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Jack Todd

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May 27, 2026

DHS Responds to Letter from Nine Secretaries of State, States “no reason for ICE personnel to be deployed to polling places.”

Denver, CO – The Secretary of State’s Office has received a letter from Todd M. Lyons, Acting ICE Director, in response to the March 9 letter from nine Secretaries of State that sought confirmation from Homeland Security Director Markwayne Mullin that immigration enforcement agents would not be deployed to polling locations during the 2026 election cycle.

The letter from Lyons, dated May 11, 2026, states, “there is no reason for ICE personnel to be deployed to polling places,” and continues, “However, as the principal investigative component of DHS, ICE Homeland Security Investigations plays an important role in investigating voter fraud and will continue to perform this vital mission.”

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has issued the following statement in response:

I agree that there is no reason for ICE personnel to be deployed to polling places. I remain deeply concerned that the agency’s leadership cannot provide an unequivocal answer to this question, however. ICE has been used to intimidate Americans. They must not interfere with our elections or engage in any behavior that would intimidate voters.

Mr. Lyons had previously made similar comments during a Senate Homeland Security Committee meeting in February 2026. When pressed on a hypothetical of whether he would follow orders to deploy ICE agents to polling places from then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristy Noem, he declined to explicitly state whether he would or would not follow that order.

The letter from nine Secretaries of State followed comments made by both former Secretary Noem and Department of Homeland Security staff.

In February, Heather Honey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elections Integrity in the Office of Strategy, Policy & Plans at the Department of Homeland Security, told Secretaries of State that, “Any suggestion that ICE is going to be present at polling places is simply disinformation. There will be no ICE presence at polling locations.”

Former Secretary Noem then appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in March and stated, “There are no plans to have ICE officers at our polling locations.”

The letter from the Secretaries of State asked for confirmation in writing that the official position of both the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Mullin himself is that ICE will not have a presence at polling locations during the 2026 election cycle.

Letter signatories included:

• Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold
• Connecticut Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas
• Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias
• Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows
• Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon
• New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver
• Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read
• Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore
• Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs

March 9 letter sent by nine Secretaries of State to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin (PDF)

May 11 response from Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd M. Lyons (PDF)

The response was dated more than one month after a requested deadline to respond of April 8, 2026.

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Friday, June 12, 2026

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City of Boulder closures for Juneteenth holiday, June 19

City services and facilities will be affected in observance of the Juneteenth holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

BOULDER, Colo. – All City of Boulder administrative facilities and Age Well Centers will be closed Friday, June 19, for the Juneteenth holiday. The following facilities and services will be open:

City of Boulder Juneteenth holiday operations

• The city’s three recreation centers, the Reservoir, Flatirons Golf Course, Spruce Pool, and Scott Carpenter Pool, will all be open normal operating hours.
• Open Space and Mountain Parks trails and trailheads will be open. Visit OSMPTrails.org to plan your visit to city open space.
• Parking is free on city streets and in all city-owned lots and downtown garages on Friday, June 19.
• Paid parking is in effect at/near Chautauqua Park on Friday, June 19, and the free Park-to-Park shuttle to Chautauqua will be running from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• As a reminder, your emergency services do not take the holiday.
  • Call 911 in the event of an emergency.
  • Remember to recreate responsibly.
  • Be prepared, wear the right clothes and have the right gear if swimming in one of Boulder’s natural bodies of water.
  • Prevent wildfires by disposing of coals in the appropriate manner, and remember that bonfires/campfires are against city code.

For more information about Juneteenth events in the City of Boulder, visit the city’s website.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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City-Funded 2026 Immigrant Heritage Month and Juneteenth Celebration Events Announced

BOULDER, Colo. – This year, the city’s Human Relations Fund (HRF), in collaboration with the Office of Arts and Culture, provided support to several organizations hosting events and celebrations that recognize Immigrant Heritage Month and Juneteenth. All events are free and open to the public.

Immigrant Heritage Month events and celebrations honor and celebrate Boulder’s rich, diverse immigrant populations and their integration into the civic, economic, and cultural life of the Boulder community. Events celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month include:

Friday, June 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. – East Window Presents: Trip Ziggurat – Screening and Community Event

• Where: East Window Arts (4550 Broadway St, Suite C-3B2, Boulder, CO)
• Details: This event will include the world premiere screening of Trip Ziggurat, a short documentary by Iraqi-American filmmaker Usama Alshaibi, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, producer, and cast members, poetry readings by local Arab writers, a presentation from the Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project, and community conversation over Palestinian food and refreshments. The event aims to foster cross-cultural understanding, celebrate Arab and immigrant voices during Immigrant Heritage Month, and create a welcoming space for dialogue between Arab and non-Arab community members.

Sunday, June 28, from 12 to 3 p.m. – Contranarrativas: Acts of Love and Compassion with Luna Cultura

• Where: Museum of Boulder (2205 Broadway, Boulder, CO)
• Details: This bilingual event will include live music, mindfulness and wellness activities, interactive presentations, creative workshops, shared meals, and intercultural storytelling centered around counternarratives as tools for compassion, healing, and resisting hate speech. Designed to celebrate migrant histories and cultural diversity in Boulder, the gathering aims to foster intergenerational dialogue, strengthen community well-being and safety, uplift migrant voices through art and poetry, and connect families with local resources and support networks.

Learn more and register on the Museum of Boulder website.

Saturday, July 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. – Ilalle Hill Organization’s Immigrant Voices of Freedom Celebration

• Where: Boulder Chamber of Commerce (2440 Pearl St, Boulder, CO)
• Details: This event will include an inclusive celebration featuring youth-led performances, open mic storytelling, traditional East African Didinga and Buya dance, cultural body painting, music, traditional attire, and shared African food. Led by immigrant and refugee community members, local nonprofits, and youth leaders, the event aims to foster belonging, celebrate cultural diversity, promote healing and intercultural connection, and highlight the contributions and experiences of immigrant communities.

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is an important part of American history as it commemorates the official end of slavery on June 19, 1865. Juneteenth celebration events honor and raise awareness of the independence this holiday represents for African Americans. Events celebrating Juneteenth include:

Saturday, June 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. – Ilalle Hill Organization’s Juneteenth Celebration

• Where: Boulder Chamber of Commerce (2440 Pearl St, Boulder, CO)
• Details: This event will include youth-led music and storytelling, open mic performances, traditional Didinga and Buya dance, cultural body painting, food, music, traditional attire, and interactive community activities designed to foster connection, healing, and cultural expression. Led in collaboration with immigrant and refugee organizations, community leaders, and local partners, the event aims to honor the legacy of Juneteenth while uplifting immigrant voices, promoting inclusion and belonging, and celebrating Boulder’s multicultural community through joyful shared cultural experiences.

Sunday, June 21 from 1 to 4 p.m. – Rocky Mountain Equality’s Unwind and Grind Dance Celebration and Workshop

• Where: Equality Center of the Rocky Mountains (3340 Mitchell Ln, Boulder, CO)
• Details: This event will feature dance and movement workshops, improvisation, mindfulness exercises, cultural education dialogues, food, and community fellowship centered around QTPOC liberation and creative expression. Led by a Queer BIPOC dance instructor through SOL VIDA, the event aims to create a family-friendly, sober, and culturally enriching space that honors Black diasporic traditions while exploring movement, joy, healing, and self-expression as practices of liberation and community connection

Thursday, June 25, from 6 to 7 p.m. – Executive Committee African American Cultural Events Presents 13 Fires

• Where: Dairy Arts Center (2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO)
• Details: ECAACE is proud to present an original stage play by Boulder’s own Curtis K. Rogers. 13 Fires tells the story of Indiana Avenue—once a thriving Black cultural mecca in Indianapolis. The Avenue was alive with jazz clubs, Black-owned businesses, and legendary performers such as Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. It was also home to Madam C.J. Walker, whose success symbolized the power, creativity, and resilience of the community that built the neighborhood.
• Tickets are available on the Dairy’s website.

The HRF supports community-initiated activities that focus on or raise awareness of civil rights, human rights, or equity issues and problems in Boulder; facilitate interaction, understanding, collaboration, and civic participation among diverse communities; or enable communities that experience marginalization to celebrate events significant to them while providing learning opportunities to the general population.

Learn more about the Human Relations Fund on the city’s website.

City-Sponsored Juneteenth Event

Looking for more ways to celebrate? Join the city for a Juneteenth flag raising and remarks from local leaders.

Through the Office of Equity and Belonging, the city invites the community to join in a celebration and recognition of Juneteenth. On Wednesday, June 17, the city will raise a Juneteenth Flag at the Penfield Tate II Municipal Building at 2:30 p.m. Remarks from city and community leaders will follow the flag raising. The event will also feature live entertainment and free ice cream.

The Office of Equity and Belonging works to eliminate systemic and institutional racism from the City of Boulder’s policies, programs and practices. We strive to transform Boulder into a more inclusive, safe, and welcoming environment for all who live, work, and play in our community.

Learn more about other community-led Juneteenth events on the city’s website.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2026

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RECAP: “Science is Fundamentally Hope” — 314 Action and COURIER Newsroom Host Conversation on the War on Science, Healthcare and Rise of AI

(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Today, 314 Action and COURIER Newsroom hosted a live virtual conversation on the path to winning back the Senate, the rise and regulation of AI, and how to combat the administration’s attacks on science and healthcare. 314 Action President Shaughnessy Naughton was joined by U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Representative Emily Gregory (FL-HD-87), Dr. Annie Andrews for U.S. Senate (SC), Dr. Paul A. Offit, and Dr. Vin Gupta. Representative Eric Sorensen (IL-17) also delivered pre-recorded remarks.

Speakers discussed the impacts of dismantling FEMA, recent threats to NCAR, and Democrats’ role in shaping the future of Artificial Intelligence. Speakers also highlighted the importance of electing scientists, doctors, engineers, and STEM experts to office to help deliver evidence-based policy and fight for our democracy.

This is the second in a two-part virtual series ahead of 314 Action’s ten-year anniversary in June 2026. Watch the first event here.

Excerpts from speaker remarks are below:

Shaughnessy Naughton, 314 Action President

What science is fundamentally is hope—and that is what people need. Especially right now, we’re living through an administration that is working very hard to dismantle the scientific institutions that have allowed us to bring these incredible advancements to the American people and beyond.

I think what we have to be thinking about is not just building back what was there, what has been destroyed by DOGE and RFK Jr. and Donald Trump, but thinking about how we can make this work even better for the future to usher in the next 100 years of technology and medical advancements that America should lead on and can lead on if we restore proper leadership to our government.

U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ)

This administration doesn’t really care about science all that much, but here’s the thing. Science doesn’t care if you don’t believe in it. That’s why we’re going to continue to fight, John and I, as believers of science and data and facts, for funding for things like NOAA and the National Weather Service. We don’t need to be less prepared. We’ve got to make sure that we protect the American public, and ultimately, it comes down to winning elections.

U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO)

What [the Trump administration] is doing, is they’re using facts that suit their purposes and cherry-picking those facts. It is almost worse than having no science at all, not having any trust in any facts, which is obviously what they’re trying to get us to that point of view one way or the other.

We’re not going to be able to solve real problems at any scale if we can’t get back to using the same deck of facts, and unfortunately, this White House has been categorically opposed to that, and is pretty much nonstop trying to dilute and reduce the public trust in our scientific establishment.

U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen (IL-17)

I became a model for what could happen in districts all across this country. I want you to ask yourself, what would it mean for the climate crisis if we started electing more trusted meteorologists, what would it mean for renewables and innovation and technology?

And it might surprise you that, since I do not have a background in politics, I get to work across the aisle using science and data when others fail. I’ve introduced and passed legislation to help real people, lowering prescription drug costs, funding big local infrastructure projects back home, helping farmers and veterans and seniors.

Dr. Annie Andrews, Candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina and pediatrician

This moment is so urgent for public health and America’s healthcare system. We need leaders to step up, who are willing to just say what needs to be said, and that’s what I’m hearing on the ground. People in South Carolina are still worried about the measles outbreak, as they should be. They’re worried about the impending Medicaid budget cuts that will devastate access for so many people who live in rural South Carolina, and they’re wondering why prescription drug prices continue to go up, and the administration seems to care about everything but actually addressing that problem.

Florida Representative Emily Gregory (FL-HD-87)

Are we getting the public health outcomes we want—and that applies across property insurance and healthcare for the highest utilizer of ACA tax plans? And we’re still bleeding out with cancellations since January 1st when credit tax credits expired. I think it’s really, really important to try to lower the temperature.

These algorithms that are designed to stoke anger and fear, they’re very effective, and they really pit us against them—and we really need to be finding commonalities. I truly believe that most of us agree on about 90% of issues, and we’re letting the 10% where there’s space, and when we have different worldviews dictate the conversation, so that’s really where I was successful in flipping a R-Leaning district—by focusing on data, focusing on non-emotional data points to help voters see where we’re aligned and where we want the same thing.

Dr. Paul A. Offit, Director, Vaccine Education Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Politics might change, but the science doesn’t. No matter how many times Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says vaccines cause a safety problem that it doesn’t cause, or no matter how many media venues, or influencers, or congressmen, or discredited scientists, or physicians, he gets to agree with them, it’s not true. And we just have to continue to stand up for the science, that is a powerful thing to have on our side.

Watch the full recording here.

314 Action is the only national organization working to recruit, train and elect Democratic scientists across all levels of government—from the Senate down to local school boards. The organization is powered by a grassroots community of over six million people supporting scientists and health care professionals who will use science and facts to address the most urgent issues facing our generation.

