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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless names new CEO
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Britta Fisher will step down as Denver’s chief housing officer and become the CEO of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, according to a news release. Her last day with Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration is Feb. 1. Fisher joined the City and County of Denver in 2018 and was selected as the first executive director of…
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Denver Council hears public testimony on proposed city budget
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Homelessness, public safety and safe streets were key topics for speakers in Monday’s public hearing on the 2023 Denver city budget. More than 40 people signed up to address the council during the hearing. Some of the first speakers pleaded for the city council to recognize the lack of dignity afforded to homeless people in…
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Federal judge tosses contractors’ challenge to Denver vaccine mandate
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A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge to Denver’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement for contractors providing services to the city, healthcare facilities and schools. Denver argued that the lawsuit should not proceed because the half-dozen construction trade associations who claimed the city’s order was unenforceable and unconstitutional had not demonstrated the city’s public health orders…
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SONDERMANN | 2021: The year-end mode is an ode
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Eric Sondermann To 2021, we bid a not so fond adieu The prevailing sentiment having been a distinct boo-hoo. Though, for most, it was better than the year before Few will shed a tear in showing it the door. It started with quite the bang on January 6th Trump inciting his crowd to overturn an…
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TEXT: Denver Mayor Hancock’s 2018 State of the City address
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock was delivering his 2018 State of the City address Monday at the Carla Madison Recreation Center. Here is the full text of his speech as prepared for delivery, provided by his staff. Thank you, Council President Brooks. Albus, you and your family have gone through a lot…the way you battled and…
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Denver is drafting sexual harassment policy for its elected officials
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On the heels of alleged misconduct in the mayor’s office, Denver officials have begun drafting new policies to establish a process for addressing sexual harassment allegations against the city’s elected personnel. The Denver City Council last week started discussing a “respectful workplace policy,” a harassment policy for the body’s members and offices, and the office…
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Panel backs Denver bid for Winter Olympics
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Denver should make a bid for a future Winter Olympics and Paralympic games – but only if Colorado voters approve. That’s the recommendation delivered Friday to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper by an exploratory committee of civic, community and business leaders. > Download the full report here. It’s a new sign…
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A bigger fundraising slice for Hancock challenger
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock may have the biggest stockpile of cash on hand for his potential 2019 bid for a third term, but a pizza and cannabis entrepreneur who wants to replace him has bested the incumbent in recent fundraising. In finance reports filed over the last few days, Kayvan Khalatbari – founder of Sexy…
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No council investigation of Denver Mayor Hancock on suggestive messages
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DENVER – The Denver City Council, while calling Mayor Michael Hancock’s conduct “unacceptable,” says it will not formally investigate Hancock over claims that text messages he sent to a security-team member several years ago amounted to sexual harassment. KUSA-9News reports that that the council announced late Monday it had decided against a public investigation. The…
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City’s affordable housing plan draws praise, criticism
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The talk about how Denver should promote affordable housing has gone from what path the city should take to whether or not the proposed $150 million plan over 10 years will go to the right places, and are the right groups paying their fair share. The plan announced during Mayor Michael Hancock’s State of the…
