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Housing crisis

Griego: The Denver boot

‘Who plans this?’ The tenant is living in a three-bedroom ranch-style house off a cul-de-sac in northeast Denver. Or at least that’s where she was...

Denver homeless activists have their day in court

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...

Griego: The undeniable promise of Sun Valley

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...

To hire and keep good teachers as housing costs rise, Colorado school districts take...

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...

Griego: The unseen reach of an affordable housing crisis

Around 3 p.m. on Sept. 23, Patrick Hale – once married, once living in a lovely Victorian home in north Denver, once driving a BMW...
Chris Hadsall, left and Chris Kennedy, right, are vying for House District 23.

JeffCo’s House District 23 has first open seat in 14 years

  JeffCo voters in Lakewood's House District 23 will have the chance to choose a new representative for an open seat for the first time...

Denver adopts Hancock’s affordable housing fund

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...

Denver City Council votes tonight on permanent funding stream for affordable housing

Denver City Council will vote tonight for the final time on a proposed dedicated fund for affordable housing. The fund, which is part of...
New apartment development in North Denver. (Photo by Allen Tian)

Griego: Gone to Market

This past spring, I received a marketing postcard from my former real estate agent in Denver. The card was one of those oversized, glossy...

Hancock’s affordable housing plan met with doubts

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...