Bobby Stuckey, the founder of the Front Range restaurant owner Frasca Hospitality Group, insists he’s a positive guy — but not when it comes to the impact Denver’s fast-increasing minimum wage is having on the industry he loves. As the local government mandate forces wage increases on an industry that already operates on thin margins, … Read more
The city agency tasked with vetting people applying to be Denver police officers and firefighters has named a new executive director after the agency’s appointed board fired the previous director in May for undisclosed reasons. The Denver Civil Service Commission will welcome Gracie Perez on Aug. 26, according to an internal announcement sent to the … Read more
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s big November wishlist item took a critical step forward Wednesday when a City Council committee advanced his proposed sales tax for affordable housing to the full body for approval. The 0.5% increase in the sales tax — currently 8.81% in Denver — would raise an estimated $100 million per year for … Read more
Denver employers will have to pay their hourly workers 52 cents more next year after the city’s minimum wage rises to $18.81 per hour on Jan. 1. For tipped workers, the minimum wage will be set at $15.79 per hour if those workers make at least $3.02 in tips per hour. City officials announced the … Read more
Just days after Mayor Mike Johnston urged Denver voters to pass an affordable housing sales tax this November, City Council members on Wednesday questioned if the measure was ready for the ballot — and delayed its progress for at least two weeks. Members led by Councilwoman Jamie Torres cited numerous concerns during a committee hearing, … Read more
Colorado’s delegation to next month’s Democratic National Convention has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee for U.S. president, joining delegates across the country who have pledged enough support for her to secure the nomination. President Joe Biden, 81, announced Sunday that he was withdrawing from the race against Republican nominee Donald Trump … Read more
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston celebrated his administration’s progress on some of the city’s biggest challenges during his first year in office on Monday, while making a pitch for the first big initiative of his second — a sales tax increase to tackle affordable housing. The mayor delivered his State of the City address a year … Read more
Denver city officials this week touted progress in reducing construction permit review times, including reaching a goal on residential projects set by Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration. That success comes with some caveats, and people in the city’s Department of Community Planning and Development acknowledge plenty of room for improvement. So far this year, the planning … Read more
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s popularity is holding steady after 11 months in office, according to a new poll released Wednesday, but its findings suggest a sales tax increase he’s pitching for the November ballot could face some skepticism from voters. Johnston remains confident in his tax proposal, unveiled Monday. It would generate an estimated $100 … Read more
The Denver City Council is on the verge of referring a question to the November ballot that would ask Denver voters if city workers should have the right to unionize and collectively bargain with city management. But on Monday the council focused on passing a handful of amendments to the ballot question that were designed … Read more
