Tag: colorado springs mayor
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Ex-commissioner VanderWerf launches campaign for Colorado Springs mayor
Stan VanderWerf, a former El Paso County commissioner and Republican candidate for state Senate, announced Tuesday that he was running to be the next mayor of Colorado Springs. VanderWerf served as a county commissioner 2017-2024 and as chair of the Board of County Commissioners for two years during that time. In 2024, VanderWerf ran for…
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Colorado Springs mayor offers to work with LETAC board members as commission ends
After six years, Colorado Springs has eliminated the Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Commission. The City Council unanimously voted Tuesday a second time to dissolve the commission, which was established in 2020 to provide a way for the public to make recommendations around police oversight and public interactions. The required second vote followed the council’s…
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GUEST COLUMN: City policy must address mayoral misappropriation
The city auditor has found Mayor Yemi Mobolade used his official security detail to run personal errands and that he made his city vehicle available to his spouse for personal use, as reported recently by The Gazette (“Audit flags mayor’s personal use of security detail, city vehicle; calls for clearer policy,” April 4). The findings emerged recently…
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Wayne Williams joins city as Mayor Mobolade’s new chief of staff
Wayne Williams will be the next chief of staff for Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade, turning the two former election opponents into partners in city government. The two officially announced the hire Thursday, citing Williams’ decades of experience with city, county and state government as skills he would bring to the administration. Williams will not…
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Mayor Mobolade launches re-election campaign year ahead of 2027 race
Exactly a year ahead of Colorado Springs’ next mayoral election, Mayor Yemi Mobolade officially launched his campaign for a second term. Mobolade, his wife Abbey and a group of boosters spoke in front of a crowd of roughly 200 people gathered at the COS City Hub on Monday evening to support his campaign. Mobolade said…
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Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade marks halftime of his term in office during State of the City speech
After a stormy month of economic news in Colorado Springs, Mayor Yemi Mobolade took the stage for his State of the City speech Thursday morning with a much more upbeat tone. About 900 people filled a hall at The Broadmoor to listen to this year’s presentation, which marked the halfway point of Mobolade’s four-year term…
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Colorado Springs leaders, businesses ‘disappointed’ — but not shocked by Space Command relocation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Alabama lawmakers stood with President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the billions in investment they expect U.S. Space Command headquarters will bring their state, Colorado politicians and local leaders said they were disappointed but not shocked by the news. In an initial…
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Mayor Mobolade leaves hospital after double pneumonia, clearing of artery
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade was discharged from a hospital Thursday after a two-night stay for double pneumonia. Mobolade said he was at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central from Tuesday to Thursday afternoon to recover from double pneumonia. Mobolade said he also received a “minimally invasive procedure” to clear a “significant blockage of my artery.” On…