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Denver Initiative 300, which would end the city's ban on overnight camping in public spaces, has provoked important conversations about governance of and access...
The job fair was going well for Stephanie Polutchko and the phrase on her white name tag explained why: “high school science.”
Like other prospective...
NOTE: The Colorado Independent occasionally runs guest posts from government officials, local experts and concerned citizens on a variety of topics. These posts are...
Renters looking for a more affordable place to live are spending hundreds of dollars applying for apartments, prompting Democratic lawmakers to set limits on...
Tina Griego, our managing editor, recently realized that for all the stories she'd written over the years about affordable housing, gentrification and changing neighborhoods...
Jenee Donalson, 31, community organizer/artist/chef, resident of Denver
I was given a notice of eviction on Nov. 12, 2012. I didn’t know anything about the...