Why bus drivers wouldn't ride their own routes

Talking About School Choice

School choice has been one of Gov. Lombardo’s priorities since taking office. Should taxpayers help defray the cost of students who attend private schools? What about charters? The Nevada Current’s April Girnus Corbin breaks it down in today’s podcast. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

Tesla Tunnels Will Solve This, Probably

After several news-making stabbings on local buses (one fatal), some RTC bus drivers say their routes are so unsafe they wouldn’t ride them. “I would Uber,” one insists. According to RTC officials, police responded to 2,000 incidents on buses last year. [KLAS]

Union: Jara Must Go

Saying Jesus Jara isn’t “moving the needle,” the 18,000-member Clark County Education Association is calling for the superintendent to resign. (Um, have they ever met him?) Jara’s rejoinder to this charge of failing students: He and the School Board will “not be deterred in our duty to taxpayers or our employees.” [Review-Journal]

• More school news: CCSD police say careless parents are partly to blame for guns on campuses. [Review-Journal]

Welcome, Forthcoming Ethiopian District!

County Commissioners have approved the creation of an Ethiopian Cultural District around Twain and Decatur. With its many Ethiopian restaurants and markets, this area has been a hub for the valley’s 40,000 Ethiopian residents. It will also be Clark County’s first designated cultural district. [Las Vegas Sun]

First, Where Was It? ⤴️

The site of last week’s photo is Police Memorial Park. In the text I alluded to a somber occasion — there was a ceremony there last week on behalf of law-enforcement officers who’ve died in the line of duty.

Kudos to those below who got it right:

🏆 W A, Chris B., Erin B., Laura C., Tracy C., Denise R. Duarte, Amber Gianera, Harry, Sandy K., Katy, Bonnie Nicosia, Jane P., Danny Parlin , Deborah R., Molly R., Karen S., Julie V., Jenn W., Nancy Weaver

Now, for Next Week’s Challenge ⤵️

This jolly green giant overlooks a nighttime corner somewhere in the valley — except when he’s a different color, depending on the projected light. (During the day he’s a tangle of wires.) Tell me where using the link below:

🎤 Eun Ah Roh in Concert | Tuesday | 7 p.m.

Coloratura soprano Eun Ah Roh will perform a wide-ranging selection of works by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Gilbert and Sullivan, and Korean art songs. Languages will include Italian, German, French, Korean, and English. [Whitney Library, Tropicana & Nellis, free]

💻 ‘Taking Down Gotti’ | Wednesday | 7 p.m.

This event is sold out, but if you want to see federal prosecutor John Gleeson talk about busting the Teflon Don, you can stream the conversation at the link. [Mob Museum, free stream]

✨ ‘OVation Variety Show: Evolution’ | Thursday | 4:30-7 p.m.

The uppercase OV stands for Opportunity Village, which presents this collection of music, theater, dance, and mixed-media work, preceded by an art walk where works will be on sale. [Opportunity Village Engelstad Campus, Buffalo and Patrick, free]

🎨 Closing Reception for ‘Missing Pieces’ | Thursday | 5-7 p.m.

Last chance to see this exhibit of cat-intensive drawings by Ainsley Osawa. [Pearson Community Center, North Las Vegas, free]

School Choice Showdown

Gov. Lombardo is prepared to veto the entire state budget if the Legislature doesn’t approve his ambitious plan to expand Nevada’s quasi-school voucher program. And Clark County is ground zero for the impact of school choice legislation — most of the state’s voucher recipients live here and most use the funds for religious private schools. Nevada Current reporter April Corbin Girnus joins co-host Dayvid Figler to suss it all out.