Tag: Lisa Calderon
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Denver leaders want public process for safety agency heads under Mike Johnston
As newly sworn-in Mayor Mike Johnston shapes his administration, Denver’s residents will be closely watching who he chooses for his cabinet, notably the public-facing safety agencies. They bear the brunt of responding to some of Denver’s most urgent, bumper-sticker issues, including homelessness and poverty, crime, the opioid crisis and illegal guns. Advocates who spoke to…
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Progressive stalwart Lisa Calderón endorses Mike Johnston for Denver mayor
Former mayoral candidate Lisa Calderón on Tuesday endorsed Mike Johnston for Denver’s top political post. Calderón , who came in third in the April 4 elections, highlighted Johnston’s more progressive ideals, though she stopped short of calling him one. Indeed, the endorsement came with some scrutiny. She criticized what she described as Johnston’s refusal to undo the…
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Voters 55 and up backed Mike Johnston, Kelly Brough; younger voters supported progressives in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A majority of voters who showed up on election day in Denver’s April 4 municipal races favored more progressive candidates, while those who mailed in their ballots preferred aspirants whose politics hews closer to the center compared to their rivals, an analysis of ballot returns…
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Mike Johnston, Kelly Brough headed toward runoff in Denver mayor race
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Mike Johnston takes early lead in Denver mayor’s race
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mike Johnston took the early lead in the race for mayor, the unofficial and early count shows. Johnston, a former state senator, secured about 25% of the votes in the first tally at 7 p.m. In second place is Kelly Brough, a former chamber of…
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Denver mayoral candidates court voters in final days of election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From phone banks off Pecos Street to the doors of the Sunnyside and University neighborhoods, Denver mayoral candidates are making a final push to get Denverites out to vote — and choose them. For voters, deciding who to back among 17 names appearing on the…
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What are the Denver mayoral candidates’ public safety priorities? | DENVER VOTERS GUIDE
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Gazette asked 16 candidates for Denver mayor several questions about public safety, including how they would address a police officer shortage, their priorities for the public safety budget and the role they believe community-based alternatives to policing should play. Here are their responses,…
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With youth as audience, Denver mayoral candidates focus on fentanyl at 5280 High School forum
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Recent mayoral debates have been combative, but the forum on Thursday, which focused on fentanyl, was much more collaborative. Candidates were asked questions by students at 5280 High School, which specializes in providing education for youth dealing with substance misuse and addiction. Their queries, which…
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Lisa Calderon, Andy Rougeot in testy exchange in combative Denver mayoral debate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the most combative debate of the Denver mayor’s race yet, candidates sharply criticized their rivals’ positions on a host of issues, notably on public safety and homelessness, with Lisa Calderón and Andy Rougeot finding themselves in a testy exchange over policing. Calderon said Rougeot…
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Denver student killed near East High School frames end of mayoral debate
Death of Luis Garcia, 16, frames conversation around school safety at recent mayoral debate