Author: Annika Schmidt

Mayor John Suthers introduced Yemi Mobolade as the next mayor of Colorado Springs in a cabinet meeting Wednesday morning. The invitation to join the meeting was a positive surprise to Mobolade, who met with his predecessor one on one earlier that morning, according to Mobolade’s communications director Joe Hollmann. As the campaign trail ends, Mobolade faces…

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has congratulated Yemi Mobolade on his victory in Tuesday’s runoff election for mayor of Colorado Springs. “Congratulations to Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade on his victory and I look forward to working with the Mayor-elect to help save people money in Colorado Springs, make Colorado one of the ten safest states, and move…

Colorado Springs mayoral candidates Wayne Williams and Yemi Mobolade gave voters insight into their approach to the mayorship in the third runoff debate Thursday, this time with a distinctly personal touch as each addressed hot-button issues like abortion, equity and gun control, showcasing some personal beliefs. Hosted by The Road at Chapel Hills, a church…

The city of Colorado Springs is installing 26 sensors in the downtown corridor as part of a program to collect foot and vehicle traffic data. The sensors detect and categorize moving objects – pedestrians, bicycles, cars, trucks, buses – but do not collect personally identifiable information, according to Carlos Tamayo, the city’s innovation manager. Each moving object…