Tag: Denver Mayor
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Feasible or unrealistic? Homeless advocates weigh in on Denver mayor’s ‘ambitious’ goal
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As Denver Mayor Mike Johnston launched his most aggressive goal yet this year — get 2,000 homeless people out of the city’s streets and 2,000 into “permanent” housing — some called it “ambitious but doable,” while others said the mayor is living in a different reality. “I think the world has changed and the voters have…
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston cedes affordable housing ballot loss, vows to keep fighting
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A few days ago, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s office remained hopeful about a citywide ballot measure to advance his affordable housing priorities. But on Saturday, Johnston conceded Ballot Issue 2R’s failure, which lost at the ballot box by a slim margin. The latest tally showed the ballot measure trailing by fewer than 5,000 votes, despite…
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New $11-million Denver public safety office was announced before ‘strategic plan’ was developed
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When announcing a new public safety office that will emphasize “racial and social equity” earlier this month, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and other officials offered few details on specific strategies or day-to-day operations of the new entity. The reason? The city appears to be building…
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Town hall: Regional leaders delve into Denver’s illegal immigration crisis
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save America’s illegal immigration crisis is spilling into metro Denver. At last count, nearly 41,000 immigrants have arrived in the city in the last 16 months, and officials said the response this year will cost $90 million. Meanwhile, Aurora, Douglas County and other jurisdictions have adopted…
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston dismisses criticism from @DoBetterDNVR of his handling homelessness crisis
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said he doesn’t waste his time with an anonymous social media account critical of his administration’s handling of the homelessness crisis in the city. On Thursday’s episode of the City Cast Denver podcast, Johnston was asked by host Bree Davies and…
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Denver imposes hiring freeze, diverts funds to come up with $90 million for illegal immigration crisis
Denver taxpayers are on the hook for $90 million this fiscal year to pay for the city’s response to the illegal immigration crisis that has been spilling over into America’s interior cities from the southern border. That’s the latest estimate from Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration, which earlier said the city was poised to spend…
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Q&A with Mike Johnston | Denver mayor argues for ‘fierce urgency of now’ to get homeless off streets
As of press time, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, who promised to get 1,000 homeless people off of the city’s streets, is very close to achieving that goal. In the last five months, Johnston’s administration, along with housing authorities in Denver, allocated millions of dollars to acquire hotels and build “micro-communities” for homeless people. The…
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Denver mayor insists shelter first, treatment later, is solution to city’s homeless woes
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Tuesday acknowledged that offering mental health and treatment to the hundreds of homeless people the city moved into temporary shelters is not the priority. He also said the approach won’t work — at least not for the population the city…
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Only 1 out of 550 homeless people in temporary shelters opted for treatment program
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Out of 550 homeless people who moved into temporary shelters upon the urging of Denver officials, only one left for a treatment program, an early outcome that underscores the difficulties Mayor Mike Johnston faces as he grapples with one of his city’s most visible crises.…
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Denver poised to spend $17.2M to lease hotel, provide services for homeless
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will consider spending up to $17.2 million to lease a new hotel and contract with service providers for the city’s homeless micro-communities at its last meeting of the year on Monday. Mayor Mike Johnston has vowed to house 1,000 homeless people…