Danny Lopez

Conrado Arellano-Casa among seventeen sentenced in Mexico-to-U.S. pot ring

Even as proponents push Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, law enforcers continue to place a high priority on arresting and prosecuting people for pot-related offenses. Case in point: The Jeffco DA's office announcement regarding the sentences imposed on seventeen people so far ( ... More >>

The Denver mayoral race turns into a tempest in a Tea Party pot

Medical marijuana question for Doug Linkhart at mayoral debate a coincidence -- I swear!

Booted.​It was the 41st, or maybe the 42nd, possibly the 43rd, mayoral debate of the endless 2011 campaign season. Last night, I moderated a forum featuring all nine remaining mayoral candidates sponsored by a group of downtown/central Denver organizations at Coors Field, which was remarkable ... More >>

Danny Lopez likes to think he is a mayor candidate: Kenny Be's Speed Candidating

​ Ballots for the 2011 General Municipal Election were mailed out to voters late last week. With nine candidates running for Denver mayor, voters will need to keep a "cheat sheet" handy. My Speed Candidating profiles cut through the political rhetoric to reveal the painful truth. Today, we fee ... More >>

Michael Hancock's new commercial the ad to beat in Denver mayor's race (VIDEOS)

Videos below.​To date, Denver mayor's race commercials have ranged from the slick predictability of spots for Chris Romer and James Mejia to the unintentional humor of Carol Boigon's clip, in which she spends as much time talking about John Hickenlooper as herself and ends with the line, "I'll ... More >>

Marcus Giavanni files complaint over exclusion from Denver mayoral ballot: Read it here

Marcus Giavanni.​The morning after ten Denver mayoral candidates qualified for the ballot, Marcus Giavanni, whose petition was deemed "insufficient," said he would file a complaint about his exclusion -- and he's done just that. The document, on view below, targets Denver clerk and recorder S ... More >>

Battle: Los Angeles trailer to boost UFO believer Jeff Peckman in Denver mayor's race? (VIDEO)

Video below.​Battle: Los Angeles topped the weekend box office, bringing in an estimated $36 million. But will it also improve Jeff Peckman's chances of becoming Denver's mayor? He hopes so. Peckman appears in numerous spots hyping the alien-invasion flick, including a featurette with assorted ... More >>

Paul Noel Fiorino on failing to make mayors ballot & why he's running as a write-in candidate

Paul Noel Fiorino.​Paul Noel Fiorino was among six mayoral hopefuls who didn't collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot -- although a whopping ten others managed to do so. But unlike Marcus Giavanni, Fiorino isn't contesting this decision. Instead, he plans to run as a write-in, ev ... More >>

Chris Romer & "opposition research" in Denver mayor's race: Ask Scott McInnis if it will work

Scott McInnis.​The Denver mayoral race is finally starting to see some heat. Michael Hancock issued a press release Friday that called out contender Chris Romer for hiring an out-of-state political research firm to dig up information on other candidates -- a well-known campaign tactic known as ... More >>

Doug Linkhart tops Denver mayor ballot: Ten names appear, at least one contesting rejection

Doug Linkhart.​And then there were ten -- Denver mayoral candidates approved to be on the ballot, that is. Doug Linkhart, the Teapot Party fave, wound up in the coveted first slot. And at least one of the hopefuls left behind plans to contest his exclusion.

Chris Romer, Doug Linkhart among 7 mayoral hopefuls deemed "sufficient:" How many more?

​Thus far, the campaign to become Denver's next mayor is less a race than a scrum. The city's website lists seven candidates whose petitions have been deemed "sufficient," meaning that they featured at least 300 valid signatures: Carol Boigon, Michael Hancock, Doug Linkhart, Danny Lopez, James ... More >>

Mark Gruber: A Denver mayor's race profile

Mark Gruber.​With John Hickenlooper serving as Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Mark Gruber. "It's very difficult to get good government whe ... More >>

Vincent Macieyovski: A Denver mayor's race profile

Macieyovski.​With John Hickenlooper serving as Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Vincent Macieyovski. "I haven't done any fundraising yet," V ... More >>

Ken Simpson: A Denver mayor's race profile

Ken Simpson.​With John Hickenlooper serving as Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Ken Simpson. "I believe that one person can make a differenc ... More >>

