Author: Deborah Grigsby
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Denver approves new police uniforms, construction of Cuernavaca Park building
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Denver City Councilmembers made quick work of Tuesday’s agenda, approving resolutions for the purchase of new police uniforms and the construction of a new Denver Parks and Recreation facility at Cuernavaca Park. The $1.5 million contract with Skaggs Companies is based on providing two complete uniforms to Denver Police Academy graduates and on uniform replacements…
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Denver District 10 launches test program to pay pet deposits
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Denver’s self-proclaimed “pet whisperer,” Councilman Chris Hinds, has launched a new program to help renters avoid having to choose between a home and their pet. Funded through Hinds’ own council budget, the program seeks to prevent relinquishment, as well as unnecessary pet rehoming, by helping cover upfront pet deposit costs, which often prevent renters from…
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Denver City Council meeting set for Tuesday, light agenda expected
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The Denver City Council will meet on Tuesday as most city offices will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Council members will have a relatively light agenda with no proclamations being issued and no required public hearing scheduled. From the Governance and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, council members will consider…
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Denver names director of community empowerment
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Almost a year after its creation, the city’s Division of Community Empowerment has named its first director, Stephanie Laing, a longtime captain with the Denver Sheriff’s Department, according to a statement from the Office of Human Rights and Community Partnership, which houses the new division. The position comes with an annual salary of $135,000, which…
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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless workers rally, citing low pay, high turnover
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Dozens of Colorado Coalition for the Homeless frontline workers and members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 105 rallied Thursday outside of a downtown CCH office building on north Broadway, calling on the nonprofit to address low wages and poor working conditions. The rally also comes on the heels of the city’s recent…
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As Denver’s flavored tobacco ban takes effect, retailers face fines, inspections
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Enforcement of Denver’s flavored tobacco ban began on Jan. 1 and city officials said that while education efforts will continue, retailers can expect both public-facing and undercover investigations to ensure compliance. The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment is responsible for enforcing the ban, which prohibits the sale of any flavored tobacco or nicotine…
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Face covering ban in Denver for law enforcement, ICE gains momentum
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A proposed ordinance prohibiting law enforcement officers from concealing their identities while interrogating, detaining, or arresting an individual in Denver will more than likely be assigned to another yet-to-be-determined City Council committee for further consideration. The proposal, presented to members of the city’s Budget and Policy Committee on Monday by Councilmembers Flor Alvidrez and Shontel…
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Denver ranked 5th in metro areas with highest homeless population, report says
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Denver is one of the major metropolitan areas in the country with the highest homeless population, and affordable housing may not be the main reason why — a new report claims. A new study by the Common Sense Institute found that metropolitan Denver ranked fifth for total number of homeless people among the 50 largest…
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Denver to issue first chunk of Vibrant Denver Bond dollars
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Get your shovels ready, Denver. The city is moving forward with the first issuance of Vibrant Denver Bond dollars for 58 named and shovel-ready projects approved by voters in November. Members of the Finance and Business Committee advanced two proposed resolutions on Tuesday that would release more than a third of the bond money approved…
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Denver City Council to revisit vote on emergency shelter funding
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The Denver City Council will have a light agenda on Monday. Meetings will continue in the Parr-Weidner Community Room while renovations progress in the council chambers. Returning to the council from the Community Planning and Housing Committee is a resolution to fund hotel rooms and ballrooms to accommodate overflow from the city’s emergency shelter beds…
