Tag: Mayor Mike Johnston
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City Park Jazz kicks off summer concert series
City Park Jazz launched its 40th annual summer concert series Sunday bringing music fans back to City Park just months after a fire destroyed the historic bandshell that had long served as the event’s centerpiece. The free weekly concert series opened Sunday with a performance by the DJ Williams Band at the City Park Pavilion.…
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Denver to offer small business loans up to $350K from marijuana sales tax fund
Denver’s Economic Development and Opportunity Department is partnering with the nonprofit Colorado Enterprise Fund to make low-interest small business loans, in a program approved this week by the Denver City Council. “This program puts cash on the barrelhead and sends a clear message that if you want to do business in Denver, you’ll have the…
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EDITORIAL: Mayor rightly raps ‘out of touch’ justice reformers
Has the pendulum swung too far in the name of justice reform? Most Denverites would say yes. What’s noteworthy is when a leader of the progressive political establishment agrees. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston did just that last week on KOA radio. He even called for more cops on the streets. “I think, frankly, there are…
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Denver Pavilions’ design ‘obsolete’ and should be partially demolished, experts say
The Denver Pavilions needs to significantly change in order to survive and be a downtown magnet for the next generation, according to new preliminary findings from an advisory panel of real estate experts. National experts from the Urban Land Institute, brought in by the mall’s new owner, determined the original design of the shopping center…
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Denver police writing speeding tickets again as traffic deaths climb under Vision Zero
There’s a memo out to anyone grown accustomed to running red lights or cruising the freeway at 20 miles per hour over the posted limit. They’re back. Denver police officers are writing traffic tickets again, and for some road stretches, the city is prepping fixed cameras to capture speeders in the act. Court records provided…
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EDITORIAL: All In Mile High’s gaping, glaring holes
Another report from watchdog Denver City Auditor Tim O’Brien has identified major issues with how Mayor Mike Johnston’s office has accounted for his signature All In Mile High homelessness initiative. As The Gazette reported, Johnston’s office informed the City Council in October 2025 that the total cost of the program from July 2023 through June…
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Denver to remove César Chávez name from city holiday, park in light of abuse allegations
The City of Denver will remove the name of César Chávez from the city holiday and city monuments that bear his name, one day after allegations of sexual misconduct by fellow civil rights activist Dolores Huerta and others surfaced, Mayor Mike Johnston announced Thursday. The city has already canceled its annual march, which was set…
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Denver’s Elyria-Swansea residents fight new data center
Residents of Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood are pushing back against the construction of a new data center, citing not only environmental concerns but also the city’s failure to adequately notify them before approving it. The residents delivered a “Good Neighbor” proposal to CoreSite outlining specific demands, including full transparency on energy load, water use and generator…
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Denver heads for full ‘road diet’ on Alameda Avenue as councilmembers question rising city traffic deaths
The rise in traffic deaths in the Mile High City over the past year has caught the attention of councilmembers, as Denver’s transportation agency is doubling down on its Vision Zero strategy for ending fatalities. That issue came to a head at a City Council subcommittee meeting on Wednesday, as the Department of Transportation &…
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Vision Zero: As Denver doubles down, fatalities keep climbing
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A decade ago, Denver became one of many U.S. cities to adopt a bold, new model of traffic safety — one that envisioned an end to the hundreds of serious injuries and dozens of fatalities that plague the streets each year. Fast forward to today, and Denver streets and intersections show a widening array of…