LETTER: Las Vegas should care for those who live here, not just those who come here

Las Vegas appears to be subjected to the perfect storm for tourism. Domestic tourists pretty much know the price of things.

We have had one of the lowest-ranked school systems in the country for a number of years. Those unprepared children pass up from grade to grade and eventually matriculate into general society.

I am alarmed by the proposal to transfer the Nevada History Museum in Ely and its buildings to the Nevada Northern Railway Foundation Inc.

Nevada lawmakers passed on the opportunity to diversity our economy beyond gaming and hospitality by energizing a new film industry investment.

The resort fees add, in many cases, a considerable amount to a room cost, and yet many tourists are not here to use the facilities those fees supposedly cover.

I am prompted to ask some questions about the degree of communication between our elected representatives and appointed members of government.

We should realize how ignorant it was to get votes by defunding the police.

I did not vote for Gov. Lombardo for him to be someone’s press secretary.

As usual, your recent editorial (“Fourth Amendment protections on the line case,” Aug. 25) was on the correct side of the facts of this Fourth Amendment case.

The A’s are playing their first games in Las Vegas starting June 8, 2026, as a soft opening for their future city.