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Darren O’Connor Law, LLC

ERIE, Colo. — Attorney Darren O’Connor, on behalf of an Erie resident, has issued a formal legal demand to the Town of Erie requesting that the Town delay any final action on the proposed sale of Town-owned mineral rights associated with the Draco project until questions regarding procurement compliance and contract performance are fully addressed.

The demand follows public statements made during recent Erie Town Council meetings indicating that the Town’s procurement process may not have been followed when Alameda Mineral Advisors was retained and that contractual requirements related to competitive bid solicitation may not have been completed.

At issue is a contractual requirement that Alameda Mineral Advisors conduct a competitive bid and solicitation process before recommending the sale of Town-owned mineral rights. According to the demand letter, that process was intended to test the market and help ensure the Town received the best available value for public assets. Instead, questions have emerged regarding whether competing bids were ever solicited and whether negotiations were effectively limited to a single company.

“A competitive bid and solicitation process was required by the contract between the Town of Erie and Alameda Mineral Advisors,” said O’Connor. “That requirement exists to help ensure the Town receives the best possible value for public assets. Instead, it appears Alameda may have negotiated with only a single company. The public deserves a clear explanation and transparency regarding how this process was handled.”

According to O’Connor, these issues extend beyond routine procedural questions and involve the Town’s responsibility to protect public assets, comply with its own procurement requirements, and enforce contractual obligations entered into on behalf of Erie residents.

“The Town should not proceed with a major mineral-rights transaction while unresolved questions remain about whether the consultant was hired in compliance with Erie’s procurement rules and whether the consultant performed the competitive bid-solicitation work required by contract,” O’Connor stated in the demand letter.

The demand requests that the Town provide records related to the procurement and selection of Alameda Mineral Advisors, determine whether contractual bid-solicitation requirements were fulfilled, identify whether any Town official instructed the consultant not to perform those duties, and explain any actions taken to modify or waive contractual requirements.

O’Connor is also requesting that the Town defer any final vote, execution, or implementation of the proposed mineral-rights transaction until those questions are resolved and the public has received a clear explanation of the process.

The legal demand includes a records preservation request and asks the Town to provide a written response within two business days due to the Town Council’s scheduled June 16 vote on the proposed mineral-rights agreement.

“The public is entitled to a transparent explanation, and the Town is obligated to protect municipal assets and taxpayer funds,” O’Connor wrote in the demand.

A copy of the demand letter has been provided to the Town of Erie and is available upon request.

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Darren O’Connor, Esq.

Darren O’Connor  Law, LLC

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More than 100 Erie residents are now asking Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser to review the town’s controversial mineral rights process, and a Boulder attorney has formally challenged the town’s handling of consultant contracts and procurement procedures.

The twin actions come less than a week before Erie Town Council is scheduled to vote on a proposed mineral rights agreement with SM Energy, a deal that a minority of supporters say would provide significant financial benefits and operational protections for the town.

For many residents, however, the debate is no longer focused solely on the merits of the proposed agreement. Instead, concerns have shifted toward the process used to negotiate it. 

Over the past several months, residents have raised questions about the town’s selection of Alameda Mineral Advisors, the extensive use of executive sessions during negotiations and the role of consultant Matthew Owens, who acknowledged during a June 2 study session that he did not complete the competitive bid solicitation process outlined in his contract with the town. Owens later said he had been instructed not to do so.

When asked who provided that instruction, Owens said it came from “the people that hired me.”  Because Owens was hired specifically to evaluate and market the town’s mineral assets, his admission became central to the legal and ethical criticism against the process. 

Pictured Owens being questioned regarding competitive bidding process

Town officials have acknowledged that discussions surrounding the proposed mineral rights transaction began as early as September 2025. However, details of those negotiations remained largely out of public view until February 2026, when the issue first came to broader public attention through Yellow Scene reporting on an offer for the town’s mineral rights.

Those unanswered questions (and the months-long gap between private discussions and public disclosure) prompted Erie resident Steven Drew to seek outside review.

Drew said he spent months attending meetings, reviewing contracts and attempting to obtain information about the mineral rights negotiations before concluding that residents had exhausted their options at the local level.

“The short answer from the town was we had no rights in this process,” Drew said.

“So where I ended up was in a void where this behavior had no recourse except for those two areas, and that is the attorney general and the civil process.”

On June 11, Drew and more than 100 residents signed a letter asking the Colorado Attorney General’s Office to review the mineral rights process before council votes on the proposed agreement. The signatories include current and former Erie residents, former public officials and professionals with backgrounds in transportation, environmental protection and public administration. The letter alleges that town officials bypassed competitive procurement requirements, failed to conduct required bid solicitations and relied heavily on executive-session discussions during negotiations.

Drew said the goal is not to prevent council from making a decision, but to ensure residents can trust the process that produced it. If the Attorney General’s Office chooses to review the allegations, it could provide the first outside examination of the mineral rights process. 

The same day, Louisville attorney Darren O’Connor, representing Drew, sent a formal demand letter to the town seeking records and explanations related to the mineral rights negotiations. The letter challenges both the consultant procurement process and Owens’ failure to perform the bid solicitation work described in his contract. It also requests documentation showing who instructed Owens not to complete that work and asks the town to delay final action on the proposed agreement until those questions are resolved.

The issue surfaced publicly again during Tuesday night’s council meeting when a motion to enter executive session failed on a 4-3 vote. Councilmembers Emily Baer, Dan Hoback and Anil Pesamarelli voted against entering the closed-door session, citing concerns about transparency and the amount of public business being discussed outside public view. The disagreement led to a tense exchange among council members over issues that have emerged throughout the mineral rights debate. In an interview with Yellow Scene following the meeting, Councilmember Dan Hoback said he was unaware of any public vote, council consensus or contract amendment authorizing a change to Owens’ responsibilities.

“We never went to a straw vote or a poll … certainly not consensus,” Hoback said. “I’m quite sure [council as a whole] never consented to anything of that nature.”

Hoback said that if Owens was instructed not to complete the competitive solicitation process required by his contract, he does not know who gave that instruction.

“If we went behind those doors and modified that contract, well, we broke the law”,Hoback said.

Hoback added that he was unaware of any communication authorizing such a change. “I was not a part of any emails and texts,” he said. “I’m wondering where [Moore] got that.”

Mayor Andrew Moore and Mayor Pro Tem Brandon Bell have defended the use of executive sessions, arguing that certain negotiations and real-estate matters cannot be conducted publicly without undermining the town’s position. A few supporters of the SM Energy agreement have also argued that the deal secures valuable concessions, protections and financial benefits for Erie.

Whether the Attorney General’s Office takes action before the June 16 vote remains unclear. What is clear is that the controversy has expanded beyond the proposed agreement itself. For a growing number of residents, the central question is no longer whether the deal is good or bad, but whether the process used to reach it followed the town’s own rules.

Yellow Scene reached out to each town council member for comment and did not receive a response.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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Kate Hernandez, Media Relations, 720-450-7554

www.bouldercolorado.gov

City Welcomes Goats Back to South Boulder for Weed Management and Beloved ‘Meet and Bleat’ Event

BOULDER, Colo. – The City of Boulder is welcoming back its favorite four-legged landscapers to Harlow Platts Community Park this week. Beginning Thursday, June 11, approximately 300 goats will arrive at the park to help manage invasive and noxious weeds through Tuesday, June 16.

To celebrate their return, community members are invited to the annual “Meet and Bleat” event on Saturday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to noon. This free, family-friendly event offers the opportunity to meet and pet the goats, take photos and learn more about the city’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. Please note that the parking lot on the west side of the park (Gillespie Drive near Heidelberg Drive) will be mostly closed off during the event to accommodate event setup and activities.

“Goat grazing helps us manage invasive weeds while creating a unique opportunity for our community to learn about and connect with the public spaces they love,” said city Ecology Lead Technician, Ariana DiCocco. “By reducing numbers of noxious weeds, the goats help maintain and support healthy native plant communities.”

This year’s herd comes from local weed management contractors, Goat Bros, LLC, who provide eco-friendly grazing and agricultural services. While on-site, the goats will spend the next few days managing (snacking on) noxious weeds throughout the park.

Over the past two decades, goats have successfully contributed to weed management in Boulder at sites such as Boulder Reservoir, Tantra Park, Christensen Park, Gerald Stazio Softball Fields, Maxwell Park, and Harlow Platts Community Park. The City of Boulder was one of the first municipalities in the country to create an Integrated Pest Management program and policy. This effort was initiated by city ecologists and vegetation managers and reflects the city’s commitment to environmental stewardship.

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This letter was sent to Yellow Scene Magazine. As with all Letters to the Editor, the views expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the publication. We value providing space for community voices.

In politics, I believe leadership should not be measured by the title you hold, but by how you show up for your community. That is why I am proud to support Anil.

Anil embodies the kind of public servant I strive to be. He does not wait for the cameras or the headlines—he is present. He shows up at marches, protests, and community gatherings because he genuinely believes in standing alongside the people of Colorado.

During his time on the Erie Town Council, Anil has been a strong advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, demonstrating the courage to stand up for equality and inclusion even when it is difficult. He understands that leadership means fighting for every member of our community and ensuring everyone feels seen, valued, and protected.

What is so refreshing about supporting Anil is his work ethic and his authenticity. He is not someone who only appears during election season. Day after day, he puts in the work, listens to residents, and fights for the people of Erie.

As someone who has dedicated my own service to showing up for the people of Boulder, I recognize that same commitment in Anil. We share the belief that public office is about service, compassion, and a willingness to stand with people in their moments of need.

Colorado needs more leaders who do the work when no one is watching. Leaders who listen. Leaders who care. Leaders who show up.

Anil is that kind of leader, and that is why I am proud to stand with him.

Junie Joseph

House District 10 Representative

Democratic House Majority Caucus Co-Chair

Secretary of the Democratic Black Caucus

Aerospace and Defense Caucus Co-Chair

Member of the House Environment & Energy Committee

Member of the House Appropriations Committee

Member of the House Finance

Junie4colorado.com

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Facebook: Junieforcolorado

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The following is a letter from Erie residents that was sent to Yellow Scene Magazine. We are publishing it in pursuit of community transparency and public accountability. Signed by over 100 community members, the letter calls on the Colorado Attorney General to intervene in the ongoing, controversial sale of local mineral rights.

Dear Attorney General Weiser,

This letter is from Erie residents related to the Town of Erie and the potential sale of Town-owned mineral rights and real estate assets to SM Energy (Civitas). This is a legal and ethical matter where there is no recourse for these issues at the Town level. 

We are reaching out to you for State assistance to investigate and hopefully resolve these matters on behalf of residents of the Town of Erie. Please note that I have been in correspondence with your office prior, but the situation has grown more urgent. 

The Council is set to vote on the sale of these mineral rights Tuesday, June 16th. In open meetings and during the Study Session on June 2nd it was revealed that several important and legal steps were not completed in this process including:

1. The Town Council signed a Consultant contract involving a bid and solicitation process that was ignored in favor of a single-source agreement with SM Energy; and
2. Town of Erie policy required the issuance of an RFP to select the Consultant in a $4.5 million contract and, instead, the Consultant was sole-sourced without vetting.

The Town of Erie Town Council has placed a significant amount of information related to this transaction within Executive Sessions. Please note that this timeline and information are based on what has been made publicly available to-date.

MINERAL RIGHTS SALE TIMELINE

In December 2025, four Town Council Members led by Mayor Andrew Moore approved the hire of Alameda Minerals Partners as a sole-source $4.5 million contract to represent the Town of Erie in the potential sale of Town-owned mineral rights. However, this was done behind closed doors, of which the public did not learn of the discussions that had been occurring for over a year until Feb 2026 when local reporting revealed it. 

• Alameda Minerals Partners CEO is Matthew Owens, a founder of Civitas Energy (now SM Energy) who owned the Draco Pad at that time. The Town Council did not vet Owens for financial conflicts of interest and, at a later date, Mayor Moore advised that he knew Owens had ongoing financial interests with Civitas.
• When asked why the Town did not issue an RFP for this $4.5 million contract, Town employee David Frank is on record stating they did not seek any other consultants, and that “they didn’t know any other consultants.” Not knowing is a core reason as to why RFPs are conducted.
• There are three versions of how Owens and the Town of Erie started working together. The Mayor stating he had a conversation, then others stating Owens came to the Town. Regardless, it appears that the Mayor was in talks with Owens for 6 months before the council was aware. 
• This was a sole-sourced contract without an RFP. The Town Interim Manager advised the Council during a June 2nd Study Session that this violated Town procurement policy. 
• Per the Contract with the Town, Alameda Minerals Partners was required to run a competitive bid and solicitation process and to provide those results to the Town Council. The public learned during the June 2nd Town of Erie Study Session that Owens did not run this process and that Town Council members have not seen competitive bids.
• Owens indicated during the meeting and stated specifically to a reporter after the meeting that he was advised by certain Town Council members to not run a competitive bid and procurement process.
• The public has limited information about discussions, processes and details around this potential transaction as Mayor Moore has held both confidential and traditionally non-confidential information within rolling Executive Sessions. This includes inappropriate direction from the Town Council to Owens to breach his Contract and not conduct competitive bid and solicitations.
• The process run by Owens resulted in a single offer from SM Energy (Civitas), his former company. There is no record that Owens reached out to competitors, confirmed by the acting Town Administrator and Town Attorney, as well as Owens himself
• The Town Council was advised by Erie residents during the June 9th Town Council open session about this breach of contract and how this violates Town Council’s role in that contract as well as Town Council fiduciary duty.
• The contract from SM Energy appears to be significantly one-sided in favor of SM Energy. The Town’s financial and negotiation representation through Owens and his conflicts of interest may have had a significant impact on the terms of agreement and the value of the Town’s assets.
• Mayor Moore set a vote for June 16th to approve the offer from SM Energy. Per Moore’s voting block of four Town Council members, residents expect this contract to be approved in a 4-3 vote.

