Politics

West Highland and Regis are the latest two North Denver neighborhoods targeted for possible rezoning to facilitate construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on existing residential property lots. District 1 Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval is in the planning process that eventually could lead to City Council consideration of the change, seeking comment from neighborhood … [Read more...] about More ADU Rezoning On Tap for North Denver: The March of the ADUs Continues

"From what we’ve heard, there’s a lot of pride in this area. People love their neighborhood.” Ella Stueve, a Senior City Planner with the department on Community Planning and Development (CPD), said this was her biggest takeaway from reading community responses. CPD kicked off their Near Northwest Area Plan process a year ago and released their initial findings last month. … [Read more...] about Denver Releases “Near Northwest” Area Plan Initial Findings

While the horses are dancing at the Stock Show, another kind of dance is happening backstage for National Western. After the failure of the 2E bond, leaders of the various National Western organizations are facing increasing questions about how they plan to fund projects they insist are going forward and whether they have community support. At the same time, some community … [Read more...] about National Western Leaders and Community Discuss Uncertain Future

Update: Supporters on council failed to override Mayor Hancock's veto, so the legislation will not go into effect.Editor’s Note: this edition of The Denver North Star went to press on 12/12/21, the day before supporters on City Council were attempting to override Mayor Hancock’s veto. Unfortunately, that means we were unable to report on the final outcome in this print edition, … [Read more...] about City Council, Mayor Spar over Flavored Tobacco Sales

Denver City Council’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness committee met October 27th to decide whether to move a proposed citywide ban on flavored tobacco product sales to a vote of the full Council. Introduced Oct 6th, the bill will be back on the committee’s calendar for even further deliberation—and straw polling on amendments on November 17th. Chair Paul Kashmann … [Read more...] about Council Committee Debates Flavored Tobacco Ban