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Colorado Springs’ new homelessness prevention coordinator is the city’s ear on issues
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Crystal Karr has moved from overseeing a transitional housing program for homeless families to being the city’s ear on homeless issues. “I’m excited about being able to have a broader impact on our community,” she said Monday, one week after starting her new job as the city of Colorado Springs’ homelessness prevention and response coordinator.…
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Judge allows lawsuit to proceed against Denver officers for arrest at Hancock inauguration
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A woman arrested for disrupting Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2019 inauguration has plausibly alleged police officers retaliated against her and detained her without probable cause of a crime, a federal judge has ruled. Although Denver sought to dismiss the lawsuit from Caryn Marie Sodaro by arguing the five defendant officers had sufficient justification to arrest…
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Denver’s housing agency outlines ambitions 2023 plan to tackle homelessness
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Denver’s housing department on Monday released an ambitious plan for 2023 that focuses on addressing homelessness and combating the housing crisis by, among others, decommissioning camps and rehousing thousands of households. The Department of Housing Stability, which will host a public meeting on Oct. 18, is urging residents to offer feedback on the 2023…
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The State of the Streets: A conversation with Police Chief Pazen
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We all know about the State of the Union address our president delivers to Congress every year. Our governor does multiple State of the State speeches around Colorado, and Denver hosts several State of the City events, including one just last Thursday sponsored by the Denver Chamber of Commerce. All fine and good, but who…
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10th Circuit overturns injunction on Denver’s homeless sweeps
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By a 2-1 decision, the federal appeals court based in Colorado overturned a judge’s injunction that directed the City and County of Denver to provide ample notice of encampment “sweeps” to homeless residents. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit decided that the plaintiffs in the case – Denver…
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Colorado legislators, Polis want to allocate $200 million to confront homelessness
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As Colorado’s homeless epidemic grows increasingly dire in recent years, the governor and his allies in the legislature unveiled measures that collectively allocate $200 million to confront the crisis. Gov. Jared Polis announced the three-bill package during a press conference Monday, saying the COVID-19 pandemic has elevated homelessness in Colorado from a concern to a…
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City contractor dismissed from lawsuit over Denver’s encampment sweeps
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A federal judge has dismissed Denver’s hazardous materials contractor from the federal lawsuit that is challenging the constitutionality of the city’s encampment-clearing tactics and seeking to restrict future seizures of property. One of the defendants named in the lawsuit, Environmental Hazmat Services, is a Wheat Ridge company whose contract with Denver entails clearing encampments for…
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Safe Parking program for homeless people living in their vehicles expanding to El Paso County
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Shane Hood sleeps each night in the front seat of his small car, leaning over the passenger’s seat to rest on a nest of blankets and pillows. A sturdy aluminum baseball bat lies on the floor in case he needs protection. “A friend got stabbed a month or two ago right there,” he says, pointing…
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Gov. Jared Polis takes aim at COVID misinformation, presents 2022-23 budget
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Gov. Jared Polis on Friday presented his 2022-23 budget to the Joint Budget Committee, whose members quizzed him on why he isn’t putting more money into higher education and how he intends to address a looming structural budget deficit. The governor also took aim at those spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is causing…
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Right to rest bill fails in a Colorado House committee — again
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A Colorado House committee once again killed legislation that would allow homeless people to camp or linger where they want, countering municipal urban camping bans across the state. Police and municipal government officials again testified that allowing people to camp wherever they want doesn’t connect them to shelter or mental health services or other help.…