there is still a lot to do in that area.” —Camalot Todd

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there are still no definite plans for the route 91 site n What to do with the 15-acre festival site where the October 1 shooting took place is a sensitive subject. Aside from the occasional bouquet of flowers, signs and other mementos left near its greentarped, chain-link fence border, the Las Vegas Village grounds sit dormant. Whether to continue events, erect a new facility or build a memorial on the land that once hosted the Route 91 Harvest festival, NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior,” the daytime Village at the iHeartRadio Music Festival, Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and Helldorado Days is undecided. MGM Resorts International, which owns the plot of land, was in talks with Metro to build a SWAT building on a portion of the land, but the company did not offer further details on the possible project or other plans. County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak said it’s too early to determine what plan of action would be best. “You can’t ever forget about it, but now that we approach 1 October for the first time [since the shooting], it’s bringing back a lot of memories with everybody in the community,” Sisolak said. “I think we need to get through the first of October and then maybe start talking about the memorial and what they want to do with the site.” —Mick Akers

Gun laws haven’t changed significantly despite a swell of grassroots activism

wave of activism spread across the U.S. after vented the sale of guns to the October 1 shooter, advocates say multiple mass shootings this past year, but it should be recognized to close as many loopholes as possible. Congress has made few changes to gun laws The Legislature could act to fix the gun background despite the outcry. check law and close the loophole by requiring that checks The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives go through the Central Repository for Nevada Records of under President Donald Trump sidestepped proposed bump Criminal History rather that NICS. The state’s system instock solutions in Congress. ATF, under President Barack cludes information from the FBI background checks as well Obama, had determined that gun laws do not alas state-based checks, said former state Sen. Stagnant gun laws low the agency to regulate a gun part or accessoJustin Jones, who is running for Clark County have led young activists to speak ry, like nonmechanical bump stocks. The Trump Commission. out nationwide, administration is taking steps to reverse the Jones introduced a gun background check especially after the decision not to regulate the devices. Experts say bill that the Legislature referred to voters after Parkland, Florida, school shooting banning the devices through congressional acSandoval vetoed it (citing Second Amendment that killed 17 people tion would have been less susceptible to legal rights). Voters passed the law narrowly in 2016, on February 14. In challenges than administratively interpreting but without enforcement, gun sellers and buyNevada, that could affect elections. federal gun laws to say bump stocks could be ers can continue to operate as they did before Active registered regulated similar to machine guns. the ballot question became law. voters ages 18-24 Members of the House have acted to shore up Jones said his bill was modeled using federal increased by nearly 38.5 percent from gaps in reporting criminal histories for current guidance that suggested the federal government August 2014, the last and former service members so that those who conduct checks for states, but speculated that midterm election, to are ineligible to own guns do not pass backthe FBI declined to perform the checks because August of this year. The spike is even ground checks. Representatives approved it as of Trump and the new administration. The FBI greater among 25- to part of a bill allowing cross-state recognition told the state it would not conduct the checks 34-year-olds, up by of concealed carry permits, which some say is because of a lack of resources and because of the nearly 42 percent. dangerous because of certain states’ lax permit state’s more-robust central repository. requirements. The legislation is in the Senate. “We certainly, when I was involved in the process, wholly Other proposals, such as a federal ban on high-capacity believed that the FBI would do its job and enforce the backmagazines, have received no movement. ground check law and perform the background checks as it In Nevada, a lawsuit tossed out of court is being appealed does in many states directly from a gun dealer,” Jones said. and targets Gov. Brian Sandoval and Attorney General —Yvonne Gonzalez Adam Laxalt about the state’s unenforced gun background check law. GET INVOLVED The unimplemented law requires unlicensed dealers to Email Elizabeth Becker at momsdemandlasvegas@gmail.com. go through federal firearms licensees to run checks using to connect with the Nevada chapter of Moms Demand Action the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for Gun Sense in America (part of the Everytown for Gun Safety organization). (NICS). While enforcement of the law would not have pre-

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Hours after the October 1 shooting, community members formed lines that wrapped around blood donation centers, exemplifying the #vegasstrong response. In honor of the one-year anniversary, Vitalant, a nonprofit blood provider for about 75 hospitals throughout Southern Nevada and parts of Arizona, is again asking Las Vegans for life-saving donations. While all blood types are needed, Type O negative and O positive are in high demand, said Sue Thew, a public and media relations specialist for United Blood Services’ Southwest Division. Donated blood has a shelf life of 42 days. “It’s the blood on the shelf that saves lives,” Thew said. There are several drives around town. For times, locations, additional information or to make an appointment, visit BloodHero. com or call 1-877-827-4376. —Camalot Todd

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Catholic Charities St. Vincent Lied Dining Facility, #vegas stronger community meal. Volunteer and serve those who are vulnerable in honor of October 1. 8:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. tinyurl.com/yau3xfe3

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Dear Love: A Ceremony of Hope Healing and Transformation An interfaith service in honor of October 1. Guardian Angel Cathedral, 302 Cathedral Way. 5-7 p.m. gaclv.org

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Bunkhouse Saloon, Oct. 1 benefit concert Homebodys, SMiiLE, Breakfast in Silence and more. Proceeds support #lovewins. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. 21+ 702-982-1764

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Third Annual Day of Caring United Way is holding its Day of Caring. Locals will pay tribute to the Las Vegas community by completing 250 projects at 85 local nonprofits, agencies and schools. For times and to sign up, visit: uwsn.org/caring

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Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas Portraits Project A display of 58 crosses and portraits of each victim painted by artists around the world. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, 702-455-2433

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Stoney’s Rockin’ Country, #VegasStrong Anniversary Fundraiser and Benefit Show Proceeds support #lovewins. 7 p.m. 18+. tinyurl.com/y92xwo9v

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Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, 1 October Remembrance event and new wall dedication, 6:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. lvhealinggarden.vegas 702-997-3350

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Lied Library at UNLV, Remembering 1 October Project Panel Discussion. 5:30-7 p.m 702-895-2111

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Clark County Museum, “How We Mourned: Selected Artifacts from the October 1 Memorials.” 702-455-7995

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Vegas Strong 5k/1-mile run Funds from the Downtown run will benefit several nonprofits that help support the survivors and victims of Oct. 1. Registration for the 5k is $50, and $40 for the one-mile race. jusrun.com/races/ vegasstrong

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Clark County Government Center Amphitheater, 1 October Sunrise Remembrance 6:30 a.m. 702-455-3201

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Henderson Pavilion Country 58 Oct. 1 benefit concert Chase Bryant, Thompson Square and more. 12:30-10:30 p.m. tinyurl.com/y962tdd3

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sharing the sustainable mindset By Jennifer Henry | Special to Weekly

e the change you want to see in the world. Really, try it. Maybe it’s hard to imagine how one fewer plastic straw could combat the “Great Pacific garbage patch,” which now spreads across 600,000 square miles, according to USA Today. And going vegan won’t ensure the happy life of every animal on the globe. But it’s important to remember a salad for lunch isn’t a bad option for you or the planet. ¶ It’s that kind of eco-realism— a rational sense of personal responsibility, combined with an integral understanding that doing something, anything at all, is far better than doing nothing—that is the central tenant of the new environmentally conscious movement. It’s not about seeking perfection, it’s about pitching in. Las Vegas locals Minimal Market and Monson Made This are prime examples of individuals close to home who are doing their best to make the world at large a better place by teaching us how, one real change at a time.

