Coyote Gulch

Friday, August 15, 2003

Coyote Gulch Outage
Leaving town tonight for a little camping and hiking. It's unlikely that I'll be posting until Tuesday.
Don't forget the Rocky Mountain Blogger Bash II.V tomorrow night at 5:30 at the Wynkoop.
Also don't forget the 1 hour public hearing on the Charter changes Monday night at City Council. If Coyote's truck makes it back into town in time we'll be there.
6:06:26 AM

Denver Charter Changes for the November 2003 Ballot
Here's an editorial from the Rocky Mountain News [August 15, 2003, "'No' should always be an option"] about citizen inititiatives. They feel that City Council should not have to vote on inititiatives before they go to the ballot. From the editorial, "Denver City Council members complained mightily this week about having to take action on the most absurd initiative ever proposed for a city ballot. We don't blame them. They should not have been compelled to vote on it. The people's proposals, whether reasonable or ridiculous, should be able to go to the ballot without any input from council. At issue was a grass-roots initiative that urges city officials to 'ensure public safety by increasing peacefulness.' To accomplish that goal, officials are supposed to be 'defusing political, religious and ethnic tension both locally and globally - through the identification and implementation of any systematic, stress-reducing techniques or programs."
5:59:34 AM

2003 Denver Mayoral Transition
Here's a story from the Rocky Mountain News [August 15, 2003, "Mayor names 3 to city posts"] about Mayor Hickenlooper's appointments yesterday. From the article, "Hickenlooper said it might be a couple of weeks before he names a police chief and city attorney. Other major slots the new mayor has yet to fill include the heads of public works and the parks and recreation departments." Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [August 15, 2003, "Hickenlooper announces 3 hires"]. The Post [August 15, 2003, "Search for city attorney zeros in on three candidates"] also has a short article about the finalists for City Attorney. From the article, "The candidates are Cole Finegan, an attorney with Brownstein, Hyatt and Farber; Barbara Kelley, an environmental lawyer with Kamlet, Shepherd and Reichert; and Paul Chan, general counsel for the University of Denver for the past six years."
5:51:51 AM

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