Boulder’s City Council met for the final time of the year last night. Items on the agenda included how to communicate with City Council in the coming year and finalizing rules that essentially ban prevent fracking within city limits. Warnings […]
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Boulder City Council Holds Special Session to Remember Shooting Victims
There were tears, anger and shared stories of grief about Monday’s shooting at Boulder’s King Soopers when Boulder City Council convened a special meeting Wednesday night. KGNU’s Roz Brown says after receiving a call from President Joe Biden earlier in […]
Lawsuit Filed Seeking Justice for Boulder’s Sammie Lawrence
Two years ago, Sammie Lawrence thought he was within his rights when he began filming Boulder police questioning some folks in a park who were there because they were part of Boulder’s homeless community. But one of the police officers took […]
Boulder Hires First Latina, Second Woman as City Manager
Boulder City Council last night approved the hiring of Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde as Boulder’s next city manager. KGNU’s Roz Brown says Rivera-Vandermyde will be the first female city manager of color and only the second woman to serve as Boulder’s City […]
City Leaders Hear 2nd Round of Crime Stories About Downtown Boulder
For the second time in two weeks, crime was a focus of the Boulder City Council meeting last night. KGNU’s Roz Brown says Boulder City Council learned that the level of crime in the downtown business core is disproportionate to […]
Boulder City Council Schedules Downtown Crime Update
Boulder City Council wants a report from its police chief ASAP – after hearing from several residents last night who believe an uptick in crime in the downtown area is making people afraid for their safety and driving tourists away […]
Boulder Adopts Racial Equity Plan
Boulder has adopted a plan to achieve a collective vision of racial equity. In a unanimous vote last night, KGNU’s Roz Brown reports Boulder City Council said it was a first step in addressing systemic and institutional racism in its […]
Online Direct Democracy Launches in Boulder, But Snags Remain
Starting today, the Boulder group, Bedrooms are for People will begin collecting endorsements using Boulder’s new online petition software. Boulder Direct Democracy has widely been reported as a first in the nation. But as KGNU’s Roz Brown reports, its rollout is anything […]