Author: Deborah Smith

The Denver City Council unanimously approved an amendment to Chapter 10 of the city code on Monday, giving officials more power to hold owners accountable for some 300 neglected and derelict buildings in the city and a significant increase in fines. Fines could pile up quickly, as each day of non-compliance could be considered a…

This week, the Denver City Council will consider three resolutions that amend on-call service agreements for photovoltaic generating facilities, battery storage systems and energy chargers owned by the city’s Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (CASR) Distributed Energy Resources program. The scopes of work for the on-call agreements include rooftop and battery energy storage at several…

H55’s electric trainer aircraft stops by the Centennial Airport for media, aviation experts and more on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Tom Hellauer/Denver Gazette Get ready for quieter skies — the future of flight training is electric. That’s according to officials from H55, a Swiss-based aerospace company that made a special appearance in Arapahoe County on…

Denver Department of Public Safety Director Armando Saldate III may be leaving his post as executive director to take on a new role at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. “Executive Director Saldate has accepted a conditional offer for a position with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation,” said department spokesperson Kelly Jacobs on Wednesday. “Given that…

An executive committee hand-picked by Mayor Mike Johnston has released its recommended list of infrastructure projects, with the goal of securing funding through Johnston’s Vibrant Denver general obligation bond initiative, which could appear on the ballot this fall. Johnston will now review the recommendations and submit a formal package to the Denver City Council for…

In pushing for changes to layoffs procedures, Mayor Mike Johnston is taking on entrenched interests that have often discounted skills and abilities that could make government more efficient, a source close to the mayor’s office argued.  The city government should encourage the kind of innovations permeating the private sector, and keeping a seniority-based system could…

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is aiming to convince middle-income families that the city is “affordable” with a new pilot program seeking to build more units for those with an annual income between $60,000 and $100,000. He plans to achieve this by offering property tax incentives to interested builders and investors, according to the city. Johnston,…

Three contracts for homeless shelter services by The Salvation Army totaling just over $19 million were approved by a 7-3 vote of the Denver City Council on Monday. The contracts for $4.2 million, $8 million and $7 million will provide programmatic services to three of the city’s largest homeless shelters – Stone Creek, 4595 Quebec…

Denver may be losing some of its top-qualified police and firefighter candidates due to problems within its own civil service hiring processes, according to a performance audit published by the city Thursday. The Denver Civil Service Commission oversees the testing of entry-level police and fire applicants to identify the best-qualified candidates to hire. Auditors analyzed more…