Federal funds can help in the short term, but without GOP-blocked immigration reform, nothing will really change
Mayor Michael Hancock
Posted inHousing
Old motels are putting a dent in Colorado’s homelessness crisis after serving as emergency shelters during the pandemic
Already this fall, the city of Denver has helped nonprofits buy three motels that eventually will provide hundreds of housing units for those living on the streets
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Littwin: More and more people are apparently done with COVID, but is COVID actually done with us?
It requires no special insight to realize that the national mood on the pandemic is in the process of making a dramatic shift, even as the “mild” omicron variant continues to kill Americans at a disturbingly high rate. There is hope, even among some medical scientists, that after omicron finally leaves us, the pandemic will […]
Posted inClimate, Energy, Environment, News
Denver’s climate change “czar” has a mission and millions of dollars to start carrying it out
State machinations on climate change get a lot of attention in Colorado, but the city of Denver also wants to get in on the game. Denver now has its own climate change office, and thanks to a vote by taxpayers in November, the office will have about $40 million a year to distribute to cut […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Denver should implement the police task-force recommendations
In our combined experience working with communities across the United States to transform policing, one thing is abundantly clear, especially in Denver: Community members are in the best position to provide solutions to their public safety needs. The Denver community has spoken, and local government leaders should implement the recommendations recently released by the community-led […]
Posted inBusiness, Environment, Growth, Housing, News, Outdoors, Politics and Government
Colorado’s urban open space past haunts the future of development and community life
A cemetery for nuns. A city golf course where a generation of Black civic leaders met to network. A century-old farm. An abandoned college football stadium. An unloved wedge of an ancient stockyard. Developers and neighbors are fighting over some of the most precious unpaved spots left up and down Colorado’s Front Range, all the […]
Posted inCartoons, Opinion
What’d I Miss?: Denver’s mayor as unreliable narrator
Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world. < Previous | Start from the beginning | More cartoons from The Colorado Sun
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Opinion: Ban flavored tobacco to protect health of LGBTQ community
October is LGBTQ History Month, which, along with the coinciding National Coming Out Day, provides the community with opportunities for celebration and conscious reflection. An important piece of reflection this year should be on the tobacco industry’s historical targeting of the LGBTQ community, which has resulted in significantly higher than average usage rates and increased […]
Posted inClimate, Election 2020, Environment, News, Politics and Government
Denver’s unique sales tax to fight climate change could be a blueprint for future action nationwide
Ballot measure 2A is part of Denver’s efforts to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in the city, but some are concerned about regressive nature of the tax Denver voters this year could give the city a unique tool for fighting climate change that is unlike strategies pursued by other U.S. cities. Across the nation, local […]
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Wilson: Denver police are making the case for defunding on their own
When rioters sieged Denver police headquarters recently, I was a little confused. I wondered if there had been another police killing of a Black man that I was unaware of, and this was the immediate aftermath. I expected them to be shouting the name of whoever this victim was, raising awareness, and calling for justice. […]