Tag: Housing
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EDITORIAL: Some perspective on Colorado’s high housing costs
The cost of housing has soared in our state in recent years, outpacing income growth and making it especially challenging for lower-wage earners and younger, entry-level workers to afford rent. Buying a place of their own is an even taller task for many. It all has led to much public debate and, inevitably, hyperventilation by…
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EDITORIAL: Density zoning’s drumbeat drones on
Longtime “Simpsons” fans will recall the satirical series’ riff on Broadway’s “The Music Man.” The citizens of mythical Springfield are beguiled by a huckster who pitches them on the idea of building a monorail — which, of course, the town can’t afford and doesn’t need. Before even unveiling his proposal, the pitchman slyly plays the…
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Gov. Jared Polis says Trump’s tariffs policy is disrupting Colorado’s exports, jobs
A report released Thursday by Colorado’s governor said President Donald Trump’s tariffs policy is disrupting the state’s economy and courting a recessionary scenario. State economists have, in fact, been sounding the risk of a scenario for a year — preceding both the White House’s tariffs changes and the congressional budget that Democrats blamed for Colorado’s…
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Denver ditches minimum vehicle parking requirements
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council repealed the city’s minimum vehicle parking requirements on Monday, opening the door for builders and developers to take on new projects without having to incorporate parking spaces during the planning stages. With the council’s 9 to 3 vote, parking requirements for…
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Woman dies in custody at Denver County Jail on Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A woman died in custody at the Denver County Jail Friday afternoon. The woman, who was in the custody of the Denver Sheriff Department, was discovered to be non-responsive in a housing unit at about 2:40 p.m. Friday, according to a news release sent by…
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50,000 people in Colorado accessed homeless services in 2024, report says
Veteran homeless numbers decline last year
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Denver considers ordering landlords to pay for relocation in cases of ‘imminent health hazards’
Denver landlords operating rental properties alleged to have put their tenants’ life, health or safety at risk could be required to pay for temporary housing for tenants if the city amends portions of the municipal housing enforcement code. The proposed policy, according to officials, focuses on residential rental properties. It does not extend to the…
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Judge orders man arrested for Boulder homeless teen’s death held on $10 million bond
A Boulder judge ordered a $10 million bond on Friday for a man accused of bludgeoning and strangling a 19-year-old Boulder woman, and then leaving her body strapped to a bike trailer in a back yard. James “Jimmy” West, 52, appeared in court less than 24 hours after he was arrested by Boulder police on…
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Colorado mountain towns tap tourists to help address housing, child care for workers
Editor’s note: Today, The Gazette begins publishing stories from the Colorado Network, a new cooperative of freelance journalists focused on covering news from all corners of the state, particularly areas that are undercovered now. DURANGO • Durango and La Plata County have come up with an innovative way to address acute shortages in housing and child…