encampment

Months later, after sites were proposed and then abandoned, Denver’s mayor says he’s still committed to sanctioned camping

  “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…]

An encampment clean-up in Curtis Park delayed by snow started Tuesday before sunrise

  “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…]

With proposed site in Five Points ‘off the table,’ locations of sanctioned homeless encampments in Denver remain in question

  “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…]

Welton site no longer being considered for sanctioned homeless campsite

  “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…]

Five Points Safe Camping Site Option Faces Neighborhood Opposition

  “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…]

Community Discussion of Temporary Outdoor Safe Spaces Zoom Meetings

  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…]

Neighbors Suggest Safe Camping Site Near Library in Five Points

  “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…]

Mayor Hancock proposes sanctioned campsite in Five Points where unhoused people already camp

  “Two months after publicly coming around to the idea of government-sanctioned campsites for people experiencing homelessness, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced Saturday that his administration is eyeing some city-owned land in Five Points for the experiment. In a Facebook announcement, Hancock framed the idea as a deal not yet done. He also emphasized that … [Read more…]

Denver identifies potential site for managed homeless camp

  “Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said on Saturday that the City and the Colorado Village Collaborative (CVC) have identified a potential location for a managed campsite for the homeless. A small strip of a right-of-way between Sonny Lawson Park and the Blair-Caldwell Library that is city-owned is being considered, after clearing technical and regulatory hurdles, … [Read more…]

Councilwoman CdeBaca discusses police-protester confrontation after more body camera released

  “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…]