Glitzy Las Vegas Battles Over Homeless
Monday December 18, 2006 7:16 PM
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY
Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) - This is a boomtown, but it is also scattered with signs of bust - namely, homeless people. And the city is taking a hard line against them.
With mixed success in the courts and on the streets, Las Vegas has tried sweeping away their encampments, closing a park where they hang out, making it a crime to feed them, even passing a ban on sleeping within 500 feet of feces.
...more - http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6288909,00.html (Archive copy)
Monday December 18, 2006 7:16 PM
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY
Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) - This is a boomtown, but it is also scattered with signs of bust - namely, homeless people. And the city is taking a hard line against them.
With mixed success in the courts and on the streets, Las Vegas has tried sweeping away their encampments, closing a park where they hang out, making it a crime to feed them, even passing a ban on sleeping within 500 feet of feces.
...more - http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6288909,00.html (Archive copy)