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EDITORIAL: Why Californians flee their state for Nevada
If you want to know if policy matters, look at how people vote with their feet.
California has more natural advantages than Nevada. It has a mild climate and a massive coastline with access to the Pacific Ocean. This has helped make it a hub of trade and a desirable place to live. Landlocked states can’t build oceanfront property. The weather, especially in Southern California, is desirable. It has hundreds of thousands of acres of productive farmland and access to significant water resources from Northern California. Its water system includes power-producing dams, too.
As people flocked to California, major industries grew. Those included Hollywood and technology. Its once-prestigious university system gave many of its best students top-notch educations. Unsurprisingly, California draws millions of tourists annually to attractions such as its beaches, Disneyland and Yosemite National Park. Dozens of songs are based on the appeal of California.
Nevada has its own virtues, but the state’s success has long relied on problem-solving and creative marketing, especially for Las Vegas. The desert has its own beauty, but it’s not as popular as ocean beaches and balmy weather.
Yet, Californians keep moving here. Almost 158,000 of them have since 2020. That has been 43 percent of Nevada’s new residents during that time. It was happening pre-COVID, too. Between July 2017 and July 2018, more than 50,000 people moved from the Golden State to the Silver State. Census data from 2022 shows more than twice as many Californians have moved to Nevada as Nevadans moving to California.
These new residents aren’t low-income individuals with few options either. A new report from Placer.ai found the Las Vegas area is attracting those with higher incomes. Its analysis showed that “between December 2019 and December 2023, the median (household income) of incoming residents was 20 percent higher than the median HHI of the local population.”
This is counterintuitive. But Nevada has one major advantage over its bigger neighbor. It hasn’t been governed like California. Nevada has relatively low taxes, a business environment that is relatively friendly and a lower cost of living.
Leftist policies are systematically crippling California. It has high income and sales taxes, but residents don’t get much for their money. In part, that’s because powerful public-sector unions largely control state government. Homelessness and crime is rampant. Building restrictions and mandates, such as requiring rooftop solar on all new homes, have made housing increasingly unaffordable for all but the wealthy. Its regulations have driven energy prices through the roof.
Welcome ex-Californians. But please try not to help turn Nevada into the state you just left.
NEVADA, MO – When it comes to golf, there really isn’t much Emree Cameron can’t do. The next stop for the Nevada senior is the U.S. Girls Junior Golf Championship.
Picking up the sport at the age of six, Emree began competing at just seven years old. The division one Louisville commit said it’s her younger brother that drives her success.
“I was in the spotlight for awhile, and now he’s playing baseball and it’s his turn,” said Emree.
“I love it, and I want to show him that he can go be successful, and can play his sport long term.”
With Nevada now home, golf takes the Cameron’s from coast to coast.
No matter where Emree goes however, her father, is with her every step of the way. The longtime golfer and former caddie, said he couldn’t be more proud of his daughter.
“It’s hard to put into words how proud I am,” said Eric Cameron.
“When I think about it, it almost brings me to tears, and it just speaks for itself.”
In 2024, Emree is a division one golf commit, and her school’s first ever state champion for girl’s golf. Despite the accolades, Emree would emphasize that her father and family would always be the most important over the course of her career.
“My dad is my number one supporter, and so is everyone in my family,” Emree said.
“I don’t think I would be where I am, and have the mental state with golf right now if it wasn’t for my dad.”
In addition to competing in the U.S. Girls Golf Championship, Cameron will also play in the Junior PGA Championship in Bethesda, Maryland.
The Junior Golf Championships will take place at El Caballero Country Club in California on Monday, July 15th through Saturday, July 20th. The Junior PGA Championship will take place from July 30th through August 2nd.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) -Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo last week announced 30 appointments to boards and commissions.
They include Ben Kieckhefer, Lombardo’s former chief of staff, to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and Terry Reynolds, recently retired as the Nevada Department of Business and Industry director, to the Nevada Ethics Commission.
“Both Terry and Ben bring decades of wisdom and experience to their respective appointments, and I’m grateful for their honorable service to their fellow Nevadans,” Lombardo said in a statement.
Prior to serving as Lombardo chief of staff, Kieckhefer served on the Nevada Gaming Commission, appointed in October 2021 by Gov. Steve Sisolak, and served as a member of the Nevada State Senate for three consecutive terms representing the Washoe and Carson portions of the Tahoe Basin.
Before working for state government, Reynolds previously served as city manager for the cities of Prescott, Ariz., Elko and Sparks. Reynolds served in municipal government for over 20 years. Reynolds will fill the seat formerly held by Ethics Commissioner Thoran Towler.
The appointments:
Shane Kraus Advisory Committee on Problem Gambling
Scott Kichline Air Service Development Commission
Christopher Abraham Air Service Development Commission
Eric Smith Board for Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Justin Johnson Board of Agriculture
Jennifer Stepp Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors
Salome Balecha Board of Optometry
Adriana Fralick Cannabis Compliance Board
Kent Lay Contractors’ Board
Shatawna Daniel Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness to Housing
Gilbert Hernandez Northern Nevada Veterans Cemetery Advisory Committee
Kevin McKinney Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission
Robert Straube Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission
Valerie Clark Silver State Health Insurance Exchange
William Dolan Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery Advisory Committee
Elizabeth Smith Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery Advisory Committee
Megan Labadie State Land Use Planning Advisory Council
Ben Kieckhefer Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Sandra Schneeberger Women Veterans Advisory Committee
Clayton Eugean Comstock Historic District Commission
Tammy Hendrix Comstock Historic District Commission
Mercedes de la Garza Comstock Historic District Commission
David Bates Comstock Historic District Commission
Nancy Cleaves Comstock Historic District Commission
Joseph Curtis Comstock Historic District Commission
Julie Workman Comstock Historic District Commission
Calvin Dillon Comstock Historic District Commission
Jessica Todtman Commission on Postsecondary Education
Terry Reynolds Commission on Ethics
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SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) -A crash closed westbound Interstate 80 at Pyramid Way on Sunday morning. Traffic is getting past onusing the freeway shoulder.
A Nevada Department of Transportation traffic camera shows a tractor-trailer rig on its side on the freeway.
The Nevada Department of Public Safety reports the crash happened at 4:38 a.m. and that no one was seriously injured.
The Nevada State Police said there is no estimated time for all lanes to reopen.
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