Five of the more than two dozen people vying to be Denver's next mayor talked about crime, affordability, homelessness, revitalizing the city’s ailing downtown and a backlog in the city’s permitting processes.
Over the course of more than an hour and a half of discussion, the candidates provided nuanced and detailed responses to questions. The Denver Post is highlighting five notable ideas put forward by the would-be mayors.To tackle the runaway cost of living that is forcing low- and middle-income residents out of Denver, Brough said her administration would become a developer in its own right.
“When we help somebody get back to work it changes everything for that individual in terms of feeling like they have regained their sense of self-worth and purpose,” Ortega said. “I want to be able to help these people to self-sufficiency we can discuss and we do that by working with our regional partners.
“Why not bring in and incentivize some of these businesses to come back into downtown, give them the resources they need to be successful, and liven things up a bit?” Herod said. “That should be a priority of the city.”Downtown revitalization could hinge on public safety. In a city that has seen spiking rates of violent and property crime in recent years, Johnston’s approach to improving public safety would be a straightforward one. He vowed to put 200 more police officers on the city’s streets.
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