Author: DEBBIE KELLEY
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Colorado health equity funder’s redirection debated
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A redirection in grantmaking that began two years ago for The Colorado Trust, a 40-year-old Denver-headquartered funder, has led some employees to now voice concerns, which has reportedly put their jobs in jeopardy. The vice president of communications for the private health equity foundation says the course has been set for years, with this being…
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Vehicle camping now illegal in Colorado Springs, City Council decides after another impassioned session
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After listening to another lengthy and impassioned round of opposition Tuesday, the Colorado Springs City Council voted 7-2 to adopt a new municipal ordinance that makes living in a vehicle illegal on public property. The law combines existing ordinances that ban overnight urban camping near waterways, along trails, in city parks and other public places…
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Colorado Springs to consider car camping ban on public property earlier than expected; transparency on council a concern
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The Colorado Springs City Council will hear a proposal to standardize camping bans on public property and include restrictions on vehicle camping months earlier than expected. Members had voted on Nov. 10 to postpone for six months an ordinance that would bring ordinances pertaining to illegal camping in city limits, such as near waterways and…
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Deaths by suicide decrease at Royal Gorge Bridge following safety upgrades
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CAÑON CITY – Jay Valusek stared at “that damned railing” for hours that bled into days after his beloved 28-year-old daughter jumped in 2018 from atop the metal edge of the Royal Gorge Bridge to her death 956 feet below. Valusek’s vision blurred and then refocused as he pictured his precious Elizabeth Anne Valusek, who…
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Lawsuit filed against Christian-focused charitable fund in Colorado Springs with Tebow connection
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information about damages sought in the lawsuit. It’s likely that Gordon Peterson would not only be turning over in his grave, if that were possible, but also tsking angrily and oozing disappointment about what’s happening 20 years after the late real estate investor opened a donor-advised…
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Point in Time homeless count begins Sunday following last year’s record high for El Paso County
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A surveying crew of 125 volunteers on Sunday will begin counting people who are homeless at 50 areas known for encampments and other activity throughout El Paso County. The process will continue through Wednesday for the yearly Point in Time and Housing Inventory Count, according to organizers. This year’s big initial weekend push to collect…
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New housing needs assessment for Colorado Springs and El Paso County: ‘No market segment is adequately served’
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For decades, Colorado Springs and El Paso County leapt rooftops ahead of housing demand and now fall so short that it’s uncertain whether catching up to the growing need is feasible, a new Regional Housing Needs Assessment shows. While the 314-page report concludes that “no market segment is adequately served,” sectors having the most problems…
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Tenants’ union at private, market-rate apartments in Colorado Springs call for improved living conditions
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After tenants’ unions formed at two low-income public housing apartment buildings in Colorado Springs, residents of a privately held, market-rate complex in the city have recruited more than half of the estimated 120 occupied units to sign a union card in seeking change. Tenants of Aviator Apartment Homes at 1670 N. Murray Blvd., say their…
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Amid outbursts, Colorado Springs City Council postpones proposed vehicle camping ban
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After about three hours of presentation, discussion and public comment, Colorado Springs City Council voted 5-4 Monday to postpone a proposal that would add a vehicle camping ban to city ordinances pertaining to illegal urban camping and consolidate them for standardization and consistency. The issue will be taken up in six months, at the May…
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El Pomar releases $1.5 million for food assistance to Colorado communities
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El Pomar Foundation is releasing $1.5 million in immediate aid for food assistance that will be distributed to 112 nonprofit organizations across Colorado this week, the organization announced Monday. The move is in response to “increasing food prices and growing food insecurity, as well as recent suspension of federal funding to critical food systems,” according…
