Denver Fire Department Chief Desmond Fulton said Wednesday that he was following what he believed to be the department’s standards when he claimed hundreds of hours of compensatory time off — and then effectively cashed much of it in for $42,000 in extra pay over the last three years. The chief said he supported an … Read more
For Aly Garrett, the safe haven provided by Tribe Recovery Homes is a source of inspiration and, she hopes, salvation. The 34-year-old is on probation for charges related to fentanyl use. Her addiction started four years ago while she was in an abusive relationship and dealing with trauma that stemmed from her mother’s use of … Read more
Denver’s two-way bikeway on Broadway has been a long time coming, from a weekend demonstration with traffic cones more than eight years ago to the full 1.5-mile, traffic-separated version that debuted this month as one of the city’s premier bicycle amenities. Even as cyclists celebrate the results of the $14.3 million project, the long-controversial lanes … Read more
All things considered, Lindsay Minter feels lucky. Lindsay Minter in Aurora on Aug. 19, 2020. (Photo by Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver Post) She only needed to have a tooth pulled after she was hit in the face with a projectile from a rubber ball grenade flung in her direction by an unidentified Denver police … Read more
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston joined the leaders of New York City and Chicago Wednesday in lambasting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for continuing to send busloads of migrants from the southern border to their cities. The mayors said the chartered busing strategy was inhumane, reckless and inefficient, and in a joint media call they detailed new … Read more
Denver is nearing the finish line of Mayor Mike Johnston’s five-month sprint to move 1,000 homeless people off the streets — and with days to go before his self-imposed deadline, he and his team appear poised to pull it off. Just two months ago, Johnston’s mission was very much at risk of failing. Just 168 … Read more
Denver has received more migrants per capita over the past year than any other large U.S. city that doesn’t flank the southern border. In what Denver city staff is considering the fourth wave of record arrivals, Mayor Mike Johnston is pushing for not only more money from the federal government but steps to ease the … Read more
Denver city officials and business leaders converged atop the Colorado Convention Center Thursday to celebrate the completion of an 80,000-square-foot rooftop ballroom — part of a project that’s a decade and $233 million in the making. The project hit several hurdles, including a bid-ridding scandal, but the focus at the ribbon-cutting ceremony was on the … Read more
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Friday that the city’s current sheriff and fire chief will continue in those positions, finalizing his intention to retain all of his predecessor’s public safety leaders. Denver Fire Chief Desmond Fulton (Provided by Denver Fire Department) Nearly five months after being sworn into office, he renominated Sheriff Elias Diggins and … Read more
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