“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…]
“A complaint made against Denver City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca has been dismissed by the Denver Ethics Board. During an Ethics Board meeting Tuesday morning, the board decided to dismiss the complaint for “lack of jurisdiction”. The board asked to include in their dismissal that the complaint was not frivolous or brought for the purpose … [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…]
“A police officer with the Denver Police Department (DPD) has filed an ethics complaint against a Denver city councilwoman following an incident last month. The complaint details an incident that occurred on Aug. 19 involving City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca. According to the complaint, filed on Sept. 4, Officer Mallory Lutkin was in the area … [Read more…]
“When news broke in July that homeless service providers viewed the Denver Coliseum as the ideal location for the city’s first temporary safe camping site, some residents of the nearby Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods objected. For far too long, they argued, the city had used that part of town as a dumping ground for … [Read more…]
“Twenty people gave Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca’s campaign more than the $1,000 limit during her run against incumbent Albus Brooks last year, according to campaign finance records. The violation, first reported by Colorado Politics, came after someone named Allan Kroll submitted a complaint to the Denver Office of the Clerk and Recorder over Labor Day … [Read more…]
“Through an open records request, Denver7 has received copies of police body camera video showing more of what took place during a confrontation between police and a group of people protesting a homeless cleanup on Aug. 19. Denver police were overseeing the cleanup near 29th and Glenarm when protesters began gathering. One of those … [Read more…]
“Through an open records request, Denver7 has received copies of police body camera video showing more of what took place during a confrontation between police and a group of people protesting a homeless cleanup on Aug. 19. Denver police were overseeing the cleanup near 29th and Glenarm when protesters began gathering. One of those … [Read more…]
“Denver City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca’s campaign violated election finance laws last year when vying for District 9, a seat she won in a runoff election against the well-funded, two-term incumbent Albus Brooks. According to campaign finance records, the contributions of more than a dozen individual donors — including her candidate committee treasurer and her … [Read more…]
“Tensions continue to run high between one member of the Denver City Council and the Denver Police Department — with the latest battle playing out on Twitter. Candi CdeBaca, who represents District 9 on the Council accused a Denver Police officer of pulling a gun on her and others using a video taken at … [Read more…]