Nevada
Nevada County considers legalizing RV living in effort to address housing crunch
NEVADA COUNTY – Living in an RV is illegal in Nevada County, yet the RV living community estimates there are more than 1,000 of them living under the radar. But county leaders could be bringing those people into the light with a potential new ordinance that would legalize RV living.
“What people don’t realize is that people are already doing it. We tend to be very discreet because we’re paranoid, ya know, don’t want to get reported,” said Nevada County resident Tom Durkin, who lives in a trailer.
Durkin has been a leader in advocating for alternative housing for more than six years.
“I’ve got excellent credit, no criminal history, I’m well educated and I couldn’t find a place to live,” he said.
Having been homeless himself, he’s since found refuge in a trailer in an undisclosed location, because living there is illegal in Nevada County.
The county’s current ordinance says you can only live in an RV or trailer for up to 90 days between April and October.
“Housing is extremely hard to find, and RVs and trailers aren’t the ideal solution, but they’re the best solution for right now, because there’s no place to go,” Durkin said.
After passing an ordinance to allow for permanent living in tiny homes on wheels in January, Nevada County is now considering making RV trailer living permanent, too.
“It’s part of the direction and leadership from the board of supervisors who felt that we could do more to help our citizens in Nevada County with housing needs,” said interim director of housing with Nevada County, Tyler Barrington.
The county said they want the community’s input for a draft ordinance. They’ll be holding four public meetings over the next few months.
“RVs are not typically designed for long-term habitation, so health and safety will be a primary thing we’ll be looking at, to make sure adequate water and safety is there,” Barrington said.
“Must have septic, must have running water. Minimum health and safety standards, but it’s insane for us to say it’s illegal to live in a trailer, but then making people live outside,” Durkin said.
The county said they want to hear it all: concerns, complaints, advocacy. Ultimately, they’re trying to address the housing crisis while keeping low-income residents in mind.
“My goal is to get people housed. Getting into a trailer is the first step, then you have an address. You can get your job going, get the kids enrolled in school, then you can look for housing,” Durkin said.
The county expects to have a draft ordinance ready in June or July.
A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat foods, including sandwiches and pasta, left 10 people hospitalized in California and Nevada.
Fresh & Ready Foods had voluntarily recalled several of its ready-to-eat foods amid the outbreak of listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in an outbreak advisory May 10.
The ready-to-eat foods, meaning they do not require additional cooking, have “use by” dates ranging from April 22 to May 19, and include products like sandwiches, pasta and snack items.
The products were sold in Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington at locations like hospitals, hotels and airports, per the advisory. The affected items are under the brand names Fresh & Ready Foods, City Point Market Fresh Food to Go and Fresh Take Crave Away.
The FDA and Centers for Disease Control started investigating the cluster of listeria cases in 2024 but couldn’t pinpoint a source, the advisory states. The FDA reopened the investigation in April 2025 after listeria was found in samples from Fresh & Ready Foods, and an analysis of the strain proved a match to the strain causing the illnesses.
Eight people have been hospitalized in California and two in Nevada due to the listeria outbreak. The onset of illness ranged from December 2023 to September 2024, per data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“While no illnesses have been reported related to the specific products distributed between 04/18/2025 and 04/28/2025 as listed below, this action is being taken as a precautionary measure to ensure the continued safety of our consumers,” Fresh & Ready Foods said in a news release.
The FDA advises consumers not to eat the more than 75 affected products — see a full list here. Anyone who bought the recalled items should clean and sanitize anything that touched the food.
Listeria is a bacteria that can withstand refrigeration, per Mayo Clinic. Symptoms of listeria infection include diarrhea, an upset stomach, vomiting, or, if it spreads through the blood, fever, headache, stiff neck, loss of balance, seizures and more. Newborns, people who are pregnant and those with weakened immune systems are more at risk of severe illness from listeria infection.
Centennial’s Synai Davis (5865) takes the lead in the girls 4×200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Runners blur by during the boys 3200 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Centennial’s Calvin Rivera (5904), Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) and Faith Lutheran’s Brady Anderson (5982) jockey for position during the boys 3200 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) leads Faith Lutheran’s Brady Anderson (5982) during the boys 3200 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) wins beside Shadow Ridge’s Landon Larsen (6215) and Faith Lutheran’s Brady Anderson (5982) during the boys 3200 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Palo Verde’s Selma Eros clears 11’6″ in the girl’s pole vault earning a spot at state during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Palo Verde’s Selma Eros is overwhelmed after clearing 11’6″ in the girl’s pole vault earning a spot at state during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Liberty’s Isabella Clark attempts to clear 11’6″ in the girl’s pole vault already earning a spot at state during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Liberty’s Isabella Clark clears 11’6″ in the girl’s pole vault earning a spot at state during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Centennial’s Claris Monarrez clears 11’6″ in the girl’s pole vault already earning a spot at state during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Palo Verde’s Berklie Ahlander (6124) leads Centennial’s Kennedy Hunter (5872) in the girls 100 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Palo Verde’s Berklie Ahlander (6124) leads Centennial’s Kennedy Hunter (5872) in the girls 100 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Liberty’s Sean Craig (6104) leads the boys 110 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Liberty’s Sean Craig (6104) leads Legacy’s Samuel Johnson (6062) and teammate Markus Hensley (6060) in the boys 110 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Coronado’s Brooke-Lynne Miller (5923) leads the girls 1600 meter run during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Arbor View’s Timmia Rucks (5053) cries in pain from an injury after the 4A girls 100 meter dash during the Class 5A/4A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Canyon Springs’ De’Andre Jenkins (5852) leads the pack in the boys 100 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (LtoR) They are