Author: By LINDSEY TOOMER
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No bomb found: Colorado Capitol all clear after evacuation
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Authorities on Wednesday found no explosives after evacuating the Capitol for about an hour because of a bomb threat. Bombing-sniffing dogs and security personnel searched the building but found no bomb, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Troopers allowed people to reenter the building around 1:45 p.m. The State Patrol said it received information about…
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Denver agency proposes slashed fees, permanent social equity priority for marijuana delivery
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Denver’s Department of Excise and Licenses is proposing giving exclusive access to social equity applicants for marijuana delivery licenses forever. Social equity applicants already have the exclusive right to deliver for marijuana stores after a city bill passed last year gives them this right through June 1, 2024, but the new proposal would extend this…
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Denver establishes new mandatory affordable housing fund
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Denver City Council gave final approval Monday to the creation of a new special revenue fund to hold fee-in-lieu dollars paid to the city as part of its Expanding Housing Affordability Guidelines. The Mandatory Affordable Housing Fee-In-Lieu Fund will hold money developers pay to the city should they decide not to build affordable housing on…
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Denver City Council weekly meeting will start earlier beginning next week
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Effective next week, Denver City Council meetings will start an hour and a half earlier than currently, with a modified order of business in an attempt to better manage time. The resolution, unanimously approved by the council Monday, was initially proposed by council member Chris Herndon to make city council meetings more efficient. The “business”…
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Denver City Council elects new president, president pro-tem to one-year terms
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Denver City Council has a new president and president pro-tem leading the council’s work over the next year. Council unanimously elected District 3 Council member Jamie Torres to the role of president and District 1 council member Amanda Sandoval to the role of president pro-tem, both the sole nominees for their positions. Both Torres and…
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Michael Hancock looks back at 11 years as Denver mayor in final State of the City address
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants to enter his final year at the helm of the Mile High City with eyes set “firmly on a city built on justice” as he runs “a city in motion” that he wants to watch thrive long after his term concludes. Hancock outlined his priorities for Denver – a fair and just…
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Denver initially approves special revenue fund for mandatory affordable housing
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Denver City Council gave preliminary approval Monday to the creation of a new special revenue fund to hold fee-in-lieu dollars paid to the city as part of its Expanding Housing Affordability Guidelines. The Mandatory Affordable Housing Fee-In-Lieu Fund will hold money developers pay to the city should they decide not to build affordable housing on…
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Denver adds more dollars to contract for motel room voucher program
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Denver City Council voted to add $1.8 million to its contract with U.S. Motels Denver North, which provides short-term shelter through a motel room voucher program when the city’s emergency shelter beds are full Monday night. The contract, which is still set to expire at the end of 2022, is now for a total of…
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Denver approves citywide telecommunications contracts $60 million
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Denver City Council approved a group of contracts for around $60 million with four service providers who will meet the city’s telecommunications and connectivity needs for the next five years Monday night. Telecommunications services allow Denver to keep about 180 sites connected to the city’s primary data center, according to a presentation given to Denver’s…
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Demonstrators at state Capitol call for overturning Colorado’s ‘rent stabilization’ ban
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With the cost of living rising rapidly across Colorado, some organizations see local control of rent stabilization policies as a way to help make communities more affordable for those struggling to pay for housing. A rally on Sunday at the Capitol sought locally elected officials’ support for reversing Colorado’s rent stabilization ban ahead of the…
