WATCH: Mike Johnston is taking the oath of office to become Denver’s 46th mayor this morning at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.
will take the oath of office to become Denver’s 46th mayor this morning at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.of mayoral challengers in the city’ spring election on the wings of a substantial fundraising advantage and bold promises like ending street homelessness in Denver in his first four-year term.
He takes the reins from outgoing Mayor Michael Hancock at a time when downtown Denver is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of work-from-home arrangements that have undercut the commercial real estate market. A recent rise in crime and growing homelessness have many Denver residents feeling uncertain about the future. At the same time, sky-high home prices and rising rents threaten a cost-of-living crisis for working-class people.
Johnston, 48, laid out detailed plans to address all of those issues and more when he was a mayoral hopeful. Now Denverites will be looking at him to deliver.
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