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What’s in a word cloud? It’s telling when it’s the Denver mayor’s inaugural address
Words matter. And when those words are part of a Denver mayoral inaugural address, they can matter a lot in terms of the direction an administration aims to take over the next four years. That direction can change quite a bit over time. So, Colorado Politics did a word count comparison of the inaugural addresses…
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Denver’s Mayor Hancock, new council members sworn in
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock vowed on Monday to build a more equitable city after he was sworn in to his third and final term in office. Under a blazing mid-morning sun, Hancock was sworn in along with the 13 City Council members, including five new members. Hancock began his inaugural speech with a line of…
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Ex-Denver mayoral candidate Calderon to be top aide for Councilwoman-elect CdeBaca
Lisa Calderón lost her bid to become Denver mayor. But she will have a city hall office after all. Calderón announced on her Facebook page Wednesday that she will be working as chief of staff for Candi CdeBaca, the Denver City Councilwoman elect representing Council District 9. “I’m excited to work with Councilwoman-elect CdeBaca to…
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COPO PODCAST | ‘I am going to miss it’: Denver Councilwoman Susman reflects on 2 terms in office
Mary Beth Susman’s first visit to Denver came in 1960 when her dad drove his three kids on a road trip from Omaha to Colorado in a pink 1957 Chevrolet Station Wagon. Susman remembers how they rode along Colfax Avenue that day until checking into one of the many tourist motels that lined the road…
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Denver City Council requires large developers to provide more open space, earlier public input
Developers of projects of five acres or more will have to involve the public earlier in the planning process and provide up to 10% of publicly accessible open space under a new procedure adopted by the Denver City Council on Monday. The council voted 11-0 to change the way in which large scale developments are…
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Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks lands new job
Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks, who lost his bid for re-election in a campaign that centered on development, has accepted a job with Milender White Construction Co., which has undertaken several major projects in Colorado. “Albus has been an outstanding community leader in Denver for the last 19 years,” said Bryon White, president and chief…
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Denver City Council approves transportation referendum, 5-year parks plan
Denver voters will decide in November whether the city should create a new Department of Transportation and Infrastructure – a move aimed at addressing some of the chronic complaints about traffic congestion. The City Council on Monday approved placing a charter change referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot. If approved by the voters, the new…
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb urges residents to block sale of Park Hill Golf Course
Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb entered the fray over the future of the Park Hill Golf Course on Monday when he urged residents to tell the City Council to block the pending sale of the property to a developer. “If we allow this golf course in Park Hill to be sold and redeveloped in a…
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Denver City Council to consider transportation, parks proposals
Denver voters will be asked whether to create a new department of transportation and infrastructure if the city council votes tonight to refer the proposed charter change to the November ballot. The council also will be holding a hearing and taking a final vote on a five-year plan for city parks that calls for locating…
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Former Denver mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis undergoes ‘intense’ surgery
Jamie Giellis, a political newcomer who ran for Denver mayor in the city election this year and in the runoff that followed, underwent surgery Tuesday to correct a tracheal condition that has made breathing difficult. Her former campaign spokesperson Meghan Dougherty said it was understood during the campaign that the surgery would be needed once…