Tag: yemi mobalade
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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 won’t meet state deadline on parking requirements
Colorado Springs will not meet the deadline to enact the new state law on minimum parking requirements before the end of the month, continuing a standoff with the state over the scope of recent housing laws. The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously voted against an ordinance at its meeting Tuesday that would have been a…
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Ranked-choice voting would mark the end of person-to-person democracy | Vince Bzdek
The most significant vote many Coloradans will take this election, besides picking a new president, is whether to completely change the way we practice democracy in this state. Proposition 131 would substitute our state’s 100-year-old system of “one-person, one vote” for a nonpartisan primary and “ranked-choice” voting. Lots of pros and cons have been flying…
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Colorado Springs-based business owner awarded Governor’s Citizenship Medal
John Street, co-founder and CEO of Greenwood Village-based cloud marketplace Pax8, jokes about his personal leadership style. “The truth is, I’m kind of a lazy guy,” said Street, a Denver native who lives in Colorado Springs. “I learned a long time ago that if I hire smart people and let them do their jobs, I…