Author: Cecilia Timberg cecilia.timberg@denvergazette.com
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A conversation with Denver’s chief urban designer
When Eugenia Di Girolamo walks the streets of Denver, it is not a mindless wandering. She is paying keen attention to the street layouts, the parks and how people interact with the built environment. Di Girolamo recently became Denver’s first chief urban designer. With this new position, Denver is making urban planning a priority. Born…
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A conversation with Denver’s new chief financial officer
In August, Margaret Danuser became Denver’s chief financial officer. She previously served as the city’s deputy CFO. Born and raised in the Denver area, Danuser has always loved the city. Growing up, though, she never expected that managing Denver’s finances would be the way she would show her affection for the city. A graduate of…
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Mourners gather at Colorado Capitol for Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day
Portraits of fentanyl victims were balanced on black folding chairs that lined the lawn in front of Colorado’s Capitol on Sunday. The chairs were decorated with flowers and birthday balloons. Mourners studied the faces of their children and people they would never know. “Joshua met (basketball legend) Charles Barkley on his 10th birthday and Charles…
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Voters don’t care how old a politician is, CU study finds
Does a politician’s age matter to voters? Not really, a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder found. Damon C. Roberts, a doctoral candidate at CU, noticed that many of the country’s political leaders had been getting senior citizen discounts for years — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is 82, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell…
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Boulder County residents to vote on sales tax for wildfire mitigation, emergency response and transportation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ballot measures that would introduce two new sales taxes and allocate tax funds to wildfire mitigation, emergency response and transportation will appear on the November ballot in Boulder County. The wildfire mitigation measure would establish a 0.1% countywide sales and use tax to fund mitigation…
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Colorado joins anti-robocall litigation task force
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado has joined a bipartisan anti-robocall litigation task force that will investigate and prosecute telecommunication companies responsible for most incoming foreign robocalls. The task force, consisting of 50 attorneys general, has reached out to 20 gateway providers and other entities that investigators say are at fault for a…
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US Highway 50 repair project completed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Commuters traveling between Grand Junction and Delta on US Highway 50 will now enjoy a smoother, safer drive. The Colorado Department of Transportation on Friday celebrated the completion of the US Highway 50 repair project. Elam Construction renovated the 19-mile stretch of road between Whitewater…
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Thousands of Colorado student loan borrowers to get restitution under Navient settlement
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thousands of student loan borrowers will get a few hundred dollars in the mail or see their loans forgiven under a settlement that Colorado’s attorney general reached with one of America’s largest student debt service…