Tag: Denver Homelessness
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Denver City Council narrowly approves banning homeless camp sweeps below 32 degrees
Denver can no longer force homeless people to move from outside living situations during freezing temperatures, the Denver City Council ruled. The Denver City Council on Monday narrowly approved an ordinance to ban homeless encampment sweeps when temperatures fall below 32 degrees. The seven to six vote in favor of the proposed ordinance was the…
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Why Denver Mayor Mike Johnston prefers to talk about work authorization, not border security | ANALYSIS
In pushing for federal action on illegal immigration, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston often pleads for three specific responses from Congress and the Biden administration — more funding for cities grappling with the crisis, work authorization and a “coordinated entry program.” The mayor notably stays clear of talking about “border security,” an omission that serves to underscore…
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Immigrants may cause spike in annual metro Denver homeless count
An annual count of Denver’s homeless population will include immigrants who crossed America’s southern border and ended up in the city’s shelters, potentially increasing the number by a significant amount. The annual point-in-time count, which offers a snapshot of the country’s homeless population on a single night, is taking place across Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield,…
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Denver to recognize city staff for immigrant, homeless response efforts
The Denver City Council on Monday is set to read a proclamation recognizing efforts of city staff members involved with the city’s homeless and immigration crises. Denver, since the beginning of 2023, has so far welcomed 37,825 immigrants into the city as of Sunday, according to the city’s immigration count dashboard. Of the total, 4,290…
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Should Denver ban homeless camp sweeps in frigid weather? City Council will decide tonight
Denver’s councilmembers will decide tonight whether to ban homeless encampment sweeps when temperatures fall below 32 degrees, a move that Mayor Mike Johnston opposes. The council gave the proposal preliminary approval last week, when a few councilmembers voted against advancing it and others showed hesitation to move it forward. The vote is happening as a…
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With Denver at a breaking point from illegal immigration, mayor heads to DC to plead for action
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston plans to travel to Washington, D.C. this week — his second in as many months — to press White House and federal officials for a concrete solution to the illegal immigration crisis that’s threatening to consume hundreds of millions of dollars of the city’s budget. Denver’s mayor earlier said if the current…
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Denver reports 4 outdoor deaths during frigid weekend
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There have been four outdoor deaths since sub-zero degree weather hit the city on Friday, according to the Department of Public Health & Environment. It is too early to tell whether the deaths are cold weather-related, a public health department spokesperson said. “Not all of these cases are suspected to be people experiencing homelessness,” the…
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Denver City Council to consider banning homeless camp sweeps in frigid weather
Denver buying the $88.5 million Denver Post building and a ban on sweeps of homeless encampments while temperatures are below 32 degrees top the agenda for the Denver City Council meeting on Tuesday. City offices are closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, delaying the council’s weekly Monday meeting. Two of the items likely to…
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Denver City councilmembers ‘desperate’ amid homelessness, immigration crises
The tens of thousands of immigrants who crossed America’s southern border illegally and ended up in Denver have amplified the city’s rampant homelessness, resulting in an unprecedented crisis that has already cost a combined $83 million and left councilmembers “desperate” for a solution. The councilmembers echoed Mayor Mike Johnston’s warning that the city faces a…
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Denver mayor, council and residents at odds over sub-32 degree homeless camp sweep proposal
Denver’s mayor, council members and residents are at odds as to whether a proposed ordinance prohibiting homeless encampment sweeps when it’s below 32 degrees positively impacts the lives of those living on city streets. The ordinance to delay homeless encampment sweeps when the weather is under 32 degrees faces a Denver City Council vote on…