Residents are clearly against this decision and have been showing up and speaking out in large numbers since learning about it. What adds another layer is that SM Energy has a timeline to meet per the ECMC and Erie holding onto their mineral rights requires them to work around that location. With ownership it opens up their access considerably. Mayor Moore has been meeting in secret for months, and rushing the process without proper vetting and without following proper RFP procedures. Mayor Moore is placing this single-source contract with SM Energy up for vote on June 16th knowing that a competitive bid and solicitation process was required, but not completed. 

For these reasons we believe the Attorney General should step in to ensure this process is meeting the legal standards at the State level, set in the Consultant contract and the Town Charter. 

TOWN OF ERIE RESIDENTS

The following Town of Erie residents agreed to be part of this letter and are asking for direct assistance from the Office of The Attorney General.

• Steven Drew

• Deborah Cameron

• Leah Burns

• Tim Burns

• Selena Maranjian

• Kelli Bercovitch

• Maria Veronica Drew

• Amy Mitchell

• Bill Rigler

• Chelsea Campbell

• Sunshine Axlund

• Eric Axlund 

• Tiffany Breaux Pritchett 

• Mari Hobkirk 

• Neha Pesaramelli 

• DeWayne D. Drummond

• Karen Drummond

• Rosy Maranjian 

• John McAllister

• Gloria Pearlstein

• Ann Manette Ansay

• Tonia Sharp

• Martha Dasovic

• Barbara Nichols 

• William Geithman

• Donna Geithman 

• Helen Hoekstra

• Barb Benner 

• Diana Middleton

• Luanne Lee

• Forrest Johnson

• Nancy Cacy 

• Sharleen Bakeman, Retired Colorado DOT & USDOT

• Dr. Mark E. Bakeman, Retired Washington State DOT

• Carol Campbell, Retired Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Ecosystems Protection and Remediation, US EPA Region 8Marifay Makssour

• Elaine Patriquin

• Colleen Dame

• Laurel Warner 

• Jennifer Herrin

• Amanda Tuominen 

• Gerry Wright

• Jim McGlashan

• Suzy Swanson 

• Steve Swanson 

• Barbara Kusinitz 

• Chanel K. Adams

• Ryan C. Adams

• Cheryl Kelso 

• Charlene Kam

• Steve Kelso

• Louise Hannahoe 

• Kim Hannahoe 

• John Ghumm

• Shavonne Blades 

• Emily Brecht 

• Robert de Jong

• Donna Lasater

• James Salvaggio

• Peg Salvaggio

• Barb Mejer

• Nancy Loehr

• Danny Loehr

• Jackie Connor 

• Penny T. Landis

• Debbie Shinn

• Frank Landis

• Rabbi Frederick Greene 

• Deborah Greene

• James Stull

• Penny Stull

• Donna Thumma

• John Thumma

• Robin Berlin 

• Karyn Lankford 

• Sharon Matayus

• Lindsey Terranova

• Adam Terranova

• Winfried Reichelt 

• Mari Hobkirk

• Rebecca Robb

• Bob Braudes

• Cherry Landen

• Cammie Arneson

• Jeanne DeVries

• Donna Smith

• Elaine Green 

• Donna Canode 

• Patricia Reed

• Wyncia Clute

• Larry Kinney

• Lauren Fulton

• Sharon Schuessler

• Ann Cohrs

• Steve Nelson

• Jacquelynn Sigl

• Laura Schmid

• Brian Schmid

• Justin Brooks

• Ashlee White

• Montgomery White

• Samanth Julie Hosmer

• Julie Gleason

• Kelly Wagner-Grull

• Amy Wagner-Grull

• Lenore Kingston 

• Michiko Elizabeth Mackanin 

• Christiaan van Woudenberg

• Kristen Moore

• Robyn Levey

• Aaron Levey

• Leticia Clendenen

• Krystyn Mitchell

• Heather Sabo

• Derek Webb

• Jenni Glomb

• Lyle Brecht

• Lorrie McAllister 

• Meghan Hughes 

• Josh Gaffga 
• Beth Gaffga

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by Kevin Cheek

Those who shout loudest about freedom are often the ones quickest to suppress it.

When asked exactly what they mean by “freedom”, I imagine they will define it as what America is, what the flag stands for, and what the Marines fought and died for, without ever approaching what freedom actually is. For many, it is a jingoistic term devoid of meaning except as a symbol. What are they free to do? What are they free from? Why are those freedoms important?

They are important. They do define the USA directly in the Constitution:

Supposedly, we are free to speak our minds – except people want to silence any opinions not in line with their view.

Supposedly, we are free to worship or not worship as we see fit – except there is a massive movement to promote a particular form of Christianity above other faiths and enshrine its principles in government.

Supposedly, we are free to have a voice in the political and legal decisions that affect us – except that having one’s voice heard costs increasing millions of dollars, effectively silencing the rest of us.

Supposedly, we are free to vote our conscience – except that they want to limit access to voting, especially in any precinct where the votes are likely to go against them.

Supposedly, we are free from illegal search and seizure without just cause and due process – except that anyone who doesn’t look “American” enough for the current power in charge is subject to exactly that. Their protests of legal status are increasingly difficult to have acknowledged.

So what do they mean by freedom? Do they mean freedom to be controlled by a state whose authoritarian dictator they happen to like? Or do they merely mean freedom for themselves and no one else?

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Originally published: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/10/800053191/community/when-freedom-isnt-for-the-free

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Boulder Pride Fest, Jun. 13

Rocky Mountain Equality celebrates the freedom to love and self-express with Boulder Pride Fest. From 11 AM to 4 PM, listen to an array of queer performers, buy Pride merchandise from local vendors, partake in giveaways, and fill your day with fun activities. With over 27 community partners, including Yellow Scene Magazine, Boulder Pride Fest illuminates the power of human connection, belonging, and joy.

Boulder Pride Fest |  Jun. 13 • Boulder Main Library, Boulder

Juneteenth Concert with Dzirae Gold, Jun. 17

Headlined by “Denver’s Golden Girl” Dzirae Gold and opened by award-winning Rex Peoples, Broomfield’s Juneteenth Celebration and Concert is set to be a rich celebration of Black culture and music featuring live performances of soul, jazz, R&B, and blues—all delivered through impossibly smooth vocals in an unforgettable evening of community. 

Juneteenth Concert with Dzirae Gold | Jun. 17 • Anthem Community Park, Broomfield

Nicole Zuraitis, Jun. 17

Wind down with Nicole Zuraitis at Dazzle for a beautiful evening filled with the Grammy-winning jazz vocalist, pianist, and songwriter. Hosted in the Denver staple jazz club Dazzle, Nicole Zuraitis will bring her enchanting voice for one night only in Denver.

Nicole Zuraitis | Jun. 17 • Dazzle, Denver

Van Zeppelin with Judgement Day, Jun. 19

Denver’s own Van Zeppelin and special guest Judgement Day come to Nissi’s in Lafayette on June 19th. Van Halen and Led Zeppelin fans are in for a treat as Denver’s latest and greatest tribute act brings the biggest hits from two of rock’n roll’s biggest acts. Judgement Day, named after Whitesnake’s 1989 hit, brings the best Whitesnake tribute experience in Colorado.

Van Zeppelin with Judgement Day | Jun. 19 • Nissi’s, Lafayette

Longmont Juneteenth 2026, Jun. 20

Celebrate Juneteenth on June 20th with the City of Longmont in Roosevelt Park. Juneteenth marks the emancipation of African Americans from slavery and honors Black heritage, culture, and contributions. Join us in the park from 10 AM to 2 PM for food, entertainment, and special guests.

Longmont Juneteenth 2026 | Jun. 20 • Roosevelt Park, Longmont

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11 June 2026

CONTACTS: Stance on Science – Colorado, stanceonsciencecolorado@gmail.com

Stance on Science wants Science elevated in Colorado

June, 2026 – Statewide across Colorado

Do you use a phone? Worry about keeping your family healthy? Consume those delicious Colorado peaches and other locally grown food?

Science affects every part of our daily lives in Colorado, including the safety and security of our food and water, the health of our communities, our education systems, and the jobs and technologies that power our state’s future. Yet too often, science is left out of the decisions that build our current and future livelihoods. We are Stance on Science – Colorado, a team of scientists living and working in Colorado who want to make this information accessible to every Coloradan and empower you to make evidence-based decisions when voting for the people who manage our lives through policymaking.

Find out how primary election candidates will value and use science in decision-making with our free, easy-to-use resource: Stance on Science – Colorado.

This initiative comes out of the Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP) Coalition, a non-partisan group of early-career scientists and researchers from across the United States. SNAP serves to mobilize scientists for large-scale initiatives to bridge the gap between scientists, their communities, and the general public. Stance on Science has teams across most states, all organizing so that our elected officials know that science matters and to ensure voters are provided with clear and accessible information.

Stance on Science Colorado will be running this initiative through the November 2026 General Election. Candidates across races for Governor, US House of Representatives, State Senate, State House of Representatives, Secretary of State, Attorney General, County Commissioners, and University of Colorado Board of Regents have shared their Stances on Science across topics of Agriculture, Public Health, Artificial Intelligence, and more ahead of the June Primaries.

Keep track of all candidates’ responses through the primaries and general elections on our website: https://snapcoalition.org/initiatives/stance-on-science/states/co

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Thursday, June 4, 2026

Media contacts:

Emi Smith, Media Relations, 720-822-9529

Jake Hudson-Humphrey, Public Art Program Coordinator

bouldercolorado.gov

City of Boulder offers free downtown public art walking tours this summer

Tours highlight downtown Boulder’s public art scene

BOULDER, Colo. – Join the City of Boulder this summer for free guided walking tours of downtown Boulder’s public art collection. Each 1.5-hour tour features approximately 30 stops showcasing sculptures, murals, and works of urban design throughout downtown. Tours begin at the corner of 17th and Pearl Street and conclude near the Boulder County Farmers Market at 13th Street and Canyon Boulevard. Tours are free, but advance registration is required.

Guided tours will be offered on select Saturday mornings beginning June 13 and Wednesday evenings beginning June 17. In addition to tours offered in English, this year’s lineup includes:

• Spanish language tours
• Dutch language tour
• German language tour
• Tactile and accessible tours
• Drag Queen-led tour for Boulder Pride

Visit the program website to see the full tour schedule and details.

“Our public art tours are designed to help more people connect with Boulder’s public spaces, stories and creative community,” said Brendan Picker-Mahoney, Public Art Program Manager. “By offering tours in multiple languages and formats, including tactile and accessible experiences, we’re working to ensure people of all backgrounds and abilities can experience and engage with Boulder’s public art collection in meaningful ways.”

Participants are encouraged to bring comfortable walking shoes and a water bottle. Tours may be canceled due to low registration or inclement weather. Registered participants will be notified of any schedule changes.

Community members who prefer to explore Boulder’s art scene at home can do so through the city’s virtual downtown public art tour.

Learn more about public art tours and register on the city website.

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June 3, 2026

Secretary Jena Griswold Reminds Voters to Use Trusted Sources; Raises Awareness of Election Disinformation

Denver, CO – Ballots for the 2026 Primary Election will be sent to voters beginning next week. Secretary of State Jena Griswold is reminding voters to always use trusted election sources and remain alert to election disinformation.

“Election disinformation continues to be used to undermine our democracy and divide our nation,” said Secretary Griswold. “Coloradans should consult trusted sources, including GoVoteColorado.gov and their County Clerk’s Office, to learn more about elections in Colorado.”

Coloradans should use trusted sources when searching for information on elections. Information from the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office is distributed via www.ColoradoSOS.gov or www.GoVoteColorado.gov.

As the election nears and ballots are sent to Colorado voters, everyone should be aware of disinformation related to elections such as scams perpetrated online, via email, robocall, and text message – including with artificially generated media such as “deepfakes.” Disinformation can be meant to mislead and undermine confidence in elections.

Voters should:

• Rely on Colorado state and local government election offices for information about registering to vote, voting, and election results.
• Be aware that sensational content can be created or shared by foreign actors with the intent to incite anger, mobilize, and promote the amplification of false information.
• Seek information from trustworthy and reputable sources, considering the author and their intent.
• Critically evaluate the information you share and verify information with trusted sources such as Colorado state and local election offices.
• Be aware of phone calls, texts, emails, or posts from unfamiliar callers and senders that make suspicious claims about the election process.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Contact: John Eisel, Senior Public Communications Specialist, 303.450.8930, jeisel@northglenn.org

SUMMER EVENT LINE UP:

FREE Teddy Bear Picnic & KID’S CONCERT: Mountain Buddies – mountain-buddies

Thurs., June 4 at 10 am | Ages 0-12
Festival Lawn, 1 E. Memorial Parkway
This annual FREE event for pre-K to early elementary kids and their favorite stuffed pals is tons of fun! Bring a stuffed pal, pack a picnic lunch, and enjoy the show!