Minimal Market It started with the laundry. Stay-at-home mom Alexandra Hamilton felt that familiar pang of disposable plastic guilt every time she emptied a bottle of detergent. With two little ones and two adults in the house, Hamilton knew cleaning products were a necessity. But throwing away so much petroleum-based refuse felt like a persistent problem she could conquer with the help of her craftiest confidante, Brie Lujan. Their plan was simple— create a refill station right here in town. Lujan was already an experienced soap maker, and Hamilton longed for the opportunity to keep her family and the planet clean. It took two years for their concept to come to market. They started sketching plans for their minimal waste, community-minded brand and established two monthly pop-ups; every first Sunday at PublicUS and every third Sunday at Market in the Alley. They also have a micro-boutique inside Fergusons Downtown, where they offer a selection

of multiuse cleaners, such as locally sourced Citrus Fusion ultra-concentrated laundry soap. Fill one of their amber glass reusable containers, or better yet, bring your own. “BYO, bring your own, that’s what we always say,” Lujan says. “That really is our best advice,” Hamilton adds. “BYO!” Their best-seller, the BYO reusable bamboo cutlery and steel straw, comes in its own upcycled cloth pouch and eliminates the need for plastic takeout utensils. But you don’t have to buy their wares to minimize your trash, Lujan says. “Ours is cute and compact, but you can make your own set out of any reusable cutlery and straw—just wrap a cloth napkin around it and throw it in your bag!” Hamilton’s advice is even simpler: “When I go out to eat, I say, ‘No straw please.’ ” “No one can do it every time,” Lujan says, “But we’re still being conscientious, and that’s important.”

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Brie Lujan (left) and Alexandra Hamilton. (Christopher DeVargas/Staff)

A former CCSD high school English teacher for 13 years, Michael Monson went vegetarian just after graduating from high school in 1998, but it didn’t last long. “Other kids were doing it,” he recalls. “I guess I just wanted to be cool.” His next foray into a strictly plant-based diet was spurred by watching a PETA slaughter video in 2005. “It was awful by design, of course,” Monson says. But it wasn’t until the results of a routine physical came back with serious warning signs that he started to look at his diet with real concern. Hoping to avoid being prescribed medications to combat his high cholesterol, high blood pressure and pre-diabetic conditions, Monson tried low-carb and Paleo diets, but the numbers kept climbing. As a last resort, he returned to his old stand-by, veggie-based eating. “I always liked to cook for myself,” Monson says, and remaking standard recipes without the meat had long been a practice of his. Now the at-home chef was eliminating all animal products and finding that his plant-based substitutions were both healthier and more delicious. “Make it vegan,” Monson says, “and make it good.” Monson’s numbers soon dropped to healthier levels, and a year later, he and longtime partner Ben Seider hatched the idea to make a series of vegan cooking videos for YouTube. MONSON The popular Monson Made This channel MADE THIS was born in their Silverado Ranch kitchen and monsonmadethis.com Instagram: broadcast recipes and kitchen tips every Monmonsonmadethis day with a simple message: “Good food is still New episodes good food.” every Monday at youtube.com/c/ Although Monson eats a strictly plant-based monsonmadethis diet, his numbers have increased again, causing him to reassess what plant-based fats and sugars he’s eating. “Some people think veganism is this silver bullet, it’ll cure everything— the planet, your health. But nothing works like that,” Monson says. “I’m not striving for some kind of vegan environmentalist perfection. I just want to teach people about the options when they make something to eat.”

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BIG THIS WEEK The Crystal Method’s Scott Kirkland (Graham John Bell/Courtesy)

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HARD ROCK HOTEL POOL THE CRYSTAL METHOD If one doubts the affection electronic musician Scott Kirkland has for the city from where he came, know that the Vegas date of his current tour lands on the same day his appropriately titled new album The Trip Home gets released. Come groove at the biggest album release show of the year. 9 p.m., $23. –Mike Prevatt

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UNLV’S DONNA BEAM GALLERY ¡AMERICANX! UNLV calls ¡Americanx! “an introduction to [Vegas’] emerging Latin art community,” but it’s really an introduction to the city’s best emerging artists, period. This group show features works by Omayra Amador, Ed Fuentes, Fernando Reyes, Miguel Rodriguez, Checko Salgado y muchos más. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; free. Opening reception October 12, 5 p.m. –Geoff Carter “Merging” by Natalie I. Delgado (Courtesy)

VELVETEEN RABBIT THE RABBIT HOLE: CELEBRATING WOMEN WORLDWIDE There’s no question that the music industry, especially DJing and music production, is maledominated. But if you’ve found yourself wondering why more women aren’t trying to break into the industry, you simply aren’t looking hard enough. Local underground electronic collective the Rabbit Hole returns with its annual party celebrating female musicians, producers and DJs, stacking its lineup with some of the best creatives in Vegas and elsewhere. On the heels of her new album, Death Valley, Edrina Martinez, better known as Astronautica, brings her experimental indie and hip-hop beats to the fore (give ethereal track “Reasons” a spin for a sampling of her work), and Vegasbased DJs Crykit, Olan, Monro, Lo Dino, Duwop and Afrodyte will take turns on the decks throughout the evening. If a night of women supporting women isn’t reason enough to go, you’ll also be supporting an important cause, with half the proceeds going to Planned Parenthood. 10 p.m., $10, therabbitholelv. com. –Leslie Ventura

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Go big. Paleontologist and TED Fellow Nizar Ibrahim wants to introduce you to the Spinosaurus, “the lost giant of the Cretaceous,” through an eye-popping, mind-blowing multimedia lecture. 7:30 p.m., $19-$39, Smith Center. –Geoff Carter

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Drai’s Beachclub and Nightclub If you can drag yourself away from its G.O.A.T. roster of resident hip-hop headliners—Nelly, Snoop and T.I. among them—on the indoor stage, you can take in the views from the Drai’s pool deck, 11 stories above the Strip. Insta-worthy backdrop: When the curtains are open, stand in the area that divides the day and nightclubs, so your pic will have the trees surrounding the pool and the Caesars Palace towers behind you.

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These Vegas clubs stay on top of the world By Jason R. Latham

ong before DJs were a defining attraction, Las Vegas nightclubs often relied on idyllic views to complement their bottle service menus; Moon at the Palms comes to mind, and Polo Towers even had a nice top-floor club back in the aughts. Now that we’ve entered those brief, blissful months between unbearable summer heat and dry winter cold, you should take advantage of Vegas nightlife as it should be—an indoor-outdoor experience with picture perfect views beyond the bodies on the dancefloor. Here are six Vegas clubs with views you should experience. Apex Social Club

The Palms refashioned its legendary Ghostbar as Apex Social Club in mid-May, installing new art and furnishings and a stage to the wraparound rooftop. Once again, it’s a prime spot for celebrity takeovers and dancing to guest DJs, though it’s hard to take your eyes off that view. Insta-worthy backdrop: Stand anywhere with the Las Vegas Strip directly behind you.

Chateau Nightclub and rooftop

When the Backstreet Boys are in town, they host concert afterparties at this Paris Las Vegas nightclub. An even better reason to be there: the outdoor terrace directly under the Eiffel Tower. Insta-worthy backdrop: Stand under the tower and have a friend kneel in front of you, taking your pic with your phone facing the sky.

Hyde Bellagio

Directly across the Strip from Chateau is Hyde, home to intimate confetti showers and DJ appearances by the likes of Redfoo and Sasha Grey, among others. Table reservations come with one of the finest views in the city, looking out over the Bellagio fountains. Insta-worthy backdrop: Get that bottle service if you want a selfie in front of the dancing fountains, or use your charm to get a seat at someone else’s booth.

Foundation Room

Mandalay Bay’s sky-high venue has been feeding our photo streams for years, and it remains one of the city’s top attractions. VIP treatment is still the priority for the club’s members, but anyone can put their name on the list. Insta-worthy backdrop: You know the view. It’s the one with the Mandalay Bay letters and the Strip facing north.

