May 15, 2024 • 21 mins
JBMV Discussion w/ William "Dock" Walls, Candidate for Mayor of Las Vegas, NV.
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(00:10):
Welcome to the Just Buy My Vote podcast.
I am Joseph Simmons,
the host and also author of the new book Just Buy My Vote,
African American Voting Rights in the Chicago condition.
So I'm honored to have with me today,
Mr William "Dock" Walls. Dock Walls served as a top assistant to the legendary Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. Dock Walls is a business person and lawyer,
(00:35):
fellow,
fraternity brother of Kappa Alpha Psi and currently a candidate for Mayor of Las Vegas. Dock Walls.
Welcome to the Just Buy My Vote podcast.
Mr Simmons.
Thank you so much for having me.
It's an honor and a pleasure.
There you go,
sir.
There are several things we could talk about in the time we have.
However,
(00:56):
I'd like to start by asking you to address the JBMV Avatar and I'll explain what I mean in my writing of the book Just Buy My Vote,
I found myself continually asking what are the best sources of American history.
So please address the JBMV Avatar if you will,
he or she is a 20 to 30 year old male or female and interested in history.
(01:19):
But for whatever reason was not a history major in school or maybe didn't attend college.
He or she is wondering,
where do I start?
Dock Walls
What have you found to be your favorite or best sources?
I'd say if a person wanted to start and get an understanding of African American history,
they might start with Lerone Bennett Jr.
He's an African American scholar and author and a social historian.
(01:44):
He analyzed race relationships in a very unique way.
Happened to be a fellow Chicagoan and I knew him,
I know his family and he's someone who I would point anyone to if they want to get a real understanding of what it was like to be black in America through the ages.
I love that.
I don't know if you're aware,
but Lerone Bennett Jr had a son who was a Nupe, Lerone Bennett,
(02:08):
right?
Who came along with me who was a fantastic brother.
Let me tell you a fantastic brother and,
and unfortunately passed.
Right.
Yeah.
But,
uh,
I appreciate that story.
What draws you to that story.
It was,
for example,
I think the first exposure,
uh to Lerone Bennett Jr for me was before the Mayflower.
(02:32):
And I always like to know what happened before,
you know,
like that day that had no yesterday,
that's something that I I'm driven by to know where did it come from?
What was it like before?
And,
uh that was the first,
my first exposure to Lerone Bennett Jr.
Nice,
(02:52):
nice. Before the Mayflower is a great source.
Do you have another source?
I do,
I have another source that uh moves me and you have people like plenty of the younger Josephus and Tacitus.
These are historians from the first century back when Jesus was alive.
(03:14):
These are people who documented those things that mattered in life at that point in time in history.
You know,
that was a strange world to us,
but our world would be even stranger to them.
So I like to go back and look at what places Cornelius Tacitus had to say about Jesus and others.
(03:35):
People often say,
well,
how do we know Jesus was a real person because he lived a real life.
And it was documented by people who documented uh the stories of the emperors that we recognize Tiberius,
Caesar and classy and Nero.
So Tacitus was one of those who was considered to be one of the greatest Roman historians ever.
(04:01):
It's not an accident that our calendar says BC,
meaning before Christ in ad meaning after death,
they tried to water that down.
But you simply can't.
If you go back and you study history,
you see Jesus was a real human being who was a deity who was persecuted,
(04:24):
who was crucified and who rose.
So I think that when people read what Tacitus and others have to say,
they get a better understanding and they walk away with greater resolve and understand their faith.
Now that's interesting.
Tell us just a little bit more about that if you would.
Well,
Tacitus was someone who along with others and I mentioned plenty of the younger,
(04:50):
um,
who was also a,
a historian and Josephus.
And they wrote not only about Jesus and they didn't write a lot about Jesus,
they wrote more about Christians.
You know,
Christians were all put to death in horrible ways because they wouldn't deny the fact that they saw the risen Jesus Christ.
(05:13):
So that's something that people need to know.
These people were skinned alive and they were drugged down the street by chariots and hung from temples.
But none of them would ever deny that they saw the risen Jesus Christ.
You know,
he appeared before the two,
(05:33):
the 12 and the 500 to Paul.
So it's an interesting story.
Nothing comes before God,
Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit in my life.
So I love talking about that.
Very nice,
very nice.
Well,
let's shift gears just a bit.
There's an election for mayor coming up.
