Tag: Mayor
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Denver mayor selects new deputy mayor, legislative director
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has made his selections for a deputy mayor and legislative director. Adrina Gibson, who was appointed by Johnston in August 2025 to lead the Department of General Services, was selected to be the city’s deputy mayor on Monday, according to a news release from the mayor’s office. She will continue to…
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Arvada mayor announces breast cancer diagnosis
Arvada Mayor Lauren Simpson temporarily stepped away from the dais Tuesday after a breast cancer diagnosis. “I don’t think cancer knew who it was picking when it picked me, but best believe I’m going to kick its butt,” Simpson said during the City Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday evening. Simpson told the city that she…
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‘They will do just fine:’ Westminster mayor steps down after 13 years
Former Westminster Mayor Nancy McNally officially stepped down from the dais on Dec. 1, marking more than 35 years in public service. “You’re our council mom,” Councilmember Amber Hott said behind tears. “What are we going to do without our council mom?” A few weeks later, multiple people stopped to shake her hand or wish…
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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
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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Former Denver Police Ofc. Dale Coski, disability rights advocate, honored at memorial Thursday
Former Denver Police Department Officer and disability rights advocate Dale Coski was honored at the department’s fallen officers memorial Thursday. Coski was struck by a vehicle while helping a stranded motorist in 1983. She lost her left leg above the knee and was paralyzed in most of her body from the incident. Despite her injuries,…
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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…