FREE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION: Co-hosted with City of Northglenn’s DISE Board; Created in partnership with DCI Tours featuring Hazel Miller & The Collective

Friday, June 19 at 5-9 pm
Festival Lawn, 1 E. Memorial Parkway – Sponsored by King Soopers

FREE SESQUI SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

Sat., August 1 at 10 am
Eleanor M. Wyatt Centennial Park & Sculpture Garden, 275 Kennedy Dr., Northglenn

Celebrate three significant milestones – 250 years of the United States – 150 years of Colorado statehood and Centennial Park’s 1976 time capsule unveiling!

FREE SUMMER CONCERT: Hazel Miller & The Collective
High-energy Jazz, sexy Soul, jumping Funk, and dreamy love songs. The evening will feature a vendors marketplace, wellness demonstrations, food trucks, a variety of powerful performances, and a final “Dream Flow” collaborative music creation to celebration community and creativity!

FREE SUMMER CONCERT: The Spicy Pickles

Thurs., June 25 at 7 pm
Festival Lawn, 1 E. Memorial Parkway

8-piece band with Jazz roots & funky Pop grooves.

FREE SUMMER CONCERT: Co-Hosted with Anythink Libraries Community Concert Series; featuring Blessing Bled Chimanga

Thurs., July 9 at 6:30 pm
Festival Lawn, 1 E. Memorial Parkway

Energetic blend of African rhythms & Marimba beats.

FREE SUMMER CONCERT: Tumbledown Shack

Thurs., July 23 at 7 pm
Festival Lawn, 1 E. Memorial Parkway

Grateful Dead meets piping hot jams.

FREE SUMMER CONCERT: Los Mocochettes

Thurs., August 6 at 7 pm
Festival Lawn, 1 E. Memorial Parkway

Xicano/Funk band – Revolutionary music you can dance to.

The Summer Series is funded by the Northglenn Arts and Humanities Foundation. Events will take place on Festival Lawn – the beautiful grass area between the Northglenn Recreation Center’s main doors (at 1 East Memorial Parkway) and the Veterans Memorial (right off Community Center Drive) in Northglenn, Colorado, with the exception of the Sesqui semiquincentennial Celebration, which will be held at the Eleanor M. Wyatt Centennial Park & Sculpture Garden. For more information about the Summer Series, please call the Northglenn Arts’ Box Office at 303-450-8888 or visit northglennarts.org.

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Hi Council, Town Attorney, and Acting Town Manager.

As a resident of Erie, I have to say there is a complete lack of transparency when the Town Council goes into executive session.
As Mayor Pro Tem Branden Bell said in last night’s meeting, the same generic statement is made every time to go into session about a property negotiation. Apparently, the law requires “the particular matter to be discussed in as much detail as possible without compromising the purpose” of the executive session. I do not believe you are meeting this requirement by using a generic statement.

Erie Town Council, June 9th, 2026

From my research – quoted info from AI.

“For example, these notices become progressively more informative:

• Property acquisition.
• Property acquisition related to airport operations.
• Property acquisition in the Airport Park area.
• Property acquisition of a parcel adjacent to Airport Park.

The law seems to require the council to move as far down that list as it reasonably can before it would jeopardize negotiations.”

You are not doing this. AI told me to ask you this –

“The Open Meetings Law requires identification of the particular matter to be discussed in as much detail as possible without compromising the purpose of the executive session. Can the Town explain why identifying the general location or project associated with the property transaction would compromise the negotiation?”

There is no way I would have been able to tell from the agenda whether you were talking about the Draco purchase or the Airport purchase.  The Mayor did mention the Airport property, but this was verbal, not in the written agenda.

“What I find particularly telling is that once the motion failed, nobody in the room seemed concerned that merely saying “the airport” would destroy the negotiation. In fact, several speakers openly referenced the airport on the record. That tends to support the argument that at least some additional public description could probably have been included in the agenda notice.” 

And the courts support as much detail as possible.  “What is interesting is that Colorado courts have already pushed back against local governments that simply repeated the statutory language.

In the well-known Basalt case, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that the town violated the Open Meetings Law because it provided only the broad statutory categories and failed to give meaningful detail about the subject being discussed.”

Erie Town Council, May 5, 2026

It was good to see Acting Town Manager Muth say she would work with the Town attorney on a procedure to be transparent. Hoping that means for the public.  Just because the Council member knows what the subject is, that is not sufficient; the residents should also know.

So I am hoping the Town Attorney and Acting Town Manager can implement better procedures to provide transparency in the agenda presented to the residents.

Sincerely, DeWayne Drummond

My chat with AI follows if you are interested.

Please explain to me the requirement for notification of going into executive session at a town council meeting. Our town always puts out the following statement “EXECUTIVE SESSION to determine positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, develop a strategy for negotiations, and/or instruct negotiators, pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(e); and to consider the purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer or sale of real, personal or other property, pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(a); for which a topic cannot be disclosed without compromising the purpose of the executive session.” Now my question is why can it not tell what Property they are considering? like “and to consider the purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer or sale of real, personal or other property at the Airport park, pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(a); ” IE specify where the property rather just a generic statement. Citizens do not trust the council with the generic statement

Your concern is actually at the heart of Colorado’s Open Meetings Law.

The key language in Colorado law is that before going into executive session, the council must identify:

“the particular matter to be discussed in as much detail as possible without compromising the purpose for which the executive session is authorized.”

That phrase creates a balancing test:

1. The public is entitled to know what is being discussed.
2. The government is allowed to withhold details that would defeat the purpose of the executive session.

For property transactions

The property exception under C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(a) allows executive sessions for:

“The purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer, or sale of any real, personal, or other property interest.”

The usual justification is that publicly identifying the property before negotiations are complete could:

• Drive up the price.
• Alert competing buyers.
• Weaken the town’s negotiating position.
• Cause speculation in surrounding properties.

So if the town is negotiating to buy a specific parcel, it may argue that naming it publicly would compromise the negotiation. That is exactly what the statute contemplates.

But can they be too vague?

Yes.

The law does not say a council can simply recite the statute and stop there.

The statute requires identification of the “particular matter” in as much detail as possible. Merely saying:

“purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer or sale of real property”

without any additional description may be vulnerable to challenge if more detail could have been provided without harming negotiations.

For example, these provide progressively more information:

Very vague

• “Property matters.”

Better

• “Possible acquisition of property for future park purposes.”

Even better

• “Possible acquisition of property in the Airport Park area.”

Most specific

• “Possible acquisition of Parcel X adjacent to Airport Park.”

The question becomes: would revealing the location “Airport Park” actually compromise the negotiation?

Your Airport Park example

If the council agenda said:

“…to consider the purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer or sale of property interests in the Airport Park area…”

I think many citizens would view that as a reasonable balance between transparency and confidentiality.

The town might respond that even identifying “Airport Park” would reveal the parcel under discussion because there may be only one tract available there.

Whether that argument is convincing depends on the facts.

What Colorado courts generally look for

If challenged, a court would likely ask:

• Did the council cite the correct statutory authority?
• Did the council identify the subject matter?
• Did it provide as much detail as reasonably possible?
• Would additional detail have harmed the negotiation?

If the answer to the last question is “no,” then the notice may have been unnecessarily vague.

A practical citizen question

A fair question to ask during public comment or by email is:

“The Open Meetings Law requires identification of the particular matter to be discussed in as much detail as possible without compromising the purpose of the executive session. Can the Town explain why identifying the general location or project associated with the property transaction would compromise the negotiation?”

That puts the discussion squarely on the statutory standard rather than on whether citizens “trust” the council.

If you tell me which Colorado town this is (for example, Erie, Thornton, etc.) and whether the executive session language comes from the agenda or from the motion made at the meeting, I can help evaluate whether their notice is merely conservative or arguably falls short of Colorado’s transparency requirements.

Town of Erie, in the agenda for a town council meeting

For Erie specifically, I think you have a stronger argument than you might realize.

I found the exact agenda language from a January 2026 Erie Town Council special meeting, and it is essentially identical to what you quoted:

“…to determine positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations… and to consider the purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer or sale of real, personal or other property… for which a topic cannot be disclosed without compromising the purpose of the executive session.”

The issue is that Colorado law requires more than merely citing the statutory category. The council must identify:

“the particular matter to be discussed in as much detail as possible without compromising the purpose” of the executive session.

What is interesting is that Colorado courts have already pushed back against local governments that simply repeated the statutory language.

In the well-known Basalt case, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that the town violated the Open Meetings Law because it provided only the broad statutory categories and failed to give meaningful detail about the subject being discussed.

So the real question is not:

“Can Erie legally withhold the exact parcel number?”

The real question is:

“Has Erie provided as much information as possible without harming negotiations?”

Those are very different questions.

Could Erie identify “Airport Park”?

Possibly yes.

For example, these notices become progressively more informative:

• Property acquisition.
• Property acquisition related to airport operations.
• Property acquisition in the Airport Park area.
• Property acquisition of a parcel adjacent to Airport Park.

The law seems to require the council to move as far down that list as it reasonably can before it would jeopardize negotiations.

If saying “Airport Park area” would not reveal the specific seller or bargaining position, then citizens could reasonably argue that the public deserves that level of information.

Why councils like generic wording

From the council’s perspective, the safest legal approach is often:

“We’re discussing property and negotiations, and disclosing more would compromise the executive session.”

That avoids any risk of accidentally revealing confidential negotiations.

But it also creates exactly the trust problem you describe. Citizens hear:

“We’re talking about some property somewhere.”

and have no way to know whether it concerns:

• Airport expansion,
• open space,
• water rights,
• downtown redevelopment,
• mineral rights,
• municipal facilities,
• or something else entirely.

A question I would ask Erie

Rather than accusing them of violating the law, I would ask:

“Colorado law requires identification of the particular matter to be discussed in as much detail as possible without compromising the purpose of the executive session. Why is the Town unable to identify even the general project area, such as Airport Park, municipal airport property, water rights, or open space acquisitions?”

That is a very difficult question for a council to dismiss because it goes directly to the statutory standard.

My personal reading of the agenda language Erie has been using is that it is about as generic as a notice can be while still citing the correct statute. Whether it satisfies the “as much detail as possible” requirement would depend on the specific property matter being discussed. The Basalt court decision suggests that simply repeating statutory categories is not automatically enough.

My overall impression

After reading the transcript, I do not think the dispute was really about whether executive sessions are legal.

I think the dispute was about trust and transparency.

The mayor, staff, and Bell appear to be saying:

“The council already knew the topic. This is a normal property-negotiation executive session.”

Hoback appears to be saying:

“The public doesn’t know enough, and the council shouldn’t automatically approve executive sessions without better explanation.”

Those are both reasonable positions.

Regarding your original question

If I were advising Erie, I would suggest that the agenda could probably be more informative while still protecting negotiations.

For example:

Executive session to discuss potential airport-related property negotiations pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(a) and (e).

or

Executive session regarding potential acquisition or disposition of property interests associated with airport operations.

Those descriptions tell citizens substantially more than the current boilerplate language, yet they still do not identify the parcel, seller, price, or negotiating strategy.

From a citizen’s perspective, that kind of disclosure would likely improve confidence without significantly impairing negotiations.

What I find particularly telling is that once the motion failed, nobody in the room seemed concerned that merely saying “the airport” would destroy the negotiation. In fact, several speakers openly referenced the airport on the record. That tends to support the argument that at least some additional public description could probably have been included in the agenda notice.

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Nederland’s Jazz & Wine Festival Celebrates 5th Anniversary with a Stellar Lineup and Local Flavors

NEDERLAND, CO – The 5th Annual Nederland Jazz & Wine Festival is set to captivate audiences on Saturday, August 22, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s event promises a world-class experience, hosting jazz performances from New Orleans to Brazil with a curated selection of Colorado’s finest wines, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages. Held at Chipeta Park, the festival is a celebration of local and abroad talent, and community spirit. It’s the only festival now in Nederland, once home to Frozen Dead Guy Days.

Ned Jazz & Wine Fest has become a must-attend event, known for its intimate atmosphere and commitment to featuring Colorado-based artisans. It has sold out every year and is an opportunity for attendees to connect with the makers behind their favorite products while enjoying the beautiful mountain setting.

Event Highlights:

Live Music: The festival will feature a dynamic lineup across two stages, with 16-year-old River Eckert as the headliner. He performed in his hometown at New Orleans Jazz Fest this year. Ned Jazz Wine will be his Colorado performance debut. Other notable performers include Joslyn “JoFoKe” Ford-Keel & Same Cloth, and the Gabriel Santiago Trio.

Tastings from 26 Colorado Vendors: Tickets include unlimited tastings from a diverse group of Colorado wineries, breweries, distilleries, and non-alcoholic artisans. Highlights include majority local wineries, including The OBC Wine Project, which started in Fort Collins during the pandemic as a branch of Odell Brewing.

Artisan Marketplace: Explore over 15 local food and fine art vendors offering unique goods and delicious food to complement the tastings. The Food Truck Court hosts four savory food trucks, including The Wandering Potato.

Supporting a Local Cause: Proceeds from ticket sales and a prize drawing will benefit the TEENS, Inc. Outdoor Leadership Program, supporting the development of area youth.

Collectible Poster: This year’s official festival poster, designed by Nederland hyper-real artist Kate Woodliff O’Donnell, will be available for purchase.