I understand that,
(05:54):
um,
there's gonna be a statewide primary just a few months from now and in addition to the mayor's race as a statewide primary,
I believe on June 11th.
That's correct.
All right.
Dock Walls.
What are the top issues in,
in Las Vegas?
And for me,
it is homelessness.
Housing is a human,
(06:14):
right?
And homelessness is a human rights violation.
And all of us are just one bad decision,
one slip of the banana peel,
one missed paycheck away from being homeless ourselves.
Our senior citizens are at risk.
Now,
let me explain homelessness because most people think about homelessness and they think about the people who are on the streets,
(06:38):
living on the streets,
living in tents or sleeping in,
you know,
blankets.
No homelessness begins with those people who are sofa surfing,
meaning they've lost their residence for whatever reason.
And these are working people,
people who are raising families,
they're sleeping on the sofas or under the roof of family members and friends,
(07:02):
but they're not stable.
Then you have those persons who are sleeping in transient motels,
they're working every day,
but they just can't afford a place of their own.
And by that,
I mean,
they can't demonstrate that they have income,
that's three times the amount of the monthly rent.
Then you have those people who are sleeping in their cars,
(07:25):
they're work working every day,
showering in,
you know,
the local gymnasiums or showering at the um the local workout center.
They go to work every day.
We have to solve those issues.
We have to make sure that our senior citizens who are living on fixed income have a place to live.
I mean,
(07:45):
if you go to jail,
they have to give you four things.
They have to give you adequate housing,
they have to give you food,
they have to give you clothing and they have to give you medical care.
A person shouldn't have to go to jail to get those things.
Those are human rights.
(08:06):
Additionally,
we do have those people who are living on the streets.
So on Tuesdays,
along with Zen's kitchen at 204 master,
we go out and we feed 400 to 500 people.
And the purpose of feeding them is not just to put food in their belly,
but also to establish a relationship with them and see if we can't nourish their souls and help to change their condition.
(08:31):
Additionally,
on Saturdays along with shine a light,
we go down in the tunnels and we give things that people need to those persons.
Many of them are heavily drug addicted,
but the purpose is to try to get them out and put them into treatment.
If we're successful,
they're willing,
(08:51):
we can put them in crossroads for six months at no cost to themselves.
That's important.
So,
homelessness is important because as I said,
housing is a human,
right?
But it's also a safety factor.
We're only as safe as our most vulnerable resident.
So we try to take vulnerable people and make them viable.
(09:14):
That's what drives me.
In addition,
I'm the only candidate familiar with the vision ability and a comprehensive plan to transform Las Vegas from just an international tourist destination into a safe and secure world-class city that's carefully designed to ensure the prosperity of every single resident and leave no one behind.
(09:35):
So world-class City for me means that we have to have culture and casinos in balance.
Right now.
Our total economy is dependent upon casinos.
We need an art museum,
we need a museum of natural History.
We need a museum of science and industry.
And I'm not just talking about little edifices like the Mob Museum.
(09:58):
I'm talking about iconic museums,
big racial structures,
places where Children can go on field trips and get lost in their imagination and learn about history and learn about history.
You're exactly right.
If we don't learn history,
we'll repeat history.
We also have to have a financial district here.
(10:20):
We have to bring in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
The World Bank does long term projects.
We have to make certain that we are inviting transnational corporations to come into Las Vegas and bring new processes and bring a new attitude so that they can develop product,
(10:40):
goods,
services and resources and put them in the stream of the national global economy and bring new money,
jobs and opportunity back to Las Vegas.
That's important.
We cannot be a one trick pony.
Certainly,
we want to take care of our casinos,
our restaurants,
entertainment convention and attractions,
but we have to do more than that to be competitive in this ever-changing world.
(11:02):
You can gamble almost anywhere nowadays right in your state or the neighboring state or you can gamble on your phone with fan duel and Draft Kings, ESPN sports.
So we have to continue to grow Las Vegas otherwise would be a thing of the past,
like Atlantic City or like San Francisco.
(11:24):
San Francisco is a thing of the past because only the rich and super rich can afford to live there.
Now,
it's not a city for average people and it's not a city that is not livable and affordable for all.
It's um it's out of reach.
So we,
we,
we wanna make sure that we make this city affordable now when it comes to making it affordable,
(11:47):
that means that we have to consider housing.
So we have to be innovative.
We wanna make sure that we build 10 tiny homes,
every everyone luxury home built.
