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Tag: Homelessness
Coloradans propose more taxpayer support for the local news. Here’s what...
On Monday, members of the Colorado Media Project took questions at CU Denver about the group's new report "Local News is a Public Good"...
Guest Post: Boosterism never boosts the homeless
We used to have a skid row in Denver. It was in the 1400 block of Larimer. There were always derelict-looking men hanging around...
Guest Post: Fear of homeless people underlies opposition to I-300
Denver Initiative 300, which would end the city's ban on overnight camping in public spaces, has provoked important conversations about governance of and access...
Guest Post: No more dead bodies on Boulder streets
Boulder is the 17th wealthiest city in the 57th wealthiest county in the 10th wealthiest country in the world. One would expect such wealth...
Latest Denver police sweep forces three dozen homeless from RiNo camp...
A young woman shrieked and howled Wednesday morning as she stomped across Arkins Court toward Brighton Boulevard, away from the homeless encampment where she’d...
News Poetry: Homeless at 7th and Santa Fe
1.
Black plastic bag, no tote, no backpack
One pair of shoes, no socks, no laces
Plenty of sunshine today, no raincoat
One glove, one cold, bare hand
Toothache,...
The Indy Weekly Podcast, Episode 5: We need to talk about...
Tina Griego, our managing editor, recently realized that for all the stories she'd written over the years about affordable housing, gentrification and changing neighborhoods...
Jury finds defendants guilty of violating Denver’s camping ban
A jury Wednesday found three defendants guilty of violating Denver's camping ban after they were ticketed in late November for sleeping outside with tents...
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...
Attorney to streamline lawsuit against homeless sweeps
A lawsuit seeking to end Denver’s campaign against homeless camps got a boost yesterday during a hearing with a federal judge.
Denver attorney Jason Flores-Williams filed...