Denver mayor vetoes bill expanding Denver’s needle exchange program, day after it passed
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston late on Tuesday vetoed a proposal to remove the cap and distance requirements on the cityโs needle exchange program.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston late on Tuesday vetoed a proposal to remove the cap and distance requirements on the cityโs needle exchange program.
In downtown Denver, crime rates may be down, but for those who work and live in the area, the reality on the streets often feels different. Recent statistics show a significant reduction in violent incidents, including shootings and homicides in Denver.ย
Safety remains high concern for those who work in downtown Denver, despite crime drop Read More ยป
Denver City Council’s decision to remove restrictions on syringe exchange programs, including a cap on the number of sites and distance limits from schools and daycare centers, could lead to an increase in these programs in 2025.
Theย 16th Street Mallย has been under construction for three years, leaving the heart of downtown Denver covered in fences. While the project still has a ways to go, itโs expected to wrap up in 2025.
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Denver had the seventh-highest drop in home prices in 2024, according to Realtor.com. But that doesnโt necessarily meanย buying a home in Denverย is affordable.
Denver home prices are falling, but does that mean buying a house is affordable? Read More ยป
In an op-ed published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman accused Denver Mayor Mike Johnston of not being truthful about how migrants, including Venezuelan gang members, ended up in Aurora.
Mayors of Denver and Aurora clash over ‘offloading of illegals’ in Aurora Read More ยป
The campaignโs premise was simple: For nothing more than a modest sales tax increase, Denver could create a $45 million-a-year stream of grants to nonprofit mental health and drug treatment programs.
Itโs not unusual for health officials to see a rise in the standard trifecta of co-circulating winter virusesย โ influenza, RSV and COVID-19ย โ particularly as people return from extended holiday travel and gatherings.
Bollards โ waist-high white plastic poles that line the new bike lanes popping up in downtown Denver and in several city neighborhoods โ are headed for streets further from the urban core.
Denver’s Crestmoor residents hit panic button as a bollard bikeway heads their way Read More ยป
A follow-up audit has revealed ongoing misuse of taxpayer funds within Denver’s Technology Services department, stemming from inadequate policies and poor administration of its employee purchase card program.
Audit finds ongoing misuse of taxpayer funds in Denver’s Technology Services department Read More ยป