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North Denver’s state representatives Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (D – House District 4) and Alex Valdez (D – House District 5) are both serving their 2nd term in the legislature and sat down with The Denver North […]
Approval, Ranked-Choice Elections Could Be on November Ballot Several options to change Denver’s elections process could be decided by voters in November—to increase the time between the municipal election and a runoff or do away […]
Every week for the past few months, the Denver City Council has begun their Monday night meetings with a land acknowledgement, recognizing that the land Denver resides on is “is the traditional territory of the […]
Director Would Also Have Authority to Initiate Board Investigations People wanting to file ethics complaints against Denver city employees and elected officials have always had to provide their name. But City Council members said a […]
Two recently approved zoning overlays will guide development and usage in the Berkeley neighborhood, and likely beyond. The Active Centers and Corridors design overlay and the Bungalow conservation overlay both passed city council unanimously earlier […]
DPD ShotSpotter Alerts Rose More Than 470% in 2020 Compared to 2017 To the untrained ear, hearing the difference between the sounds of a car backfiring, fireworks going off, and gunshots can be nearly impossible. […]
Two state bills working their way through the legislature could have important, albeit very different, effects on DPS this fall. One allows school board members to be paid and the other relates to how much […]
In late March, Black Lives Matter 5280 released a statement with an unnamed woman coming forward alleging that Tay Anderson, a director at-large on the Denver Public Schools Board of Education, was “the perpetrator of […]
Denver City Council’s public comment session opened March 1 with a mother sharing about her high schooler’s addiction to e-cigarettes. The teen vaped for the first time with friends at school in September 2017. By […]
Bars have happy hours. Highways have rush hours. Now some North Denver residents are hoping our city parks can have designated off-leash dog hours. A change.org petition directed at Councilwoman Sandoval and Denver Parks and […]
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