Tag: Angela Lawson
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Get to know Aurora’s Ward V candidates | DENVER VOTERS GUIDE
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With Aurora’s November election rapidly approaching, city residents will have several big decisions to make in choosing the next city leaders. Voters will choose between several candidates for mayor, at-large councilmembers and councilmembers for districts (called “wards”) IV, V and VI. Two candidates, Angela Lawson and Chris Rhodes, are running for one Ward V council…
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Meet Aurora’s 2023 candidates for mayor, city council | DENVER VOTERS GUIDE
The field of 13 candidates vying for Aurora’s mayor and open city council seats on Nov. 7 includes several incumbents and current councilmembers, as well as several new candidates. There are three candidates for mayor, four candidates for two at-large councilmember positions, and two candidates each for council seats in Wards IV, V and VI.…
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Aurora council candidates sharply diverge on homelessness, crime,
Aurora’s candidates for mayor and council offered sharply divergent solutions to major issues facing the city, notably when it comes to crime and homelessness, during a debate on Thursday night. Some promised not to raise taxes; one complained the city is unfairly imposing the burden on companies by giving a few major tax breaks. They…
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Aurora voters to decide between 13 candidates for 6 offices in November
Thirteen candidates are vying for six positions in Aurora government in November’s election.
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Aurora City Council nomination petitions available Wednesday; due Aug. 29
Aurora residents who plan to run for Aurora City Council can start collecting nomination petition signatures Wednesday. Candidates for office are nominated by petition sections supplied by the City Clerk and become certified after their petition sections are approved. Nomination petitions require a certain number of signatures depending on the office being sought. Mayor and…
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Aurora City Council debates youth violence grant funding
The city of Aurora’s program designed to reduce youth violence has put forward recommendations to award more than $500,000 in grant dollars this year to organizations working in prevention and intervention. Discussion about the proposed grants, which took place at the city council’s Monday night study session, grew strained at times as some councilmembers voiced…
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Aurora students pitch lawmakers plan to support immigrant, refugee entrepreneurs
At 17 years old, Gemima Bisangamo of Aurora is already cooking up plans to open her own business one day. She has two ideas so far: One venture that would offer girls from Africa cooking classes that connect them with their culture; the other a goal of running her own clothing store. Bisangamo previously lived…
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Aurora city council approves multi-family development, over neighbors’ objections
Despite hundreds of residents pushing back Monday against plans for a multi-family development in southeast Aurora after the project received planning commission approval last month, the Aurora City Council green-lighted the plans. Most of residents’ concerns centered on the buildings’ heights compared to the surrounding area and the project’s architectural style. Although some councilmembers agreed…
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More candidates enter Aurora City Council races
The field for Aurora’s city council races is growing more crowded as incumbents have begun to announce their re-election bids, and some are switching up which seat they hope to hold on the council. At-large Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Curtis Gardner has announced he is running for re-election. First elected in 2019, Gardner said…