Community Focused: The event’s major sponsors—Eldora, Ameristar Black Hawk, RE/MAX’s Homes by Jackie Jones, Allstate’s Harrington Agent, Colorado Mortgage Collective, and Nederland Downtown Development Authority—are all deeply committed to the local community. They provide valuable services and advice, from hosting visitors and locals to offering expertise on homeownership and safety.

Tickets are going fast, and the event has a history of selling out. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.nedjazzwine.com. 

EVENT SNAPSHOT

What: 5th Annual Nederland Jazz & Wine Festival

When: Saturday, August 22, 2026, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Where: Chipeta Park, Lakeview Drive, Nederland, CO

Tickets: Available at www.nedjazzwine.com/wine-festival-Tickets  

Social: @nedjazzwine

Contact:

Stephanie Andelman

event@nedjazzwine.com 

303-931-9017 

https://nedjazzwine.com – website

https://www.youtube.com/@NedJazzWine – YouTube

https://www.instagram.com/nedjazzwine – Instagram

https://www.facebook.com/nedjazzwine – Facebook

https://clients.sdvphoto.com/gallery/19032707 – photos of the past four festivals

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720.470.9098 NEWS FLASH

A routine Erie Town Council meeting took an unexpected turn tonight, June 9, when three council members voted against entering executive session, halting a planned closed-door discussion related to airport negotiations and triggering a heated exchange on the dais.

Much of the evening focused on routine business, including Juneteenth and Loving Day proclamations, updates from the Erie Chamber of Commerce and We Love Erie Business Collective, and approval of landscaping code changes intended to promote water conservation. But the meeting’s final minutes quickly overshadowed those discussions. Councilmembers Emily Baer, Dan Hoback and Anil Pesaramelli voted against entering executive session. When asked by Andrew Moore to explain his vote, Hoback said the item had been added to the agenda without sufficient explanation and argued that residents were increasingly uneasy about closed-door discussions. “I think we need to bring more transparency into it, as to what these are for,” he said.

Mayor Pro Tem Brandon Bell pushed back, saying council members had received information about the topic in advance and that executive sessions are routinely used when negotiating real estate transactions. Bell said concerns that the session was intended to discuss the town’s controversial mineral rights negotiations were unfounded and called it “a little disingenuous” to suggest council was attempting to hide information from the public. 

After Bell urged one of the three council members to reconsider the motion, Hoback responded that he did not appreciate “once again, time and time again, being called disingenuous.” As Mayor Moore attempted to regain control of the discussion, Hoback interrupted, telling the mayor, “You let him get away with his crap, Mayor. I’m tired of it.” Moore adjourned the meeting moments later. The clash comes one week before council is scheduled to vote on a proposed agreement with SM Energy regarding the sale of the town’s mineral rights, a decision that has generated months of public debate and scrutiny. 

This is a developing story. A more detailed account of the executive session dispute and the pending mineral rights vote will follow.

2:00:00 Moore’s closing comments followed by the vote to decline Executive Session

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Media Contact:

Jamie Barker, Wildland Fire Public Information Officer, 720-545-6012, barkerj@bouldercolorado.gov

Natural Partners in Wildfire Prevention: Boulder Expands Targeted Grazing Program

Targeted cattle grazing will help manage grass fuels and strengthen wildfire resilience in high-risk areas near neighborhoods this summer.

BOULDER, Colo. — The City of Boulder is bringing the cows back to the land! This year, the city is expanding its strategic cattle grazing program on Open Space within high-fire-risk areas of the city. Community members will begin to see cattle grazing in mid-June as part of broader wildfire resilience and risk reduction work that is happening on city-managed lands west of Boulder, extending from Alpine Avenue to Lee Hill Drive.

During their stay on the city Open Space, the cattle will move progressively north to achieve wildfire mitigation objectives across approximately 65 acres of high-priority Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas located within roughly 100–300 feet of residential neighborhoods. The targeted grazing is expected to last up to six weeks and is intended to reduce fine fuels in grass-dominant landscapes that can contribute to rapid wildfire spread. Additional WUI grazing projects are planned for August and September 2026 and will focus on areas in south Boulder.

To implement the grazing projects, the city is partnering with local ranchers who were selected for their experience using sustainable grazing practices to achieve complex land management objectives, including wildfire mitigation and ecosystem restoration.

Temporary trail closures may occur during grazing operations, and access to some undesignated or unmaintained trails may be restricted for community safety and resource protection. Cattle will be contained within temporary electric fencing. Visitors are asked to avoid approaching fences or livestock, keep pets under control, and respect all posted closure signs.

This work builds on more than a decade of ongoing land management efforts in the Shanahan Ridge area focused on invasive grass management. “Following the Marshall Fire, communities across Colorado have been looking more closely at how to reduce wildfire risk in grass-dominated landscapes near neighborhoods,” said Wildland Fire Sr. Program Manager Paul Dennison. “Projects like this allow us to apply and evaluate science-based mitigation strategies that can help reduce the speed and intensity of fast-moving grass fires near communities while supporting ecological stewardship of public lands.”

The City of Boulder Wildfire Ready Team is working closely with regional wildfire managers, researchers, ecologists, and land management professionals to develop and evaluate science-based approaches for reducing wildfire risk in grassland ecosystems. The approaches include cattle grazing as well as Open Space and Mountain Park’s perimeter mowing program, which is also currently ongoing.

Wildfire resilience in the City of Boulder is a shared responsibility. The city has numerous other projects that complement targeted grazing and help reduce our wildfire risk. Learn more about cattle grazing, perimeter mowing, and other city wildfire resilience projects on our website at Boulder Wildfire Projects.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

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City of Boulder releases updated Climate Action Plan focused on resilience, affordability, and accelerated emissions reductions

BOULDER, Colo. – The City of Boulder has released its updated Climate Action Plan (CAP), a comprehensive roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen resilience to climate impacts and invest in communities most affected by climate change.

The CAP reaffirms the community’s ambitious science-based targets, including reducing emissions 70% by 2030, achieving net-zero emissions by 2035 and becoming a carbon-positive city by 2040. It outlines coordinated strategies across buildings, transportation, energy, land use and natural systems while connecting climate action to affordability, public health, resilience and economic opportunity.

The updated plan underscores an ongoing shift from planning to implementation, bringing city departments, community organizations, businesses, institutions and community members together around a shared vision for a thriving, climate-ready Boulder.

“Boulder has a long history of climate leadership, and this plan is focused on what comes next,” said City of Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett. “It gives us a clear path to reduce emissions faster, strengthen resilience and deliver real benefits for our community today and for future generations.”

Climate equity remains at the core of this work, recognizing that climate change disproportionately impacts communities with the fewest resources and greatest vulnerabilities. To help address this, the CAP emphasizes investments that lower energy costs, improve health and safety, expand access to clean transportation and ensure that the benefits of climate action are shared equitably across all neighborhoods.

For the first time, the CAP incorporates localized climate projections and detailed heat vulnerability mapping, giving the city and its partners a clearer understanding of how climate change will affect specific neighborhoods. These tools help identify where risks such as extreme heat are greatest and ensure that investments are targeted where they are needed most.

The plan identifies seven priority action areas, supported by targeted strategies, or “Big Moves,” designed to deliver the greatest benefits:

• Preparing the community for climate risks such as wildfire, drought, flooding, and extreme heat
• Transitioning to clean, reliable, and affordable energy
• Improving building efficiency and accelerating the shift to electric systems
• Expanding clean transportation options and reducing vehicle emissions
• Reducing waste and advancing a circular economy
• Expanding nature-based solutions to cool the city and strengthen ecosystems
• Advancing climate equity and investing in frontline communities

It reflects a coordinated, citywide implementation effort across energy, buildings, transportation, land use and natural systems.

Key highlights include:

• A goal to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2030
• Expansion of local solar generation to 145 megawatts by 2030
• A target for 80% of trips to be made by sustainable transportation by 2030
• Transitioning to 100% all-electric buildings by 2035
• Increasing tree canopy coverage to reduce extreme heat, particularly in high-risk neighborhoods
• Reducing consumption-based emissions and expanding reuse and repair systems

The CAP also incorporates analysis of consumption-based emissions. When accounting for goods and services produced outside the city, Boulder’s total climate impact more than doubles, which underscores the importance of reducing material use and supporting circular systems.

“Boulder has long been a leader in local climate action, from establishing the nation’s first climate tax to exceeding renewable energy goals ahead of schedule,” said City of Boulder Climate Initiatives Director Jonathan Koehn. “This plan builds on that foundation with clear metrics, accountability and a focus on delivering real benefits for our community today and for future generations.”

The city tracks progress through measurable indicators related to emissions reductions, resilience outcomes and equity outcomes, with regular public updates to ensure transparency and accountability.

To learn more about the Climate Action Plan and track progress, visit our website.

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By Former Adams County Commissioner Eva Henry

This letter was sent to Yellow Scene Magazine. As with all Letters to the Editor, the views expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the publication. We value providing space for community voices.

When we talk about building a local economy that works for everyone, we often default to macro-economics—gross county product, commercial development zoning, and corporate tax bases. But for the vast majority of families living in Thornton, Westminster, and Northglenn, the true measure of our economy isn’t found in a spreadsheet at the county administration building. It is measured at the kitchen table, balanced between the cost of groceries and the staggering price of local childcare.

Adams County has always been a place defined by its grit, its deep agricultural heritage, and its working-class roots. But right now, our working families are facing an unprecedented financial squeeze. As local leaders, we must recognize that a thriving community requires more than just managing growth; it requires protecting the people who make that growth possible. True economic dignity means ensuring that our neighbors who work here can actually afford to live, raise their families, and thrive here.

That is why inclusive governance is not an abstract progressive ideal—it is an absolute economic necessity.

When we invest in county-level childcare and housing solutions, we aren’t just providing a safety net; we are building infrastructure. High-quality, affordable childcare is the ultimate workforce multiplier, allowing parents to re-enter the job market or pursue continuing education with peace of mind. Furthermore, as our region expands, our infrastructure must keep pace. We need a balanced approach to regional growth that secures critical funding for road repairs and flood mitigation while fiercely protecting our clean air, open spaces, and our vital agricultural spaces.

But infrastructure alone isn’t enough. We must tie our county’s development directly to high-quality local livelihoods. By creating 21st-century green energy and technology manufacturing union jobs, we ensure that public investments translate into sustainable, middle-class careers for our residents. We also have a responsibility to foster a collaborative, supportive environment for our local small businesses—working hand-in-hand with owners through proactive programs like Achieving Compliance Together rather than defaulting to heavy-handed, punitive fines.

To achieve this, we need a county government that is accessible, efficient, and thoroughly competent. We must actively reject the divisive national political rhetoric that stalls progress and focus squarely on local, transparent results. This month, as primary ballots arrive in mailboxes, Adams County voters have a distinct choice to make about the direction of our community.

Tyler Quick

We need a new generation of energetic, transparent leadership on the County Commission—leaders who share the lived financial realities of everyday working people. That is exactly why I am proud to stand alongside community advocates like Tyler Quick for District 4. Tyler grew up right here, went to Flynn Elementary, and understands the paycheck-to-paycheck realities facing our neighborhoods.

Let’s move past stale political habits and build an inclusive, efficient, and competent county government that ensures every single resident has a permanent seat at the table.

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City and County of Denver

Human Rights and Community Partnerships

Heidi Rodríguez, Public Information Officer

C: 720-948-4645

E: hrcppio@denvergov.org

Denver and Dnipro Sign Historic Friendship City Agreement

Leaders from both cities sign partnership to strengthen cultural, civic, and international ties

Denver, CO — The City and County of Denver, through Denver Human Rights & Community Partnerships (HRCP), is proud to announce the signing of a Friendship City Agreement between Denver and the city of Dnipro, Ukraine. This marks Denver’s first Friendship City partnership since 2017.

The agreement was officially signed this morning by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov during a hybrid ceremony attended by representatives from Denver Sister Cities International (DSCI), Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO), HRCP, the Denver-Dnipro Friendship Committee, and Ukrainians of Colorado.

“Some of the strongest bonds between cities are built not through geography, but through shared values and the determination of the people who call them home,” said Denver Mayor Mike Johnston. “Denver is honored to establish this Friendship City relationship with Dnipro, and we look forward to building lasting connections between our communities, learning from one another, and strengthening the ties that bring people together across borders.”

The Friendship City Agreement creates a foundation for future collaboration between Denver and Dnipro through cultural exchange, civic engagement, and community partnerships. The agreement also represents an important first step toward the potential development of a formal Sister City relationship.

“This agreement is a reflection of the work of Ukrainians of Colorado and our partners at DSCI and in Dnipro,” said Mark Dillen, Chair, Denver-Dnipro Friendship Committee. “We thank Mayor Johnston, Mayor Filatov and their respective city governments for supporting this launch. Together with DSCI, we look forward to working with the citizens of our two great cities to broaden and deepen our growing connections.”

Denver Sister Cities International, which supports Denver’s global partnerships and citizen diplomacy efforts, connects Denver with approximately 20 million people across its 10 global partnership cities through cultural exchanges, youth leadership programs, humanitarian initiatives, and citizen diplomacy. In 2025 alone, DSCI organized and hosted 31 cultural exchanges, facilitated seven official delegations between Denver and partner cities, coordinated five student exchange programs involving 48 young ambassadors, and completed two humanitarian initiatives focused on medical partnerships and international assistance.

