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Denver to Pay $1M, Make Changes Over Jessie Hernandez Police Shooting

At this hour, Denver officials are announcing their decision to pay $999,900 to the family of seventeen-year-old Jessica "Jessie" Hernandez, who was killed by police while she was behind the wheel of a stolen car two years ago in an incident that led to widespread protests and calls for a federal investigation of officer-involved shootings in the city. But equally important to Qusair Mohamedbhai, the attorney representing Hernandez's loved ones, are two additional actions Denver has agreed to take.
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Beer Calendar: Dark Beers, Pies and Yeti Awareness Week

When it comes to believing or not believing this time of year, Santa Claus is the mythical character who gets the most play. But there is another seldom-seen creature who stirs debate: the Yeti. As a result, Great Divide Brewing, which makes a line of Yeti beers, has declared November...
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100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Tameca Coleman

As a writer, singer, selfie-taker, documentarian of changes in her neighborhood and the fleeting colors of urban nature, massage therapist, MFA candidate and lover of people, art, culture and life, Coleman expresses in multiple ways what so many of us can’t or don’t know how to express: That beneath all the grit, bad politics and forces beyond our control in this world, we still live in a paradise.
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Bill Could Bring Much-Needed Mental-Health Support to Child-Welfare Caseworkers

A bill makings its way through the Colorado Legislature would create a task force to support child-welfare caseworkers in Colorado — especially in the area of mental health. Caseworkers face numerous challenges in their work, and child-welfare departments see high rates of burnout and turnover. Nationwide, most caseworkers don’t stay on the job more...
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Jared Polis on Why He Should Be Elected Colorado Governor in 2018

Representative Jared Polis is among the biggest names to enter the race for Colorado governor in 2018, and in the following in-depth interview, he cites his experience in business, the nonprofit world and Congress, as well as proposals related to education, energy, infrastructure and more, as reasons voters should cast a ballot for him.
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Social Consumption Coming to Denver, as 300 Officially Passes

It took nearly a week for the results to be finalized, but it's official: Denver voters have approved the social cannabis use initiative on the November 8 ballot. "The voters of Denver have once again spoken and decided to adopt a sensible, new approach to marijuana policy," says I-300 proponent...
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Readers: I Was Proud to See Denver Set an Example for the Country

Comments are still pouring in about the classy way Denver protesters — and the Denver Police Department — behaved on Thursday night during a massive demonstration against the election results.  There will be another community gathering at 2:30 p.m. today, November 13, in Civic Center Park. "It is time that we...