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Aurora's mayor went undercover as a homeless person, upsetting some local leaders Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman said he hoped to gain insight about the issue. Local leaders are calling his actions a "publicity stunt." Author: Janet Oravetz (9News), Ryan Haarer Published: 2:42 PM MST January 7, 2021 Updated: 10:21 PM MST January 7, 2021 AURORA, Colo. — Local leaders, including one who was homeless for years, are calling Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman's decision to spend a week undercover as a person experiencing homelessness last month a "publicity stun...

Aurora City Council member Juan Marcano had organized a virtual press conference with homeless advocates, service providers such as McKittrick and elected officials from metro Denver, who all criticized Coffman — who was also present, albeit muted and with his camera off. "While Mayor Coffman may have had initial purposeful intentions...you cannot just dip your toe in and out of poverty or homelessness. Homelessness is not a vacation for these individuals," said Eva Henry, an Adams County commissioner. Coffman had decided to spend a week living homeless on the streets because he didn't fee...

Nick Mitchell, who has been the city's chief law enforcement watchdog since 2012 as Denver's Independent Monitor, is resigning. The Department of Justice has appointed Mitchell to oversee a court-ordered agreement "designed to correct systemic, unconstitutional conditions in the Los Angeles County jails, the largest municipal jail system in the world." “I feel really proud of what we were able to achieve in eight and a half years together, and it’s with extremely mixed feelings that I'm leaving to take this new role,” Mitchell says, noting that he'll continue to live in Denver while wor...

Council rezones Denargo Market site for 16-story apartment complex Thomas Gounley photo) The second time was the charm: A developer who suffered defeat at the hands of the Denver City Council earlier this year found a more receptive audience in round two. But that’s not to say Cypress Real Estate Advisors didn’t encounter opposition Monday evening, when its request for rezoning to build a 16-story Denargo Market apartment complex went up for a vote. “A 16-story market-rate or luxury building will essentially be a bomb set off in the middle of this community,” Councilwoman Candi CdeBac...

Dec 15, 2020 THE MAYOR IS GOING TO JOIN ME AT 1 And yes, I'm going to ask him about Thanksgiving, but more importantly I want to ask him about what happens next in Denver. How are we going to get our businesses back up and running? We're also talking about the actual science and data behind lockdowns and outdoor mask bans. GIVING EX CONS A CHANCE IN THE WEED BUSINESS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THIS I missed this editorial when it came out but we have to talk about it. This is what passes for "social equity" in Aurora and Denver when it comes to the weed biz. As the marijuana laws in Colorado wer...