Voodoo rooftop nightclub & lounge

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Only the Rio’s VooDoo rivals Apex for its Strip views, and it boasts a larger outdoor space to pose for selfies. VooDoo has carved out its own little niche with flair bartenders and a steakhouse 51 stories above Flamingo Road, but that view remains the main attraction. Insta-worthy backdrop: Pose on the winding staircase with the Strip right behind you. Click.

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Freedom of expression Morales, aka A.C. Esme (Miranda Alam/Special to the Weekly)

M o n t h ly p a r t y S o f t L e a t h e r c e l e b r a t e s two uninhibited years in Las Vegas By Leslie Ventura

f you’ve been to Soft Leather at any point over the past two years, you know the monthly party is a place to see and be seen. It’s the kind of event for which loyal attendees plan far in advance, making sure their larger-than-life outfits will stand out in a crowd and look flawless in front of the camera. And thanks to its glamorous hosts and talented DJs, Soft Leather has run without a hitch for the last 24 months, giving underground house enthusiasts, queer folks and fashion-forward influencers a space to be their unabashed selves. One of those key players is Ashelynne Cyrena Morales, a host-turned-DJ who’s all about making the party as fun and inclusive as possible. Part of the Vegas Soft Leather crew from the beginning, Morales—best known by her DJ name A.C. Esme— has made it her mission to spread the event’s positive ethos to anyone and everyone. “It’s something people will really look forward to all month,”

Morales says. “We invite people to come as they support. are. We’re really open—you want to try something “It’s really just about connecting people,” Monew, show a little bit of skin? Our slogan is dress to rales says. “We celebrate that vulnerability, and you sweat, and that really shows on the dancefloor.” can really see it in the air with how open and free Morales has known how to DJ since high school, people are.” but it wasn’t until last year that she dove For Soft Leather’s September 27 anSoft Leather back into the dance world. Now she’s niversary party at Oddfellows, the collecTwo-Year a regular DJ and tastemaker, curating tive is bringing in vogue and ballroom Anniversary the house, techno and disco sounds for DJ MikeQ to celebrate two years of “culSeptember 27, which Soft Leather has become known, ture, community, visceral indulgence” 9:30 p.m., $6-$10. names like Louisahhh and Brodinski and “uninhibited self-expression.” If you Oddfellows, 702-834-3377. and labels like Hot Haus, Turbo and Toy aren’t already familiar, the New Jersey Tonics. DJ is the name behind the Qween Beat “I appreciate the opportunity to be record label and New York’s monthly around so many talented people. We all have our House of Vogue party—it’s only fitting he’d be the different strengths,” Morales says. It’s something one headlining Soft Leather’s birthday bash. she’s quick to reiterate: Soft Leather isn’t successBut Morales sums it up best: “We love the queerful because of one person or even a select few; it’s a dos; we love the misfits. Soft Leather is for everybody. collective with a conscious hive mind built around It’s about trying to find new ways to express yourself.”

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SPAIN MEETS JAPAN MORDEO SUCCEEDS AT BLENDING TRADITIONAL CULINARY STYLES BY LESLIE VENTURA

f you’re not familiar with Chef Khai Vu by name, you’re likely acquainted with District One and Le Pho—two spots that made a significant impact on the dining scenes in Chinatown and Downtown Las Vegas, respectively. This summer, Vu added a third restaurant to his growing roster—the modern and elegant Mordeo Boutique Wine Bar, a few blocks east of District One in Chinatown. There are few off-Strip restaurants that look as intriguing as the Spanish and Latin-meets-Japanese Mordeo. Almost all of the seating is at one of two bars; the first surrounds a stunning, glass wine cellar and features glowing aquamarine countertops, while another sits at the building’s center, just in front of the kitchen and grill. (A few tables line giant glass windows along Mordeo’s perimeter.) There’s not a bad seat in the house, but if you tend to eat with your eyes, jump for a seat near the kitchen. After all, that’s where the real magic happens. Mordeo’s menu appears minimal, but Vu packs a lot of variety into two simple pages. Fusion is an overused word, but Mordeo succeeds at it, blending classic cooking styles, like grilling Mexican elote skewers ($3) with Japanese binchō-tan charcoal. Other skewers, such as pork cheek ($4) or yuzu chicken ($4), are tender but need more of Mordeo’s sweet soy reduction to be truly memorable. At the top of the menu is a thick cauliflower bisque ($8), sprinkled with salty ikura and so addictive you’ll be craving a bowl as the weather cools off. A charcuterie selection includes intensely rich Ibérico de Bellota ($22) from Cinco Jotas, known for its delectably fatty flavor profile. Smaller bites include the ’gram-worthy El Chicharron Tower ($15) with a garlicky and tangy house-made dipping sauce. The lomi lomi ocean trout ceviche ($14) with sesame chili oil is another must-try. If you’re really hungry, large-portioned shareables like the whole, deboned and grilled branzino ($38) and grilled Spanish octopus ($27) are also available. But don’t feel like you have to try everything all at once. Mordeo is best enjoyed over multiple visits, each offering something new to savor.

MORDEO BOUTIQUE WINE BAR 5420 Spring Mountain Road #108, 702-545-0771. Daily, 5 p.m.-1 a.m.

Mordeo’s clams & mussels con chorizo. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

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food & Drink La Cantine’s Ciabatta caprese sandwich (Wade Vandevort/Staff)

Instant French favorite Good luck choosing among LA Cantine’s vast sandwich array

When chef and restaurateur Richard Terza- peppers, avocado, cream cheese and a house-made ghi makes moves in Las Vegas, food enthuspicy “flame sauce,” served on perfectly baked siasts should take notice. Earlier this year, Dutch crunch bread. (All of La Cantine’s bread the French-Italian chef and owner behind Oh La La comes parbaked from San Francisco, and then gets French Bistro quietly opened new casual finished off in-house.) The pastrami Rueventure La Cantine, a European-inspired ben ($9.50) is another great choice; the LA CANTINE 3250 N. Tenaya sandwich shop that won’t disappoint even buttery grilled rye and savory pastrami Way #104, the most discerning ’wich snobs. Located make each bite so rich and filling, it will 702-749-7400. on Tenaya Way at Cheyenne Avenue, La become an instant favorite. Those looking Monday-Friday, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Cantine offers a bountiful selection of for a taste of Paris will be transported Saturday, sandwiches, “Buddha” bowls, quiches and with Le Pate ($11), a minimalist classic 11 a.m.-4 p.m. pastries, featuring meats like Jambon de with duck liver pâté, romaine and corParis, duck pâté and prosciutto imported nichon on a baguette. from France and Italy. If you’re craving something lighter, La But where to start? La Cantine has so many Cantine’s Buddha bowls come with sushi rice, mixed mouth-watering sandwiches (17 to be exact), pickgreens, red beans and your choice of veggies and ing one can be quite the conundrum. Narrow things protein. But whatever you do, don’t leave without a down with the best-selling Americana ($9.50), a warm, gooey, fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie in hefty turkey sandwich loaded with bacon, pickles, your hand. You’ll thank me later. –Leslie Ventura

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LA’s Jogasaki brings its sushi burritos to the southwest

It might not be possible to determine who made the first sushi burrito. It might not matter. But we do know that one of the first outlets to sell sushi burritos, the born-in-2011 LA food truck Jogasaki, has opened its first brick-and-mortar restaurant right here in Las Vegas. You might have missed Jogasaki because it recently popped up in the same southwest strip-mall thing containing local favorites Fukuburger and the Goodwich and fellow SoCal transplant Fist of Fusion Island Grill. It certainly isn’t the first shop to sling sushi burritos in the Vegas Valley, but there’s no questioning its pedigree. It also shares a patio space with Fuku, which means you can meet up with the crew and share burgers, fries, spicy tuna nachos made with Doritos ($7) and matcha green tea churro sticks ($5) in an alfresco food court-style fusion combo that has never before existed on Earth. At Jogasaki, stick to one of the signature burritos like crab, avocado, cucumber, barbecue eel and sweet eel sauce; choose your size ($7-$8 for chico and $12-$15 for full); and pick an oceanic protein to add, like spicy tuna, yellowtail or salmon. Specialty options include the baby lobster ($8-$15) with crab, asparagus, langostino and sesame dressing or the veggie tempura burrito ($5-$9), a satisfying mix of sweet potato, kabocha and zucchini. The ingredients are fresh, the flavors are on point and the fountain drinks are Stubborn Sodas, made without artificial sweeteners or highfructose corn syrup. I paired the burrito of the month featuring white fish tempura ($13) with pineapple cream soda—another combo no one’s ever heard of before. This place is fun. –Brock Radke

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MC50 with K. Kilfeather. October 2, 7 p.m., $35-$55. Brooklyn Bowl, 702-862-2695.

