Author: Jessica Gibbs
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Report: Colorado job growth still impressive but slowing as businesses battle hiring amid high cost of living
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Job growth remains impressive, although it is slowing, and Colorado does not have enough people to fill job openings, according to a new economic report from the University of Colorado Boulder and the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Thursday joined Richard Wobbekind, the senior economist and faculty director for…
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Denver’s Mike Johnston carries out first homeless encampment cleanup
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Angela Browne and, ”V,” with the Housekeys Action Network, a local non-profit, say it’s still too early to judge new Mayor Mike Johnston’s performance on alleviating homelessness but were disappointed in the city’s recent decisions including the closure of a shelter; the Rodeway Inn. Tom Hellauer tom.hellauer@denvergazette.comTomHellauertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a3dc80c0a9d47d671f1f3da872cc0a06?s=100&d=mm&r=g Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration carried out its…
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston schedules first homeless encampment cleanup due to rat infestation
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Mike Johnston’s administration is moving ahead with its first homeless encampment cleanup scheduled for Friday because of a rat infestation, but Denver’s new mayor acknowledged the city does not yet have a place for the people that must relocate to move into. “This is the challenge of our current scenario,” Johnston said while speaking to reporters…
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Solving homelessness, housing crisis in Colorado: Local mayors talk possible solutions
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Multiple issues at a crisis point. Four mayors from the Front Range. Cities in search of collaborative solutions. The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2023 State of the City event on Thursday, convening a panel that consisted of Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Colorado Springs…
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Denver residents call for crime reduction, immediate action at Mike Johnston’s homelessness forum
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Attendees at a town hall on homelessness hosted by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Tuesday called for immediate action and urged the city to address crime near encampments and fix damage done to historic neighborhoods. It was the first of 78 town halls the new mayor has planned, as he tours Denver’s neighborhoods on his…
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston explores four types of housing in homelessness strategy
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Mike Johnston’s administration is targeting four different types of housing in its efforts to transition 1,000 homeless people off Denver streets by the year’s end and adopting a different approach to enforcing the city’s camping ban from past administrations, the new mayor said on Monday. Denver city council extends homelessness emergency declaration Johnston spoke to…
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Denver city council extends homelessness emergency declaration
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A day before the declaration was set to expire, the Denver City Council debated and then voted to extend an emergency declaration that Mayor Mike Johnston issued to jumpstart his homelessness program. The decision came on the heels of new estimates that show the metro Denver region saw a 32% increase in homelessness in 2023.…
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Developers await details of Mike Johnston’s homelessness plan
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When Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced he would issue an emergency declaration regarding homelessness – with the goal of housing 1,000 people by the end of the year – it also came with the promise to expedite permitting and construction for homelessness and affordable housing projects. It’s not yet clear how the city will execute that plan…
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Colorado unemployment rate remains flat in June, private sector shows stark gains
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The state unemployment rate stayed flat anew at 2.8% last month, while the share of Coloradans participating in the workforce stood just shy of pre-pandemic levels. Released Friday, the Colorado Employment Situation report for June 2023 highlighted industry and labor force statistics estimates from the state’s Department of Labor and Employment, and it yielded a…
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Newly-seated Denver city council selects officers
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The festivities ushering in a new class of elected officials helming the city of Denver continued during the first city council meeting, which followed the new councilmembers’ swearing in. The meeting, held a few hours after the inauguration ceremony for councilmembers and Denver’s first new mayor in 12 years, opened with performances by Mariachi Sangre…
