Denver Mayor Mike Johnston
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Lately, headlines have been all too willing to paint Colorado and Denver in particular as one of the most dangerous places in America. Some rankings even place the state in the top tier of crime-ridden regions. But those labels, while grabbing eyeballs, gloss over the complexity behind crime statistics, underreporting, media bias, shifting trends, and
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America didn’t “fall back in love” with cocaine. America never quit. We didn’t ghost coke, we just stopped posting about it on Instagram while fentanyl and opioids hogged the spotlight. Now headlines are breathlessly announcing the “cocaine comeback” like it’s Fleetwood Mac reuniting. The reality is that cocaine never left the tour bus. In
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The story of American politics today is one of fatigue. A weary electorate, exhausted by years of division, culture wars, and the relentless churn of crises, is quietly recalibrating its expectations. People want less theater and more competence. If Trump’s address at the United Nations did not embarrass Democrats and American’s enough to act, it’s
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Denver’s Brewing Budget Battle – Mike Johnston Starves Democracy While Luxury Towers Sit Empty When Denver’s own Clerk and Recorder Paul López raises the alarm that Mayor Mike Johnston’s 2026 budget is undercutting the very foundation of our elections, residents should pay attention. This isn’t about office supplies or overtime pay, this is about
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The law, passed in 2021, and it was meant to fix Colorado’s long-standing ban on inclusionary zoning (a 2000 state Supreme Court case had tied cities’ hands). HB 21-1117 gave cities the authority to require developers to include affordable units in new projects or pay into housing funds. The Empty Promise of “Affordable Housing” in
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Mayor Mike Johnston’s press tour, the Urban Institute’s glossy numbers, and the on-the-ground reality. The Urban Institute wants you to believe Denver has cracked the code on homelessness. Mayor Mike Johnston is more than happy to stand beside them, waving a banner that screams “98% success.” The headlines are triumphant. The press releases drip with
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In February, Denver shut down a small liquor store on Federal Boulevard. The city rolled out the usual script: “drug activity,” “public nuisance,” “protecting the community.” Cameras clicked, officials beamed, and the store’s immigrant owners were left ruined — another family business tossed into the grinder. Fast forward to today: the Papa John’s at 1111
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Tonight, my apartment complex was broken into. One of my neighbours was traumatised by a homeless drug addict trying to gain entrance into his apartment, yelling, screaming, throwing things. Several minutes wondering what would happen if it were worse—someone was inside, if someone got hurt what do we do? And while the intruder was yelling,
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Denver’s politicians have a dream. A gleaming, eco-friendly dream where sleek buses glide down Colfax, cyclists own the road, and the average Denverite trades in their Subaru for a bus pass. It’s a vision of a city where cars are relics and public transit reigns supreme. But let’s cut through the ribbon-cutting speeches and
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