We also have to build up.
We can't just sprawl out,
we can't just have single family homes.
That's what happened in San Francisco because when you have only single family homes,
(12:08):
the rich can afford to outbid the poor and the poor are just pushed out.
We don't ever want that to be Las Vegas.
So we've got a vision for Las Vegas.
That's second to none.
And that's why I'm a candidate for Las Vegas.
Mayor
Very interesting.
You talked about housing,
obviously,
diversity of uh the economy.
What else you got?
(12:29):
Well,
we got to establish irreproachable public safety services,
not just there in terms of the policies,
practices,
procedures,
equipment,
training,
deployment,
response time and overall performance,
but also in terms of making certain that our police and fire department rank and file command and civilians understand that their job is customer service.
(12:52):
They deal with people at their lowest end.
People who are out of patience and out of time as far as they're concerned.
So they have to be genuine and they have to be patient and they have to be respectful.
So we wanna make certain that we improve the relationship between police firemen and community.
We also have to ensure that we have an upgraded infrastructure.
(13:17):
One,
our rose curves gutted suicide walks and bridges,
police and fire and emergency vehicles have to be able to get to the point of need as speedily and readily as possible.
But when they get there,
they have to have the equipment of when the fire department hooks up to the fire hydrant,
they have to know that when they turn the wrench,
(13:40):
that water is gonna pour out in sufficient force to put the fire out.
So we have to take care of our infrastructure.
Yeah.
Water is,
the water is a big issue in Las Vegas for sure.
It is,
it's not as bad as some people think.
Um,
one of the things that's clear is that we could always use more water,
but we reclaim 99% of the water that we use indoors.
(14:03):
It's the water that we use outdoors that's uh not returnable.
Mhm.
Understood.
Le let me ask you doc are,
are there any websites where,
uh,
people can find you and support your campaign?
Absolutely.
Why don't you share those with us,
please?
Dockwalls.com Doc walls.com.
(14:26):
And on that website you will find 24 issues listed.
These are the primary 24 issues that we are seeking to address that includes establishing irreproachable public safety services,
developing,
efficiently maintaining our public infrastructure and enriching the Department of Aging and Disability Services so that we can take care of our senior citizens.
(14:49):
And here in Vegas,
it's funny because you're,
when you're 50 you're really considered to be a senior citizen by most standards.
A lot of them,
I refer to it as an og hey,
how about that?
I'll take y we fit in that category,
at least I do.
And uh we wanna make sure that we're taking care of our veterans.
We wanna make sure that we have um mental health clinics for those persons who are emotionally disturbed.
(15:15):
24 7,
they should be able to get assistance whenever they need it.
We never want anyone to have thoughts of harming themselves or any other human being and may not be able to get assistance.
That's important to us.
Gotta make sure that we are feeding our Children providing an education out of this world.
(15:35):
Um Second to none,
not one size fits all but very individualized education.
We have to look at our Children in pre K and examine your circumstances and figure out what it will take to get them from pre K through 12th grade.
And I,
(15:56):
so we got work to do.
There are a lot of other issues.
You'll find them on our website,
Doc walls.com dockwalls.com.
Now for forgive my,
my ignorance.
Unfortunately,
what does the mayor of Las Vegas have to do with the Clark County school district?
Uh It's interesting,
see,
the mayor doesn't appoint the school board members as they do in some place.
(16:20):
We have an elected school board,
but the mayor's office is the biggest bully pulpit in the state.
And if a mayor has a slate of candidates,
for example,
who are on the right track and who understand education,
who understand the fact that we can't have inferior schools,
which is what results when you have school choice.
(16:43):
Because if you have school choice,
the people who are gonna be able to get their Children in there are the people with influence and clout or money or the people who are most active people who make the most noise,
the people who don't work three jobs.
On the other hand,
we have to prepare a school system for those Children who are orphans,
(17:07):
who have no one to advocate for them.
We stand in local parenti for our citizens.
The mayor would stand in local parenti and even though the mayor doesn't have a vote in terms of the school district,
the mayor has a voice and the mayor can one help elect the right people to serve on that school board.
(17:30):
But the mayor can speak out on behalf of the students and their parents when necessary.
It's interesting.
I mean,
obviously education is a big deal in terms of uh the valley and,
and as we continue to grow it,
uh that problem doesn't get any easier.
That's right.
One of the things that's recognized is by the standardized assessments,
(17:50):
Las Vegas is considered to be one of the worst school systems in the country.
