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John Parvensky

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Urban camping ban: Denver Police Department promises restraint in enforcement

    At a city council meeting yesterday afternoon, Police Chief Robert White outlined what he called a "passive" plan for the Denver Police Department to enforce the urban camping ban if it is passed. As drafted, the strategy calls for law enforcement to partner with outreach workers, and White promises ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Occupy Denver, ACLU and Coalition For the Homeless team to oppose urban camping ban

    Although Denver's proposed urban camping ordinance is not scheduled for final consideration until May 7, the sides for and against it are already preparing for battle. Last week, the ACLU of Colorado organized an online petition against the ban, with Occupy Denver taking a stance this weekend. In a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Urban camping ban heats up packed city council committee meeting

    "Everyone take a deep breath." So began today's first public meeting about the proposed urban camping ban, organized by City Council's Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in front of a group so large it breached fire code. While organizers stressed its purpose as an informational mee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Colorado Coalition for the Homeless's mobile medical clinic about to run out of gas

    John Parvensky doesn't like killing the mobile-clinic any more than his clients do.​Reegan Mair knows how much good has been done by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless's mobile medical clinic, aka the Stout Street van. She's a volunteer for Denver's Harm Reduction Action Center, which edu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Homeless coalition weighs service cuts, defends "lean" salaries

    The $180,000 man: CCFH president John Parvensky.​Grappling with a shortfall in government funding and a rising tide of people displaced by a wretched economy, officers and senior staff of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless will make some tough decisions this evening about what they and th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Nancy Pelosi in the hizzy

    The lightning rod named Nancy Pelosi.​The U.S. House of Representatives is on recess -- but that doesn't necessarily mean its members are having fun. They'll likely spend much of their time off pimping healthcare reform -- and to that end, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- the woman with giant eye ... More >>

  • News

    January 1, 2009

    Republicans weren't the only ones who took a beating in 2008

    The lightning rod named Nancy Pelosi.​The U.S. House of Representatives is on recess -- but that doesn't necessarily mean its members are having fun. They'll likely spend much of their time off pimping healthcare reform -- and to that end, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- the woman with giant eye ... More >>

  • News

    May 13, 2004

    Off Limits

    Age before duty

  • News

    April 15, 2004

    Pitching Tents

    A camp for the homeless works in Portland. Can it work here, too?

  • News

    August 30, 2001

    Watch What Develops

    A battle over another vacant lot is building near East Village.

  • News

    June 14, 2001

    Median Range

    A new panhandling restriction has its roots in the now-ended newspaper war.

  • News

    August 31, 2000

    This Old Housing Project

    To save East Village, is it necessary to destroy it?

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    The Bum's Rush

    City Hall's plan for dealing with the homeless is very short term.

  • News

    February 24, 2000

    7 Solutions

    KMGH's general manager gives viewers a piece of her mind.

  • News

    November 11, 1999

    Off Limits

    Mission unprofitable...

  • News

    May 25, 1994

    DIALING FOR DOLORS

    WHILE TELEMARKETERS RAISE MONEY FOR A NEW FOOD BANK--AND THEMSELVES--ONE POLITICALLY POWERFUL NEIGHBOR WANTS THE PROJECT SHELVED.

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