STILL KICKIN’ OUT THE JAMS WAYNE KRAMER LOOKS BACK—AND THEN FORWARD—WITH MC50 BY ANNIE ZALESKI o celebrate the 50th anniversary of MC5’s influential 1969 proto-punk debut, Kick Out the Jams, legendary rabble-rouser Wayne Kramer has enlisted a formidable band—Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, Faith No More bassist Billy Gould, Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty and Zen Guerrilla frontman Marcus Durant—to blaze a new trail on the road as MC50. Kramer checked in to talk about MC5’s legacy, his current bandmates and his new memoir.

Some of the videos that have been posted so far, are incendiary. It feels relevant, raw nerve and everything that rock ’n’ roll should be. We built that into the music. It was a subject of a lot of discussion when we were creating this music 50 years ago, that it would have [historic] validity. That it wasn’t just the fashion of the moment, but that it was rooted in the core of rock ’n’ roll— Chuck Berry and Little Richard’s music. It started there, and it reached to outer space with Sun Ra. It was important for us to make sure these ideas had substance.

What’s been the most surprising and gratifying thing about the MC50 shows that you’ve done so far? That the music is absolutely contemporary and relevant and part of our culture today.

What makes the MC50 lineup such a good combination? They are all good brothers. They are all good people. They are all fundamentally, psychologically intact and don’t have any glaring mental health

issues (laughs). It was important to me to have people around who knew how to get along and were genial and collegial and intellectually curious. Everyone comes from a different background and has so many different musical inspirations, too. It’s a melting pot, which dovetails nicely with what MC5 was. Yeah, and each of them have their own personal connection to the music of MC5, apart from their friendship with me. They all covered the MC5 at a certain point in their own musical evolution, and it has a value of its own. I think they all embrace the message of the MC5, which is, of course, self-determination, self-efficacy and [that idea that] with total commitment, one person can make a difference. The possibilities are endless if

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OUTSIDER ART: After putting his other band Bee Master on indefinite hiatus, Brian Cantrell (also of Same Sex Mary) has started a new trio, Farangs. The name comes from the Thai word for Westerners— bassist Jason Parker recently visited his dad in Thailand, and the name stuck. “I think he was there feeling like an outsider,” Cantrell says. The trio (which is rounded out by Micah Malcolm on drums), released debut EP rt es y) Cult-a-Cola digitally on September 21, a mix of self-deprecating, beerfueled rock (hear “Shart” and “Saddest Drunk in the Universe”) and ’90s-leaning alternative— think Weezer and Piebald. As for Bee Master, Cantrell says that band is done “at least for now. I don’t really want to do all the writing by myself; it’s better when it’s more collaborative,” he adds. With Farangs, Parker has taken on more of a writing role and splits vocal duties with Cantrell. The result is less angsty than Bee Master, with a focus on coming-of-age themes, Cantrell says, like “getting used to adult life and home ownership and marriage and all that sort of stuff.”

Wayne Kramer (Jenny Risher/Courtesy)

you make a total commitment. I think we need that today. I think that’s a good message to carry. What insights did you find out about yourself writing your just-published memoir, The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5 & My Life of Impossibilities? That I’ve made some of the most colossally stupid decisions in the history of human beings (laughs). What was the most challenging thing about writing the book? Getting the order correct. I think memory is random access, so figuring out what

happened in what year and putting everything in the correct sequence was a challenge. A memoir that isn’t embarrassing can’t be any good. A memoir that isn’t inner troubling can’t be any good. So I knew I was going to have to talk about things that I thought I would take to my grave with me. I had a great editor, and she was able to call me on certain aspects of the story and say, “Wayne, you have to go deeper in this. You have to talk more about this.” Which is good. For more of our interview with Kramer, visit lasvegasweekly.com.

RESISTANCE RAP: Las Vegas MC Hassan Hamilton released his latest single, “Can I Be Black?” in August—a stirring, insightful track produced by Amy Voorhees that openly and bluntly discusses the racism and violence black men and women face for simply existing. A sample lyric: “Can I be black/And throw a barbecue in the park/Swim in a pool, maybe sell some water when it gets hot/Without somebody thinking that I’m up to no good? Bet you if my skin was lighter I sure could/ Can I be black without the fear of a police officer feeling threatened/Enough to shoot me in spite of the fact that I have no weapon?” The song will appear on his upcoming album, Not Him Again, which gets the releaseshow treatment September 28 at the Bunkhouse, with performances by Slump Lords, Nat the Lioness and Trade Voorhees. Also: Instrumental postrock band Peaceful Retreat will release their debut album Genesis October 5 at Velveteen Rabbit. And Van der Rohe singer Cromm Fallon’s solo single, “The Next One,” featuring Darenda Weaver, is now available digitally on Spotify.

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The Weeknd (Yasmina Chavez/Staff)

Growth is beautiful Life Is Beautiful continues its Vegas evolution during its sixth Downtown edition

Florence + The Machine (Yasmina Chavez/Staff)

By Mike Prevatt ife is Beautiful No. 6 is now in the books and … wow, we’re already six in. After a shaky start, with lots of speculation as to whether Las Vegas could sustain a homegrown music festival, here we are—another year in which tens of thousands of revelers packed the streets of Downtown Las Vegas, hopping between various performers, embarking on Las Vegas’ most stimulating art crawl and sampling from the best assortment of local eateries on the Vegas calendar. That sort of scale and patronage means LIB is now a fixture—figuratively and literally. This is also to say the 2018 edition was handily the biggest ever, from how many people attended (more than 180,000 combined over three days) to how many options they had at any given time. But perhaps more notably, this LIB saw women rule the stages, from the synth-powered feminism of Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry, to First Aid Kit shoving country music into the #metoo movement, to Lizzo’s ribald body-positive celebration, to DJ Alison Wonderland and the tent-swelling masses lured by her anthemic EDM, to comedian Michelle Wolf’s whip-smart wisecracks, to Miss Behave’s riotous spontaneity (executed during three sets a day, no less), to headliner Florence Welsh’s jaw-dropping, threeplus-octave dominion over the entire main stage and everyone within earshot of it. And if one thing was made abundantly clear this year, it’s that LIB is no longer ours. Gone are the days where we’d stop three or four times to greet familiar faces before arriving at our next destination. Now, we zigzag through throngs like human Plinko chips, wondering where the hell all these people came from. (Blame Southern California, right?) But there’s no problem here. We’re used to sharing Las Vegas with tens of thousands of people. And with minimal growing pains, this year’s LIB was further proof we do it rather well.

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FIVE THINGS WE CAN LEARN FROM AMERICA’S ASTROPHYSICIST, NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON BY C. MOON REED

elebrated author, lecturer, TV personality, podcaster and … oh yeah, astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson is coming to the Smith Center to deliver a multimedia presentation about the wonder and glory of the universe. His show will include a Q&A session, in which he will take questions from adults and children about “everything from television appearances and space elevators to parenting advice,” according to a press release. The event sold out early, but even if you aren’t lucky enough to score a ticket to see him in person, there’s a lot to be learned from the affable astrophysicist.