The truth is,
it's not quite as bad as people think it is.
When they evaluate a school and determine its ranking,
they look at the education level in the community.
Las Vegas is unique because people here at age 17 can leave school without even having a high school diploma and go to work in the service industry and earn in some cases six figures,
(18:25):
no place else where people can do that.
So a lot of people have incentive to leave school and not get a college degree.
And when the evaluators take a look at that,
they say,
well,
the people in Las Vegas are uneducated really.
They're not,
it doesn't mean that they're dumb.
It just means that there's a different way of life here.
(18:45):
And so we have to educate those examiners and those people who rank the schools,
school system,
get them to understand our unique circumstances.
Additionally,
English as a second language plays a role in that because our Children who s who are English as a second language learners learn in school in English and then they go home to Spanish and there's no reinforcement of the lesson in English.
(19:13):
So we got absolutely so kind of in that vein if you would with the time that we have left.
What's one piece of advice you'd offer to your 20 year old self,
to my 20 year old self.
I would tell myself be patient,
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Uh continue to care about other people and persevere um spend a little more time with your family.
(19:44):
Family is important and that's critical,
especially in this day and age because technology has taken over as we expect.
It should because it's interesting and opens up a lot of avenues to people.
It opens up a lot of um windows to the world,
but people get into their technology and they forget all about the human people around them.
(20:08):
So I'd say pay a little more attention to,
to people.
That's what I tell my 20 year old.
I like,
I like that.
That sounds like a good mayoral candidate,
by the way.
Ah I'll take that.
Well,
this has been a real pleasure for me,
Brother Dock Walls.
Thank you so much and thank you for sharing with our listeners today.
(20:30):
Brother Joseph Simmons.
It's my pleasure,
sir.
I really enjoy your podcast.
You,
you're thoughtful.
You're informative.
You're innovative because you go places a lot of people don't dare to go.
Most people in too much of a hurry to take time to examine history.
They wanna know what's ahead of them and they don't care what's behind them,
(20:50):
but you make people stop and think about what's relevant and I really appreciate it.
The feeling is mutual,
sir.
Thank you so much.
All right.
See you next time.
All right.
Dock Walls for mayor.
Well,
well,
we hope you enjoyed that episode of the,
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(21:11):
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Welcome to the Just Buy My Vote podcast.
I am Joseph Simmons,
the host and also author of the new book Just Buy My Vote,
African American Voting Rights in the Chicago condition.
So I'm honored to have with me today,
Mr William "Dock" Walls. Dock Walls served as a top assistant to the legendary Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. Dock Walls is a business person and lawyer,
(00:35):
fellow,
fraternity brother of Kappa Alpha Psi and currently a candidate for Mayor of Las Vegas. Dock Walls.
Welcome to the Just Buy My Vote podcast.
Mr Simmons.
Thank you so much for having me.
It's an honor and a pleasure.
There you go,
sir.
There are several things we could talk about in the time we have.
However,
(00:56):
I'd like to start by asking you to address the JBMV Avatar and I'll explain what I mean in my writing of the book Just Buy My Vote,
I found myself continually asking what are the best sources of American history.
So please address the JBMV Avatar if you will,
he or she is a 20 to 30 year old male or female and interested in history.
(01:19):
But for whatever reason was not a history major in school or maybe didn't attend college.
He or she is wondering,
where do I start?
Dock Walls
What have you found to be your favorite or best sources?
I'd say if a person wanted to start and get an understanding of African American history,
they might start with Lerone Bennett Jr.
He's an African American scholar and author and a social historian.
(01:44):
He analyzed race relationships in a very unique way.
Happened to be a fellow Chicagoan and I knew him,
I know his family and he's someone who I would point anyone to if they want to get a real understanding of what it was like to be black in America through the ages.
I love that.
I don't know if you're aware,
but Lerone Bennett Jr had a son who was a Nupe, Lerone Bennett,
(02:08):
right?
Who came along with me who was a fantastic brother.
Let me tell you a fantastic brother and,
and unfortunately passed.
Right.
Yeah.
But,
uh,
I appreciate that story.
What draws you to that story.
It was,
for example,
I think the first exposure,
uh to Lerone Bennett Jr for me was before the Mayflower.
(02:32):
And I always like to know what happened before,
you know,
like that day that had no yesterday,
that's something that I I'm driven by to know where did it come from?
