Tag: Jamie Torres
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Denver’s city council decriminalizes jaywalking
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save To use the crosswalk or to jaywalk — that is the question. And it’s a question the Denver’s city council took seriously during meeting on Monday, when the councilmembers decided to adopt a bill decriminalizing jaywalking in a, 10-3 vote. Critics of the bill said it…
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Denver’s Mayoral race is crowded, but it’s not the only one
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Almost 50 names will appear on the City of Denver’s April 4 ballot across several different municipal offices. The 17 candidates remaining for mayor (there was as many as 26) will be accompanied by nine city council at-large candidates and 23 others in an election…
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Denver City Council honors Indigenous People’s Day with proclamation
At every meeting since October 2020, the City Council has acknowledged the original owners of the land Denver now occupies. The Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Peoples lived and died here long before there was a Mile High City and on Monday, Denver City Council President Jamie Torres emphasized that fact by reading a proclamation marking the city’s…
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Despite objections, Denver City Council approves Sun Valley Redevelopment Area
The Denver City Council on Monday approved the Sun Valley Homes Urban Redevelopment Plan. The move creates an urban redevelopment area, complete with a property and sales tax increment area. The total project budget is $47.7 million, and $10.3 million of that will come from revenue raised by the taxing district and be used by…
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Demonstrators at the Capitol call for overturning Colorado’s ‘rent stabilization’ ban
With the cost of living rising rapidly across Colorado, some organizations see local control of “rent stabilization” policies as a way to help make communities more affordable for those struggling to pay for housing. A rally on Sunday at the Capitol sought locally elected officials’ support for reversing Colorado’s rent stabilization ban ahead of the…
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Third-generation Denverite Councilwoman Jamie Torres talks representing her home District 3
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For Councilwoman Jamie Torres, serving Denver is in her blood. A third-generation Denverite, Torres represents District 3 with a life-long respect and admiration for the community it holds. Torres was born and raised in west…
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Denver City Council OKs $2 million in contracts for police uniforms, accessories and cars
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One week after agreeing to spend $1.1 million on contracts for police uniforms and accessories, the Denver City Council approved further commitments in police funding on Monday. During the regular Council meeting Monday night, council members passed two resolutions approving the purchase of over $2…