denver mayor mike johnston
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Johnston proposes a Denver budget that would ‘cut to the bone’
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston unveiled his proposal for the city and county’s 2026 budget during a news briefing on Monday, saying the $1.66 billion general fund budget would “cut to the bone.” Johnston called the 5.8% reduction in spending, which aims to fill a $200 million gap, as the “most conservative” in 15 years. The…
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Castle Rock council passes measure supporting Trump’s deportation plan
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s response to the president-elect’s illegal immigration deportation strategy has prompted one Colorado town to push back — again. Since Johnston took office in July 2023, Denver has welcomed nearly 43,000 immigrants, most whom illegally crossed the southern border, into Colorado’s most populous city. Johnston, a Democrat, recently made national headlines when…
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Denver officials say new ‘SPEED’ program would reduce traffic fatalities
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Monday announced a new transportation program focused on reducing roadway speeds and crashes by deploying strategies that seek to modify drivers’ behavior by forcing them, for example, to “rest” at red lights. Officials hope the strategies would curb crashes and put Denver on a path to reducing traffic-related fatalities…
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911 data shows hundreds of calls from Denver’s 5 hotel-turned-shelters for homeless people
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On any given day, Doc Miller keeps an eye on his wife Judith watering the garden outside of their South Broadway Bed & Breakfast hotel, wondering when a homeless person would come and threaten her. Their bed and breakfast is the only hotel along the south Broadway corridor, a busy zone that draws shoppers and…
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Second Gentleman, Biden official visit ‘underserved’ Globeville Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods
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Prominent White House officials visited the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods in Denver last week. The visitors saw what they called a community left behind, underserved and over-polluted – reminding them why they provided $35.4 million in federal assistance to revitalize the area. Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and U.S. Intergovernmental Affairs Director Tom Perez on Thursday…
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Second Gentleman, Biden official visit ‘underserved’ Globeville Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods
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Prominent White House officials visited the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods in Denver last week. The visitors saw what they called a community left behind, underserved and over-polluted – reminding them why they provided $35.4 million in federal assistance to revitalize the area. Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and U.S. Intergovernmental Affairs Director Tom Perez on Thursday…
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Second Gentleman, Biden official visit ‘underserved’ Globeville Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods
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Prominent White House officials visited the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods in Denver last week. The visitors saw what they called a community left behind, underserved and over-polluted – reminding them why they provided $35.4 million in federal assistance to revitalize the area. Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and U.S. Intergovernmental Affairs Director Tom Perez on Thursday…
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Illegal immigration ‘tornado’ in Denver threatens to overshadow mayor’s 2024 goals
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Monday unveiled his priorities for this year, even as his administration struggles to cope with an illegal immigration crisis that he earlier said could put a $180 million hole in the city’s budget. The arrival of nearly 40,000 immigrants, who traveled to Denver after illegally crossing America’s southern border, has…
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Homeless advocacy group accuses Denver mayor of going back on campaign promise; Johnston says vetoed measure is more expansive
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s first veto as mayor drew scrutiny from a homeless advocacy group, which cited a campaign forum last year when he indicated support for banning homeless camp sweeps during frigid weather. Johnston last week rejected a proposal approved by a divided council that would have banned homeless camp sweeps when temperatures fall…
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Will Denver mayor veto ban on homeless camp sweeps during frigid weather?
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston faces a decision whether to acquiesce to the City Council’s decision to ban homeless encampment sweeps during frigid conditions — or veto it. The mayor’s office earlier said the ordinance, which a divided council approved on Monday, will limit the city’s ability to keep people safe. Supporters insisted that moving homeless…
