Wiggins
Wiggins, CO · Municipal
The Denver Gazette
Denver seeks new 911 chief amid response concerns
Andrew Dameron has left to run Jeffcom 9-1-1 after six years at the helm of Denver’s Emergency Communications, leaving the city in search of a new executive director. Officials announced the search for his replacement earlier this week. “Our emergency communications systems are quickly evolving with advancing technology, increased demands, and new data integration,” Al […]
HuffPost
Buttigieg Weighs In On FAA Ground Stop At Denver Conference
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke to reporters amid the FAA’s nationwide ground stop at the What’s Next conference in Denver, Colorado. Buttigieg, who served as transportation secretary during the Biden administration, was asked how this could happen. “The system has many redundancies in it, so that normally,...
The Denver Gazette
Denver businesses battered by construction could get permanent relief
The orange construction signs that diverted and snarled traffic along a 2-mile stretch of Colfax Avenue for nearly two years also drove away customers. Now, the Denver City Council is weighing whether to make permanent a program that seeks to help businesses weather the financial fallout. Councilmembers Chris Hinds and Amanda Sawyer — whose districts […]
hoodline.com
Cat Fest Colorado Returns to Denver's National Western Sunday
Cat Fest Colorado is on Denver's calendar this Sunday, November 15, at the National Western Complex, with shelter adoptions, a cat show and a floor full of feline busywork. The Cat Care Society puts the event at 4655 N Humboldt St. On its site, Cat Fest Colorado frames the day as a celebration of all things cat, and the useful part is the adoption setup sitting next to the spectacle.
C-SPAN
Protester Shouts Epithet at Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at Democratic Forum in Colorado
A protester interrupts a discussion with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) during the What's Next Conference hosted by Majority Democrats in Denver. "You are a f---- liar!" the protester shouts at Jeffries and calls him a "traitor." Jeffries responds, "I'm from Brooklyn, this is light work," to the protesters' comments.
The Denver Gazette
Colfax revitalization needs more than a vision | Michael A. Hancock
A vision expresses what people hope will happen. A plan identifies what they intend to do. Leadership accepts responsibility for the distance between the two. Northwest Aurora has reached that distance. The Colfax Community Vision & Action Plan describes a future worth pursuing: safer streets, stronger businesses, stable neighborhoods, vibrant cultural institutions and public spaces […]
kunc.org
Nation’s top Democrats gather in Denver to chart course for future after midterm victories
The mood was festive at Denver’s Mission Ballroom on Friday, where top Democrats from across the country gathered to celebrate their wave of midterm wins and talk about the party’s priorities. Majority Democrats, a political action committee that bills itself as working to build lasting power for the...