Tag: michael hancock
I-70 expansion contractor to reconsider plans for 24/7 construction through 2023
News that construction on the I-70 expansion through Denver could run 24/7 for the next 65 months drew prompt backlash from people concerned about...
I-70 expansion contractor seeks Denver’s OK for construction 24 hours a...
The 10-mile, $1.2 billion expansion of I-70 through Denver promises to bring more disruption to the already heavily polluted, largely Latino and low-income neighborhoods...
Greene: That time a Denver cop made up excuses to handcuff...
Tina Griego – my colleague who’d normally edit this column – suggested that I calm down and sleep on it before writing.
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Mayor taps Westside commander Paul Pazen as Denver’s next police chief
Paul Pazen, a Denver native and career-long officer nicknamed “Smiley” because of his cheery attitude, will be the city’s next chief of police.
Mayor Michael...
Greene: Despite promises of reform, Hancock and team failed to seek...
A disturbing report outlines Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration’s inaction in response to sheriff’s deputies’ killing of a mentally ill homeless man in Denver’s jail.
The...
Guest Post: An Office of Public Private Partnership Denver Doesn’t Need
NOTE: The Colorado Independent occasionally runs guest posts from government officials, local experts and concerned citizens on a variety of topics. These posts are meant to...
Greene: How Denver’s outgoing safety manager earned the nickname “STeflon” O’Malley
Stephanie O’Malley made headlines Monday when her boss, Mayor Michael Hancock, announced she’ll no longer be running Denver’s safety department and that he’s reassigning...
Can autonomous vehicles solve the “first-mile, last-mile” problem?
It’s called the first-mile, last-mile problem of mass transit, and it has vexed transportation planners forever during the automotive era. Until you make it...
Greene: Michael Marshall’s jail killing prompts $4.65 million payout, new policies...
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has reached a $4.65 million settlement with the family of Michael Marshall, whom Denver Sheriff’s deputies killed in the city...
Littwin: Shutting down DACA would be an entirely Trump-made disaster
Here's a guess. Even Donald Trump knows that shutting down the DACA program, as he's strongly hinted he would, would be a disaster, both...