Tag: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston
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Denver Clerk López launches petition to amend city budget
Earlier this week, Clerk and Recorder Paul López launched an online petition to help convince members of the Denver City Council to amend Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed 2026 spending plan to “adequately fund” the city’s elections office. Using the platform change.org, López argues that “fully funding the Clerk and Recorder’s Office is not about politics…
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Denver explores possibilities of AI-powered cities of the future
Set to a backdrop of catchy upbeat tunes, local government officials joined global tech and policy leaders in the Denver Art Museum’s Sturm Grand Pavilion in Denver on Monday afternoon for Denver’s second city-led AI Summit. Sporting a theme of “AI-powered cities of the future,” the high-level conclave aims to explore how governments can leverage…
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Johnston proposes a Denver budget that would ‘cut to the bone’
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston unveiled his proposal for the city and county’s 2026 budget during a news briefing on Monday, saying the $1.66 billion general fund budget would “cut to the bone.” Johnston called the 5.8% reduction in spending, which aims to fill a $200 million gap, as the “most conservative” in 15 years. The…
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Comfort Inn shelter to close as Denver’s homeless strategy evolves
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston plans to close the Comfort Inn, one of the city’s larger homeless shelter hotels, and cease funding for the Monroe Village tiny home micro community, converting it to workforce housing. Citing fewer people living on the streets, officials said the decision comes as the next phase of the mayor’s efforts to…
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Johnston’s State of the City address: ‘Denver stands at a turning point’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Amid looming staff layoffs, a $250 million budget deficit and a host of other challenges, Mayor Mike Johnston outlined an optimistic vision for Denver on Monday in his second State of the City address. Marking the halfway point of his administration, Johnston addressed an audience…
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Denver mayor backs rule change making city layoffs easier
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is backing efforts to rewrite the city’s career service rules governing layoffs to make it easier to let employees go in light of a $250 million budget deficit over the next 18 months. A panel of city officials met last Wednesday…
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Feasible or unrealistic? Homeless advocates weigh in on Denver mayor’s ‘ambitious’ goal
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 outlines ‘ambitious’ goals for 2025
Painting a city gripped by worries over deportations, high cost of living and economic struggles, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Wednesday unveiled his goals for the year, saying he will focus on resolving familiar challenges — housing, homelessness and safety. “I want to make sure people see how serious we know the stakes are,” Johnston said…
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Denver officials scramble to determine impact of Trump’s federal funding pause
Denver officials are scrambling to determine how the Trump administration’s order to freeze federal funding will affect local programs, noting the city is relying on hundreds of millions of federal dollars this year alone. Jon Ewing, a spokesperson for Mayor Mike Johnston, told The Denver Gazette the city’s budget includes $150 million in federal funding.…
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Mayor claims Denver has ended street homelessness among veterans
Brian Asbeck, a Navy veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2003 to 2007, found himself living on the streets of Denver a little over a decade later. Asbeck said he moved to Denver three years ago, “hoping for a fresh start.” “But (I) quickly found myself living out of my vehicle after a…