Sara Fleming
Westword
Colorado Springs, CO, United States
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Safe Parking Sites Could Steer Homeless to a Better Future
A grassroots group is working to create safe parking lots in Colorado, as an alternative to shelters and the streets, so that people experiencing homelessness could live in their cars. → Read More
Who Are We Keeping It Juicy For? Doja Cat Outshines Tyga in Denver
KS107.5's Doja Cat and Tyga concert at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, she should have been given main billing. → Read More
Crush Artist Sues Cannabistry Over Use of RiNo Mural in Instagram Ad
Diana Perez, a Miami-based artist also known as Diana “Didi” Contreras, filed a lawsuit against Illinois-based Cannabistry Labs on February 4, claiming the company used photos of the mural she created for the 2019 Crush Walls in its Instagram marketing for The Root of It All. → Read More
Amid Camping Ban Controversy, Metro Denver Counts Its Homeless Population
Denver just wrapped up the Point in Time count, the best method most cities have to determine the number of individuals experiencing homelessness. To get a completely accurate count, it would have to find and survey every single unhoused person, a near-impossible task. → Read More
Denver County Court Judge Rules Camping Ban Unconstitutional Under Eighth Amendment
The ruling issued by Judge Johnny Barajas today, December 27, deems the camping ban unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment. It could have wide-reaching implications. → Read More
The Ten Biggest Colorado Animal Stories of 2019
As it turns out, when animals make the news, it's not always warm and fuzzy. → Read More
How Private Tech Companies Get to Stick 5G Infrastructure in Public Right of Way
Councilman Chris Hinds’ office is concerned new, denser cell towers are appearing with a lack of a transparent public process. → Read More
Newly Inaugurated Tay Anderson Wants to Make the School Board More Accessible
After a historic win, the new DPS School Board member wants to continue engaging people who haven't always been involved in school issues, or in politics at all. → Read More
Storm, Library Closure Creates Ripple Effects for Denver's Homeless
Denver Public Library will be closed today, November 26, due to the inclement weather, leaving a gap that usually provides space for people experiencing homelessness. Other shelters and city buildings will operate as warming centers. → Read More
Community Gears Up to Help Unsheltered People During Snowstorm
Winter storms are especially risky for people experiencing homelessness. The city ramps up outreach efforts to help people get into shelters, but some community members are trying to come up with options for those who are wary of entering shelter. → Read More
DanceSafe Looks to Buy Advanced FTIR Drug Testing Technology
The Denver-based national organization DanceSafe is raising funds to buy two FTIR spectrometers that will help them more accurately test drug supplies. → Read More
Denver Council Members Will Now Get Notice of Sweeps Occurring in Their Districts
Candi CdeBaca's office pushed city officials to notify council member of planned homeless sweeps. → Read More
Denver May Divert Some 911 Calls to Crisis Response Team Instead of Police
Denver is looking at adopting a program in which some 911 calls that police would otherwise handle would instead be diverted to mental health experts whose goal is to stabilize the crisis. → Read More
Homeless Advocates Challenging Denver’s Camping Ban
Over a series of four emotionally tense hearings, Andy McNulty is defending camping ban charges against Jerry Burton, arguing that the camping ban is unconstitutional. → Read More
Denver Homeless Out Loud Activist Terese Howard Arrested While Filming Sweep
Denver Homeless Out Loud activist Terese Howard was arrested this morning while filming a homeless sweep, leaving fellow activists and lawyers with questions. → Read More
"Back to School Night" Aims to Educate Voters About Denver Public Schools Board
The event will bring visibility to candidates and issues facing Denver Public Schools for voters who usually aren't engaged in them. → Read More
Denver Activists Argue New State Law Will Stop Development on Park Hill Golf Course
Open space advocates are now arguing that a minor change to the Colorado statute surrounding conservation easements makes the one prohibiting development on Park Hill Golf Course a lot harder to remove than they previously thought. → Read More
Approval Voting Party Gains Minor Party Status — But It Doesn't Want Your Votes
The Approval Voting Party, which is advocating for a different way to vote, just became a minor party in Colorado. → Read More
Bayaud Enterprises Launches Shower Truck for People Experiencing Homelessness
Bayaud Enterprises, a non-profit that helps connect homeless people to employment, has created a mobile shower truck that will help people on the streets get clean. → Read More
District Attorney Won't Charge Mother or DPS Employees Involved in Viral Bus Fight
The District Attorney's Office is not pressing criminal charges against either the mother or the DPS driver involved in a physical altercation on a bus that left parents angry and confused. → Read More