Author: Alayna Alvarez Colorado Politics
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The Brown Cloud: Denver air quality concerns date back to 1800s
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver became known for its problematic air more than a century ago. In 1889, The Denver Times reported that “disease had started to spread to the entire population” and “bad air was hurting the city’s…
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Denver’s power struggle makes City Hall conflict business as usual
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Power struggles within Denver City Hall are nothing new, but they just seem worse these days as Mayor Michael Hancock and a cadre of council members are constantly going at it. Go back to March…
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Denver Mayor Hancock calls his Thanksgiving travel ‘hypocritical’ in apology letter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Since making national headlines for hopping on an airplane to Mississippi to visit his wife and youngest daughter for Thanksgiving after “urging” everyone to refrain from traveling, Mayor Michael Hancock’s office sent an apology email…
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Denver voters lift the city’s decades-old pit bull ban
After more than three decades, pit bulls will be free to stroll the streets of Denver again. Ballot Measure 2J, which lift’s the city’s breed ban as of January, had earned 64% of the vote as 10 p.m. Tuesday. The legislation will establish a permitting system for pit bulls, breeds that include the American Pit…
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Denver now requires masks outside, effective immediately, as COVID-19 cases rise
With cases of COVID-19 soaring in the past month, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced stricter mask-wearing and group gathering rules on Friday with hopes of stemming the spread. Effective immediately, face coverings will be required in all outdoor settings with few exceptions, including being outside alone or with a household member. Organized athletic programming will…
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Denver’s deadly crime wave swells amid a ‘perfect storm of circumstances’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver has reached a boiling point. Gripped by a global pandemic, soaring unemployment, unrest from racial injustice and an unending homeless crisis, residents are scared. They’re angry. They’re stressed and uneasy. Increasingly, they are also dying, as the city faces yet another setback: a surge…
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Denver school board member’s alleged assault by police under investigation
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Public Safety Director Murphy Robinson said an altercation involving police Wednesday that resulted in the hospitalization of Denver Public Schools board member and activist Tay Anderson is under investigation and if anyone who used inappropriate force they “will be held accountable.” The scuffle with police happened…
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Denver Coliseum parking lot ‘under serious consideration’ as sanctioned camping space for homeless
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The parking lot of the Denver Coliseum is “under serious consideration” as the site for the first “Safe Outdoor Space,” a sanctioned and managed camping space for people experiencing homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor…
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125 miles of bike lanes coming to Denver, despite delays
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following a sluggish start, Denver is switching its bicycle program into high gear to help keep its promise of installing 125 miles of bike lanes by 2023. Mayor Michael Hancock on Thursday announced the new…
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Denver’s controversial urban camping ban ruled unconstitutional
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver County Court Judge Johnny Barajas ruled on Friday that the city’s controversial camping ban is unconstitutional. The ban was struck down under the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment,” along with the…