F1 to Remove Tunnel Population Living Beneath Las Vegas Strip

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• Mstuii November 14, 2023

  F1 is paying to repave the street for this event and need to secure the track. The tunnel isn't meant to house people.

• Jon November 13, 2023

  @Rick many homeless individuals actually do have jobs…

• Serina November 13, 2023

  It's going to be raining on Thursday and Friday and the tunnel residents would be prepared to go somewhere else already anyways, for one.

• Joe Dawa November 12, 2023

  This is strictly for safety concerns. Fumes and shrapnel can potentially enter the tunnels and injure an inhabitant. But it's a safety concern because someone inside the tunnel can put a bomb, or dynamite or lob a grenade on to the track. Both unlikely but can't take the risk.

• Luan Vidad. November 12, 2023

  The capitalists, owners of F1, advocate greed and the power that money has to manipulate politicians, etc., to change the peace of mind of the inhabitants of any city where this gang of greedy capitalists arrive with their noisy and stressful car business and it is time for American citizens to put a stop to those who control this business and enrich themselves without caring about the tranquility of the people....

• Fred Freddy November 12, 2023

  Can you imagine the headline "Formula One racers Verstappen and Hamilton killed in crash when a bomb exploded beneath the track because officials failed to secure a known vulnerable area"? Yeah, that would be bad. Homelessness is a tragedy but failing to assure the safety off billionaire racers is also unacceptable.

• Frank Rizzo November 12, 2023

  I believe the main reason is for safety. They needed to weld and fortify at the manhole covers because the F1 cars create enough drag to rip them out of the ground. I can't imagine it would be very safe to be under the street during the race.

• Monica November 11, 2023

  This whole ridiculous spectacle is just an opportunity for a bunch of people who have way too much money and way too much time to show off for the world, all while they inconvenience the residents of the city and try to sweep the most vulnerable of those residents out of their way. Safety concerns? No. F1 just doesn’t want homeless people hearing the race for free. Just like they put up barriers all along the strip to prevent anyone from seeing it for free. And no, those who live in the tunnels are not “prepared to relocate” because of “storm possibilities.” Do you think they spend their days watching the weather channel and going, “looks like rain this weekend, better gather all my earthly possessions and walk myself to my weekend tunnel up north.” The use of the word “tactical” sounds aggressive because it is. If a bunch of rich, entitled people want those tunnels cleared, they’re not going to waste their time trying to ask nicely. Honestly, the cost of living has become so ridiculous in this city, I am shocked that there are only 1,000 living in the tunnels. The only good thing F1 has done is force the casinos to start paying some of their employees a living wage, but only because they were backed into a corner. They would have been f***ed if the unions went on strike this week and good for the unions for taking advantage of that.

• Rick November 11, 2023

  Homeless people ruin everything. Get a job.

• Patrick Brown November 10, 2023

  No "tactical" means your human presence means your homeless a*$goes to ccdc til the 20th....You know what stays in Vegas... homeless cause this city and it's sorry excuse for people help none,they just look and run their mouths...

• Earthican November 10, 2023

  Now the homeless have a reason to hate F1.

• Chris November 9, 2023

  This seems like it is in part related to safety concerns during the race, as well as security for areas of the track. Can you imagine if somehow there was a death related to the F1 event and a member of the homeless community! In all fairness... I have to think that because of storm possibilities, those who use the tunnels for shelter are prepared to relocate in the event of a storm. Depending on the amount of warning time that they have been given, they should hopefully have ample time to relocate on their own. The use of the word "tactical" may be a bit aggressive, but the reality is that officers will always be equipped to protect themselves in that environment... but they are being very clear in advance that moving is not optional.

• Beth Arroyo Valencia November 9, 2023

  Thank you for writing this.

• Alicia Green November 9, 2023

  Heartbreaking

• A.D. Hopkins November 9, 2023

  Good work, Sarah and Corey.