Author: LINDSEY TOOMER
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Denver approves first social equity hospitality license for marijuana
The Tetra Lounge in Downtown Denver is on track to become the city’s first social equity applicant approved for a marijuana hospitality establishment license, city officials announced Monday. Once Tetra completes required inspections, it will be cleared to open for business as a location where folks can legally consume marijuana in a public place now…
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Denver votes to move one redistricting map to public hearing
While Denver City Council’s Redistricting Committee voted to move two maps to a regular council vote, only Map D will go to a public hearing with City Council next week after Map E was voted down at City Council’s meeting Monday. Map D was ordered published by the council after an 11-2 vote, with Councilmembers…
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Expert says camping bans make efforts to help homeless more difficult
A leader in Denver’s efforts to reduce homelessness told city officials that urban camping bans make their job harder and more difficult to get people off the streets. Given Aurora recently passed its own urban camping ban and Denver has had one in place for years, District 3 Councilmember Jamie Torres asked Metro Denver Homeless…
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Denver committee OKs bond issuance for voter-approved infrastructure projects
Denver City Council’s Finance and Governance Committee authorized a bond issuance Tuesday afternoon to fund infrastructure projects approved by voters. While still subject to full City Council approval, this will allow a principal of up to $366.4 million, marking the first issuance for the RISE Denver program and the fifth for the Elevation Denver program. These…
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Aurora urban camping ban will go to third vote with new amendment
Aurora City Council passed on second reading Monday night Mayor Mike Coffman’s urban camping ban. Coffman voted aye to break council’s tie vote with an overall vote of 6-5 for the ban, which was amended to direct city staff to develop a policy on storing valuable items from an abated camp. The ban would prohibit…
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Denver City Council preliminarily votes to repeal auditor subpoena power
Denver City Council passed on first reading a motion to repeal an ordinance passed last May granting the city auditor subpoena power Monday night after he filed a lawsuit against the council saying an amendment made to it was unlawful. The plan is to start over with a better ordinance addressing the matter. In May…
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Denver employees shift to hybrid work model
Beginning April 4, city and county employees in Denver who have been working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic will return to their offices at least two days a week. According to a release from the city, the hybrid work model is being implemented to balance the needs of city residents and employees through increased…
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Denver’s new deputy fire chief makes history as highest-ranking woman in department history
When Kathleen Vredenburgh was named deputy chief of the Denver Fire Department last month, she became the highest ranking woman in the department’s 156-year history. “Right now, it is surreal,” Vredenburgh, 53, told The Denver Gazette. “I didn’t necessarily think about it that way when I was putting my name in the hat, but it…
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City council to repeal bill after Denver auditor files lawsuit to determine its legality
After Denver Auditor Tim O’Brien filed a lawsuit claiming City Council passed an illegal amendment on an ordinance restricting the auditor’s ability to issue subpoenas, council has filed to repeal the bill and start the process over. In May 2021, Denver City Council passed an ordinance giving the auditor power to issue subpoenas to access…
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Denver’s Mizel Museum condemns Russian attack on Holocaust memorial in Kyiv
The Mizel Museum in Denver is condemning a Russian missile attack that struck the Babi Yar Memorial Complex in Kyiv on Tuesday. Missiles struck the memorial in Kyiv that sits on the mass grave of over 34,000 Jews who were killed during the Holocaust, damaging the memorial. The Mizel Museum said in a release that…