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The nuclear family is disappearing in parts of America’s biggest cities, per a new Institute for Family Studies report. In some neighborhoods of Cleveland, Washington, D.C., Milwaukee and Detroit, fewer than 1 in 4 households with children are headed by married couples. The biggest “marriage desert” is South Central and Southeast Detroit, where just 13% of householders are married.

💙🚓 National Night Out 2025 🚓💙 Join us for this year's National Night Out! On Tuesday, October 6, we are hosting six community events across the valley filled with food, entertainment, and family fun. 📍 Event Locations & Times ⭐Bolden Area Command, 5-7pm Kianga Isoke Palacio Park at Doolittle Complex - 1950 N. J Street Raffles, Games, Face Painting, Free Food ⭐Downtown Area Command, 6-8pm Civic Center Plaza (across from City Hall) - 525 Main Street Food, Music, Games for Kids, Raffles ⭐Enterprise, South Central, and Convention Center Area Commands, 5-8pm Town Square - 6605 S. Las Vegas Blvd Free Food, Music ⭐Northeast Area Command, 5-8pm Bob Price Park – 2050 Bonnie Ln Food, Music, Family Activities, Resources ⭐Southeast Area Command, 5-7pm Hollywood Recreation Center – 1650 S Hollywood Blvd Free Food & Dental Screenings (while supplies last), Music, Games, Resources ⭐Summerlin, Spring Valley, and Northwest Area Commands, 4:30-7:30pm Downtown Summerlin - 1980 Festival Plaza Dr Food, Music, Games 🎉 Bring your family, friends, and neighbors! This is a night to come together, strengthen community spirit, and connect with your officers. 👉 Mark your calendars and join us for this special Night Out with LVMPD!

💙🚓 National Night Out 2025 🚓💙 Join us for this year's National Night Out! On Tuesday, October 6, we are hosting six community events across the valley filled with food, entertainment, and family fun. 📍 Event Locations & Times ⭐Bolden Area Command, 5-7pm Kianga Isoke Palacio Park at Doolittle Complex - 1950 N. J Street Raffles, Games, Face Painting, Free Food ⭐Downtown Area Command, 6-8pm Civic Center Plaza (across from City Hall) - 525 Main Street Food, Music, Games for Kids, Raffles ⭐Enterprise, South Central, and Convention Center Area Commands, 5-8pm Town Square - 6605 S. Las Vegas Blvd Free Food, Music ⭐Northeast Area Command, 5-8pm Bob Price Park – 2050 Bonnie Ln Food, Music, Family Activities, Resources ⭐Southeast Area Command, 5-7pm Hollywood Recreation Center – 1650 S Hollywood Blvd Free Food & Dental Screenings (while supplies last), Music, Games, Resources ⭐Summerlin, Spring Valley, and Northwest Area Commands, 4:30-7:30pm Downtown Summerlin - 1980 Festival Plaza Dr Food, Music, Games 🎉 Bring your family, friends, and neighbors! This is a night to come together, strengthen community spirit, and connect with your officers. 👉 Mark your calendars and join us for this special Night Out with LVMPD!

End of Watch: Police Officer Edward Contreras September 28, 2021 Today, we honor the life and service of Officer Edward Contreras. Officer Contreras joined the LVMPD on July 18, 2006, following his service in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served in Somalia and Iraq. He began his law enforcement career as a patrol officer in the South Central and Convention Center Area Commands before joining the Traffic Bureau, where he worked alongside his brother, Michael. For 15 years, Officer Contreras served our community with dedication, integrity, and strength. Off duty, he was a devoted husband and father who loved fishing, woodworking, and spending quality time with his family. Officer Contreras passed away on September 28, 2021, due to complications from COVID-19. He was 50 years old and is survived by his wife, Stephanie, and his son, Aaron. He is deeply missed.

Steve Hilton: “California has become a state where if you do the right thing, you're punished, and if you do the wrong thing, you're rewarded. That is upside down, but that's the story beneath everything, and that's what we need to turn around. That's what this election is actually about.” “There's this Latino couple who wanted me to come and see their business in South Central LA. It's not Skid Row, but it's pretty rough, and it's the usual squalor that I'm afraid we're used to in this city because they don't know how to run the place. But in the middle of all that squalor, this beautiful little store. It's a shoe store, and they've been running it fourteen years. Latino couple. We went in, we were talking, they gave me all the usual things that I'm very familiar with; the taxes, the ridiculous bureaucracy, the permits that get more complicated and costly every year, the electric bill, et cetera. They said, ‘But that's not why we wanted you to come here. Come with me.’ They took me outside. We went for a walk, two city blocks. Could have gone even further. Every single part of the sidewalk: street vendors. You think, ‘Illegal street vendors. What are they selling?’ Shoes and apparel and T-shirts. Just the entire sidewalk. This 14-year business, a lovely little local business, everything spotless, everything clean, exactly what we would want to see, is going out of business because you've got people there that are not paying taxes, not paying electric, not paying rent, not complying with any licensing. And then I said to the guy, ‘When did all this happen? Has this been here all the time you've been here?’ ‘No, it's the last six or seven years.’ I said, ‘Is it something to do with the pandemic?’ ‘No.’ I looked into it. Eight years ago, in 2018, they passed a bill in Sacramento to legalize street vending in California across the state. Cities can't do anything about it. Counties can't do anything about it. What does it tell you when you take that into account?” @SteveHiltonx ------------------------------ Thanks to our partners for making this possible! Google for Startups connects founders with the right people, products, and best practices to help startups build faster and go further. Explore ideas, industries, and technologies worth understanding with Chamath every week on Learn with Me: