Author: Kyla Pearce
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Aurora City Council to finalize votes on police oversight, tax hikes, detention facility inspections
Aurora City Council members will cast final votes Monday to create a police oversight office, put tax increases on the ballot, do periodic inspections of detention facilities and appoint nine members to a board overseeing the revitalization of Colfax Avenue. Initial votes at a previous meeting approved the matters, and Monday’s vote will finalize the…
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AG to appeal order for retrial of paramedics in Elijah McClain case to Colorado Supreme Court
The recent Colorado Court of Appeals ruling to retry two paramedics involved in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain will be appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court, a state prosecutor said Wednesday in court. The prosecutor, Erin Grundy, also said there will be multiple filings in the case and the process would likely last through…
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Here’s a quick guide to Juneteenth weekend events in the metro Denver area
Denver’s historic Juneteenth Music Festival in Five Points has expanded into a three-day celebration of Black culture, community and history, commemorating Juneteenth. The June 19 holiday marks the end of slavery in the United States. It’s the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved Black Americans they were free,…
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Arapahoe County officials tout accomplishments over the last year
Arapahoe County officials touted a year of progress for infrastructure, housing affordability and homelessness reduction at the State of the County event Tuesday morning. That’s despite overall homelessness rising in the county. Over the last year, Arapahoe County leaders saw a reduction in unsheltered homeless people, invested more than $1.5 million in nonprofit programs, completed…
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Arapahoe County commissioner incumbents run for re-election
Two progressive Arapahoe County commissioners are running for re-election in the June 30 primary against a Cherry Creek School District board director and nonprofit leader. The incumbents are District Four Commissioner Leslie Summey and District Two Commissioner Jessica Campbell. Campbell is running against Democrat Angela Garland. There is one Republican candidate, Carl Schuldies, who is…
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Aurora Fest will bring global food, music, culture to city’s great lawn
Aurora’s annual festival celebrating the city’s cultural diversity will bring food, entertainment and music from around the world to the municipal center’s great lawn Saturday. Aurora Fest, celebrating its 13th year, is free and highlights the “melting pot of international communities and cultures” that make up the city. The event goes from 3 p.m. to…
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Aurora considers landlord license program to help protect renters
The Aurora City Council is considering creating a landlord rental registration and licensing program to protect renter rights. Supporters of a landlord license program say renters in Aurora don’t have adequate protections or an avenue to take recourse against landlords. Those in opposition say such a license is unnecessary, repeals property rights and could raise…
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Aurora voters to decide on sales tax hike to fund projects
Aurora voters will decide in November whether to raise sales taxes for the first time since 1993 to help pay for infrastructure, transportation and public safety improvements. If voters approved the tax increase, the money will go toward “Build Up Aurora” to fund projects that include construction of Gun Club Road, updates to police and…
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Aurora City Council votes to create police oversight office
Aurora’s councilmembers voted unanimously Monday to create the Office of Public Safety Accountability to oversee the police department. The council will cast a final vote on the ordinance creating the office at the next council meeting and city officials will begin hiring after final approval, a city spokesperson said. The oversight office, as outlined in…
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Aurora council votes to require periodic detention center inspections
The Aurora City Council moved forward with ordinances Monday requiring periodic inspections of and more regulated disease reporting from detention facilities in the city, including the GEO Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. Both ordinances, sponsored by Councilmember Gianina Horton, passed Monday with four “no” votes from Councilmembers Francoise Bergan, Angela Lawson, Curtis Gardner and Stephanie…