Employee turnover, adding new employees and services and a building renovation has led two departments to request increases from the City of Denver in next year's budget.
Denver's housing department on Monday released an ambitious plan for 2023 that focuses on addressing homelessness and combating the housing crisis by, among others, decommissioning camps and rehousing thousands of households.
Officials from the Department of Housing Stability laid out their case for more funding on Tuesday, even as some councilmembers worried about the sustainability of using one-time federal dollars for permanent programs. Some councilmembers also quizzed the agency about the perception of crime associated with hotels that serve the homeless population.
The Denver City Council on Monday gave the greenlight to allocate $5 million to help purchase a hotel that houses some of the city's homeless population.
The Denver City Council Monday approved on a 9-3 vote a rezoning proposal that will allow for market rate, and affordable housing in Cherry Creek East.
Citing their constituents, several councilmembers also lamented the lack of bathroom access in Denver's parks.
More than $206 million in transportation funding in metro Denver is being allocated for “multimodal” projects – and away from highway widening and improvements.
As Colorado Springs voters weigh whether to legalize recreational marijuana sales, proponents are stressing the potential to collect millions in new city tax revenue and opponents have highlighted high costs it could drive for the city.
Mayor Michael Hancock's $3.75 billion budget will be under scrutiny this week as Denver City Council holds its first of 17 budget hearings today.
The Rodney King beating was a catalyst for a young security guard who was watching reruns of the Los Angeles incident during a work break in the late 90’s.
The Denver city council on Monday unanimously approved a bill that would slash the price of fees related to starting and contracting a marijuana transportation business.
The Denver Auditor's Office has suggested the city invest in better monitoring of third-party information technology vendors to better protect itself from hackers.
When Eugenia Di Girolamo walks the streets of Denver, it is not a mindless wandering. She is paying keen attention to the street layouts, the parks and how people interact with the built environment.
The EPA declaration means Colorado will need to submit a plan that demonstrates how the Denver metro will achieve the air quality standards under the Clean Air Act. Crucially, the federal law requires the region to sell "reformulated gasoline" within a year of the "severe reclassification."
“We found the city is leaving money on the table that could be used for the co-responder program or other programs to support mental health as voters required,” said Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien.
The Polis administration threatened the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with legal action over pending plans to impose a more expensive blend of gasoline to reduce ozone pollution in the Denver metro area. I a letter to the EPA, Gov. Jared Polis called it "frustrating" that a federal la…
In his final budget proposal as Denver's mayor, Michael Hancock seeks to spend $3.75 billion next year and deploy "historic" resources to tackling the city's homeless challenge.
Colorado Sen. Chris Hansen may soon join the crowded field of candidates hoping to become the next mayor of Denver in 2023.
A proposed Denver measure that would have raised marijuana taxes to fund youth programs has been pulled from the November ballot.
Colorado Rep. Leslie Herod is joining the race to be Denver mayor, adding a major name to an already crowded field of candidates.
Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock are hosting Colorado Remembers 9/11 on Thursday, an event commemorating the 21st anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Deborah "Debbie" Ortega, a longtime member of Denver City Council, is joining a crowded field for mayor that includes at least 10 candidates.
Following a tumultuous period punctuated by a statewide rise in violent crime, recruitment woes amid understaffing, climbing 911 response times and nearly three years of a global health crisis, Denver’s chief of police is headed for retirement.
Ron Thomas calls himself a man of few words.
“I really do recognize that actions speak much louder than words,” the nominee to be Denver's police chief said
Denver's City and County Building was bathed in purple light Tuesday night and into Wednesday to acknowledge Overdose Awareness Day and the grim fact that, despite decades of effort, the issue is more vital than ever before.
Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen will retire in October after nearly 30 years with the department and four years at the helm, the city announced Wednesday.
Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen will retire in October after nearly 30 years with the department and four years at the helm, the city announced Wednesday.
Born in the mid-1980s when the auction was in danger of being canceled because no one was bidding on the champion animals raised by 4-H and Future Farmers of America youth, Rustlers soon inspired competing civic-minded groups from throughout the state, which have together raised more than $12 million to help young Coloradans pursue careers in agriculture.
Denver could soon spend another $1 million in pandemic recovery funds to aid people struggling with food insecurity.
Three decades after the runways were graded across the empty plains northeast of downtown, developers and investors are taking a new look at Denver International Airport and they’ve set off an explosion of growth in the countryside nearby.
With its downtown and famed 16th Street Mall still hurting from the pandemic’s blow to the economy, Denver said it’s about to spend a hefty chunk of recovery dollars aimed at enticing crowds back to the area, with an eye on improving safety, too.
Denver's independent auditor found the city's social equity office needs better organization and support in a report issued Thursday, an assessment that quickly drew a rebuke from Mayor Michael Hancock's office as being "more detrimental than supportive."
Denver is "making progress" in addressing public health and safety concerns at Union Station, a coalition of officials told members of the City Council on Wednesday morning, and millions of dollars in infrastructure changes are planned going forward.
In a statement, the Denver Police Foundation criticized school authorities for showing the video to students, calling it "dismaying" and "reprehensible."
Denver Public Schools has the largest test score gaps in all of Colorado between white and Black students, and between white and Hispanic students, in both literacy and math.
A property tax hike to support roughly $32 million in funding for the Denver Public Library will be on the ballot this November, after the City Council voted Monday to send the question to voters.
Denver is set to pay $128,002 in settlements to two men who were arrested in September 2018 after allegedly disturbing the peace, though both men's attorneys said they were actually arrested for swearing.
Denver City Council voted overwhelmingly Monday to opt the city out of a statewide paid-family leave program, one passed by Colorado voters two years ago, in favor of a Denver-specific benefit that could be available sooner.
The community oversight committee tasked with overseeing Denver’s Support Team Assisted Response program will facilitate their upcoming monthly meeting, rather than city employees, after tensions overflowed last month when an employee in the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment made the singular decision to shut down the meeting.
The start of a new school year is most often a time for hope and enthusiasm.
Tuesday, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann made the rare decision to call a grand jury to investigate last month’s LoDo officer-involved shooting in which six bystanders were injured as they left bars at closing time.
Dates are out for the Cities Summit of the Americas event, which will make its debut in Denver next year and is expected to convene hundreds of elected officials from throughout the Western Hemisphere in the Mile High City.
The Denver mayoral race is heating up. Former head of the Denver Metro Chamber Kelly Brough has filed the paperwork declaring her candidacy for the Denver mayoral race next year, although she’s not revealing her platform just yet, she said.
Three of Colorado’s largest cities have changed, or are in the process of changing, city laws that allowed for collecting sales taxes on government fees.
Moments after Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced Tuesday that she would open a grand jury investigation into a shooting last month in Lower Downtown, the Denver Police Department released video footage depicting a frightening situation in the early morning hours of July 17, when three police officers shot a man with dozens of people just a few feet behind him.
The new tax would generate $31.6 million annually, based on 2021 property assessments.
When Democrat John Hickenlooper launched his campaigns for president and the U.S. Senate in 2019, politicians and pundits alike derided the Coloradan's contention that he could break the logjam in Washington with an approach he cultivated as a barkeep, Denver mayor and governor to bring oppo…
National media are beginning to talk about a transition from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market, as home prices dip with rising mortgage rates. But don’t expect that shift to happen anytime soon in Denver.
Denver is using $150,000 in federal pandemic aid to provide safe overnight parking to people living in their car, city officials said Thursday.
Denver's minimum wage will increase to $17.29 per hour starting Jan. 1, according to a news release from the city.