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Denver's five-year camping ban is on trial today as three homeless defendants contest tickets for sleeping outside with blankets.
Police rarely issue tickets for violators of the ban, preferring...
The rare celebratory press conference was held earlier this month in Sun Valley, the tucked-away Westside Denver community whose poverty has long been hidden...
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Ann Schimke on December 20, 2016
As Colorado’s housing costs skyrocket, a growing number of school districts, local leaders...
Denver City Council established a permanent, dedicated affordable housing fund Monday night in a vote of 9-4.
The fund was constructed by Mayor Michael Hancock’s...
Mayor Michael Hancock’s plan to support Denverites who are struggling with skyrocketing housing costs is receiving a decidedly mixed response from city council members.
The...