[ad_1] The big headline of Denver’s budget this year is that the city will have to tighten its belt, as consumer spending and softening sales tax revenue is slowing growth for cities across the country. Mayor Mike Johnston released his 2025 budget Thursday. In case you don’t have time to read a nearly 800 page […]
[ad_1] Updated at 4:43 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 Homelessness increased by 10 percent in the metro Denver area this year, according to Metro Denver Homeless Initiative’s annual Point-in-Time count data. The Point-in-Time count aims to capture the number of people experiencing homelessness in the metro area by counting people both on the street […]
[ad_1] A U.S. bankruptcy judge has rejected a request from embattled Los Angeles developer Shangri-La Industries for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for three motel properties in Redlands, Thousand Oaks and Salinas intended for homeless housing. Shangri-La filed a petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Jose on April 29 in a move to block foreclosure […]
[ad_1] Denver’s mayor hopes to use the Embassy Suites hotel site on Hampden Ave. the in southeast part of the city to house people experiencing homelessness. Hart Van Denburg/CPR News A proposed $8 million contract agreement to fund operations and service needs at the Tamarac Family Shelter passed through council committee on Wednesday. The Safety […]
[ad_1] After decades of gains in public acceptance, the LGBTQ community is confronting a climate in which political leaders are once again calling them weirdos and predators. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate the parents of transgender children; Governor Ron DeSantis has tried to purge Florida […]
[ad_1] President Joe Biden’s administration moved boldly yesterday to solve his most immediate immigration problem at the risk of creating a new target for Republicans who accuse him of surrendering control of the border. Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security extended legal protections under a federal program called Temporary Protected Status (TPS) that will allow […]
[ad_1] CNN — Eight people have died in the city of Brno, the Czech Republic, after a large fire broke out early on Thursday in a structure thought to be used as a shelter by homeless people, Czech police said. Six men and two women were killed after the fire engulfed several mobile cabins near […]
