RNO Fights to Make Itself and Others Reflect the Neighborhoods They Represent
The East Colfax Neighborhood Association has put forth a proposal to diversify and better fund all registered neighborhood organizations in the city.
Author
Showing 23 - 44 of 117
Community Gears Up to Help Unsheltered People During Snowstorm
Winter storms are especially risky for people experiencing homelessness. The city ramps up outreach efforts to help people get into shelters, but some community members are trying to come up with options for those who are wary of entering shelter.
Unsure if Your Drugs Are Laced? DanceSafe is Here to Help
The Denver-based national organization DanceSafe is raising funds to buy two FTIR spectrometers that will help it test drug supplies.
Program Will Help Divert Mentally Ill People From Jail
For many years, a backlog in the system has kept mentally ill people in jails and state hospitals while they wait for evaluation and services to determine whether they are competent to stand trial. A new MCHD program is part of a push to treat these people in the community.
U.S. Attorney Offers More Details From Recent Fentanyl Seizure
Two men have been charged after police seized a form of fentanyl that hasn’t yet been found in Colorado.
How Denver’s Plan to Plan Neighborhoods Is Unfolding
The Neighborhood Planning Initiative, Denver’s plan to plan its neighborhoods with heavy community input, is chugging along.
advertisement
City Will Notify Councilmembers of Sweeps Occurring in Their Districts
Candi CdeBaca’s office pushed city officials to notify council member of planned homeless sweeps.
New York City Just Overhauled Its Election System. Could Denver Follow Suit?
New York City voters just approved an overhaul to their election system. An elections committee in Denver is looking at following suit by implementing ranked choice voting.
Seized Brick of Fentanyl Raises Alarms of Third Wave of Opioid Epidemic
Officials are worried that fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid that substantially increases the risk of overdose, is making its way into Colorado’s drug supply.
Civilian Team May Respond to 911 Crisis Calls Instead of Denver Police
Denver is looking at adopting a program in which some 911 calls that police would otherwise handle would instead be diverted to mental health experts whose goal is to stabilize the crisis.
Future of Park Hill Golf Course Could Be Open. Or it Could Be Set for Deadlock.
The city of Denver agreed to pay $6 million to Westside Investment Partners to settle a lawsuit regarding the Park Hill Golf Course. It may take years before stakeholders will come to a determination about the property.
Council Votes Down Amendments to Budget, but Some Allege It’s a Failed Process
In a “showdown” over the city’s budget, Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca proposed eight amendments, all of which failed.
advertisement
Controversial Initiative Claims to Solve Colorado’s Growing Pains
Daniel Hayes, a Golden landlord, is trying to get an initiative on the 2020 ballot that would cap housing growth at 1 percent in eleven counties across the front range.
Homeless Advocates Challenging Denver’s Camping Ban
Over a series of four emotionally tense hearings, Andy McNulty is defending camping ban charges against Jerry Burton, arguing that the camping ban is unconstitutional.
Denver Homeless Out Loud Activist Terese Howard Arrested While Filming Sweep
Denver Homeless Out Loud activist Terese Howard was arrested while filming a homeless sweep.
Inside the Affordable Housing Plan Hancock’s New Department Will Implement
After the creation of Mayor Hancock’s new Department of Housing Stability, we break down what housing stability means to the city of Denver.
“Back to School Night” Aims to Educate Voters About DPS Board
The event will bring visibility to candidates and issues facing Denver Public Schools for voters who usually aren’t engaged in them.
Could New State Law Halt Development Plans for Park Hill Golf Course?
Open space advocates are now arguing that a minor change to the Colorado statute surrounding conservation easements makes the one prohibiting development on Park Hill Golf Course a lot harder to remove than they previously thought.
advertisement
Denver Preschool Program Saving Too Much, Spending Too Little, Auditor Says
An audit report revealed that the taxpayer-funded Denver Preschool Program has been accumulating millions more dollars than it spends.
New Head of City Planning Laura Aldrete on Gentrification, Community
We sat down with Laura Aldrete, the new director of Denver Community Planning and Development, to talk about how she’ll tackle some of the city’s biggest issues in planning.
State Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Faithless Electors. Here’s What That Means.
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Attorney General Phil Weiser are asking the Supreme Court to rule on the 2016 faithless electors case and uphold a state law that requires electors to vote for the person who wins the popular vote in the state.
It Opened With a Splash, but SeaQuest Has Been Swamped by Controversy
SeaQuest claims to offer a fun educational experience, but animal rights activists are against it.