Tag: Michael Hancock
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Denver affordable housing development opens 72 units for people with brain injuries
Denver’s Office of Housing Stability (HOST) Wednesday celebrated the grand opening of the Valor on the Fax supportive housing apartment building. The apartments provide 72 units of housing to homeless people in Denver. Located at 7900 E. Colfax Ave., Valor emphasizes care for homeless people suffering from brain injuries or related disabilities. It is one…
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No lawful entry? No asylum: Biden administration responds to immigrants’ surge at border, influx in Denver
In its most forceful statement yet on the surge of immigrants at the U.S. border with Mexico — a crisis that has been spilling into America’s interior cities, such as Denver — the Biden administration said those who crossed into the U.S. illegally won’t be eligible for asylum. “Starting tonight, people who arrive at the border…
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Denver area shelters — at or near capacity — brace for immigrant surge
Ready or not, here they come. Local nonprofits — that for months have helped Denver temporarily house immigrants from South and Central America — are bracing for a new surge with the sunset of a pandemic-era border restriction that ends Thursday. “All the shelters are pretty much at capacity,” said Kristen Baluyot, Denver metro social…
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Aurora recognizes Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s tenure
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman recognized Denver Mayor Michael Hancock with a proclamation during the Aurora City Council’s meeting on Monday, thanking Hancock for his time leading Colorado’s largest city. Coffman called Hancock an “extraordinary partner” who became a leader among officials in the Denver metro area. The proclamation noted Hancock has served as mayor since…
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Think tank on car thefts: Longer view paints dire picture for Colorado
While not disputing the declining car theft figures Denver officials cited, a think tank argued that viewing the stats from a longer timeframe offers the public a more precise and comprehensive view of crime both in the city and the state and whether Colorado leaders’ public policy response is working. Denver officials last week said…
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Denver sees ‘welcome decrease’ in car theft, but more work needed, city leaders acknowledge
Denver struggled to respond to rising crime in the last few years, but the mayor and chief of police on Tuesday pointed to lower levels of car theft and property crimes in 2023, adding relief is on the way with a full police academy class. During a press conference, Mayor Michael Hancock said city leaders…
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Michael Hancock slams Denver school board as “dysfunctional” and “immature”
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Michael Hancock isn’t mincing words when it comes to his beef with the Denver Public Schools board. The term-limited outgoing mayor Tuesday took the gloves off during an appearance on the Mandy Connell Show on 850 KOA. “This is a very dysfunctional board…
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Denver spent $12.7 million responding to the immigrant crisis
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The effort to shelter and support the more than 6,300 immigrants from South and Central America who have arrived in Denver since December cost the city $12.7 million, officials said Thursday. Beginning May 8, the city will no longer offer shelter to migrants who haven’t…
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19 residents of Aloft Hotel search for housing as temporary shelter closure approaches
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aloft Hotel, home to 124 homeless people identified as having a high vulnerability to COVID-19, is closing April 27. The future for 19 of the tenants remains uncertain as The Salvation Army, City of Denver and state work to connect them with housing resources.…
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Denver Press Club honors journalist, screenwriter Steve Lopez with Runyon Award
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Press Club will honor Los Angeles Times journalist and columnist Steve Lopez on Friday at its 28th annual Damon Runyon Award Banquet. Lopez, known for his New York Times bestselling novel “The Soloist,” which inspired a film by the same name starring Robert…