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Denver vs. Aurora: Homelessness reports reveal two competing visions

State, Approved, Local, Westword / April 30, 2025 / Aurora, Denver, Homelessness, Housing-first model, Work-first model

The first state-funded homelessness report to look at the crisis across Colorado came out on Monday, April 28, with an estimate that nearly 53,000 people are experiencing homelessness statewide.

The recommended solution sets it apart from another report published just a couple of weeks ago.

“Homelessness ends with a home,” The Colorado State of Homelessness Report 2024 urges in its call to action. “Every part of the homelessness response system — from street outreach to emergency shelter — must stay focused on connecting people to permanent housing as quickly as possible.”

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Hall: A $250K farewell tour for Grand Junction city council’s ‘feckless foursome’

The Business Times, Approved, Local / April 23, 2025 / Grand Junction City Council, Homelessness, Local economy, Progressive politics, Responsive governance

Oops, they did it again.

That’s right, after being rejected outright in the latest, ill-timed, usually-low-voter-turnout-to-benefit-progressives, springtime elections, our city council once again generously served up another slice of cake while completely ignoring the voice of the people who screamed loudly on April 8, “We don’t want your ideas, follies or leadership anymore!”

I’d say they have deaf ears, but that would imply they are at least attempting to listen to the people.

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‘A revolving door’: Does cite-and-release system in Colorado Springs trap homeless in an endless court cycle?

Colorado Springs Gazette, Approved, Local / April 7, 2025 / COLORADO SPRINGS, Homelessness

The defendant who tops the “failure to appear” list for mandatory Colorado Springs Municipal Court hearings has 25 open cases and 300 instances of not showing up, a situation that makes the presiding administrator, Judge HayDen W. Kane II, shake his head and heave a deep sigh.

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New team tackles ‘crime and cleanliness’ near Coors Field with $1M budget ‘funded by a fee on property owners and private money’

Local, Approved, Denverite / March 11, 2025 / Crime & Safety, Homelessness

A team of 18 unarmed ambassadors is starting all-day patrols of the neighborhood around Coors Field today.

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Montrose City Council to hear second reading of camping ban

Approved, KKCO-TV Grand Junction, Local / October 22, 2024 / Homelessness, Montrose

Montrose City Council is currently working on an ordinance to ban overnight camping in their public spaces and parks.

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Douglas County bucks trend on handouts – and homeless population craters

Local, Approved, Fox News / September 24, 2024 / Crime & Safety, Douglas County, Homelessness

Due south of Denver’s homelessness crisis, a Colorado county has nearly eradicated its own unhoused population with a simple message to its citizens: “Handouts Don’t Help.”

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