What was it like before?
And,
uh that was the first,
my first exposure to Lerone Bennett Jr.
Nice,
(02:52):
nice. Before the Mayflower is a great source.
Do you have another source?
I do,
I have another source that uh moves me and you have people like plenty of the younger Josephus and Tacitus.
These are historians from the first century back when Jesus was alive.
(03:14):
These are people who documented those things that mattered in life at that point in time in history.
You know,
that was a strange world to us,
but our world would be even stranger to them.
So I like to go back and look at what places Cornelius Tacitus had to say about Jesus and others.
(03:35):
People often say,
well,
how do we know Jesus was a real person because he lived a real life.
And it was documented by people who documented uh the stories of the emperors that we recognize Tiberius,
Caesar and classy and Nero.
So Tacitus was one of those who was considered to be one of the greatest Roman historians ever.
(04:01):
It's not an accident that our calendar says BC,
meaning before Christ in ad meaning after death,
they tried to water that down.
But you simply can't.
If you go back and you study history,
you see Jesus was a real human being who was a deity who was persecuted,
(04:24):
who was crucified and who rose.
So I think that when people read what Tacitus and others have to say,
they get a better understanding and they walk away with greater resolve and understand their faith.
Now that's interesting.
Tell us just a little bit more about that if you would.
Well,
Tacitus was someone who along with others and I mentioned plenty of the younger,
(04:50):
um,
who was also a,
a historian and Josephus.
And they wrote not only about Jesus and they didn't write a lot about Jesus,
they wrote more about Christians.
You know,
Christians were all put to death in horrible ways because they wouldn't deny the fact that they saw the risen Jesus Christ.
(05:13):
So that's something that people need to know.
These people were skinned alive and they were drugged down the street by chariots and hung from temples.
But none of them would ever deny that they saw the risen Jesus Christ.
You know,
he appeared before the two,
(05:33):
the 12 and the 500 to Paul.
So it's an interesting story.
Nothing comes before God,
Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit in my life.
So I love talking about that.
Very nice,
very nice.
Well,
let's shift gears just a bit.
There's an election for mayor coming up.
I understand that,
(05:54):
um,
there's gonna be a statewide primary just a few months from now and in addition to the mayor's race as a statewide primary,
I believe on June 11th.
That's correct.
All right.
Dock Walls.
What are the top issues in,
in Las Vegas?
And for me,
it is homelessness.
Housing is a human,
(06:14):
right?
And homelessness is a human rights violation.
And all of us are just one bad decision,
one slip of the banana peel,
one missed paycheck away from being homeless ourselves.
Our senior citizens are at risk.
Now,
let me explain homelessness because most people think about homelessness and they think about the people who are on the streets,
(06:38):
living on the streets,
living in tents or sleeping in,
you know,
blankets.
No homelessness begins with those people who are sofa surfing,
meaning they've lost their residence for whatever reason.
And these are working people,
people who are raising families,
they're sleeping on the sofas or under the roof of family members and friends,
(07:02):
but they're not stable.
Then you have those persons who are sleeping in transient motels,
they're working every day,
but they just can't afford a place of their own.
And by that,
I mean,
they can't demonstrate that they have income,
that's three times the amount of the monthly rent.
Then you have those people who are sleeping in their cars,
(07:25):
they're work working every day,
showering in,
you know,
the local gymnasiums or showering at the um the local workout center.
They go to work every day.
We have to solve those issues.
We have to make sure that our senior citizens who are living on fixed income have a place to live.
I mean,
(07:45):
if you go to jail,
they have to give you four things.
They have to give you adequate housing,
they have to give you food,
they have to give you clothing and they have to give you medical care.
A person shouldn't have to go to jail to get those things.
Those are human rights.
(08:06):
Additionally,
we do have those people who are living on the streets.
So on Tuesdays,
along with Zen's kitchen at 204 master,
we go out and we feed 400 to 500 people.
And the purpose of feeding them is not just to put food in their belly,
but also to establish a relationship with them and see if we can't nourish their souls and help to change their condition.
(08:31):
Additionally,
on Saturdays along with shine a light,
we go down in the tunnels and we give things that people need to those persons.
Many of them are heavily drug addicted,
but the purpose is to try to get them out and put them into treatment.
If we're successful,
they're willing,
(08:51):
we can put them in crossroads for six months at no cost to themselves.
That's important.
So,
homelessness is important because as I said,
housing is a human,
right?
