Endorsement: 'After meeting with nine candidates for Denver’s at-large City Council race, two stood out as both listeners and leaders, as experts in a wide variety of Denver affairs, and as having high integrity and a solid moral compass.'
only 61% of calls were being answered within the industry standard of 15 seconds. And the police response has also slowed, with the average response to low-priority calls clocking in at 34 minutes and response for emergency calls getting slower too,Denver Department of Public Safety
As a former state lawmaker who was accomplished at passing legislation, Tate knows how to wield the kind of legislative power the City Council relies on, and we also are excited to see him unleash a budgeting process similar to the state’s Joint Budget Committee, which will bring much-needed transparency to a budgeting process currently cloaked in secrecy.
Working together, Zimmerman knows this city can develop a continuum of safe, sanitary, and even prosperous living conditions for our unhoused neighbors. First, Zimmerman wants to establish sanctioned camping areas where those who are unwilling to use the overnight shelters must instead set up their camps. This legal zone will have bathrooms, electricity, and security. We think this is a humane way to care for treatment-resistant individuals until they are ready to accept services.
Zimmerman said affordable housing is his top concern. He supports community land trusts, a model we think is much more productive than throwing good money at developers for crumbs of “affordability” in otherwise luxury projects.
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