Tag: Debbie Ortega
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Denver City Council honors Indigenous People’s Day with proclamation
At every meeting since October 2020, the City Council has acknowledged the original owners of the land Denver now occupies. The Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Peoples lived and died here long before there was a Mile High City and on Monday, Denver City Council President Jamie Torres emphasized that fact by reading a proclamation marking the city’s…
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Councilwoman Deborah Ortega reflects on decades of serving Denver
Councilwoman Deborah “Debbie” Ortega is the current Denver City Council’s longest-serving member, having sat on council for more than double the number of years new members will ever be able to. Ortega was first elected to the council in 1987, serving until 2003 when she reached her term limit. However, a change in term limit…
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Denver pot stores cite safer roads, extra city revenue with more hours
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s marijuana dispensaries are seeking longer hours to have a level playing field with other city businesses and competitors in neighboring communities. City Council listened to mostly supportive arguments for extending the closing hours from 7 p.m. to midnight at a recent Special Issues Committee…