Tag: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston
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Denver mayor calls for Denverites to wear Broncos gear for ‘Orange Friday’
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Thursday issued a proclamation declaring Jan. 23, 2026 to be “Orange Friday” in the city in honor of the Broncos. The proclamation cites the team’s 14-3 record and No. 1 seed in the AFC heading into Sunday’s showdown with the No. 2 seeded New England Patriots. The proclamation also celebrates…
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Denver, Buffalo mayors place friendly wager on Broncos vs. Bills playoff game
As if the stakes could get any higher for the Broncos on Saturday. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan are placing a friendly bet ahead of Saturday’s AFC divisional-round playoff matchup between the Broncos and the Bills. An Instagram video posted Friday showed the phone conversation shared publicly between the two. View…
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Denver to issue first chunk of Vibrant Denver Bond dollars
Get your shovels ready, Denver. The city is moving forward with the first issuance of Vibrant Denver Bond dollars for 58 named and shovel-ready projects approved by voters in November. Members of the Finance and Business Committee advanced two proposed resolutions on Tuesday that would release more than a third of the bond money approved…
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Denver mayor’s sanctuary city legal bill hits $2M limit
The bill for Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s legal defense for that March 5 hearing before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on “sanctuary” cities has reached its $2 million contractual limit. Just as the year closed out on Dec. 30, a fifth payment, in the amount of $950,000 — almost half of the…
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Denver’s budget deficit shaped 2025 news coverage
It was a year of big goals on a tight budget for the Mile High City, where Mayor Mike Johnston’s announcement of a $200 million city budget deficit dominated the news coverage. Facing a $50 million gap in its 2025 budget and a projected $200 million in 2026, Johnston announced plans to tighten the city’s…
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EDITORIAL: Guess who’ll be minding Denver’s sheltered
The hardcore “homeless” population that regularly wanders the streets of the Denver metro area is disproportionately afflicted by addiction. That typically means illegal drug use — heroin, meth, fentanyl — and the lawbreaking lifestyle that goes with it. So, here’s an idea: Let’s staff one of Denver’s city-run shelters — with ex-criminal convicts! Many of…
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Denver mayor’s legal bill for sanctuary city hearing tops $1 million
The bill for Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s legal defense for a March 5 hearing before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on “sanctuary” cities just crossed the $1 million mark. City financial records show that a fourth payment of $250,000 was made to Covington & Burling LLC, the D.C.-based law firm that represented…
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Mayor Johnston’s legal fees for sanctuary city hearing hit $800,000
The legal bill for Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s March 5 appearance before a Congressional hearing on “sanctuary” jurisdictions has now ballooned to $800,000, according to invoices obtained by The Denver Gazette. City financial documents show that on Nov. 5, 2025, a third payment of $250,000 was made from the city’s general fund to the D.C.-based…
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Broncos stadium: Denver begins community planning for Burnham Yard
Initial steps are underway to develop Burnham Yard into a mixed-used entertainment district with a Broncos stadium. The city of Denver hosted an open house Wednesday at the La Alma Recreation Center to begin a yearlong neighborhood planning process to create a vision for Burnham Yard — a historic 58-acre railyard south of Colfax Avenue…
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Broncos stadium: Denver begins community planning for Burnham Yard
Initial steps are underway to develop Burnham Yard into a mixed-used entertainment district with a Broncos stadium. The city of Denver hosted an open house Wednesday at the La Alma Recreation Center to begin a yearlong neighborhood planning process to create a vision for Burnham Yard — a historic 58-acre railyard south of Colfax Avenue…