1. SCIENCE OUTLASTS POLITICS.

Amid climate change denial and perpetual talk of cutting education budgets, it’s easy to feel that our country is anti-science. But Tyson offers some perspective. Science, with its strict adherence to inconvenient truths, has always clashed with those in power. In his Fox docu-series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey— a descendent of mentor Carl Sagan’s 1980 PBS series—Tyson takes viewers through the history of scientific discovery. If you think Al Gore had it tough, look to Galileo, who faced the Roman Inquisition for daring to promote the idea that the Earth moves around the sun.

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2. READING CAN BE FUN. Tyson is the author of 10 bestselling books. If you’d like to read one but don’t know where to start, try 2017’s friendly space primer, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. As director of New York City’s Hayden Planetarium and the five-season host of PBS’s Nova ScienceNow, Tyson excels at revealing the mysteries of space-time to us mere mortals in a way that’s both clear and entertaining.

3. KNOWLEDGE IS A WEAPON. This month, Tyson published a new book titled Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military. Publishers Weekly describes it as “wellpaced and skillfully written, the narrative seamlessly integrates science lessons, military strategy and world history.” Believe it or not, Tyson is cool with Donald Trump’s plan for a new military branch called the Space Force. Tyson told Fresh Air’s Dave Davies, “Just because something is uttered by Donald Trump does not require that it be a crazy idea.” NEIL

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September 27, 7:30 p.m., $39-$250. Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall, 702-749-2000.

4. ANYONE CAN TALK SCIENCE. Tyson is all

about bringing the stars down to Earth. His StarTalk podcast translates the lofty topics of the cosmos into a fun talk show you can enjoy while doing the laundry. Making him even more relatable, Tyson concedes he didn’t always study as much as he should have. He even had to drop out of a doctoral program at the University of Texas at Austin. Today he holds nearly 20 honorary doctorates and a NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. Stay in school, kids.

5. EMBRACE A SENSE OF WONDER.

Tyson helps us foster a childlike sense of awe about the known (and unknown) universe. Tyson is even developing a Space Odyssey video game. The Kickstarter campaign raised more than $350,000 from more than 7,000 backers. According to the description, “Empowered by the laws of physics … you’ll set out on real science-based missions to explore space, colonize planets, create and mod in real time.” It’s set to debut in December.

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A festival attendee poses in front of Lakwena’s “JUST PASSING THROUGH” mural. (Yasmina Chavez/Staff)

Life Is Beautiful 2018 refreshed Downtown’s gallery of street art with bold new work (and you can see it for free) By Geoff Carter very year since its 2013 debut, the Life Is Beautiful festival has left behind the gift of murals—vibrant, opinionated street art, painted by a true murderers’ row of international talents on the walls of our city core. This year is no exception, so if you missed the festival, you should treat yourself to an autumn stroll through the Fremont East corridor’s newlyupdated urban gallery. The first thing you’ll notice is that it’s getting crowded. There are six festivals’ worth of murals on the streets around Fremont, and it’s up to curator Charlotte Dutoit—of Justkids, a producer of largescale art installations from Miami to Berlin—to decide which murals stay and which ones get painted over. “We really try to keep them all,” says Dutoit in her French-accented English, gesturing around her to murals that date back to previous festivals. If a mural fades, she encourages its artist to return to

Vegas to touch it up. “But sometimes, for the public, having new visuals is better.” During our interview, Dutoit watches as London artist Lakwena finishes off one of the best of those new visuals: a rainbow-colored mural at 7th and Ogden Streets (overlooking a city parking lot), with giant, italicized letters declaring that they’re “JUST PASSING THROUGH.” It’s a perfect epigram for our town, where so many people are doing just that. A number of new murals are clustered nearby. American multidisciplinary artist Aware crammed a mural onto a west-facing wall around the corner from Lakwena’s. Bordalo II’s “Wild Wild Waste,” a menagerie of endangered animals created from junk metal, is inside the Art Motel space, though I don’t yet know if it will be accessible post-fest. That’s all right, though, because a block in either direction you’ll find two gems. London-based Lithuanian artist Egle Zvirblyte’s visual paean to female empowerment—at 7th

and Fremont, on a south-facing wall behind Turmeric Flavors of India—is pure joy, with its bold comic-strip colors and its invitation to “melt” into “perpetual expanding ecstasy.” It’s a big hit with the Instagram selfies set. And in the other direction, both physical and spiritually, is Spanish artist Sebas Velasco’s twopart photorealistic mural on Stewart, between 7th and 8th. Inspired by the recent film The Florida Project and by what he saw around him on this, his first trip to Las Vegas (and America), Velasco gave Vegas both a painting of a Downtown motel, and of a lonely-faced man who might have lived in that motel before the gentrification of Fremont East forced him out. Velasco says the theme of the murals is “American Insomnia”—“the opposite of the American dream.” And we have another year, maybe longer, to ponder its meaning of these new visuals until the next festival paints them over.

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Cast members Amanda Guardado and Richie Villafuere. (July Castle/Courtesy)

Vegas Shakes Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure gets an immersive disco upgrade By C. Moon Reed on’t be afraid,” director Troy Heard advises theatergoers before they enter an alternate reality that’s a little bit Shakespeare and a little bit vintage Vegas. “You will not be singled out. You will not be embarrassed. You will asked to put on a blindfold at some points. Put on and take off the blindfold when instructed to do so.” One by one, attendees depart today’s Downtown Las Vegas and enter a fly ’70s-era disco in the fictional-but-familiar town of Lost Wages. Here, William Shakespeare’s “most thrilling comedy” will play out as a “full-scale immersive theater experience.” The plot follows a disastrous effort to wipe the sin from Sin City. To keep things intimate, each performance is limited to 18 audience members. Seventies attire is encouraged but not required. If the rehearsal we attended is any indication, you’ll want to be dressed up. “Immersive theater is the next evolution in

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entertainment, although it’s by no means new,” view. When you share the journey with them and Heard says. “It’s taken a large turn now that the become their confidant, it gives you stakes you video game generation has grown up and started may not have felt watching it from afar.” producing shows.” Actor Rebecca Reyes, who plays Julia Rosenthal, Measure for Measure is Heard’s says that the biggest challenge of favorite Shakespeare play, and he says performing interactive Shakespeare is Measure he’s always wanted to set it in ’70s blending the 400-year-old prose with for Measure September 27Vegas because of the “organized crime a modern delivery. “I have audience October 21, Thursdayangle and the opportunity for really members who are having conversations Sunday, times vary, cool visuals.” While considering how with me face-to-face. It’s such a personal $15-$25. Majestic Reptertory Theater, to stage the play, he decided to “tear connection that ... It’s hard to resist 1217 S. Main St., the script apart” and invite the audispeaking to them like I’ve known them 702-423-6366. ence into the action. for years.” The fact that Measure is one of For Reyes, the challenge of the genre Shakespeare’s lesser-known plays is also the most rewarding part. She helped. “If you see Romeo and Juliet and don’t get thrives on the audience connection. “I like being to see the balcony scene, you’ll feel shortchanged,” able to bring them into my world, talk to them Heard says. Most theatergoers won’t miss any such directly, give them a hug, watch them play along,” iconic moments from this dark comedy. “Although Reyes says. “At the end of the play, you feel like you you don’t get the full A-to-Z plot of Measure, you really know these people. We all leave feeling like do get a story told through a character’s point of we belonged to this production together.”