But it's also a safety factor.
We're only as safe as our most vulnerable resident.
So we try to take vulnerable people and make them viable.
(09:14):
That's what drives me.
In addition,
I'm the only candidate familiar with the vision ability and a comprehensive plan to transform Las Vegas from just an international tourist destination into a safe and secure world-class city that's carefully designed to ensure the prosperity of every single resident and leave no one behind.
(09:35):
So world-class City for me means that we have to have culture and casinos in balance.
Right now.
Our total economy is dependent upon casinos.
We need an art museum,
we need a museum of natural History.
We need a museum of science and industry.
And I'm not just talking about little edifices like the Mob Museum.
(09:58):
I'm talking about iconic museums,
big racial structures,
places where Children can go on field trips and get lost in their imagination and learn about history and learn about history.
You're exactly right.
If we don't learn history,
we'll repeat history.
We also have to have a financial district here.
(10:20):
We have to bring in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
The World Bank does long term projects.
We have to make certain that we are inviting transnational corporations to come into Las Vegas and bring new processes and bring a new attitude so that they can develop product,
(10:40):
goods,
services and resources and put them in the stream of the national global economy and bring new money,
jobs and opportunity back to Las Vegas.
That's important.
We cannot be a one trick pony.
Certainly,
we want to take care of our casinos,
our restaurants,
entertainment convention and attractions,
but we have to do more than that to be competitive in this ever-changing world.
(11:02):
You can gamble almost anywhere nowadays right in your state or the neighboring state or you can gamble on your phone with fan duel and Draft Kings, ESPN sports.
So we have to continue to grow Las Vegas otherwise would be a thing of the past,
like Atlantic City or like San Francisco.
(11:24):
San Francisco is a thing of the past because only the rich and super rich can afford to live there.
Now,
it's not a city for average people and it's not a city that is not livable and affordable for all.
It's um it's out of reach.
So we,
we,
we wanna make sure that we make this city affordable now when it comes to making it affordable,
(11:47):
that means that we have to consider housing.
So we have to be innovative.
We wanna make sure that we build 10 tiny homes,
every everyone luxury home built.
We also have to build up.
We can't just sprawl out,
we can't just have single family homes.
That's what happened in San Francisco because when you have only single family homes,
(12:08):
the rich can afford to outbid the poor and the poor are just pushed out.
We don't ever want that to be Las Vegas.
So we've got a vision for Las Vegas.
That's second to none.
And that's why I'm a candidate for Las Vegas.
Mayor
Very interesting.
You talked about housing,
obviously,
diversity of uh the economy.
What else you got?
(12:29):
Well,
we got to establish irreproachable public safety services,
not just there in terms of the policies,
practices,
procedures,
equipment,
training,
deployment,
response time and overall performance,
but also in terms of making certain that our police and fire department rank and file command and civilians understand that their job is customer service.
(12:52):
They deal with people at their lowest end.
People who are out of patience and out of time as far as they're concerned.
So they have to be genuine and they have to be patient and they have to be respectful.
So we wanna make certain that we improve the relationship between police firemen and community.
We also have to ensure that we have an upgraded infrastructure.
(13:17):
One,
our rose curves gutted suicide walks and bridges,
police and fire and emergency vehicles have to be able to get to the point of need as speedily and readily as possible.
But when they get there,
they have to have the equipment of when the fire department hooks up to the fire hydrant,
they have to know that when they turn the wrench,
(13:40):
that water is gonna pour out in sufficient force to put the fire out.
So we have to take care of our infrastructure.
Yeah.
Water is,
the water is a big issue in Las Vegas for sure.
It is,
it's not as bad as some people think.
Um,
one of the things that's clear is that we could always use more water,
but we reclaim 99% of the water that we use indoors.
(14:03):
It's the water that we use outdoors that's uh not returnable.
Mhm.
Understood.
Le let me ask you doc are,
are there any websites where,
uh,
people can find you and support your campaign?
Absolutely.
Why don't you share those with us,
please?
Dockwalls.com Doc walls.com.
(14:26):
And on that website you will find 24 issues listed.
These are the primary 24 issues that we are seeking to address that includes establishing irreproachable public safety services,
developing,
efficiently maintaining our public infrastructure and enriching the Department of Aging and Disability Services so that we can take care of our senior citizens.
(14:49):
And here in Vegas,
it's funny because you're,
when you're 50 you're really considered to be a senior citizen by most standards.
