“The flow of people was off and on at the voting center at the Blair-Caldwell research library on Welton Street in Denver Tuesday. Voters were glad to be there. “A lot of people say I don’t vote because my voice doesn’t matter, but it does,” said Dionza Bryant. She went inside to vote in-person. … [Read more…]
“Three months ago, Mayor Michael Hancock announced that, despite his longstanding opposition to letting people live on the streets, he had agreed that Denver should have a city-sanctioned, temporary camp — a place where people experiencing homelessness could find shelter, bathrooms and connections to housing, health care and other services during the pandemic. Since … [Read more…]
“Before sunrise Tuesday, several blocks in Curtis Park where people have been living in tents were closed off, and not just with the usual lengths of yellow police tape, but with chain link fencing. Similar temporary fencing emblazoned with banners promising “brand new apartments coming soon” surrounded a nearby construction site. Inside the area … [Read more…]
“The plaza next to the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, located along Welton Street in Five Points, is no longer being considered as a potential site for one of up to three possible sanctioned homeless encampments in Denver, Mayor Michael Hancock announced on his Facebook page Tuesday evening. “After further investigation into suitability, we … [Read more…]
“That proposal didn’t last long. A site along Welton Street in Five Points is no longer being considered for a city-sanctioned homeless campsite, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said on his Facebook page Tuesday evening. The post came just three days after Hancock announced, also on Facebook, that a strip of city-owned property between Sonny … [Read more…]
“At her cafe located just a few blocks from Sonny Lawson Park, Fathima Dickerson often serves meals to some of the people who live on the streets. “For me, living and working in Five Points, that library, that park, have always had a history of homelessness,” says Dickerson, general manager of the Welton Street … [Read more…]
“The Five Points Business Improvement District (FPBID) demands an open, thorough and inclusive public comment process after learning this weekend of the proposed site of a new legal homeless encampment at the Charles R. Cousins Plaza in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver. “The Five Points Business Improvement District’s mission is to positively influence … [Read more…]
“The city and a nonprofit partner are considering establishing a sanctioned homeless campsite along Welton Street in Five Points. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said on his Facebook page over the weekend that the camp would go on a small strip of city-owned right-of-way between Sonny Lawson Park and the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, … [Read more…]
“The site hadn’t been on previous lists of potential sites for three temporary managed camps to address the need in a city with an urban camping ban that keeps the homeless from sleeping in other public spaces. The improvement district leaders said Monday they learned just last weekend in a Facebook post by Mayor … [Read more…]
UPDATE: September 16, 2020 5:23 PM source: Council member Candi CdeBaca email 16 September 2020 at 7:23 AM Zoom: bit.ly/SOSTownHall THE BELOW EVENTS WERE CANCELED DUE TO MAYORS ANNOUNCEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 2020. Wednesday September 16, 2020 at 5:00 PM Zoom Meeting ID 949 4650 2036 Password TSOS Thursday … [Read more…]