Marshall Fire, 3 years on: Two-thirds of homes rebuilt — a rare …
Dec 30, 2024 · Onto the news… Today marks three years since the Marshall Fire.BRL launched just one month before this devastating event, quickly committing to in-depth coverage. We’ve investigated health impacts, wildfire aid and climate resilience, tracked recovery challenges and progress, and covered breaking wildfires and near-evacuations along the way.. Today, Brooke Stephenson takes a closer look at ...
Boulder council OKs $15.57 minimum wage for 2025, below Denver
Oct 11, 2024 · In the end, after it was clear the 15% wouldn’t receive majority support, councilmembers unanimously approved raising the city’s minimum wage to $15.57 in 2025, with annual increases of 8% for two years, followed by adjustments tied to the consumer price index.
BVSD moves forward with strict no cell phone policy
Nov 12, 2024 · According to Superintendent Rob Anderson, the district waited until now partly because other issues — namely, addressing racial disparities in discipline — have taken priority recently. “It hasn’t been a top-of-mind, front-page issue for us,” Anderson said of changing the cell phone policy in an interview earlier this year.
Three years after Marshall Fire, two-thirds of homes rebuilt
Dec 29, 2024 · Three years after the Marshall Fire destroyed 1,105 homes in Boulder County, about two-thirds have been rebuilt — far outpacing the national average of 25% rebuilt within five years of a wildfire. Yet, for the hundreds still without homes, the road to recovery remains fraught with challenges, and time is running out as critical funding expires next year.
City of Louisville mandates wildfire-proofing for new homes
Jan 2, 2025 · Ordinances for home wildfire resilience exist elsewhere in Colorado. Aspen has required ignition-resistant construction since April 2023, while unincorporated Eagle County has required developers to incorporate home-hardening measures since 2003. On the Front Range, all homes within Colorado Springs must have fire-resistant roofing, along with additional home-hardening and fuel mitigation ...
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'End of the distraction era': BVSD board approves cell phone ban
Nov 22, 2024 · In an emotional dissent during the Nov. 19 meeting, BVSD board president Nicole Rajpal expressed concerns about the ban. She argued that the board approached the issue with a pre-determined solution rather than with curiosity, which made it difficult to engage with the data collected from parent, student and teacher surveys conducted in October.
City of Boulder appeals ruling in Yellow Scene bodycam case
Jan 9, 2025 · Yellow Scene then filed suit, arguing the fee violated Colorado’s 2020 Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity Act, which was enacted in the wake of nationwide protests over police killings.The law aims to increase transparency by ensuring public access to footage of police use of force. It does not explicitly allow for fees.
Remembering Dan Liston, educator extraordinaire at CU Boulder …
Jan 3, 2025 · Daniel Patrick Liston, Ph.D.Nov. 27, 1953 – Dec. 28, 2024 We are commemorating the life of Daniel Patrick Liston, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education, who was widely known and recognized in his field and appreciated and loved by the many people in his life. Dan died suddenly at […]
Meet the candidates for Boulder’s next police chief
Aug 28, 2024 · Boulder’s police chief finalists faced questions on community safety, officer accountability, approaches to addressing homelessness and more during a forum on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Rebuilding community trust and the need for …