mayor
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Denver residents seek renewed focus on ending traffic deaths: ‘Lives are at stake’
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Since Mayor Michael Hancock committed to eliminating traffic deaths seven years ago, Denver’s roads have only gotten deadlier. As Mayor-elect Mike Johnston prepares to take the city’s reins, Denverites are asking for change. More than 100 Denver residents squeezed into a packed rec room on Thursday evening for the chance to tell Johnston how he…
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Rally against Park Hill redevelopment draws Wellington Webb, other politicos
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A rally against the proposed redevelopment of the Park Hill Golf Course attracted hundreds in Denver on Sunday, including former mayor Wellington Webb, who sought to portray the fight as a battle between those who have the financial means to push it – and gain from its completion – and advocates for preserving it as…
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With youth as audience, Denver mayoral candidates focus on fentanyl at 5280 High School forum
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Recent mayoral debates have been combative, but the forum on Thursday, which focused on fentanyl, was much more collaborative. Candidates were asked questions by students at 5280 High School, which specializes in providing education for youth dealing with substance misuse and addiction. Their queries, which all dealt with fentanyl use, treatment and support systems for…
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LinkedIn cofounder, former DaVita CEO pour money into Denver mayor’s race
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Outside groups with well-oiled money machines have begun flexing their muscles in the Denver mayor’s contest, shaking up the top spots in the money race with less than a month to go before Election Day and as ballots begin arriving in voter’s mailboxes next week. As if on cue, outside spending began to pile…
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Five candidates battle to be Denver’s first female mayor
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Of the 17 candidates vying to be Denver’s next mayor, five are female and one of them may just make city history. Denver has never had a female mayor and early polling data show Kelly Brough and Lisa Calderon ahead of the pack. Others, like state Rep. Leslie Herod, current at-large Councilwoman Debbie Ortega, and political…
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Denver community leaders weigh in on mayor’s race as city grapples with public safety woes
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As Denver prepares to elect its first new mayor in 12 years, community leaders have begun to offer and press for answers from the mayoral candidates about one of the city’s most pressing challenge – public safety. The candidates have taken varied tones in their views on the role of policing and how to curb…
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Denver mayoral candidate Leslie Herod said she ‘transformed Colorado for the better’
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Leslie Herod began her political journey at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she said she thought she’d be a cheerleader. She quickly learned there were few people who looked like her and began to recognize severe inequities at the flagship university. So, she did something about it. Herod worked with a group of progressives…
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Metro realtors endorse Kelly Brough, council candidates
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Denver mayoral candidate Kelly Brough snagged the endorsement of the trade group for metro Denver’s realtors, the association announced on Friday. We are pleased to share our endorsements for the upcoming April 2023 election. We encourage our members to support these great candidates and also learn more about them by visiting their campaign websites below.…
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Find out where mayoral candidates stand on Denver’s rental licensure rule, housing, public safety
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Several candidates for Denver’s top post descrbed The Denver Metro Association of Realtors Thursday brought together seven candidates to discuss issues important to their members. Mayoral candidates Kelly Brough, Chris Hansen, Debbie Ortega, Mike Johnston, Leslie Herod, Andy Rougeot and Kwame Spearman discussed issues related to housing and public safety to the real estate community…
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Denver mayoral candidates Leslie Herod, Tom Wolf agree homeless must be housed but disagree how
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In the second half of a mayoral forum, state Rep. Leslie Herod and businessman Tom Wolf disagreed on the best solutions to end Denver’s homelessness crisis. Wolf wants to house people in disused city buildings. Herod wants to utilize land owned by the city. Both agreed that housing people must be the priority, however, and…
