The presidential race has gotten the lion’s share of the election attention this year, but there are plenty of local issues up for consideration in November. We’ll continue to cover ballot issues, the Denver DA’s race and other local elections up until Election Day; for now, you can catch up…
There was a look of surprise from Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer when he saw the number of attendees at the first hearing in a class action lawsuit filed against Denver that alleges the city is violating the U.S. Constitution when it conducts regular sweeps of the homeless. “Thank you…
Editor’s note: As part of our continuing election coverage, we’re taking a closer look at amendments and propositions that will be on the Colorado ballot in November. Yesterday, we examined Amendment 70 by way of an interview with a spokesman for the campaign, as featured in the post “Why You…
Editor’s note: As part of our continuing election coverage, we’re taking a closer look at amendments and propositions that will be on the Colorado ballot in November. Today we examine Amendment 70 by way of an interview with a spokeswoman for the campaign. Tomorrow we’ll feature a Q&A with a…
Yesterday morning, passengers boarding a United Airlines flight from St. Louis to Denver were met with a surprise at the end of the jet-bridge — a figure seeming to rise from the hazy hangover of Sunday’s second presidential debate. It was Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump, waiting to gate-check his…
In August, as we’ve reported, Colorado Senator Cory Gardner, who’d vacillated about whether to formally endorse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, said, “I’m voting Republican up and down the ticket. A Republican president will make a difference, even a Republican president named Donald Trump.” Well, never mind. After the release last…
Colorado was the first state to make Columbus Day an official holiday, in 1907. And today, many state offices will be closed to mark what remains a national holiday, after the feds followed Colorado’s lead in 1937. But in Denver, we’ll be marking Indigenous People’s Day. Last week Denver City Council…
As people began shouting at Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks at an October 4 meeting at Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center, Jeff S. Fard – better known as Brother Jeff — grabbed the microphone. “I hope that everybody’s hearing what’s taking place,” the moderator said sternly. “Trust me, I don’t know if…
The Magnificent Seven, the Denzel Washington-starring remake of the western classic, is among the most successful movies of the season; it’s earned more than $65 million domestically, and has topped the $100 million mark worldwide, in its first thirteen days of release. But while the flick showcases scenery and settings of…
Editor’s note: As part of our continuing election coverage, we’re taking a closer look at amendments and propositions that will be on the Colorado ballot in November. Yesterday, we examined Amendment 69 by way of an interview with a spokesman for the campaign, as featured in the post “Why You…
Editor’s note: As part of our continuing election coverage, we’re taking a closer look at amendments and propositions that will be on the Colorado ballot in November. Today, we examine Amendment 69 by way of an interview with a spokesman for the campaign. Tomorrow, we’ll feature a Q&A with a…
The first hearing in a class action lawsuit filed against the City of Denver that challenges the city’s treatment of the homeless during routine sweeps is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, October 12, at the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse at 901 19th Street. Today, the judge presiding over the case…
The Colorado chapter of the American Indian Movement helped raise Moho’ma’na, a Hopi and Dineh activist now in her late twenties. Growing up, she marched to abolish Columbus Day. She witnessed police arrest her elders as year after year they tried to shut down the annual Knights of Columbus parade that they…
This state’s presidential-preference polls are close…too close, no matter who you might be supporting. That’s why Donald Trump is returning to Colorado, when at one point the state seemed to belong to Hillary Clinton. But last week, Politico called the race in Colorado a “dead heat,” with the RealClearPolitics average…
Between our close proximity to the mountains, low unemployment rate and do-whatever-you-want attitude, it’s easy to see why so many people are moving to Denver. But someone has to pay the price for all of our growth. Continue reading for ten recent Westword stories covering of homeless issues, from encampment…
This week on his Facebook page, Darryl Glenn, the Republican candidate for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat, shared the results of a September 23 Gravis poll showing him leading Democratic Senator Michael Bennet by two points. A cause to celebrate? Perhaps — but only if Glenn and his backers ignore a…
Anti-fracking groups were incensed when the Colorado Secretary of State’s office announced that initiatives 75 and 78, a pair of measures they supported, had failed to qualify for the November ballot. Not that Coloradans will have a shortage of choices to make when they either literally or figuratively step into…
Just as Westword was going to press with this week’s story on the city’s ramped-up homeless sweeps, reporter Chris Walker received word that another sweep was imminent. That one wiped out “Pipe Town,” one of the city’s most hidden encampments. Unlike the major sweeps of March and July, this action…
Last night, a CBS4 investigation about “dead voters casting ballots in Colorado” prompted a response from Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams’s office sent out at a highly unusual time: 10:39 p.m. “While vote fraud is rare, it does indeed occur,” Williams acknowledged in a statement. “Our office is working to ensure…
“Pipe Town” was not easy to get to. If you didn’t already know how to get there, chances are you’d never be aware of the homeless encampment, which was located about a half mile from the National Western Complex behind some train tracks on the south side of the Platte…
Darryl Glenn, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Colorado, says he isn’t worried about all those polls showing him losing by double digits to Democrat Michael Bennet, who currently holds the seat. And neither does Glenn admit to being bothered by criticism of his thus-far low-key campaign, his…
Thanks to sky-high rents and rising housing costs, Denver is suffering from a serious lack of affordable housing. The issue will be addressed at tonight’s Denver City Council meeting by way of two competing bills on view below. The first, designated by the number 625, calls for a property tax…
