Las Vegas Stadium: Residents Say No To Public Funding

A Las Vegas stadium for the Oakland A's Will it ever really happen?

People are once again - and still - speaking up about the Oakland A's coming to Las Vegas. And a recent poll done by Emerson College asked 500 likely Las Vegas voters, “Do you support or oppose the use of public money going towards the construction of a baseball stadium for the Las Vegas A’s?”

Surprisingly, almost 32% supported public funding, but - more than 52% opposed it. And 16% are sitting in left field with their mitts on their heads, and are unsure. Really, you have no opinion on this?

I have so many opinions on this whole thing. I have no ill will towards the Oakland Athletics, whatsoever. Heck, they were my team back in their heyday. As they were probably many of yours. And at this point, I feel bad for their current players. No one will remember them, and no money whatsoever is being put into that team. Not until they move to a shinier, and more lucrative, city and stadium.

And it seem like the A's owner, John Fisher has done nothing but let his team, and their stadium fall apart.

In past polls regarding the A's making Las Vegas their home, Vegas residents balked at the thought of helping to pay to build a stadium for them. Personally, I do not want to help pay for another stadium or team. Our roads are a complete shi -- mess, and I'd much rather not bottom out my car. Not to mention, Nevada is just about dead last when it comes to education.

Schools Over Stadiums is a campaign started by the Nevada State Education Association. It has been trying to stop public funding of a new Las Vegas stadium since day one.

A lack of teachers in Las Vegas, a low per pupil funding (48th the union says) - all arguments AGAINST public funding for a billion dollar stadium. Strong Public Schools Nevada is a political action committee of the Nevada State Education Association. They're not having it! They filed a lawsuit that questions public funding for the stadium, and labels it unconstitutional. They are now trying to qualify for a referendum on the November ballot.

Last year Nevada Governor, Joe Lombardo, ok'd $380 million dollars in public funding for a major league ballpark, which is estimated to cost around $1.5 billion

I'm inclined to believe that the Oakland A's and Las Vegas will continue go back and forth on this for a while. If I were to pick the over/under at this point, I pick the under.

Las Vegas street names - where did they come from, and why?

Las Vegas is a place of extremes. We probably have the brightest artificial light in the known universe shining from the Luxor pyramid every night - to the extent that pilots can't fly directly over it for fear of piercing a retina. We have the tallest building between Chicago and the west coast., with the Stratosphere Tower. We have more hotel rooms per capita than - well, probably anywhere. More shows, more casinos, more restaurants in a three mile stretch of road on the strip, than most cities have in a lifetime.

We have to eventually run out of street names, right? Which is not good, because street names help you get you where you're going.

Naming streets in Las Vegas was easy - at first. Early downtown Las Vegas named streets going one direction after Nevada pioneers like Clark, Fremont and Carson. The cross streets got numbers, starting with First Street, which was just one block east of Main Street. Main Street was next to the railroad on the spot where the city began. In the original North Las Vegas the streets were mostly named after people, - simple enough.

Henderson was founded as a company town as a part of the war effort during World War Two.

The street names include Basic, which is the name of the company where the water for Basic Industries flows (now underground,) and a whole lot of mineral names: Lead, Silver, and Perlite. State names, ocean names (Atlantic and Pacific) and to top it off, Army, Navy, Major and Minor.

During an early optimistic period what is now the industrial development west of the Strip used names of stars, like Polaris, Procyon, Regulus, Capella, Sirius, Rigel, Pollux, and Aldebaran. Not bad.

Then there are the celebrity streets. You know, Joe W. Brown Drive, Frank Sinatra Drive, Dean Martin Drive, Wynn Road, Elvis Presley Street, and many that are actually minor streets but still are named after famous Las Vegas people.

There's still a lot of building going on in Las Vegas - what are YOUR suggestions for road names?

And here are some weird street names from other cities in the state of Nevada

-Carla Rea

Goa Way. Get it - Go A-way.   Gardnerville is an unincorporated town in Douglas County, (Northern) Nevada, adjacent to the county seat of Minden. The population was 6,211 at the time of the 2020 Census. U.S. Route 395 runs through the center of Gardnerville. State Route 207, known as Kingsbury Grade, connects Gardnerville to Stateline and U.S. Route 50.

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Hell's Bells Road.  Carson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the sixth largest city in Nevada.

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Wegotta Way - perhaps to go along with the street in Gardnerville.

https://goo.gl/maps/HMCxHmGgua2ewtSN7

I know a lot of cities have this street, but still - you gotta love it! Some of us even stole that street sign in the city we grew up in. (I plead the fifth)

Break-A-Heart Road. Just in time for Valentine's Day. Silver Springs is a census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, at the intersection of US 50 and US 95A. The population was 5,296 at the 2010 census. Lahontan Reservoir, Lahontan State Recreation Area and historic Fort Churchill State Historic Park are all located nearby. If you ever get a chance to go to Lahontan, do it - it's a lot of fun!

https://goo.gl/maps/tEhFk5gTFgHUyyKv5

Windy Butte Way. It's childish - but you know you laughed, Beavis.

https://goo.gl/maps/Ypgx9wTBqo5tBKLSA

Over the hump, in Pahrump, is an ode to Frank Sinatra!

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