Supporters of a Denver City Council measure that would limit the city’s ability to clear homeless encampments in sub-freezing weather fell short Monday in their attempt to override Mayor Mike Johnston’s veto of the ordinance changes. No 32-degree temperature threshold will be added to Denver’s municipal code. The council voted 7-6 to override Johnston’s rejection … Read more
Denver city government took a big step Tuesday toward turning the former downtown headquarters of The Denver Post into a courthouse when the City Council approved an $88.5 million purchase agreement for the building at 101 W. Colfax Ave. A city master plan projects it will need an additional 280,000 square feet of space for … Read more
The Denver City Council is poised to put much stricter limits on when city agencies can clear homeless encampments during the cold weather months. A bill that would prohibit the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment and other city agencies from removing shelter from public places when the outside temperature is forecast to be … Read more
