Tag: Homelessness
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Denver approves $17.8 million in homeless spending
Denver will spend almost a quarter of a billion dollars on homelessness and housing stability in 2023 and the city council on Monday approved eight related contracts and resolutions worth $17.8 million. The amount represents just over 1/14th of Denver’s total budgeted amount for the year. Mayor Michael Hancock’s final adopted budget contains $254 million…
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Public safety, homelessness and affordability take spotlight at Denver at-large council candidate debate
Different from candidates running to represent a specific district, at-large members of Denver’s City Council represent the whole city and have to have their fingers on the pulse of residents’ concerns who may have widely different opinions about top issues like public safety. Five candidates vying for two at-large Council seats on April’s ballot attended…
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In second TV ad, Chris Hansen promises to audit Denver’s homelessness programs
In his second TV ad, mayoral candidate Chris Hansen vowed to cut Denver’s homelessness programs that aren’t working, claiming its approach hasn’t produced “enough” results even as the city is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on the issue. Hansen argues that Denver’s $250 million budget to tackle the issue this year could be transformative —…
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Denver mayoral candidate Leslie Herod said she ‘transformed Colorado for the better’
Leslie Herod began her political journey at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she said she thought she’d be a cheerleader. She quickly learned there were few people who looked like her and began to recognize severe inequities at the flagship university. So, she did something about it. Herod worked with a group of progressives…
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Retiring city manager cites affordable housing, homelessness as Aurora’s most pressing issues
As he prepares to retire, Aurora’s City Manager Jim Twombly names Aurora’s most pressing issues as housing and homelessness, public safety and infrastructure needs. They’re all challenges city staff have sought to begin tackling, he said in an interview with the Denver Gazette. Aurora sought to curb homelessness and a lack of affordable housing with…
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Denver opens additional overnight shelters as temperatures drop, snow moves in
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver is activating additional overnight shelters for homeless people as Tuesday night’s temperatures drop and pending snow Wednesday, according to a city news release. Denver’s Department of Housing Stability opened Rude Recreation Center, located at 2855 W. Holden Pl., to expand the city’s overnight shelter…
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Denver’s Westwood neighborhood set for new library?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s smallest branch library at 900 square feet lives in the Westwood neighborhood. It’s so small that it cannot meet the needs of the neighborhood, which is why the Denver City Council will consider a…
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Denver mayoral candidate Trinidad Rodriguez announces public safety plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the shadow of the Denver Police Department headquarters at 1331 Cherokee St., mayoral candidate Trinidad Rodriguez — just like several of his counterparts in previous weeks —announced his public safety plan Thursday. Rodriguez is one of 17 candidates running for Denver Mayor in the…
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City Council considers $300,000 increase to Denver Rescue Mission contract
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee Wednesday approved an amendment to the contract the city has with the Denver Rescue Mission that will cost taxpayers $300,000 more annually if approved. The proposed one-year, $9…