Author: Deborah Grigsby
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Anger grows as Denver mayor extends Flock camera contract
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Inside a modest equipment rental building in north Denver, close to 700 people gathered for a community town hall on Wednesday evening to call for Mayor Mike Johnston to turn off the city’s 111 Flock Safety license plate-reading cameras. Just hours before the meeting, Johnston announced that the city would extend its contract with the…
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Denver seeks $2M in rent owed by Denver Post
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Two years ago, Denver built its hopes – and most likely its budget – on the purchase of the former Denver Post building in downtown with plans to add office space for courts. In January 2024, Denver bought the sleek, modern building, complete with its own marquee, for $88.5 million, assuming the building’s lease with…
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Denver mayor extends Flock camera contract against council’s wishes
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Just hours before a community town hall where critics were expected to push for Denver to immediately suspend the use of its Flock Safety license plate reading cameras, Mayor Mike Johnston announced on Wednesday that the city would be extending its contract with the Atlanta-based technology company. That extension would come at no cost to…
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Denver City Council moves forward with collective bargaining ordinance
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Members of the city’s Governance and Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to advance a required ordinance implementing and clarifying collective bargaining rights for certain city employees. Last year, more than 64% of voters approved a ballot measure that establishes collective bargaining for non-supervisory city employees to negotiate compensation, working conditions, and other employment terms.…
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Denver joins suit against Trump administration claiming grants have unlawful conditions
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Denver has joined Chicago, New York, Boston, Baltimore, New Haven, Minneapolis and St. Paul in suing the Trump administration over what they claim are unlawful conditions imposed on federal grant funding. The lawsuit, filed Monday in a U.S. District Court in Illinois, “aims to prevent the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management…
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Denver mayor’s revised budget: $4 million in funding additions
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has returned his amended 2026 spending plan back to the City Council for review, leveraging $4 million in interest from American Rescue Plan Act funds to address 11 of the council’s 16 proposed additions. The addition now brings the proposed city spending plan to $1.664 million. Along with added funding for…
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Denver City Council to consider more funding for homeless services
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Denver is moving one step closer to its final 2026 spending plan on Monday, with Mayor Mike Johnston delivering his final proposed budget to the City Council. After it is delivered, the budget will be open for inspection from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, in the City Council Office, Room 451 of…
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Denver clerk tosses Vibrant Bond campaign finance complaint
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Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López recently dismissed a complaint alleging several donors to Denver’s Vibrant Bond Issue Campaign violated campaign finance rules with money that may have been taxpayer dollars. The complaint, filed by Jason Bailey, founder of the Citizens for NO New Debt group, was dismissed almost as quickly as it was submitted,…
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Denver mayor nominates Buchanan for planning post
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has nominated Brad Buchanan to lead the city’s Community Planning and Development efforts full-time, pending approval by the City Council. Buchanan, a longtime architect and former chairman of the Denver Planning Board, has held dual roles as CPD’s interim executive director and the CEO of the National Western Center Authority. “I…
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Affordable housing plan stalled as Denver rejects property buy
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A resolution that would have pulled $2.5 million out of the city’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) contingency fund to purchase a former Goodyear auto repair shop in the city’s Central Business District has failed. Members of the Denver City Council voted 7 to 4 on Tuesday to reject the plan to purchase the property at…