“The signing of this Friendship City agreement marks an important step in strengthening the ties between Denver and Dnipro,” said Riccardo Mazzeo, Chairman, Denver Sister Cities International. “Through cultural exchange, educational collaboration, economic engagement, and people-to-people connections, we reaffirm our shared commitment to international friendship, mutual understanding, and cooperation. Denver Sister Cities International is honored to help facilitate this partnership and looks forward to fostering meaningful relationships between our two communities for years to come.”

For more than 75 years, HRCP and Denver Sister Cities International have partnered to foster cross-cultural understanding and build meaningful connections that strengthen communities at home and abroad.

About HRCP: At Denver Human Rights & Community Partnerships, we are dedicated to protecting the human and civil rights of our community through advocacy, partnerships, and direct support. At the heart of our work is inclusiveness, building a Denver where everyone feels seen, valued, and empowered.

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Friday, June 5, 2026

Media Contacts:

Jamie Barker, Boulder Fire-Rescue PIO, 720-545-6012, barkerj@bouldercolorado.gov

Layra Nicli, Communications Manager, niclil@bouldercolorado.gov

City of Boulder Launches Wildfire-Resilient Landscapes Guide to Improve Resilience of Homes, People, and the Environment

Boulder, Colo. — The City of Boulder has launched a brand-new Wildfire-Resilient Landscapes Guide, a comprehensive, science-based resource designed to help residents, businesses and developers take meaningful action to reduce wildfire risk while enhancing the health and beauty of the community. Developed using the latest research and lessons learned from recent events like the Marshall Fire, the guide provides practical, easy-to-follow strategies for designing and maintaining landscapes that are both fire-smart and climate-resilient.

At the heart of the guide is a simple but powerful idea: the way we manage the space immediately around our homes can make all the difference. By creating a non-combustible zone closest to structures, choosing fire-resistant plants, spacing vegetation thoughtfully, and eliminating pathways that allow fire to spread, property owners can dramatically reduce their wildfire risk.

The guide emphasizes that wildfire resilience requires collaborative action across neighborhoods, encouraging residents to work together.

Five Key Goals for a Safer, More Resilient Boulder

The Wildfire-Resilient Landscapes Guide is built around five main goals:

• Reduce wildfire risk to homes and neighborhoods
• Adapt to climate impacts, including extreme heat and water scarcity
• Protect and enhance Boulder’s urban forest and landscapes
• Support ecological and community health
• Clarify requirements and best practices for properties in high-risk areas

Importantly, the Wildfire-Resilient Landscapes Guide also aligns wildfire preparedness with climate resilience. The same strategies that help protect homes from fire can also support biodiversity, conserve water, and help landscapes adapt to hotter, drier conditions.

With the launch of this guide, Boulder is reinforcing its commitment to helping the community live more safely and sustainably amidst high risk. “Wildfire resilience starts at home, but it doesn’t end there,” said Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, City Manager. “By making informed landscaping choices, every property owner and community member can play a role in protecting their property, their neighbors, and the broader Boulder community.”

The Wildfire-Resilient Landscapes Guide is now available on the City of Boulder website at https://bouldercolorado.gov/wildfire-resilient-landscapes-guide. In addition to the guide, the city also includes a list of contractors who have taken the Wildfire Ready Resilient Landscape Training; as with all home improvement projects, it is the best practice to get multiple quotes for work needed.

Wildfire resilience is a shared community responsibility. Together, we can make Boulder stronger and more prepared.

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June 8, 2026

County Clerks May Begin Mailing Ballots for the 2026 Primary Election

Denver, CO – Beginning today, Colorado County Clerks may begin mailing ballots to active voters for the June 30, 2026 Primary Election.

“County clerks will mail ballots this week to Colorado voters,” said Secretary of State Jena Griswold. “I hope every eligible Coloradan will make their voice heard in the upcoming Primary Election.”

County Clerks must mail ballots to voters by Friday, June 12, for the Primary Election.

Coloradans who are affiliated with the Colorado Democratic Party, Colorado Republican Party, Libertarian Party of Colorado, or Unity Party of Colorado by June 8 will receive only the ballot of the party with which they are affiliated.

Unaffiliated voters will be sent a ballot for both the Democratic and Republican Party Primary Elections. They may also contact their County Clerk to request a Unity Party ballot. Unaffiliated voters may only vote one ballot.

The Libertarian Party of Colorado has prohibited Unaffiliated voters from voting in the Party’s Primary Election pursuant to 1-4-1304(1.5)(c) C.R.S.

Ballots for the Libertarian Party of Colorado and the Unity Party of Colorado’s primaries will contain only one contest each. The Libertarian Party of Colorado has nominated two candidates for Secretary of State; the Unity Party of Colorado has nominated two candidates for Governor.

Eligible Coloradans can register to vote and update their voter registration at GoVoteColorado.gov through June 22 in order to receive a ballot in the mail. After June 22, Coloradans can still register and vote in person at a voting center until 7 p.m. on Election Day.

This year, 137 voting centers will be available for voters by June 22, and 437 drop boxes will be available for voters by June 23. Voters can look up their locations, opening date, and hours at GoVoteColorado.gov.

Important information for Colorado voters:

Coloradans should always use trusted sources when searching for information on elections. Information from the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office is distributed via ColoradoSOS.gov or GoVoteColorado.gov.

Voters can visit GoVoteColorado.gov and select “Contact my County Clerk” to ensure they are only visiting legitimate Colorado Clerk websites.

All Colorado voters can sign up to track their ballot from when it is sent to when it is counted using BallotTrax

In-person voting on Election Day, Tuesday, June 30, will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Important upcoming dates for the Colorado 2026 Primary Election

• June 12 – Deadline for initial mail ballots to be sent to active voters for the 2026 Primary Election.
• June 22 – Deadline to register to vote and still be mailed a ballot. After this date, register and then vote in person.
  • The minimum number of required voter centers must be open.
  • Last suggested day to return ballots by mail.
• June 23 – The minimum number of required drop boxes must be open.
  • From this date on, voters should return their ballots to a voter center or drop box, or vote in-person.
• June 30 – Election Day. Voters must submit their ballot or be in line to vote by 7 p.m. for their ballot to be counted.
  • Ballots cast by military and overseas voters must be sent no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day.
• July 8 – Deadline for ballots cast by military and overseas voters to be received by their County Clerk (no later than the close of business on the 8th day after the election).
  • Deadline for voters to cure a signature discrepancy or missing signature (if notified by the County Clerk).

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RTD reminds customers and community to practice safety near trains

RTD rail service is increasing in frequency on June 7; customers should be aware of dangers near trains to reduce risk of accidents

DENVER (June 3, 2026) –– The Regional Transportation District (RTD) reminds customers that safety around railroad crossings and train tracks is everyone’s responsibility. The June 7 Service Changes will increase frequency on the B and G lines, the R Line will extend to RidgeGate Station, and a temporary T Line will be added to the southeast corridor – changes that emphasize the need for customers to be vigilant about safety.

According to Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), more than 2,100 people are injured or killed in railroad crossing and trespassing incidents each year in North America. In the United States alone, a person or vehicle is struck by a train nearly every three hours.

Since 2017, there have been 1,456 rail-related accidents reported in Colorado, including 100 fatalities. Every preventable death remains one too many.

RTD operates a total of 10 rail lines, including six light rail and four commuter rail, spanning 114.19 miles of track. To help keep the community safe, the agency is urging the public to make safe choices near tracks and trains. RTD and OLI offer these important reminders:

1. Always expect a train. Passenger schedules shift, and freight trains don’t run on fixed timetables.
2. Never walk on the tracks. It’s both dangerous and illegal.
3. Trains cannot stop quickly. A freight train traveling 55 mph needs more than a mile to come to a halt. Some RTD trains travel as fast as 79 mph.
4. Trains always have the right of way. That includes police and emergency vehicles.
5. Trains can travel on any track. That means any direction, at any time.
6. Modern trains are quieter and faster than you think. Don’t count on hearing them approach.
7. Only cross at designated crossings. Obey all posted signals.
8. Stay alert. Avoid headphones, texting, or distractions around tracks.

Click here to watch RTD’s rail safety video.

RTD is committed to safety. Since 2010, the agency’s Partners in Safety program has encouraged employees, customers, and community members to work together to build a safer environment around buses, trains, tracks, and crossings.

Customers and the community are reminded to stay alert, make smart decisions, and look out for one another near trains and tracks. A few simple choices can make all the difference.

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Monday, June 8, 2026

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City of Boulder announces new Public Safety Information Center to advance coordinated, community-centered safety

An expanded use of the existing Drones as First Responder program and other real-time technology will enhance situational awareness and lead to more efficient, informed, and safer response

BOULDER, Colo. — The City of Boulder is pleased to announce the launch of a new Public Safety Information Center, a citywide resource that leverages the latest in technology to help keep the Boulder community safe. The center will serve as a shared hub where city departments can coordinate appropriately scaled responses, based on real-time data, for natural disasters, like wildfires and floods, missing persons, serious traffic crashes, and imminent threats, such as active shooters and hostage situations.

While the center will be housed at the Boulder Police Department, the city plans to utilize this resource in support of other city departments, as well, including Boulder Fire-Rescue, Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Utilities, Transportation and Mobility, Parks and Recreation, and potentially others, reflecting a unified, cross-departmental approach to community safety.

The center will draw upon several key pieces of technology. The first is unmanned aircraft systems, or drones. The City of Boulder has used drones for enhanced public safety response for several years, but the Public Safety Information Center will provide a new, centralized home for the successful Drone as First Responder (DFR) program.

DFR, which is utilized in responses to unfolding incidents, allows first responders to have eyes on a scene within minutes, helping them gather accurate information to determine the best public safety response. Drones for this purpose are operated by the police department’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems team.

Drone deployment is not automatic for every call. Drone pilots evaluate on a case-by-case basis whether a drone could help, prioritizing situations where an aerial view improves safety, efficiency, and response. Drones may be used to support response to lower-priority calls, where a quick aerial check can confirm what’s happening and avoid dispatching resources that aren’t needed, as well as during high-priority incidents that call for urgent situational awareness.

“Drones give us a clear, real-time view of what’s happening at a scene, which helps keep both our community members and our officers safer,” said Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn. “With better information from the very first moments of a call, we can make smarter decisions right away and send exactly the right help to the right place.”

The center will also serve as a coordination hub for the city’s use of drones in other contexts, allowing city staff to evaluate conditions related to utility emergencies; large-scale community events, like the Bolder Boulder and the Sundance Film Festival; and, when wind conditions allow, reports of smoke in hard-to-reach terrain.

“We look forward to utilizing this resource to support our staff and community in new ways,” said Joe Taddeucci, Utilities Department director. “The Public Safety Information Center is the latest example of how the City of Boulder embraces innovation and collaboration to better serve those who count on us.”

“Drone technology will complement the AlertWest Wildfire video surveillance systems already in use today by our Wildland Division,” said Boulder Fire-Rescue Chief Michael Calderazzo. “Having the situational awareness provided by these tools allows us to better understand the conditions that we are working with on the ground and the resources we need to deploy. That means safer responses, more crews available for critical work, and a higher level of service for our residents.”

Drones from this center could also help Open Space and Mountain Parks personnel determine where trail users are during an emergency and inform evacuation plans. Any drone operations over OSMP lands will be conducted within existing laws and regulations.

The city maintains strict policies on all DFR operations to protect constitutional rights, privacy, and compliance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. Drones do not conduct passive or routine surveillance, all drone flights will be tracked and documented, and footage is securely stored in accordance with Colorado records retention schedules and is subject to public records requests, supporting accountability and transparency.

The second piece of technology being expanded and used at the center is specialized software. The center will be supported through a program called Axon Fusus, which pulls from and integrates a variety of data sources, such as body-worn cameras and other information systems, to give staff a comprehensive and immediate view of ongoing emergencies and incidents.

Fusus also has a public module called the Boulder Community Connect Portal. This part of the integrated system allows interested community members to link their privately owned cameras to the center. This builds on an established practice. For example, following a burglary, a business owner may be asked whether they wish to provide their private security camera footage to Boulder Police investigators to aid the investigation. Participation in Boulder’s Community Connect program is entirely voluntary. The center will not be able to connect to cameras that are not owned by the city without consent. Business and community members who wish to participate share footage on their own terms, including when and under what situations. Every view is governed by City of Boulder privacy policies, role-based permissions, and complete audit logs, so that each interaction with the system strikes an appropriate balance of beneficial public use and privacy.

If you are a community member or business owner who would like to register your camera for conditional and consensual use during an emergency or to share potential evidence after a public safety incident, please visit the Boulder Community Connect portal at https://connect-boulder-ef9619b0.netlify.app/.

To learn more about the city’s Public Safety Information Center and the real-time technology to support more efficient, informed and safer responses, please visit the city’s FAQ webpage.

The City of Boulder will also be hosting several visits to the center later this summer and early fall for interested community groups, business partners, city council, members of the media, and youth from our community. The center is still in its early stages of being stood up; the carpet is being installed in June! If you’d like to be added to our list to be informed about future events that involve a tour of the center, please sign up here.

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Monday, June 8, 2026

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‘Experiments in Public Art: A Boulder Future’ exhibition opens June 8

Exhibition highlights creative projects and community voices shaping the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update

BOULDER, Colo. – Experiments in Public Art: A Boulder Future showcases how a series of artist-led public art projects has contributed to the major update of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, offering new ways to engage the community in imagining its future. The exhibition will be on view in the Canyon Gallery at the Main Library from June 8 through July 26, 2026, with an opening reception on June 17 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Experiments in Public Art Program invites artists to test creative ideas in public spaces through temporary, socially engaged projects that spark conversation, build connection, and activate neighborhoods. The Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan guides long-term decisions about growth, sustainability and services in Boulder and the surrounding area and undergoes a major update every 10 years. As part of the comprehensive plan update, artists were embedded in the process to explore innovative approaches to engagement, helping broaden participation and elevate community voices. Much of the artwork is featured in the plan document itself.

