camping ban
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Aurora mayor proposes ‘tough love’ approach to homelessness: Camping ban on I-225, specialized court
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Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman wants an outright ban on camping along the I-225 corridor and create a court specifically to address homeless cases, an approach he called “tough love.” The approach includes two new proposals from Coffman, Councilmember Steve Sundberg and Councilmember Curtis Gardner, which will be heard in the next council study session on…
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Aurora mayor proposes ‘tough love’ approach to homelessness: Camping ban on I-225, specialized court
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Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman wants an outright ban on camping along the I-225 corridor and create a court specifically to address homeless cases, an approach he called “tough love.” The approach includes two new proposals from Coffman, Councilmember Steve Sundberg and Councilmember Curtis Gardner, which will be heard in the next council study session on…
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Federal judge rejects Fort Collins man’s challenge to city, university trespassing rules
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A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a homeless man in Fort Collins who alleged the city and university prohibitions on trespassing violate his constitutional rights. Robert-Lawrence Perry also challenged the constitutionality of Fort Collins’ ban on camping in public places. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore rejected that claim in a March…
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Denver judge rules to remove 72-hour deadline from camping ban ballot initiative
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A Denver District Court judge ruled Sunday that portions of Initiative 303 on the November ballot are “unlawful,” removing the initiative’s deadline for the city to enforce its urban camping ban. Prior to this ruling, Initiative 303 could have required the city to take action against reported illegal camps within 72 hours and allow citizens…
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COVER STORY 2 | Occupy Denver fights camping ban with protests, boycotts
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While the debate over Denver’s Initiative 300 continues, another group has taken a separate tack aimed at overturning Denver’s urban camping ban. Members of the activist group Occupy Denver have been staging weekly demonstrations with soup kitchens along the 16th Street Mall, urging people to boycott businesses that refused to sign a petition calling for…
