
'I Was Disappointed': Neighbors Impacted By Denver City Council Housing Decision On Affordable Housing Express Frustration
A new measure passed Denver City Council allowing new affordable housing units to be built without parking lots.
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A new measure passed Denver City Council allowing new affordable housing units to be built without parking lots.
Nearly six hours after Denver's city council meeting began on Monday evening, leaders voted to approve the "Expanding Housing Affordability" policy.
Gov. Jared Polis toured the construction site of Valor on the Fax on Tuesday.
Right now, there are 650 people on a waiting list for child care in Summit County.
The City of Denver celebrated its latest affordable housing development this week, but they'll need to keep building to meet the growing need.
The Montbello Fresh local and equitable Lo Hub, or Fresh Lo for short, will be a 7-story building made of 97 one-, two-, and three-bedroom affordable housing units.
As the snow came down in north Denver on Thursday, the walls went up on a rare kind of home in Colorado -- the affordable kind.
Affordable housing in the high country reached a crisis level faster than most community leaders ever predicted. As a result, initiatives to tackle the crisis have popped up in elections more than ever before.
An ordinance to put a cap on the number of short-term rental licenses in the town of Breckenridge went into effect Monday at midnight.
An affordable housing project for people experiencing homelessness in Denver is underway.
The City of Denver aims to take 200 people off the streets and out of shelters and get them into housing in the next 100 days.
Another space for the Summit County workforce is set to open next week. It is one of many solutions the county hopes to get the ball rolling on in the near future, but the need? It's hard to keep pace with.
Mountain communities in Colorado are looking at potential restrictions on short-term rentals as the workforce continues to dwindle.
The Regional Transportation District Board of Directors approved a resolution on Tuesday night to turn vacant Park-N-Ride lots into affordable housing.
The 1929 building will be restored and repurposed to offer 72 affordable housing units.
Denver broke ground on 103 new affordable apartments in Capitol Hill on Monday.
Toxic mold, pest infestations, and electrical hazards are just a few of the problems discovered in Denver's taxpayer-subsidized apartments, according to a CBS4 Investigates analysis of federal housing inspection records. CBS4 Investigates also found also found many apartments that have failed inspections were not fined for exposing low-income families to unsafe conditions in the home. Click the link to check for the inspection report of your apartment complex.
There was a celebration on Tuesday afternoon for more affordable housing in Denver.
Wednesday is move in day at the Village at Wintergreen for many Vail Resort employees.
The City of Denver is moving forward with plans to expand housing assistance to get people off the streets. That includes expanded access to shelters and more affordable housing.
The City of Denver celebrated new affordable apartments in the Stapleton neighborhood.
Gov. Jared Polis has signed four bills into law, doubling the money spent on affordable housing in Colorado. A Westminster man, humbled by his own search for affordable housing, helped champion the legislation.
Affordable housing currently under construction in the Roaring Fork Valley could be a model for future emergency efficient projects across the state.
Crews will break ground on Monday on an affordable housing complex in Denver.
The City of Denver approved a 30,000-square foot development in Denver's Cole Neighborhood.
Special phone lines set up for illegal fireworks calls so that 911 call centers can focus on emergencies.
A man died in Aurora after being shot in the parking lot of a strip mall.
In Eagle County, Nicholas Leake is accused of menacing a store clerk with a knife.
Millions of Americans plan to travel for the Fourth of July, but it won't be easy.
The Civic Center Conservancy is once again hosting the free concert and fireworks show at Civic Center Park. If you're not going in person, you can watch it on CBS News Colorado.
Meteorologist Chris Spears takes a look at what we can expect Sunday and during the week ahead.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has been waging the fight for a few years now.
Thousands are arriving for the Rainbow Family 50th meetup in Colorado and they've promised to clean up after themselves.
The last at-large member of an auto theft ring which police say stole $3 million in vehicles and property throughout the Denver metro area was captured Friday evening during a SWAT operation.
Special phone lines set up for illegal fireworks calls so that 911 call centers can focus on emergencies.
A man died in Aurora after being shot in the parking lot of a strip mall.
In Eagle County, Nicholas Leake is accused of menacing a store clerk with a knife.
