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Aurora City Council Q&A: police reform
In November’s election, Aurora voters flipped what was previously a seven-to-three conservative majority on the City Council to a six-to-four progressive majority. With the significant shift of the council’s political leaning could come policy changes and reversals. The Denver Gazette asked both new and old councilmembers about their thoughts on specific hot-button issues in Aurora…
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Aurora to hold first meeting under new public comment rules, vote on homelessness funding
The Aurora City Council will hold its first meeting under new rules for public comment Monday night, giving the public one hour at the beginning of the meeting and one hour at the end to speak to councilmembers. Under the old council, there was a separate public comment session before the meeting in which each…
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Aurora seats new progressive council
Aurora’s four new councilmembers and an incumbent were sworn in Monday night, marking the beginning of a progressive-majority council rule in the city that has been led by conservatives for years. “This is what democracy looks like,” new at-large member Gianina Horton said, thanking the audience for showing up. It remains to be seen if…
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Aurora to hold first council meeting with new members
Aurora’s four new councilmembers and an incumbent will be sworn in Monday night, marking the beginning of a progressive-majority council rule in the city that has been led by conservatives for years. In November’s election, Aurora voters chose progressive candidates over their conservative counterparts, who included several incumbents. Conservative Councilmembers Danielle Jurinsky, Steve Sundberg and…
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Aurora council bids farewell to outgoing members in packed meeting
At Aurora City Council’s first in-person meeting since June on Monday night, members of the public filled almost the entire council chamber — notably missing from the dais was Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky — as the council bid farewell to four outgoing members. Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman read proclamations for the four outgoing members — Amsalu…
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Aurora’s new councilmembers to focus on consent decree, decorum, public comment
Aurora’s five new councilmembers-elect on Friday discussed policing and the consent decree, decorum among members and public comment. The five new members, all progressive candidates, shifted Aurora’s previously seven-to-three conservative majority to a six-to-four progressive majority. While votes are still being counted, Rob Andrews, Alli Jackson, Gianina Horton, Amy Wiles and Ruben Medina hold significant…
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Danielle Jurinsky bids Aurora City Council farewell in social media post
Aurora City Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky, who is likely to lose Tuesday’s election alongside fellow incumbent Amsalu Kassaw, thanked her supporters and bid farewell to the City Council in a social media post on Wednesday. Jurinsky and Kassaw’s likely election losses will result in a major shift in the makeup of the Aurora City Council, which…
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Democrats cheer as Colorado voters hand wins to ballot measures, candidates backed by party | ANALYSIS
It was a good night for Democrats in Colorado Tuesday, as voters passed statewide and local ballot questions endorsed by the party, while rejecting Republican candidates in key municipal and school district elections. While none of the choices in the state’s off-year election carried partisan labels, both major parties poured resources and attention into contests…
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Danielle Jurinsky is behind in council race, as progressives take lead in Aurora
Aurora voters so far favored progressive candidates to fill five City Council seats, with Rob Andrews, Alli Jackson, Gianina Horton, Amy Wiles and incumbent Ruben Medina leading over their conservative counterparts, according to unofficial results. At-large candidates Andrews and Jackson led conservative incumbents Danielle Jurinsky and Amsalu Kassaw, with the former at 26% and 25%,…
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Aurora lawmakers move forward with ordinance to limit ‘predatory’ businesses in underserved communities
Aurora City Council moved forward with an ordinance that, if passed at a future regular meeting, would address the clustering of “high-risk” businesses in low-income communities. The socioeconomic sales and services impact permit ordinance, proposed by Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky, would create a permit for such businesses and grandfather in existing businesses to address what officials…