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Denver recorded 563 drug-related deaths in 2025, medical examiner says
Drug-related deaths rose 16.6% from 2024, while Denver considers expanding fixed-site and street-based harm-reduction services.
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Denver HOST seeks one-year extension of housing strategy while it prepares long-range plan
The proposed 2027 continuation would maintain current goals while HOST completes a Housing Needs Assessment and broader community engagement.
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Denver council to consider opposition to proposed Section 106 rewrite
The council is scheduled to consider an opposition proclamation Aug. 31, while the federal historic-preservation rewrite remains under review without a published public-comment deadline.
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Denver’s future Fox Run Park is under construction, with early 2027 target
Construction is underway on the 13-acre Green Valley Ranch park, but the city has not published a progress report or all-in budget confirming the schedule.
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Denver projects $196.4 million General Fund balance as 2027 budget nears
Denver’s Finance Department reports General Fund collections through June were 2.3% above the same period in 2025, while the projected year-end balance remains below the city’s 15% reserve target.
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Denver downtown board approves proposed $240,000 loan for restaurant at former Illegal Pete’s site
The DDDA board approved a proposed 3% loan for the 16th Street project, but no final agreement, restaurant name or required City Council action had been verified by Aug. 15.
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Denver council approves $248.3 million in DIA contracts
The three agreements cover North Terminal Expansion management, baggage-system operations and maintenance, and passenger-train modernization. Records do not disclose procurement methods or implementation schedules.
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Denver board approves overtime reclassification for 29 safety workers; back-pay cost unknown
Denver’s Career Service Board approved reclassifying 29 safety and industrial-hygiene workers. Twenty appear eligible for a proposed two-year back-pay lookback, but the public record provides no cost estimate or fixed implementation date.
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Denver Planning Board approves rezoning near Paco Sanchez Park; no project is proposed
The proposed change to G-MU-5 could allow apartment buildings generally up to five stories and 65 feet, but sewer capacity, affordability and displacement questions would be addressed only if a future project is proposed.
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Denver seeks $8.4 million federal grant for downtown, Five Points safety projects
The proposed five-year agreement would fund quick-build demonstrations downtown and in Five Points, but remained unapproved and separate from the Park Hill crash response as of Aug. 14.
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Denver seeks approval of $30 million network purchasing agreement
The proposed citywide agreement would cover hardware, software and subscriptions outside the airport, but the request does not identify specific upgrades or replacement projects.
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Denver voters may decide changes to police, fire hiring and Civil Service rules
A proposed charter amendment would revise Civil Service Commission powers and police and fire personnel rules; related legislation leaves costs and staffing effects unquantified.
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Denver committee advances $5.33 million package for Broadway Station pedestrian bridge
Denver’s South Platte River Committee advanced a $5.33 million grant package for a Broadway Station pedestrian bridge, but the estimated $22 million-to-$23 million project still needs additional funding and City Council approval.
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Denver council passes nearly $13 million for Sanderson Gulch improvements; mayoral approval pending
The council approved a $5.91 million appropriation and a related Mile High Flood District agreement, but final enactment has not been confirmed.
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Denver council authorizes property acquisition for Quebec-AirLawn bridge project
Council Bill 26-1043 authorizes Denver to acquire about 0.471 acres and pursue eminent domain if negotiations fail, while project funding and construction timing remain unsettled.
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Denver reports lower violent gun crime but more firearm homicides in 2026 goals briefing
Denver reported a 25% decline in citywide violent gun crime, but firearm homicides rose to 35 from 29 at the same point last year as council members sought more detail on crime, housing, homelessness and jobs initiatives.
