Author: DAVID MULLEN The Gazette
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Thousands sign petition to recall Douglas County school board members
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More than 18,000 people have signed an online petition to recall Douglas County School District school board members who voted to remove the district’s superintendent on Friday night. The petition on Change.org had received more than 18,000 signatures as of 10 p.m. Saturday. It was launched by a parent, Kaci Burns Nice, who is calling on…
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Local leaders call on U.S. Senate to pass Build Back Better Act
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Local leaders and climate activists, pointing to devastation caused by the recent Marshall fire, called on the U.S. Senate on Friday to take immediate action to mitigate the climate crisis by passing President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act. They spoke during a virtual press conference sponsored by Moms Clean Air Force that came in…
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Over 20 Denver businesses cited for selling tobacco products without necessary license
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Denver’s Department of Excise and Licenses on Monday fined 23 businesses that sold tobacco products without the required license. The businesses were fined $150, and each was given information about the license requirement and a warning before the fines were issued, said Eric Escudero, a spokesman for the department. Denver’s City Council passed an ordinance…
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Denver launches initiative to house 400 homeless residents in 100 days
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Denver’s Department of Housing Stability and Mayor Michael Hancock launched a housing initiative Tuesday with a goal of getting 400 homeless residents housed in 100 days. Denver launched a similar initiative at the beginning of September with the goal of housing 200 people. Officials said 576 people were housed at 346 households during that initiative.…
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CDOT says season going well despite snowplow driver shortage
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Officials across the country are working to address a shortage of snowplow drivers as winter rages on and the Colorado Department of Transportation is among the many agencies impacted. CDOT full team consists of 1,600 road maintenance specialists and frontline supervisors across the state and currently has around 200 openings. This is nearly double the…
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Colorado first-dose COVID-19 vaccine rate reaches 80%
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Colorado’s COVID-19 vaccination rate of eligible people 5 and older has reached 80%, the governor’s office announced Friday evening. Denver mask order ‘likely’ to end next week; Tri-County may end Monday As of Friday night, more than 4.3 million Coloradans received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 3.8 million Coloradans were fully…
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Colorado Board of Education denies Adams 14’s request for new management
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The Colorado Board of Education on Friday denied a request by Adams County School District 14 to choose a new organization to oversee its operations after the district terminated its contract with MGT Consulting earlier this month. Adams 14 School District accreditation restored, days after it was removed State Board’s action was unanimous. Members indicated…
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Denver suspends jury trials until Feb. 11 citing COVID-19
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Jury trials in Denver won’t resume until at least Feb. 11 due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant. Chief Judge Michael A. Martinez with the Second Judicial District, which includes Denver, made the executive order on Friday. He wrote while cases have began to slightly decrease, local health official…
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New report gives insight into the pandemic’s impact on homelessness in Denver
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The number of people using emergency shelters on a given night in metro Denver increased 40% last year as the number of people experiencing homelessness for the first time nearly doubled, according to a new report. The second State of Homelessness report, released Thursday by the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, also showed that people of…
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Denver students stage walkout over COVID-19 concerns
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Students at two Denver schools walked out of class on Thursday morning to express their concerns over the district’s COVID-19 regulations. Students at Denver North and Thomas Jefferson high schools staged the walkout just before 10 a.m., one week after a student’s petition called for the district to change its COVID-19 rules. Colorado’s omicron wave…
