mayor mike johnston
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Denver’s Elyria-Swansea residents fight new data center
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Residents of Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood are pushing back against the construction of a new data center, citing not only environmental concerns but also the city’s failure to adequately notify them before approving it. The residents delivered a “Good Neighbor” proposal to CoreSite outlining specific demands, including full transparency on energy load, water use and generator…
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Denver unveils new all-electric, ‘permanently’ affordable housing
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The City of Denver welcomed its newest affordable housing community as Mayor Mike Johnston and other city leaders gathered for a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. Developed by the Urban Land Conservancy, The Irving at Mile High Vista is a new, permanently affordable, all-electric multifamily housing community in Denver’s West Colfax neighborhood. The 102-unit project…
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Denver Council rejects push to pull millions from police for homeless spending
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A push to shift millions of dollars away from the Denver Police Department to pay for homeless families’ shelter failed on Monday night, when councilmembers waded through more than two dozen amendments. The council voted against a pair of amendments, sponsored independently by Councilmember Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez and At-large Councilmember Sarah Parady, both of which proposed…
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Denver is ‘open’ to A.I., mayor says at first city summit
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With the rise of artificial intelligence, there’s been many conferences and business events to discuss the moral, risky and money-making — or saving — implications across industries. But Denver’s DenAI Summit is the first event of its kind to be hosted by a city government, showing Mayor Mike Johnston administration’s openness to adopting the technology. “One…
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Denver breaks ground on 102-unit affordable housing site in West Colfax using $4.1 million of city money
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Denver leaders on Wednesday broke ground on a 102-unit affordable housing development at 3270 W. Colfax Ave. which took advantage of a $4 million loan from the Department of Housing Stability and a $100,000 grant from the Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resilience. In addition to money from HOST and CSAR, “The Irving” is…
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Proposed $45 million cut to Denver’s budget to pay for illegal immigration crisis advances
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A panel of councilmembers has unanimously advanced Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed $45 million in budget cuts — dollars the administration intends to use to pay for its response to the city’s illegal immigration crisis. The proposed budget cuts’ next stop is the full City Council. The budget cuts include a hiring freeze and service reductions.…
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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…