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Alt-rock veterans The Breeders play Brooklyn Bowl on September 28. (Marisa Gesualdi/Courtesy)

Artisan Hotel Tony Exum 9/30. 1501 W. Sahara Ave, 702-214-4000. Backstage Bar & Billiards .bipolar, DiM, Chase 9/29. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar Incite, Lody Kong, Tyrants by Night 9/27. Orgy, Motograter, The Crowned, Brand of Julez 9/28. Bullets and Octane, Black Rhino, The Lima Division 9/29. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Brooklyn Bowl The Breeders, The Regrettes 9/28. The Soul Juice Band 9/29. Get the Led Out (Zeppelin tribute) 9/30. MC50, K. Kilfeather 10/2. Rebel SoulJahz, Eli Mac 10/3. Linq Promenade, 702-862-2695. Bunkhouse Saloon The Great Electric Quest, The Rare Breed, Sabbath Buddy Sabbath (Black Sabbath tribute), Free LSD’s Bad Trip 9/27. Hassan, Slump Lords, Trade Voorhees, Nat the Lioness 9/28. Moloshock (Molotov tribute), Muertos Heist, Duendez Ocultos, Quinto Rayo, DJ Joseph 9/29. Oct. 1 Remembrance ft. Homebodys, Smiile, Breakfast in Silence, Bad Girls Smoking Lounge, Jose Oro 10/1. 124 S. 11th St., 702-982-1764. The Chelsea Dua Lipa, Clairo 9/27. The Cosmopolitan, 702-698-6797. Chrome Showroom Al Di Meola 9/29. Santa Fe Station, 702-658-4900. THE CLUB The Whispers, A Taste of Honey 9/29. The Cannery, 702-507-5700.

DOWNTOWN CONTAINER PARK Cooper, Jill & Julia 9/28. Kaylie Foster Duo 9/29. 707 Fremont St., 702-359-9982.

CORNISH PASTY CO. Ranges, Man Mountain, Peaceful Retreat 9/29. 10 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-862-4538.

DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS EVENTS CENTER Boy George & Culture Club, The B-52s, Tom Bailey 9/29. 200 S. 3rd St., 800-745-3000.

Count’s VAMP’D Drowning Pool, 9 Electric, LA Story 9/27. Puppet, Crackerman, Strange Mistress 9/28. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute), The Who Invasion (Who tribute) 9/29. John Zito Electric Jam 10/3. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849.

Eagle Aerie Hall For the Fallen Dreams, Obey the Brave, I Am, Of Virtue 9/29. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-568-8927

THE Dillinger Jase Wills 9/28. Marty Feick 9/29. 1224 Arizona St., Boulder City, 702-293-4001.

EVEL PIE Little Busters, Black Rhino, Eli Curtsinger 9/28. 508 Fremont St., 702-840-6460.

THE Dispensary Lounge Comeaux 9/28. Lisa Gay 9/29. Joe Darro & Friends 9/30. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343. THE DISTRICT AT GREEN VALLEY RANCH Maral Vegas 9/28. TJ Gage 9/29. 2225 Village Walk Drive, 702-564-8595. Dive Bar Exmortus, Hatchet, Immortal Guardian, Vile Child, Sahara Thrash, Volterrum 9/28. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. DOUBLE DOWN SALOON Atomic Video Jukebox 9/27. United Defiance, Wicked Bears, Just Look Around, Jerk! 9/28. The Negative Nancys, The Implosions, The Laissez Fairs, Stagnetti’s Cock 9/29. The Smoking Flowers, Uberschall 9/30. Prof. Rex Dart & The Bargain DJ Collective 10/1. Unique Massive 10/2. Franks & Deans’ Weenie Roast 10/3. 4640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775.

Encore Theater The Moody Blues 9/28-9/29, 10/3, 10/5-10/6. Wynn, 702-770-6696.

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More than words

UFC 229

The lead-up to McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov has an air of unpleasantness

When: Saturday, October 6 (preliminary card at 3:30 p.m. with pay-per-view at 7 p.m.) Where: T-Mobile Arena Tickets: $205-$2,505 (sold out) Pay-per-view: $64.99 Main event: Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC) vs. Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) Betting line: Nurmagomedov -160 vs. McGregor +130

By Case Keefer

ans filled Times Square on a recent Thursday evening for an official watch party of a news conference featuring Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov at Radio City Music Hall. The scene surrounding the UFC lightweights’ lone media appearance leading up to UFC 229 fight week looked almost as chaotic as the last time they crossed paths in New York, albeit in a different way. In April, Nurmagomedov was a few days away from fighting at UFC 223 in Brooklyn, when he got into an altercation with Artem Lobov, one of McGregor’s teammates, at the event’s host hotel. McGregor hastily flew in from his native Dublin, Ireland, and tried to confront Nurmagomedov as he left an open workout at the Barclays Center. With Nurmagomedov unwilling to exit a bus transporting fighters, McGregor turned unruly and threw a dolly through the vehicle’s window. Injuries sustained from the shattered glass caused two fighters, Michael Chiesa and Ray Borg, to pull out of their scheduled bouts and another, Rose Namajunas, to suffer emotional trauma. The New York Police Department put out a warrant for McGregor’s arrest for assault charges within hours. It appeared the incident would further delay McGregor’s UFC comeback—he hasn’t fought in the octagon since November 2016—if not outright derail his career. UFC President Dana White called it “the most disgusting thing that has ever happened in the sport” at the time. But it didn’t take long for White to backtrack on that comment. McGregor faced no additional

UFC punishment after pleading down to disorderly conduct and was sentenced to community service in July. The UFC announced the fight between McGregor and Nurmagomedov less than a week later. Ever since, McGregor’s crime has been at the center of the promotion. Commercials show footage of McGregor’s bus attack, and the incident is what the fighters have most discussed while doing limited press. “I just thank the lord Jesus Christ that that man did not have the balls to step foot off that bus or that the bus door did not open, because if that bus door had opened, this man would be dead right now,” McGregor said at Radio City Music Hall. “He would be in a box, and I would be in a cell. And we would not have this great fight ahead of us.” The blatant monetization of McGregor’s crime feels at best, uncomfortable, and at worst, disturbing. It put UFC 229 in a classic combat-sports quandary—a must-see matchup for fans between two generation-defining fighters in their primes tainted by a surrounding immoral circus. “It’s a part of the storyline; it is what it is,” White said about making McGregor’s bus attack the focal point of the fight’s build-up. “There’s been other situations where things have happened leading up to a fight, and you play the story the way the story played out.” There have been other situa-

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tions, however, in which fighters were punished for far less serious offenses than McGregor under the UFC’s code of conduct. It’s no secret why McGregor received preferential treatment—he’s almost certainly the most lucrative active prizefighter in the world. White told ESPN that UFC 229 is trending toward 2.5 million pay-perview buys, which would set the company record by 900,000 purchases. That surge comes at a time when pay-per-view sales are down; reportedly no other event this year has sold more than 500,000. The bout fits with White’s long-stated mission of delivering the fights fans most want to see. It’s an incredible matchup between mixed martial arts’ biggest star, McGregor, and its most dominant, undefeated fighter, Nurmagomedov—and it’s equally intriguing stylistically. While McGregor has relied on preternatural one-punch knockout power throughout his career, Nurmagomedov uses pressure and control to suffocate opponents. “You dive onto legs and hold onto them for dear life,” McGregor yelled at Nurmagomedov during their media conference. “What kind of fighting is that?”

