Author: Alex Edwards

The city of Denver disbursed $4.2 million in matching funds to local candidates on Wednesday, creating a new leader in the money race among mayoral and city council aspirants.  The latest release from the city’s Clerk and Recorder reshuffles the fundraising lead in the Mayor’s race as previously reported by the Denver Gazette. The money from the…

The Denver Gazette asked 17 candidates for Denver mayor why they want to replace Michael Hancock, what they believe are the city’s more pressing problems and their top spending priorities if elected. Of the 17, 16 responded.  Here are their responses.  Why did you decide to run for Denver mayor? Renate Behrens: A change is needed:…

Denver’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee Wednesday approved an amendment to the contract the city has with the Denver Rescue Mission that will cost taxpayers $300,000 more annually if approved.  The proposed one-year, $9 million contract includes a $300,000 increase over last year’s between the Department of Housing Stability (HOST) and the Rescue Mission,…

The fallout of Denver International Airport’s first failed attempt at the Great Hall project still haunts Denver District 5 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer. That project fell apart in 2019 and quickly devolved into a “he said, she said, they said,” debacle, she said at a Tuesday Land Use Transportation and Infrastructure meeting. Committee members discussed the…

To use the crosswalk or to jaywalk — that is the question. And it’s a question the Denver’s city council took seriously during meeting on Monday, when the councilmembers decided to adopt a bill decriminalizing jaywalking in a, 10-3 vote. Critics of the bill said it sends the wrong signal to the public, particularly at a…

Denver mayoral candidate Chris Hansen, a state legislator, on Monday unveiled what he described as an “attainable, results driven approach” to solving his city’s homelessness crisis, which he said is beset by a sense of defeatism and aimlessness.  Hansen’s plan centers on auditing the city’s programs and veering away from what he called Denver’s seemingly “aimless…

Former Mayor Wellington Webb endorsed Democratic State Rep. Leslie Herod for Denver mayor, the Herod campaign announced Wednesday.  In the announcement, Webb said Denver is on the verge of going one of two ways and believed Herod is what the city needs to steer it in the right direction. Webb cited her ability to bring…

There’s a new chief housing officer in town. Her name is Laura Brudzynski and her work starts on Feb. 2. She will succeed Britta Fisher, who stepped down from the role in Denver’s Department of Housing Stability to lead the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.  Brudzynski has worked with the city for nearly a decade…