Liberty’s Braylon Howard (6109), Bishop Gorman’s Cecil CJ Rabb III (5830), Canyon Springs’ Chance Trotter (5860), Canyon Springs’ De’Andre Jenkins (5852), Bishop Gorman’s Siddhant Kumar (5817), Shadow Ridge’s Kamari Mingo (6218) and Shadow Ridge’s Ray Carmel (6202). (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Green Valley’s Taliyah Carter leaps into the air in the 4A girls triple jump during the Class 4A/5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Green Valley’s Taliyah Carter leaps lands in the sand in the 4A girls triple jump during the Class 4A/5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Canyon Springs’ De’Andre Jenkins (5852) takes the baton from his teammate on the way to winning the boys 4×200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Canyon Springs’ De’Andre Jenkins (5852) runs with the baton received from his teammate on the way to winning the boys 4×200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Coronado’s Brooke-Lynne Miller (5923) leads the girls 1600 meter run during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Coronado’s Brooke-Lynne Miller (5923) leads the girls 1600 meter run during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Centennial’s Randin Patty (5901) leads leads Faith Lutheran’s Brady Anderson (5982) and Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) early during the boys 1600 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Faith Lutheran’s Brady Anderson (5982) leads Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) during the boys 1600 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Foothill’s Sydney Gibson (6012) leads Palo Verde’s Berklie Ahlander (6124) in the girls 300 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Centennial’s Synai Davis (5865) takes the baton from a teammate in the girls 4×200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Liberty runners exchange the baton in the boys 4×200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Canyon Springs’ runners are dejected after a failed baton exchange in the boys 4×200 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Sierra Vista’s Mya Wiley hits the sand in the 4A girls triple jump during the Class 4A/5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Western runners are down from the heat and cooled off by a coach after a race during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Durango’s Amarie Riley (5399) leaps to a state qualifier in the 4A girls triple jump during the Class 4A/5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Durango’s Amarie Riley (5399) leaps to a state qualifier in the 4A girls triple jump during the Class 4A/5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Legacy’s Sylus West-Gaither (6049) leaves the block in the boys 400 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Legacy’s Sylus West-Gaither (6049) leads the pack to win in the boys 400 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Legacy’s Samuel Johnson (6062) clears the last hurdle to take the boys 300 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Legacy’s Samuel Johnson (6062) wins the boys 300 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Liberty’s Sean Craig (6104) finishes the boys 300 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Legacy’s Jayden Bridgewater (6052) finishes the boys 300 meter hurdles during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Faith Lutheran’s Julia Vancura (5978) runs side by side with Canyon Springs’ Trey Mills (5848) with Shadow Ridge’s Elynn Okuda (6180) near in the girls 800 meter run during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Shadow Ridge’s Elynn Okuda (6180) is just ahead of Coronado’s Brooke-Lynne Miller (5923) in the girls 800 meter run during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Palo Verde’s Katelyn Johnson (6131) edges out Faith Lutheran’s Julia Vancura (5978) in the girls 800 meter run during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) leads the boys 800 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Shadow Ridge’s Justin Rawe (6222) is pleased with teammate Carson Wetzel (6227) as they finish the boys 800 meter run in the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Canyon Spring’s Azyiah Marshall (5847) competes with Legacy’s Samiyal Washington (6069) in the girls 200 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Legacy’s Amaya Stepp cruises to a win in the girls 200 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Legacy’s Amaya Stepp cruises to a win in the girls 200 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Shadow ridge’s Kamari Mingo (6218), Legacy’s Sylus West-Gaither (6049) and Canyon Springs’ Chance trotter (5860) battle it out in the boys 200 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Shadow ridge’s Kamari Mingo (6218) and Legacy’s Sylus West-Gaither (6049) battle it out in the boys 200 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Canyon Springs’ Josiah Moon hydrates after competing in the boys 200 meter dash during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Coronado wins the girls 4×400 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Legacy’s Sylus West-Gaither (6049) and team win the boys 4×400 meter relay during the Class 5A Southern Region Championships at Durango High School on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
The Retail Association of Nevada is applauding Nevada’s legislative leaders for their swift, bipartisan action in passing emergency legislation, Assembly Bill 171, which helped stabilize Nevada’s egg market and deliver meaningful relief to consumers, lowering prices by more than 30 percent, according to a new report from the Nevada Department of Agriculture.
“Governor Lombardo, Speaker Yeager, Majority Leader Cannizzaro, and Minority Leaders Titus and Hafen didn’t just act — they delivered for Nevadans,” said Bryan Wachter, Senior Vice President of the Retail Association of Nevada. “In a matter of weeks, we went from $10 eggs and empty shelves to stabilized prices and stocked stores. This is what bold, effective leadership looks like when government truly works for the people.”
Assembly Bill 171, signed into law on Feb. 13, granted the State Quarantine Officer the authority to temporarily suspend Nevada’s cage-free egg mandate for up to 120 days in response to a USDA-declared animal disease emergency or federally declared disaster. At the height of the disruption, egg prices exceeded $10 per dozen, and grocery stores imposed strict purchase limits. Within two months of enactment, prices dropped more than 30 percent, offering significant relief to consumers.
“AB171 is a strategic tool for Nevada’s agricultural and retail sectors,” Wachter added. “It ensures that when crises arise, our state leaders have the flexibility to act quickly and keep essential goods like eggs on store shelves.”
Gov. Joe Lombardo, Speaker Steve Yeager, Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, Senate Minority Leader Robin Titus, and Assembly Minority Leader Gregory Hafen worked together to unanimously pass AB171 in the early days of the legislative session, demonstrating a shared commitment to protecting consumers and stabilizing essential food supply chains.
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