Jeff Peckman: A Denver mayor's race profile

Jeff Peckman.​With John Hickenlooper having taken office as Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Jeff Peckman. "I have spent my whole life tryin ... More >>

Carol Boigon: URL thief strikes Denver mayoral hopeful's campaign

Carol Boigon.​Denver mayoral candidate Carol Boigon sent out a press release yesterday afternoon that included an announcement that her campaign had launched a new website at www.boigonmeansbusiness.com. But when folks plugged the address into their internet browser, they were instead redire ... More >>

Theresa Spahn: A Denver mayor's race profile

Theresa Spahn.​With John Hickenlooper having taken office as Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Theresa Spahn. "I'm not an elected official," ... More >>

Bill Vidal has said he won't run for mayor, but a petition aims to change his mind

Bill Vidal.​Mayor Bill Vidal made some noise yesterday -- without calling a press conference. It might have been hard to hear over the roaring of all those rescued lions (and the media hubbub), but his recording welcoming travelers to Denver is now live on the train at Denver International Air ... More >>

Dwight Henson: A Denver mayor's race profile

Dwight Henson.​With John Hickenlooper having taken office as Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Dwight Henson. "A lot of people say, 'Don't ju ... More >>

Bill Vidal not running for mayor -- but he does accuse John Hickenlooper of throwing tantrum

Bill Vidal.​Given how many people are running for Denver mayor, it's a relief someone has said no. But interim mayor Bill Vidal's latest statement that he won't join the race was preceded by an e-mail to supporters sent when he was considering a bid -- and its blunt language, including an accu ... More >>

Gerald Styron, Denver mayoral candidate, once threatened to bring a gun to Westword

Mr. Mayor?​A fourteenth hopeful has entered the Denver mayor's race, and we're disappointed we had to read about Gerald Styron's candidacy somewhere else first. As Facethestate.comreports, when Styron was a write-in candidate for then-incumbent Rick Garcia's District 1 City Council slot in 200 ... More >>

Paul Noel Fiorino: A Denver mayor's race profile

Paul Noel Fiorino.​With John Hickenlooper now Colorado's governor, we know Denver will soon have a new mayor, and the race promises to be wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Paul Noel Fiorino. "We're trying to become a creative ... More >>

Linda Alvarado: Post reported that she said she was running for mayor, then retracted story

Photo by Celia Alvarez Muñoz​For a while on Friday, it looked like the unbelievably crowded field for Denver mayor was about to get a little larger. A day of buzz about local businesswoman Linda Alvarado jumping in was followed by a Denver Post piece quoting her as confirming it. But that it ... More >>

Eric Zinn, mayoral hopeful, wants Denver to lose a million pounds

Eric Zinn​In a crowded field of folks vying to be Denver's next mayor, Eric Jon Zinn has one particular candidate in his sights that he's hoping to beat: Mayor McCheese. The 17th Street tax attorney wants Denverites to forsake the junk food, get on the bike or into the gym and shed a millio ... More >>

Thomas Andrew Wolf: A Denver mayor's race profile

More pics below.​With John Hickenlooper now Colorado's governor, we know Denver will soon have a new mayor, and the race promises to be wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Thomas Andrew Wolf. "I'm the only businessperson running ... More >>

Carol Boigon: A Denver mayor's race profile

Carol Boigon.​With John Hickenlooper having been elected Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor next year, and the race promises to be wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Carol Boigon. "I'm a person who never ... More >>

Chris Romer: A Denver mayor's race profile

Chris Romer.​With John Hickenlooper having been elected Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor next year, and the race promises to be wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Chris Romer. "I'm going to win this rac ... More >>

Danny Lopez: A Denver mayor's race profile

​With John Hickenlooper having been elected Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor next year, and the race promises to be wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Danny Lopez. Danny Lopez hopes that not having an o ... More >>

Michael Forrester: A Denver mayor's race profile

Michael Forrester.​With John Hickenlooper having been elected Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor next year, and the race promises to be wild and wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Michael Forrester. "I do ... More >>

Letters

Blood In, Blood Out

Danny Ray Lopez couldn’t outrun his gang life or the police. Will his brother follow in his footsteps?