Urban Alchemy
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Denver housing official was named in Urban Alchemy lobbying kerfuffle
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Denver’s Department of Housing Stability has a unique connection with its biggest and newest homeless shelter provider, as well as some of its troubles. Jeff Kositsky, HOST’s deputy director of shelter and stability, was Urban Alchemy’s chief growth officer for two-and-a-half years, working on “national expansion, organizational development, financial management and fundraising,” according to his…
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Denver approves $30M shelter contract with Urban Alchemy
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With a 9-4 vote, Denver City Council members approved a new $30 million, three-year contract with Urban Alchemy, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, to run The Aspen, a former DoubleTree Hotel that has been turned into a homeless shelter. More than two hours of discussion focused on the contract and the new service provider, selected by…
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Denver to consider $27 million body camera contract, DPD overtime
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The Denver City Council will meet Monday afternoon to consider a handful of resolutions postponed from Dec. 1 and two resolutions involving the Denver Police Department. First up is a resolution from the Department of Public Safety seeking approval of a new five-year, $27 million contract with Arizona-based Axon for 2,563 new body cameras and…
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Denver City Council approves $600 million for DOTI on-call services
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A cluster of close to 55 resolutions – totaling $600 million for contracts to provide on-call services for the city’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure won council approval Monday. However, two resolutions tied to the city’s homeless operation were tabled for a week. Among the approved resolutions were eight contracts, each for $50 million, totaling…