Millions of Americans plan to travel for the Fourth of July, but it won't be easy.
The Civic Center Conservancy is once again hosting the free concert and fireworks show at Civic Center Park. If you're not going in person, you can watch it on CBS News Colorado.
Nikola Jokic has gone from draft pick No. 41, to two-time MVP, and now the holder of the largest contract in NBA history.
The No. 1 best-selling NFL jersey in 2022 so far is that of the Broncos new starting quarterback.
A crowd estimated by Denver's Office of Special Events at over a half million joined the Colorado Avalanche as they raised the Stanley Cup in a two hour long parade that was a lot more like a party. Fans recalled the long time between championships.
The Colorado Avalanche relished in the sights and sounds of a parade and rally in their honor for winning the 2022 Stanley Cup championship.
As Colorado celebrated the Avalanche's third Stanley Cup victory by hosting a parade through Downtown Denver, several players on the team told CBS News Colorado that the crowd is what fueled them to victory.
Nearly half of all shootings in Denver and a quarter of the city's murders in 2020-2021 took place in just five geographical areas: "hotspots" that only make up 1.56% of Denver's land mass.
A federal judge on Thursday denied convicted wife-killer Harold Henthorn a new trial, after Henthorn claimed his trial attorney "acted in his own self-interest, was dishonest" and committed fraud in the course of defending Henthorn.
Thirteen Denver metro area school superintendents have signed a letter to the Colorado Board of Education saying they're "deeply disappointed" the board would take the unprecedented step of reorganizing the Adams 14 School District.
Thirteen Denver metro area school superintendents have signed a letter to the Colorado Board of Education saying they're "deeply disappointed" the board would take the unprecedented step of reorganizing the Adams 14 School District.
A second Fort Collins man, Harris Elias, 50, said Thursday he plans to sue Fort Collins police after he was arrested for DUI, spent three days in jail, but his blood test later showed no traces of alcohol or drugs.
A frozen dessert desert no longer: Aurora is now allowing ice cream trucks back into city limits after decades of having them outlawed.
The slide happened in the Upper Chaos Canyon area of the park.
From bath time to dinner time, animals of all kinds are caught on camera at Roxborough State Park.
Two out-of-state diesel repair facilities were sentenced this month, and a third will be next month, for conspiring with a Colorado shop to illegally alter the emission controls on more than 100 heavy duty trucks and semis.
Colorado Avalanche fans got a special treat with their drive-thru lunch order on Wednesday.
Gov. Jared Polis says he commends the President's action to provide relief and save people money.
The Weld Food Bank in northern Colorado said they've seen a 25% increase in demand for their services in recent months as the price for gasoline and groceries climbs to record highs.
At the gas station, the tank doesn't often get filled lately when Katie Orecchio visits the pumps. It wasn't on Friday.
A new measure passed Denver City Council allowing new affordable housing units to be built without parking lots.
An effort to bring higher education and industry relevant training to Castle Rock is paying off for the newest graduates of the Sturm Collaboration Campus.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 has evolved.
Young patients draw a lot of comfort when they get a new stuffed animal while in the hospital.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Colorado has seven cases of monkeypox as of June 29. There are more than 300 cases across the country.
New research at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus finds two FDA-approved drugs improve cognition in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
For much of the morning on Tuesday, the smell of smoke permeated Denver. A combination of weather and a fire that ignited at an Englewood waste management facility were responsible for the smell.
Meteorologist Chris Spears takes a look at what we can expect Sunday and during the week ahead.
Monsoon flow holds thru the middle of next week. As a result, daily t-storms will be scattered across the Rockies.
The slide happened in the Upper Chaos Canyon area of the park.
Meteorologist Chris Spears has your forecast.
First Alert Meteorologist Chris Spears says it will be a pretty typical weekend of weather for early July.
In Eagle County, Nicholas Leake is accused of menacing a store clerk with a knife.
Millions of Americans plan to travel for the Fourth of July, but it won't be easy.
Meteorologist Chris Spears has your forecast.
The last at-large member of an auto theft ring which police say stole $3 million in vehicles and property throughout the Denver metro area was captured Friday evening during a SWAT operation.
In less than 24 hours, Denver's Independence Eve celebration will kick off for the first time since 2019.