Paul Lopez

DENVER– To the strains of the West High symphony and choir and to the shouts of the Thomas Jefferson High cheerleading squad, advocates for the 2010 Census rallied metro-area residents at a kickoff celebration for the nation’s coming coast-to-coast constitutionally mandated once-per-decade body counting operation. The celebration was held at Denver Inner City Parish, an educational nonprofit in the heart of the city. The speaker roster and content of the talks made it clear that officials were making certain in particular to court members of Denver’s “hard to reach” Latino population.

Beginning today, the U.S. Census Bureau will launch community operations in the Denver with what they are calling a “Spirit of Community Celebration,” featuring City Councilman Paul Lopez and Diedra Ann Garcia from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The celebration kicks off marketing operations throughout the metro-area designed to increase awareness that the big count [...]

With a lengthy state ballot and expected lines at the polls, Denver officials say they are working to make sure that on Election Day every voting precinct in the city has at least one bilingual poll worker to assist those who may not speak English. There is a specific emphasis on Spanish speakers.

Denver District 3 councilman Paul L

Join Denver District 3 councilman Paul Lopez for a live 30 minute Q&A on Thursday, April 17 at 10 a.m. MDT. Lopez will take your questions on a variety of issues concerning the City of Denver.

Denver media recently carried harsh words against three members of the Denver City Council who attended a closed-door meeting between a labor union and business contractor to observe negotiations between the two entities.

However, there was no criticism in the media when Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter and members of his administration met in a closed-door meeting [...]

Denver’s municipal runoff election is just four weeks away, but with only three contested races yet to be decided (city council districts 3, 7 and 8), this runoff will be decidedly less active than the 2003 version.

In the Denver runoff election, the top two vote-getters in the general election (held on May 1) face [...]