Tag: Mayor
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Westminster swears in new mayor, searches for council replacement
The city of Westminster has a new mayor and an empty seat on the City Council where she used to preside. The city swore in two-year Councilmember Claire Carmelia as the city’s new mayor on Dec. 1 — along with new councilmember Jack Johnson and returning incumbents Sarah Nurmela and Obi Ezeadi. Carmelia won 53.34% of…
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Westminster voters to choose mayor, councilmembers
Westminster residents will elect three city councilmembers and a new mayor during the Nov. 4 election. Voters in the city of around 115,000 will choose from eight City Council candidates running for the open seats and three mayoral candidates, two of whom have already served on the council for years. The mayor and councilmembers are…
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Denver to close city services and offices for Juneteenth
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As temperatures get back up into the upper 90 degrees on Thursday, many Denverites will be enjoying the mid-June day off for Juneteenth. The holiday, a portmanteau of June 19 — the day it is…
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Denver mayor vetoes bill expanding Denver’s needle exchange program
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston late on Tuesday vetoed a proposal to remove the cap and distance requirements on the city’s needle exchange program. The City Council may still override his veto if supporters can secure a supermajority of nine votes. That appears unlikely, as a divided council approved the measure Monday with an 8 to…
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Former Lakeside police chief, mayor pleads guilty to embezzlement
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Robert Gordanier, former Lakeside police chief, fire chief and mayor, pleaded guilty to embezzlement Tuesday after a four-year car flipping scheme. First Judicial District Judge Philip McNulty sentenced Gordanier to four years of supervised probation with a deferred sentence and a required $26,088 of restitution to the tiny Town of Lakeside on one embezzlement of public property…
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Denver mayor defends strategy, insists ‘success’ mirrors Houston
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Despite the increase in homelessness in the city, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration defended its strategy and insisted that its “success” mirrors cities like Houston, Texas. A mayor’s spokesperson insisted that Denver saw one of the largest reductions in “unsheltered” homelessness nationwide, and its…
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Denver to spend $3M on youth job program
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Monday agreed to spend $4 million in an attempt to curb youth violence and support the struggling city center. A $1.5 million contract with Denver Public Schools was doubled, and $1 million will be spent to hire a planning firm…
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“Trust Patrols” latest attempt by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, Denver Police, to build trust citywide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, in a bid to build trust and prevent crime in Denver communities, announced the Denver Police Department will begin so-called “trust patrols” that can be requested by local businesses and events or sent to specific locations. While the main goal of…
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Denver mayor touts responses to homelessness, immigration in first State of City speech
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver has accomplished much after one year under Mayor Mike Johnston, he said in his State of the City speech Monday, but he added there is still much to do if the city is to become a “vibrant” hometown and “capital of the New West.” …