A lot of them,
I refer to it as an og hey,
how about that?
I'll take y we fit in that category,
at least I do.
And uh we wanna make sure that we're taking care of our veterans.
We wanna make sure that we have um mental health clinics for those persons who are emotionally disturbed.
(15:15):
24 7,
they should be able to get assistance whenever they need it.
We never want anyone to have thoughts of harming themselves or any other human being and may not be able to get assistance.
That's important to us.
Gotta make sure that we are feeding our Children providing an education out of this world.
(15:35):
Um Second to none,
not one size fits all but very individualized education.
We have to look at our Children in pre K and examine your circumstances and figure out what it will take to get them from pre K through 12th grade.
And I,
(15:56):
so we got work to do.
There are a lot of other issues.
You'll find them on our website,
Doc walls.com dockwalls.com.
Now for forgive my,
my ignorance.
Unfortunately,
what does the mayor of Las Vegas have to do with the Clark County school district?
Uh It's interesting,
see,
the mayor doesn't appoint the school board members as they do in some place.
(16:20):
We have an elected school board,
but the mayor's office is the biggest bully pulpit in the state.
And if a mayor has a slate of candidates,
for example,
who are on the right track and who understand education,
who understand the fact that we can't have inferior schools,
which is what results when you have school choice.
(16:43):
Because if you have school choice,
the people who are gonna be able to get their Children in there are the people with influence and clout or money or the people who are most active people who make the most noise,
the people who don't work three jobs.
On the other hand,
we have to prepare a school system for those Children who are orphans,
(17:07):
who have no one to advocate for them.
We stand in local parenti for our citizens.
The mayor would stand in local parenti and even though the mayor doesn't have a vote in terms of the school district,
the mayor has a voice and the mayor can one help elect the right people to serve on that school board.
(17:30):
But the mayor can speak out on behalf of the students and their parents when necessary.
It's interesting.
I mean,
obviously education is a big deal in terms of uh the valley and,
and as we continue to grow it,
uh that problem doesn't get any easier.
That's right.
One of the things that's recognized is by the standardized assessments,
(17:50):
Las Vegas is considered to be one of the worst school systems in the country.
The truth is,
it's not quite as bad as people think it is.
When they evaluate a school and determine its ranking,
they look at the education level in the community.
Las Vegas is unique because people here at age 17 can leave school without even having a high school diploma and go to work in the service industry and earn in some cases six figures,
(18:25):
no place else where people can do that.
So a lot of people have incentive to leave school and not get a college degree.
And when the evaluators take a look at that,
they say,
well,
the people in Las Vegas are uneducated really.
They're not,
it doesn't mean that they're dumb.
It just means that there's a different way of life here.
(18:45):
And so we have to educate those examiners and those people who rank the schools,
school system,
get them to understand our unique circumstances.
Additionally,
English as a second language plays a role in that because our Children who s who are English as a second language learners learn in school in English and then they go home to Spanish and there's no reinforcement of the lesson in English.
(19:13):
So we got absolutely so kind of in that vein if you would with the time that we have left.
What's one piece of advice you'd offer to your 20 year old self,
to my 20 year old self.
I would tell myself be patient,
Rome wasn't built in a day.
Uh continue to care about other people and persevere um spend a little more time with your family.
(19:44):
Family is important and that's critical,
especially in this day and age because technology has taken over as we expect.
It should because it's interesting and opens up a lot of avenues to people.
It opens up a lot of um windows to the world,
but people get into their technology and they forget all about the human people around them.
(20:08):
So I'd say pay a little more attention to,
to people.
That's what I tell my 20 year old.
I like,
I like that.
That sounds like a good mayoral candidate,
by the way.
Ah I'll take that.
Well,
this has been a real pleasure for me,
Brother Dock Walls.
Thank you so much and thank you for sharing with our listeners today.
(20:30):
Brother Joseph Simmons.
It's my pleasure,
sir.
I really enjoy your podcast.
You,
you're thoughtful.
You're informative.
You're innovative because you go places a lot of people don't dare to go.
Most people in too much of a hurry to take time to examine history.
They wanna know what's ahead of them and they don't care what's behind them,
(20:50):
but you make people stop and think about what's relevant and I really appreciate it.
The feeling is mutual,
sir.
Thank you so much.
All right.
See you next time.
All right.
Dock Walls for mayor.
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well,
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