We at Various Things & Stuff are proud to be the editor of a free paper, Las Vegas CityLife. At more than 2,500 locations in Las Vegas every week, you can find out what’s going on in local music, arts and restaurants, in addition to getting some top-notch criticism of films, restaurants, CDs and DVDs. And that’s on top of news and some of the best commentary in Las Vegas from authors such as George Knapp, Chip Mosher and Hugh Jackson.
What does it cost you? Nothing. It’s free.
But sometimes, nefarious types try to screw you out of that deal by stealing free papers like CityLife, whole stacks of them. Sometimes they do it because they don’t like what’s in the paper. (That happened to UNLV’s award-winning student newspaper, The Rebel Yell, not so long ago after a story was published on Mideast violence. We know because we sit as a member of The Rebel Yell’s advisory board.) Other times, thieves are aiming to recycle the newsprint for money. And some are just dicks.
Anyway, Assemblyman Ruben Kihuen is trying to put an end to free newspaper theft with a new bill, AB 257. It would make taking more than 10 copies of a free newspaper a misdemeanor. The bill will get a hearing at 8 a.m. Monday in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. (The hearing will be videoconferenced to Room 4401 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building at 555 E. Washington Ave. here in Las Vegas.)
Needless to say, we think AB 257 is a great idea, not just because it will help our industry (it will, to be sure) but also because it will protect you readers who don’t want to miss out on free publications such as CityLife and The Rebel Yell. So our great thanks to Assemblyman Kihuen. We urge everybody in the Legislature to support this bill.
UPDATE: The hearing on AB 257 has been moved to 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, in the same place.
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