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The lawsuit against the City of Las Vegas and the state of Nevada will not be withdrawn now that lawmakers are forcing the city and state to reopen F Street, a primary access between downtown Las Vegas and the predominantly African-American "west side."
It's been decades since the Westside represented the valley's geographical boundary to the west but it remains today, if only by virtue of its storied history, the symbol of segregation in Southern Nevada.
Attorney Matthew Callister, who represents Westside residents, and author and activist Trish Geran talk about what's next now that state lawmakers are forcing the city and state to pay 10s of millions of dollars to restore access on F Street.
Callister also discusses the first class action lawsuit in Nevada filed against a major lender (Indymac Bank, now OneWest) for deceptive practices and failing to ascertain the credit-worthiness of its borrowers. Callister is banking on Indymac's inability to provide loan files documenting those efforts.
I'll keep it simple and stick with the concept of "F St Fiasco"....
I used to watch "F troop" on TV when I was a kid, that was a pretty good show....
I wonder how much money could have been saved if someone had just taken a little time and given a little notice?
There are way too many confusing on/off ramps right near the interchange. I am all for closing a few. The African-American comments are started by those that think using race is a good way top scare off opponents, it is just a stupid argument. Like this will somehow keep blacks off the road or something. It is just ignorant to apply a race issue to something that just makes better sense. Stop whining and use a safer on ramp and stop being part of the problem.
Ten years from now no one will remember F st.
who cares if that part of town can't get to the downtown area? i can't get everywhere i want to go, but i don't create an uproar. Plus, do we really want our tourists to get lost over in that neighborhood? what a waste of money.