John Locher/AP/Photo Illustration

Nurmagomedov, content to sit stoically, barely got a word in without McGregor interrupting him. “I come here to smash this guy,” he said. “Me and him are going to be alone, and that’s it.” Nurmagomedov might look squeaky clean next to McGregor, but he’s actually dealing with issues of his own. The Dagestan native has been financially backed by Ziyavudin Magomedov, who’s currently in prison in Russia on embezzlement and organized crime charges. Nurmagomedov controversially used his last televised post-fight interview to plead with Russian President Vladimir Putin for Magomedov’s release. Nurmagomedov also has ties to the Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, whom the United States has sanctioned for human rights abuses. Even from a pure fighting perspective, the infrastructure of Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor is tangled. McGregor officially comes in as the challenger for the lightweight title, though from a lineal standpoint, he should be the champion. McGregor never lost the 155-pound division championship after defeating Eddie Alvarez; the UFC just stripped him of the belt for inactivity. The promotion decided to make Nurmagomedov’s last fight for the title even though he was a 10-to-1 favorite over Al Iaquinta, who took the bout on a day’s notice after injuries to original opponents Max Holloway and Tony Ferguson. Iaquinta hadn’t fought in nearly a year and went as far as beginning a career in real estate during a contract dispute with the UFC. Nurmagomedov defeated Iaquinta by unanimous decision. “Beating the No. 11-ranked real estate agent and you bring that belt up onstage like it’s a real belt,” McGregor chided. “You’re a phony. You’re a fake, and I’m going to expose you.” Few UFC fights have ever carried expectations this high, and they’re justified based on the athletes’ résumés alone. It’s just a shame the bout isn’t coming under better circumstances.

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Partisan redistricting means Democrats need a surge to win majorities BY YVONNE GONZALEZ

WEEKLY STAFF

t’ll take a bigger blue wave than in past decades to flip the balance of power in elected bodies at the state and federal levels, even as Democratic turnout has been galvanized this midterm election by unpopular federal policies. Gerrymandering—drawing partisan legislative and congressional lines to benefit the party in power—has forced Democrats in many states into the position of needing a higher number of votes before they can pick up a new seat, said Michael Li, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law. “It’s breaking the rules of the game, breaking the rules of the system so that your party remains in power,” Li said. “We’ve seen this increase to frightening levels.” While a “blue wave” of higher-than-normal midterm turnout has been seen in many parts of the country so far, Democrats have failed to actually flip seats in some close races. If Democrats have historic turnout and make gains, Li said, they still have to do so again in 2020 to avoid losing pickups they may gain in 2018. Republicans rode a red wave in 2010 and locked in gains during 2011 redistricting. “Which is not the way that American democracy is supposed to work,” Li said. “You’re not supposed to have to count on wave elections in order to change the balance of power in Congress, and the very fact that we have elections every two years is the product of the fact that the framers wanted frequent change in Congress and they wanted Congress to reflect the mood of the people as it changed over relatively short periods of time.” JMC Analytics, a polling firm that typically works with Republicans, said that in the primaries held in 35 states so far, turnout has increased 81 percent among Democrats and 20 percent among Republicans since the 2014 midterm. “Again, evidence of a surge in Democratic enthusiasm was evident … in each and every contest,” the analysis said.

■■■ Nevada’s Legislature falls somewhere in the middle of the rest of the nation in terms of legislative gerrymandering, according to an analysis by researcher Simon Jackman. Nevada’s 2018 election will determine who is in power in the Legislature as lawmakers consider what steps to take to prepare for the 2020 Census and the redistricting that will follow. Lawmakers in 2021 will have the responsibility of drawing the next set of maps. Gov. Brian Sandoval stepped in to block maps drawn by the Democratic-controlled 2010 Legislature, and the court intervened as well. If Nevada continues to trend blue in active voter registrations statewide, and Democrats maintain majorities and gain control of seats such as the governor’s office, the next set of maps could skew blue. An Associated Press analysis found that Nevada’s Assembly favors Democrats more than any other lower legislative chamber in the country. “The most extreme gerrymandering typically occurs when one party controls all the levers of power, the governor’s mansion and then both houses of the legislature, and they go to town and they draw a map that is wildly skewed in favor of one party,” Li said. “What we found is that generally, when courts draw maps or when commissions draw maps, or however you have it, the maps are much fairer.” Nevada Democrats have not pursued an effort to put the redistricting process into the hands of an independent commission or any other nonpartisan body. The state GOP did not respond to a request for comment about whether it has ever done so. Nevada gained its fourth congressional district as a result of the 2010 Census, and even after the court’s intervention, it gives a slight edge to Democrats. The 2020 Census includes a question on citizenship, which experts worry will decrease participation of legal residents related to those living in the country illegally. Undercounts can mean loss of millions in federal dollars for states, and loss of representation in Congress.

“There are warning signs that there’s sort of nextgeneration gerrymandering … that could take the form of counting only citizens when you draw districts or counting only eligible voters when you draw districts,” Li said, noting that Nevada’s constitution helps prevent this by requiring total population to count toward apportionment. “That would have major ramifications for areas that have either lots of children or lots of immigrants or both.” Nevada is still considered a purple state, which Li said can be a factor in heavily gerrymandered states. The Silver State’s active registered voter population has been shifting toward Democrats in recent years, with Republicans still occupying the governor’s mansion and several other key government roles. Democrats have about 66,000 more active registered voters than Republicans statewide. “The states that have the worst gerrymandering tend to be 50/50 states,” Li said. “You have a lot of Democrats and a lot of Republicans, and if you slice and dice and recombine them in exactly the right way, you can engineer an advantage for one party or the other.”

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■■■ The practice of drawing partisan lines is more of an issue in other states. “There’s no question that the gerrymandering that took place in states like Michigan and Ohio and North Carolina will have a significant impact by making it harder for Democrats to win congressional seats in states that are otherwise 50/50,” Li said. “These are very competitive states at a statewide level; you don’t know whether Democrats or Republicans are going to win the governorship of Ohio or Michigan. But you know you have a pretty good sense of where the congressional results are going to be, which isn’t to say that Democrats won’t win seats in those states. It’s just everything will have to break in favor of Democrats in order for them to pick up seats.” Li said that while much of the partisan gerrymandering in the past decade has favored the GOP, Democrats have shown the same tendency to skew new lines in favor of their party. Li pointed to Illinois and Maryland as areas where Democrats have been “equally willing to gerrymander.” This election, gerrymandering may stand in the way of Democrats taking control of the House, Li said. “As we’ve seen in the first three elections of the cycle, if Democrats don’t have everything working in their favor, you know exactly what the outcome will be, which is a 9-5 map in favor of Republicans in Michigan and 12-4 map in favor of Republicans in Ohio and a 10-3 map in favor of Republicans in North Carolina,” Li said. “If everything breaks Democrats’ way, they can pick up a few seats there, but it would have to be an extraordinary wave, and that’s what we found in our study.” The Supreme Court has seen several cases related to partisan gerrymandering, but has so far declined to offer a definitive opinion blocking the practice. If the Supreme Court, state courts and voters do not step in, Li said, “we’re about to face even more extreme gerrymandering and even more pernicious gerrymandering than we’ve ever had.” Justices will have an opportunity to weigh in on a North Carolina case, where lawmakers said on the floor that they were doing a partisan gerrymander and adopted written rules saying 10 out of the state’s 13 congressional districts had to be Republican. “It’s a great case for the Supreme Court to actually finally say something about partisan gerrymandering, and could do so as early as next summer,” Li said. “And if it does, that will be a landmark. And on the other hand, if it doesn’t, there’s a lot of concern that lawmakers in many states will take that as a sign that they can do whatever they want, that there really are no rules around partisan gerrymandering, and then we’ll have even more aggressive gerrymandering because the data and the tools and the knowledge to be able to do these sorts of gerrymanders will be that much more powerful in 2021.”

