denver mayoral race
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Leslie Herod shares plans to build on 80 city-owned vacant lots in Denver
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As if on cue, a city of Denver pickup truck Wednesday rolled on to an empty, city-owned lot to tell a group of people in a homeless encampment they had to pack up their belongings and move to another location within two hours. The truck arrived during a Rep. Leslie Herod press conference on housing…
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‘Plow the damn roads’: Frustrations boil over as Denver promises to plow side streets with snowstorm coming
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In preparation for Tuesday night’s incoming snowstorm, Denver announced that it will deploy its small plows to side streets, a decision that brings up a history of tension between the city and its residents over how to keep roadways clear and safe. The winter storm expected to roll in Tuesday afternoon and evening will bring…
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Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledges to end homelessness in first term
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In an ambitious promise, Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledged to end homelessness by the end of his first term. Accomplishing that goal, he said, is contingent on a coordinated attack on overlapping challenges that are fueling homelessness. Homelessness has spiraled out of control in Colorado in the last several years. Today, almost 7,000 people are…
