Tag: Kevin Flynn
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One Main Street Colorado endorse all but one Denver City Council incumbent
As polls closed for midterm elections Tuesday night, polling center workers counted the votes and races were called. But Denver voters have another election to participate in, and it’s five months away: The City of Denver races, which include a mayoral and city council elections. The election is April 4. On Wednesday, One Main Street…
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Denver approves crosswalk signals, welcomes Ulibarri Park
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Denver City Council took steps to improve pedestrian safety Monday night, and took time to honor a couple who made their mark on the city in the 1960s and ’70s. Council approved a budget amendment that adds $1.1 million for the purchase of pedestrian crosswalk signals — but it was half of what members wanted.…
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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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Denver parks officials ask for bigger security budget, councilmembers lament lack of bathroom access
Denver Parks and Recreation officials on Monday asked the city council for an additional $1.6 million in its 2023 budget to enhance security measures at parks, prompting a councilmember to note the gruesome murder of a 14-year-old boy at a recreation center. “We had our first murder in 30 something years at the Southwest Recreation…
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Daniels Park ownership becomes political football
Daniels Park is still up for grabs, according to one Douglas County Commissioner who says he has plans to meet with Denver Mayor Michael Hancock about taking the iconic property over from the Mile High City. But Hancock is out of the office this week and has not heard from Douglas County Commissioner George Teal,…
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2020 Census | Bucking the trend: As nation, state get more diverse, Denver gets whiter
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Census Bureau’s decennial census data, released last week, show that Colorado, like most of the rest of the country, saw a shift toward greater diversity, as the population became more Hispanic, Black and Asian. But in Denver, that wasn’t the case. Some parts…
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Reporter-turned-councilman Kevin Flynn reflects on his time representing District 2
When Councilman Kevin Flynn was elected as District 2’s city council representative, he was the outsider on the inside. Formerly a city hall reporter at the Rocky Mountain News, Flynn was now working alongside the politicians he had spent 27 years reporting on. Today, after serving as a political reporter, true crime novelist and communications…
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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…
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Denver pot stores cite safer roads, extra city revenue with more hours
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s marijuana dispensaries are seeking longer hours to have a level playing field with other city businesses and competitors in neighboring communities. City Council listened to mostly supportive arguments for extending the closing hours from 7 p.m. to midnight at a recent Special Issues Committee…