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Lake Mead on April 17. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

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ildfires ravaged hundreds of thousands of acres in California and closed Yosemite National Park during peak tourist season. Excessive heat warnings and air quality advisories hit Las Vegas, while flooding struck Zion National Park in Utah. Whether its forcing residents to find inside entertainment during 100-plus-degree summers, or causing trip cancellations to regional attractions, the weather has had an effect on outdoor recreation. The Southwest United States faces projections through the next century of continued warming with longer and hotter heat waves in the summer, decreased late-season snow pack, and more frequent and intense droughts as defined by the Colorado River flow, according to one climate assessment provided by the National Weather Service. “With more unpredictable weather events and higher temperatures, more drought in places like Nevada, those wanting to spend time outdoors will have lesser opportunity to do so and [may] even be subject to unsafe conditions like lowered air quality and even uncharacteristic forest fires,” said Christian Gerlach, community organizing representative for Sierra Club’s Our Wild America campaign. This is just the beginning. “If the Trump administration continues … opening many of our public lands and recreation areas like the Ruby Mountains to fossil fuel development, the climate crisis will only be exacerbated. Our state will suffer, losing revenue from the attraction of these places, outdoor opportunities in general and the chance for future generations to explore and enjoy.” n Adverse conditions Do these extreme weather projections mean we’re doomed to a future where it’ll be too hot for tourists to stroll on the Strip? That’s unlikely, experts say. People most in danger from excessive heat are those who lack access to air conditioning, shade and water. “As long as people are getting in and out of air conditioning and drinking plenty of water, unless they have a predisposition like a heart condition, they’re probably not at risk,” Morgan said. Many locals are conditioned to go about their daily recreation in the adverse conditions. Take Mark Jimenez, who has run for 626 consecu-

n Lake Mead Lake Mead National Recreation Area is home to majestic vistas, protected wildlife and a range of outdoor recreation options such as hiking, camping tive days and counting. “It’s hot, but our bodies adapt and boating. It also faces extreme temperatures and well,” he said. flash flooding. Another runner, Art Green, said there’s a certain “Most of the park is left to nature, so when we get pride factoring in finishing a workout in the elements. storms, the roads can wash out,” park spokesperson “The heat—and this year, the humidity—are just badgChelsea Kennedy said. She says the south end of the es of courage,” Green said. “But we have seen the newer park, which reaches Laughlin-Bullhead City, is the runners suffer.” hottest, and it can be about 10 degrees hotter than They’re not just competing with the heat. There have normal in the canyons. been 32 instances in 2018 where the ozone exceeded Several years ago, Lake Mead began closing healthy levels, 17 of which were influenced by smoke popular trails from May 15 through September 30. from wildfires in California and Arizona. Closed trails include Arizona Hot Springs, White Elite athletes may be best able to withstand the poor Rock Canyon, Gold Strike and Liberty Bell Arch. air quality. Still, officials urge all residents to stay in“When it’s 115 degrees out, having to rescue people side on days when there are high amounts of groundis very draining on ranger staff and visitors,” Kennedy level ozone pollution. Clark County Department of Air said. “We have people who come out and think they’ve Quality spokesperson Kevin MacDonald said his degot plenty of water, but it’s almost never enough.” partment issued a seasonal ozone advisory from April Kennedy suggests bringing at least a gallon of water to September. per person at a minimum, hiking early or late to avoid the heat of the day and limitn National parks, ing your hikes to short trips. icons of extreme weather “With more A flash flood on July 11 at Zion National unpredictable n Ski resorts diversify Park damaged roads and trails, including weather events More than a decade ago, professional the popular Angels Landing trail. Because and higher snowboarder Jeremy Jones noticed his of the breathtaking topography, the trails temperatures, favorite ski resorts were closed more ofare difficult to repair, and officials just reten because of lack of snow. To help fight opened it September 22. more drought in climate change and protect the world’s ski “Every year, during monsoon season in places like Nevada, spots, Jones founded the advocacy group the late summer, afternoon rainstorms can those wanting Protect Our Winters in 2007. create flash floods,” said Cassity Bromley, to spend time One group can only effect so much the chief of resources management and outdoors will have change against a global threat, however. By research for Zion National Park. “It’s danlesser opportunity 2012, The New York Times was reporting gerous to people in the narrow canyons, and how climate change was threatening the there are no good escape routes.” to do so.” ski industry. — Christian Gerlach Lee Canyon marketing director Jim n Are these drastic events Seely said he hasn’t seen a noticeable difbecause of global climate ference in snow conditions since he archange? rived in 1990. He added that while Lee Canyon had “It’s hard to say that any one year or event or day or low snow this past season, the year before saw record month is indicative of a bigger trend,” Bromley said. snowfall. “We’re a business and we do what we can to Case in point: The park experienced bigger and diversify and make use of what we have,” Seely said. more damaging floods in 2010. But, Bromley said: “If In addition to the traditional ski/snowboard offeryou compare Zion’s historic record back to the 1920s, ings, Lee Canyon has added tubing on groomed snow the number of days over 100 degrees has increased.” as well as a junior snow rangers program. In the sumThe park has both hotter high and low temperatures. mer, Lee Canyon has a wedding venue, a children’s day But the extremes haven’t yet seemed to scare people camp, archery, “one wheel” guided tours, hiking, disc away. Zion is one of the most visited parks in the coungolf, a restaurant and special events, such as Wine & try and its popularity continues to grow. Canvas on August 25. “We’re shooting to be the yearPerhaps because of its mass appeal, many visitors round escape for Las Vegas,” Seely said, “not just winunderestimate the heat and danger, and become dehytertime.” drated or worse. Bromley calls Zion an “extreme and

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teve Patterson stands in a room at the Bellagio, overlooking the Las Vegas Valley. While most people see barren land among the high-rise buildings and residential areas that populate the desert, the CEO of Related Development sees dollar signs. “There’s a resurgence in Vegas in a broad context,” he said. The Miami-based luxury home rental company plans to have as many as three projects costing an estimated $300 million up and running in the Valley by the end of 2019, Patterson said, thanks to Las Vegas’ diversifying economy and upward growth potential. Speaking alongside company Vice President Kevin Wisdom, Patterson in an interview with VEGAS INC teased his company’s plans and reasons for investing in Las Vegas:

now that’s working in its favor: six major resort and casino projects, $10 billion in work to be delivered by 2020—that’s a lot of jobs being created today, and that’s a lot more jobs that are going to be created on a permanent basis as soon as those places open up. I feel really good about Las Vegas. Can you talk about your projects?

Wisdom: We’re working on three projects in the metro area. Our focus has been in the southern por-

Patterson: We’re probably not going to be building another high-rise in Las Vegas. But what’s most important to us is differentiation—we have to build something that people perceive as a real difference. We want people to walk into our door and rent there because we stirred some positive emotion, not because it’s cheap. Our communities tend to be a little more expensive to live in, but we rely on extremely talented design professionals to help us design a product that is a different environment, a different feel. It’s a comfortable sophistication. What effect does pro sports have on Related’s desire to get involved here?

Patterson: I’m only here because I’m a huge [Jon] Gruden fan (laughs). Wisdom: It’s great for the city and the quality of life for the people who live here, but it’s also great for tourism. There’s a dynamic associated with that that’s important for the city. It’s a progressive mindset, and it shows that local leaders have a collaborative mindset in working together to diversify the economy and the industries that are part of it. The types of jobs are changing, and that’s positive for everyone, including us. The medical school will bring 8,000 jobs to the industry by 2030. There’s a broad economic base here, and the city is very progressive and proactive in that way. It’s very important.

What do you see here in Las Vegas?

Patterson: We have a pretty good idea that rent growth here is going to continue. “Service industry” used to be a dirty term, but it’s not anymore. The economy in Las Vegas is pretty resilient. Job growth held up pretty steady here while it slowed down in other cities. They were reaching full employment and Las Vegas kept going. In light of Fitch calling Las Vegas the most overvalued market and our history with the real estate bubble, why do you feel so confident investing here?

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