Projects featured in the exhibition include:

• Motus Theater: Playback Theater – Motus Theater hosted multiple “Playback Theater” events, where community members shared personal reflections and hopes for Boulder’s future, which were then brought to life through live performance.
• Boulder’s Big Adventure – Illustrator Cal Brackin translated complex planning concepts into accessible visuals through a children’s book designed to engage younger audiences. His illustrations are also being used throughout the plan.
• Building Connections – Artists Becky Wareing Steele and Shannon Geis developed a project inspired by observations and conversations from the Community Assembly.
• Voicing Boulder – Artist Chris Carruth led a participatory project using the PhotoVoice method, inviting community members to document their current realities and imagine possible futures.
• Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Mural – Mural artist Android Jones is creating a large-scale work, titled ‘Future Flourishing,’ that captures the community’s shared vision for the next two decades.

“The projects featured in Experiments in Public Art: A Boulder Future demonstrate the powerful role art can play in community engagement,” said Lauren Click, Office of Arts and Culture Manager. “By complementing traditional outreach with creative approaches, we were able to connect with community members in new and meaningful ways. We invite the public to experience these projects firsthand at the Canyon Gallery this summer.”

By blending policy, data, emotion, imagination, and lived experience, the exhibition highlights a more human-centered approach to planning. This marks the first time creative practices have been formally integrated into a Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update, expanding how the community envisions the next 20 years.

Learn more about Experiments in Public Art and its role in the comprehensive plan update on the city’s website, or visit ABoulderFuture.org for additional information.

Experiments in Public Art is a program of the Office of Arts and Culture, in the Office of Cultural and Economic Development. The exhibition and project series were managed by More Sky, Less Ceiling. The Comprehensive Plan is expected to be adopted in summer 2026.

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DENVER — May 28, 2026 — The Centennial State’s commemorative summer is heating up at History Colorado museums across the state. From once-in-a-generation experiences to scenic train rides, family-friendly events, intriguing talks, summer socials, captivating displays of rare treasures, and so much more – History Colorado is offering something for everyone in June.

LGBTQ+ Pride Month offers a chance to honor and uplift the voices of Colorado’s LGBTQ+ community – Coloradans who have worked to secure rights enjoyed by all and fight to maintain them. These are stories of loud and proud demonstrations for civil rights and equality, and quiet assertions of identity. History Colorado is proud to share these stories through exhibitions, publications, and resources from the state’s collection.

History Colorado museums across the state are also connecting communities with fascinating exhibitions throughout June – showcasing rare copies of America’s founding-era documents, exploring adobe as a living practice, honoring the stories of Colorado’s soldiers-on-skis, and beyond.

New Exhibitions Now Open:

Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation | Denver, CO

History Colorado Center | Now Open for a Limited Time!

For the first time ever, a collection of remarkable documents from our nation’s founding is in Denver thanks to the Freedom Plane National Tour. History Colorado Center is one of only eight museums across the country receiving this special collection – on display for a limited time from May 28 through June 14. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the most fundamental documents in our country’s history – from an original engraving of the Declaration of Independence to a rare draft printing of the US Constitution. Visitors must reserve timed tickets in advance.

Winter Warriors: The 10th Mountain Division in World War II | Leadville, CO

Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin | Now Open!

Winter Warriors explores the history of the US Army’s first and only winter warfare division forged in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, where they trained for their crucial breakthrough against the Nazi German Army in the mountains of Italy. The US military built Camp Hale just outside of Leadville, the highest-altitude city in the United States, because of its secluded and harsh mountain terrain. In this way, the tucked-away town of Leadville played a crucial role in Colorado, US, and world history. Experience the story of Colorado’s esteemed soldiers-on-skis back where it all started through a fascinating display of historic objects, photos, and first-hand personal accounts from the troops themselves.

Exhibitions Opening Soon:

150 Framed: A Visual History | Trinidad, CO

Trinidad History Museum | Opening May 29

150 Framed: A Visual History is a collaborative mural project created by the Trinidad History Museum in partnership with local schools and artists to honor a special commemoration this year. Trinidad officially became a town 150 years ago – just a few months before Colorado became a state. And because Colorado is the only state to share an anniversary with the United States, it has also been 250 years since the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. The Trinidad History Museum is unveiling this visual timeline of the city with an opening celebration on the evening of May 29 from 4–6 p.m. The opening is free and open to the public with advance registration.

Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros | Fort Garland, CO

Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center | Opening June 28

Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros is an ambitious and sprawling cross-border exhibition exploring adobe as a living practice that connects art, architecture, and ancestral knowledge across the Southwestern United States. The Fort Garland Museum – itself housed in five original adobe buildings – is collaborating with the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, New Mexico, to share unique installations at both locations. Artists show how adobe endures not through permanence but through renewal. Unearthing Futures also extends well beyond the museum galleries, offering a road trip experience guided through a website and phone app highlighting historic and contemporary adobe structures dotting the landscape between these southwestern cities.

Exhibitions Closing Soon:

12 Tablecloths | Fort Garland, CO

Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center | Closing June 5!

Created by renowned artist and historian Chloé Duplessis, 12 Tablecloths is a transformative art installation that honors the extraordinary contributions of Black women and the significance of domestic service at Fort Garland and other western military outposts during the Civil War era. This exhibition is the third iteration of 12 Tablecloths, which Duplessis previously created site-specific versions of for the Center for Colorado Women’s History and the Trinidad History Museum.

Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History | Pueblo, CO

El Pueblo History Museum | Closing June 19!

Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History is a thought-provoking traveling exhibition that shares stories and artifacts from the lived experiences of Black Coloradans who explored, settled, and achieved so much in Pueblo and across the state. This exhibition got its start at the Museum of Boulder, and now El Pueblo History Museum is proud to infuse it with local Pueblo history. A walk through the gallery will introduce you to people like James Beckwourth, the formerly enslaved man turned frontiersman who helped establish Pueblo’s enduring adobe trading post, and transport you to places like the Lincoln Home and the neighborhoods of “Pepper Sauce Bottom” and “Goat Hill.”

Pride Month Resources & Exhibitions:

History Colorado’s extensive LGBTQ+ collection includes photos, artwork, political signs, oral histories, podcast episodes, magazine articles, and other artifacts and resources available through our statewide exhibitions, archives, and publications.

History Colorado is also offering a series of current exhibitions featuring LGBTQ+ stories:

Moments That Made US – a remarkable exhibition at the History Colorado Center tracing 800 years of US history – explores how the LGBTQ+ rights movement has repeatedly tested the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence. Boulder County’s first female city clerk and recorder, Clela Rorex, was approached in 1975 by two men, both named Dave. David McCord and David Zamora had been denied a marriage license in Colorado Springs but hoped Boulder would consider granting them the license. Rorex found no legal reason not to – and Colorado became one of the first states to issue a same-sex marriage license. Rorex issued six same-sex marriage licenses between March and April of 1975, the first of which is on display in this exhibition. Colorado’s Attorney General stopped Rorex from issuing more same-sex marriage licenses. History Colorado’s Lost Highways podcast digs deeper into this story in the episode “Six Gay Weddings and a Horse.”

Keeping Place: Colorado Heritage for All at the History Colorado Center shares a snapshot of History Colorado’s ambitious Colorado Heritage for All initiative, which aims to add 150 historic sites from previously excluded communities to the State Register of Historic Places. Colorado’s buildings and landscapes witness our experiences, anchor our communities, and shape the stories we pass down, including in our LGBTQ+ communities. The Bunk House Lodge, tucked into the snowy peaks of Breckenridge, has been a mountain retreat run by LGBTQ+ Coloradans for more than 50 years. The Gender Identity Center in Denver was one of the nation’s earliest transgender organizations, creating a safe space at a time when being transgender was largely misunderstood in the public imagination.

Votes & Dreams at the Center for Colorado Women’s History highlights the struggles and triumphs of Colorado’s women activists and leaders who organized at the ballot box and beyond to implement their vision for a better future. Among Colorado’s women trailblazers were the creators of the lesbian alternative newspaper Big Mama Rag. This beacon for Colorado women’s liberation ran from 1972 to 1980. The Rag regularly published reader’s letters, which fulfilled the founders’ vision: a forum for all women, “born out of the need for women’s expression.” The paper shared poetry and literature as it confronted social hierarchies and discussed political issues such as motherhood, mental and physical health, and women’s history. On display in Votes & Dreams are a poster and tank top created to promote Big Mama Rag. The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection includes digitized copies of Big Mama Rag, and the History Colorado collection contains photographs and artifacts tied to the newspaper and lesbian rights.

June Events and Attractions:

Monday Morning Movement & Meditation | Trinidad, CO

Trinidad History Museum | June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 8 – 8:40 am

Join free yoga and meditation classes on the Trinidad History Museum’s Bloom Lawns each Monday morning between May 11 and October 5 with Jennifer Allen. Please bring a water bottle and a mat or blanket. Enter through the gate on Walnut St. Please note that the class is outside and weather-dependent. Reserve your space to attend this event. For questions or more info, contact Millie Duren at emily.duren@state.co.us.

Tuesday Night Summer Socials | Denver, CO

Center for Colorado Women’s History | June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 4 – 7 pm

Special summer hours are back at the Center for Colorado Women’s History every Tuesday evening in June. The museum is open until 7 pm. Explore the Votes and Dreams exhibition with General Admission or join a 45-minute Women’s History Tour to also see the rest of the historic home and learn more about Colorado’s trailblazing women. Purchase tickets online or in person. For more information, contact Cat Jensen cat.jensen@state.co.us.

Ethnobotany Tours | Montrose, CO

Ute Indian Museum | June 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 & 30, 9:30 – 10:15 am

See what is blooming this summer at the Ute Indian Museum on this 45-minute ethnobotany tour with a museum docent. Learn about the trees, shrubs, and other plants connected to the Ute people, and learn about the values the Utes found in plants for food, fiber, and cultural uses. This event is free and open to the public, with no RSVP required.

Wild West Days | Georgetown, CO

Georgetown Loop Railroad | June 6, 7, 13 & 14, Times Vary

Ride through towering evergreens, over iconic trestles, and along mountain vistas aboard the Georgetown Loop’s historic narrow-gauge railroad. For two weekends in June, the Wild West Trains invite you to step back into the days of the Old West! Meet Wild West reenactors, witness a lively train robbery, and try your luck at a Faro game in the saloon. Guests will receive a custom 2026 Wild West Days Faro Chip as part of this action-packed experience. Wild West Day trains vary in pricing and tour activities. Learn more and book tickets on the Georgetown Loop Railroad’s Events webpage.

Evening Trains | Georgetown, CO

Georgetown Loop Railroad | June 6, 13, 20, & 27, 6:30 – 8:15 pm

Experience the Georgetown Loop Railroad after hours aboard the new Evening Trains, designed especially for adults seeking a relaxed, date-night adventure. Departing Silver Plume at 6:30 pm, the train features scenic photo stops, a 30-45 minute stop at Devil’s Gate with music and activities, and a return by approximately 8:15 pm. Learn more and book tickets on the Georgetown Loop Railroad’s Events webpage. Tickets sell out quickly, so book your tickets now.

How-To: Accessing History Colorado Collections for Research | Virtual

History Colorado | June 9, 12 – 1 pm

Did you know History Colorado’s collection contains more than 15 million objects anyone can access for personal, professional or academic research? Learn how to use the History Colorado Center’s free and public Research Center in this virtual conversation with Collections Access Coordinator Shelby Rohe. This conversation will cover the types of collections accessible for research, physical and online resources to aid your research project, and how to connect with the Research Center and book an appointment. Purchase a ticket to reserve your spot.

Museum Connections: What’s the Right Collections Management System for Your Museum | Virtual

History Colorado | June 10, 12 – 1 pm

Join History Colorado’s Amy Ault, Head of Data Management and Digital Projects, for an online discussion about collections management systems and what factors to consider in selecting one. Museum Connections is a monthly series covering the fundamentals of museum work and new and innovative solutions. Each month, a new topic will be covered that focuses on the fundamentals of museum work as well as new and innovative solutions. Each class is $10 per person and open to museum volunteers and professionals from all backgrounds and institution sizes. All classes are free for members of History Colorado’s Affiliates Network.

Researching Historic Properties Webinar | Virtual

History Colorado | June 10, 12 – 1 pm

Join History Colorado’s Heritage for All initiative fellows for a free lunchtime webinar to learn how to research historic properties. Janan Graham and Layla Anzelc-Tolian will discuss available resources, research methods, documenting histories, and cultural awareness. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A. Register for this online discussion.

Move & Groove: Family Fitness Class | Trinidad, CO

Trinidad History Museum | June 12 & 26, 9 – 10 am

Join the Trinidad History Museum every other Friday on the Bloom Lawns for a movement class that is fun for the whole family! Taught by Sabra Lopez, this class is open to all ages. Tickets are $5 per person, or use the discount code 2for8 at checkout when purchasing a child and adult ticket for a total of $8. Please bring a mat and water bottle. Enter the museum grounds through the gate on Walnut Street. For more information, contact Millie Duren at emily.duren@state.co.us.

