Author: Deborah Grigsby
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Colorado Cost of Living: Moving closer to downtown Denver
As the mid-morning sun spills through a small window in Elizabeth Nagle’s small Denver apartment, her 12-year-old dog, Freya, gnaws intently on a small toy rabbit. On her table sits a retro, portable record player and a plate of small French pastries. Plastic moving boxes tucked in various corners of her living room quietly hint…
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Denver could be back in DNC spotlight 20 years later
It’s been nearly two decades since Denver shared the spotlight as host to the 2008 Democratic National Convention — and a lot has happened in the city since then. But not major party conventions. In fact, before 2008, Denver hadn’t hosted a major party convention since 1908, when Democrats nominated William Jennings Bryan, who supported…
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Denver City Council to hear from public on extension for site development plans
This week, the Denver City Council agenda includes several rezonings and a proposed amendment to the city’s zoning code that would extend deadlines for site development plans approved on or before Dec. 31, 2025. If approved, the “Site Development Plan Validity Extension” amendment would spare roughly 22,600 planned residential units from loss due to expiring…
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Denver public safety power shut-offs ‘a last resort,’ Xcel says
Although Denver has not yet experienced a public safety power shut-off, the Mile High City came close in December, according to Xcel Energy officials who briefed the city’s Transportation and Infrastructure committee Wednesday. Representatives from the utility company briefed members of the Denver City Council’s committee on wildfire mitigation efforts on Wednesday, highlighting a $1.2…
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‘Expect 2027 revenue to remain flat,’ finance officials warn Denver budget planners
Denver expects little to no revenue growth through 2027. And “flat” growth is a “best-case scenario,” city finance experts told members of the Denver City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee, as preliminary efforts to organize and establish guidance for the 2027 budget planning process kicked off Tuesday. The city anticipates 2027 revenue to remain around…
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City service, housing, safety top Denver budget proposals for 2027
Denver’s 2027 budget season got underway Monday, with City Council members presenting a handful of proposed new budget policies and funding proposals. With eight budget priorities outlined for 2027, council members used this week’s Budget and Policy Committee meeting to explain, rather than pitch, their proposals, which focus on eight pre-selected priorities: public safety, community…
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Denver City Council: Scooters, syringes, fancy airport lawyers
The Denver City Council returns this week with a 24-page agenda packed with a variety of interesting items for consideration. From the Community Planning and Housing Committee comes a $3.4 million contract between the City and Jewish Family Service of Colorado to provide rapid rehousing support for at least 55 homeless individuals or families living…
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University of Denver closes in on carbon neutrality goals
The University of Denver has notched some pretty big goals recently, and they are closing in on another. But this time, it’s off the ice. The goal? Over the next 12 to 24 months, DU, in partnership with Pivot Energy, plans to bring five additional off-site solar projects online, eliminating 100% of campus electricity-related greenhouse…
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Colorado Aeronautical Board greenlights millions in airport funding
Many of Colorado’s public-use airports can now begin or complete key projects that enhance aviation safety and support the state’s transition to cleaner aviation fuels. Last week, the Colorado Aeronautical Board approved $7.3 million in grants from the Colorado Aviation Discretionary Grant Program. This state-funded program funnels aviation fuel tax revenue back to Colorado airports…
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Denver City Council makes annual bison donation permanent
Denver has codified its annual donation of surplus buffalo to American Indian tribes and American Indian nonprofits into law after a unanimous vote by the City Council on Monday. The City and County of Denver has managed one of the oldest municipal bison herds in the nation as part of a conservation program for more…