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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston gives third State of the City address
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will deliver his third State of the City address on Tuesday, when he is expected to outline major initiatives on utility costs, childcare and other affordability challenges. The mayor, who confirmed he is seeking reelection, told The Denver Gazette in an exclusive interview Friday that, in the last year of his…
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Denver won’t see budget reductions, but mayor’s office says city will need to ‘get creative’ in 2027
Last year, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston characterized the 2026 budget as cut “to the bone.” But if there is nothing left to cut without affecting core services, as he warned the Denver City Council, what exactly changes in 2027? Not much, according to city officials, who say next year’s budget will likely look a lot…
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Denver’s Elyria-Swansea residents fight new data center
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
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
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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Downtown Denver’s $570M recovery plan gets strong support from voters
About 80% of eligible voters approved expanding the Downtown Development Authority to cover the rest of the city center, according to preliminary results.
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Denver is ‘open’ to A.I., mayor says at first city summit
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
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
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.…