Portrait of Colorado at 150: Red Rocks 85th Anniversary | Morrison, CO

Red Rocks Amphitheatre | June 15, 6:30 – 10 pm

Stories are powerful, and A Portrait of Colorado at 150 aims to increase representation in Colorado’s documented history by gathering stories across every region of our state. This storytelling initiative by History Colorado and the America 250 – Colorado 150 Commission offers Coloradans a chance to share their oral histories, and even provides training and resources for communities to start their own storytelling efforts. A Portrait of Colorado at 150 is hosting a storytelling truck at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in a partnership between History Colorado, Red Brick Center for the Arts, Aspen Historical Society, and bARTer collective.

Members-Only Digital Behind-the-Scenes Tour: All In on the Sesquisemiquincentennial | Virtual

History Colorado | June 16, 1 – 2 pm

Join Jason Hanson, History Colorado’s Chief Creative Officer and a member of the state’s America 250 – Colorado 150 Commission, for a members-only online discussion about the momentous Sesquisemiquincentennial. Learn how the commission was formed and how History Colorado came to be at the forefront of it all. Hear about the commission’s signature initiatives, statewide commemoration plans, and how the History Colorado Center was able to become one of only eight museums in the country to land the Freedom Plane, open for a limited time from May 28 to June 14. You must be a History Colorado member and register in advance to attend.

Music on the Lawn | Trinidad, CO

Trinidad History Museum | June 18, 5:30 – 7 pm

Bring a blanket, lawn chair, and snacks to enjoy live music on the Bloom Lawns at the Trinidad History Museum. Music on the Lawn is every third Thursday from May through September. This evening will feature a performance by Red Milk. Admission is free with advance registration. Enter through the gates on Walnut or Chestnut Streets.

History Hour: On Tap – Prohibition in Trinidad | Trinidad, CO

Trinidad History Museum | June 20, 1 – 4 pm

Trinidad History Museum is hosting an hour-long talk about prohibition on the Bloom Lawns. Stay after to try craft beer from Mountain Merman Brewery. This event is only for attendees who are 21 and older. Space is limited, so reserve your seat in advance. For more information, contact Millie Duren at emily.duren@state.co.us.

Soiled Doves: The Working Women of Colorado’s Boom Days | Leadville, CO

Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin | June 20, 4 – 5:30 pm

Learn about the women of the Wild West who provided a certain type of companionship to the miners and other gentlemen who came seeking fortune during the Centennial State’s gold and silver rushes. From their day-to-day lives to their influence, this presentation by Julie Blanda explores the importance of these women and their rightful place in Colorado’s history. This presentation is PG-13, not suitable for young children. Reserve tickets in advance.

Father’s Day Weekend | Georgetown, CO

Georgetown Loop Railroad | June 20 – 21, 10 am – 3:50 pm

Treat Dad to a train ride through history! Fathers will receive a complimentary bottle of root beer, and all riders can enjoy the classic railroad atmosphere. Each reservation also receives a 2026 Father’s Day Faro Chip to mark the occasion. The Father’s Day Weekend Trains have three opportunities varying in pricing and tour activities. Learn more on the Georgetown Loop Railroad’s Events webpage. Tickets sell out quickly, so book your tickets now.

Portrait of Colorado at 150: Strawberry Days | Glenwood Springs, CO

Two Rivers Park | June 20 – 21, 10 am – 4 pm

Stories are powerful, and A Portrait of Colorado at 150 aims to increase representation in Colorado’s documented history by gathering stories across every region of our state. This storytelling initiative by History Colorado and the America 250 – Colorado 150 Commission offers Coloradans a chance to share their oral histories, and even provides training and resources for communities to start their own storytelling efforts. Meet the team who lead A Portrait of Colorado at 150 at the Strawberry Days information booth as they share about the state storytelling initiative.

Rocky Mountain Map Society Series: “Boulder County Centennial Farms” | Denver, CO

History Colorado Center | June 23, 5:30 – 7 pm

Fine art documentary photographer Linda Kozloff-Turner is hosting a free conversation about her project “Gone, But Not Forgotten.” This documentary features photographs and stories from still-operating farms established more than 100 years ago and recognized through History Colorado’s Centennial Farms & Ranches program. The documentary includes 1880s maps, such as Drumm’s original land ownership details, and accounts of the women who kept these farms in their families for more than a century. This talk is free with advance registration.

Wildlife Weekend | Georgetown, CO

Georgetown Loop Railroad | June 26 – 28, 10 am – 3:50 pm

Ride the Georgetown Loop Train and experience Colorado’s wildlife up close through this perfect blend of education and adventure for all ages. The Wildlife Weekend Train in partnership with Nature’s Educators, a nonprofit conservation group, offers a chance to meet native bird and reptile species, learn about Colorado wildlife, and enjoy live flight demonstrations with select birds. The Wildlife Weekend Trains and Tours offer varying time slots and tour activities. Learn more and book tickets on the Georgetown Loop Railroad’s Events webpage.

Portrait of Colorado at 150: Mall Fest 50 Art Parade & Block Party | Aspen, CO

Aspen Pedestrian Mall | June 27, 10 am – 12 pm

Stories are powerful, and A Portrait of Colorado at 150 aims to increase representation in Colorado’s documented history by gathering stories across every region of our state. This storytelling initiative by History Colorado and the America 250 – Colorado 150 Commission offers Coloradans a chance to share their oral histories, and even provides training and resources for communities to start their own storytelling efforts. A Portrait of Colorado at 150 is hosting a storytelling truck event at the Mall Fest 50 Art Parade & Block Party in partnership with History Colorado, Red Brick Center for the Arts, Aspen Historical Society, and bARTer collective.

Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros Opening Celebration | Fort Garland, CO

Fort Garland Museum | June 28, 10 am – 2 pm

Celebrate the opening of Unearthing Futures / Desenterrando Futuros, an exhibition exploring adobe as a living practice that connects art, architecture, and ancestral knowledge across the Americas. This celebration will feature live music, artist interactions, food, and interactive activities for all ages. This event is free and open to the public. Register in advance to attend.

“Japanese-American Farming, Past & Present” Bus Tour | Denver, CO

History Colorado Center | July 24, 8:30 am – 3 pm | Deadline to register is July 6

Japanese Americans have long contributed to Colorado’s agricultural industry through their farms across the state. This bus tour with History Colorado’s Tours & Treks series is set to explore the Brighton area and engage with this essential part of Colorado history. Jade Sato of Minoru Farms will introduce us to the importance of growing Asian vegetables to feed the local community, and Robert Sakata will lead us on a tour of Sakata Farms to discuss his family’s impact on the vegetable crop industry throughout the years. Bus pick-up and drop-off is at History Colorado Center. Purchase your tickets by July 6th to reserve your spot!

About History Colorado

History Colorado is a 146-year-old institution that offers access to our state’s history through enriching experiences at eleven museums and historic sites. As an agency of the State of Colorado and a non-profit organization, History Colorado is committed to serving all Coloradans through generational work that centers communities, deepens knowledge and catalyzes the transformative power of history.

History Colorado is also home to a free public research center, people-centered preservation work done by the State Historical Fund and the State Historic Preservation Office, the Office of the State Archaeologist, the State Historians Council, and many other community-driven public history projects such as the Museum of Memory. History Colorado stewards more than 15 million objects, photographs, and archival resources that make up the State’s collection, and serve tens of thousands of learners of all ages each year. History Colorado is one of only six Smithsonian Affiliates in Colorado. Visit HistoryColorado.org, or call 303-HISTORY, for more information. #HistoryColorado

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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New Boulder Police K9 Team Hits the Street to Enhance Public Safety

BOULDER, Colo. – The Boulder Police Department is proud to announce its second K9 team has been officially certified and is now on Patrol, keeping the community safe.

Officer Taylor and K9 Knox have spent hundreds of hours training to obtain certifications in both patrol work and narcotics detection to be able to find illegal drugs, missing persons, and suspects. This extensive handler and canine training included months of classroom work, practical application, scenarios, legal updates, report writing (more for Officer Taylor since K9 Knox prefers to bark or sniff than write), deployment standards, canine behavior, and real-world problem solving.

Much of the training is intentionally conducted in unpredictable and changing environments so the dog can remain reliable in public settings, around distractions, and during rapidly evolving incidents.

“One of the most important things for the community to understand is that Knox is trained to locate the odor of illegal narcotics as well as human odor. Knox is not used to randomly search people or property without justification. Every deployment will comply with constitutional standards, department policy, and ongoing legal training,” Officer Taylor said.

“Additionally, Knox’s capabilities go far beyond enforcement. His ability to quickly locate suspects, clear buildings, apprehend fleeing individuals, or locate hidden narcotics often helps resolve incidents more safely for officers, community members, and suspects themselves. In many situations, the presence of a trained police dog leads to voluntary surrender and reduces the likelihood of force being used. The level of training, accountability, and continual evaluation involved in K9 work is significant, and maintaining that standard is a major part of our daily responsibility to the Boulder community.”

K9 Knox is a 2-year-old Dutch Shepherd and lives with Officer Taylor, who describes his personality as curious and playful when training, but all business when it’s time to work. K9 Knox was sworn in by the police chief in January, and the team is excited to be serving Boulder.

“Having a full-time drug, tracking, and apprehension K9 team in Boulder is long overdue. Previously, when we had a situation that required a specialized K9 team, we might have to wait an extended period of time for another agency to respond to help, delaying our response and investigation,” Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said. “Having Knox and Officer Taylor in Boulder will keep everyone safer, from officers to community members, and will allow for faster resolutions to dangerous situations.”

Thank you to the Boulder Police Foundation for their tremendous support and relaunch of our K9 program. We also appreciate Fort Collins Police Services, which has both a similar community and a well-established K9 program, for their assistance in helping to train Knox and Officer Taylor.

This K9 team joins Officer Donahue and K9 Astro, who were sworn in together in June 2023. Their focus is on explosives and firearms detection and community engagement.

As Officer Taylor and K9 Knox enter their next phase of field training, they’re unavailable for interviews, so we’re sharing these photos and video.

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Contact: Bob Kelly, Co-Host & Founder, superhawk65@gmail.com

Paul Kraus, Co-Host & Promoter, mrpaulkraus@gmail.com

COLORADO VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE SHOW RETURNS TO ERIE ON JUNE 13

Free, All-Welcome Event Brings Riders, History, and Community to the Heart of a Historic Coal Mining Town

ERIE, Colo. – The Colorado Vintage Motorcycle Show rolls back into Erie on Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM at 604 Holbrook Street – set against the backdrop of the circa 1888 Erie United Methodist Church in one of Colorado’s most historic downtown districts. Admission is free. Displaying is free. No registration required. Just ride in and ride out.

Founded in 2009 by Bob Kelly and promoted by Paul Kraus, the show has grown steadily each year since relocating to Erie following the pandemic. What began as a gathering of passionate enthusiasts has evolved into one of the Front Range’s most beloved warm-weather traditions, drawing an estimated 200 to 250 motorcycles throughout the day and crowds that routinely fill the lot by mid-morning. Riders and spectators have been known to travel from as far as Wyoming, New Mexico, and Colorado’s Western Slope to attend.

The show is open to all makes, models, and sizes of motorcycles 25 years old or older – domestic and foreign alike – and the atmosphere reflects that philosophy. There are no judges, no trophies, and no barriers to entry. It is, simply put, a ride-in, ride-out celebration of machines and the people who love them.

“This show has been described by some as one of their favorite days of the year – the one day they get to see all their friends in one spot,” said Kraus. “The energy is relaxed and joyful, and that’s exactly what we want it to be.”

The setting itself is part of the draw. Nestled into Erie’s historic coal mining downtown, the show encourages spectators to stay a while and explore the surrounding neighborhood. Local bakery, Stacy’s Kitchen, a longtime supporter of the show and a local institution in its own right, is steps away – its walls lined with photos reflecting owner Stacy’s passion for vintage hot rods and racing, making it a natural fit with the spirit of the day.

Attendees who share photos from the event are encouraged to tag the show on Instagram at @coloradovintagemotorcycle and on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/coloradovintagemotorcycleshow.

Regular attendees know that the Colorado Vintage Motorcycle Show is as much about the stories as the steel. A few years ago, a gentleman quietly approached an early 1960s BMW on display and recounted how, as a boy of nine or ten, his family had fled Hungary during the 1956 revolt – escaping to Austria on a single motorcycle. Moments like that are not uncommon. Last year, one rider marked his 80th birthday at the show, having recently converted his bike to electric start so he could continue riding – unwilling to let age end his relationship with the machine he loved.

Among the clubs and organizations expected to bring exceptional displays this year are the Norton Colorado Club, the Flatirons AMCA chapter, and the Rocky Mountain Vintage Motocross Club. Adding a spirited spectator presence, both the Denver and Longmont chapters of The Litas are planning group rides to the event.

Co-host Paul Kraus will arrive this year aboard a particularly meaningful machine: a 1947 Whizzer originally purchased new in Hays, Kansas by his late father Harold, who bought it as a high school student. The Whizzer is returning to the show after a long absence – and will be one of countless bikes on the grounds carrying a story worth hearing.

While the event remains free to attend and display, visitors are invited to support its future by making a cash donation or picking up one of a limited number of signed and numbered show posters, priced at $10 each. Each year, co-host Paul Kraus creates an original design that serves as the visual identity of that year’s show – colorful, collectible, and printed locally by Erie’s own Tape and Twine. Proceeds help offset event expenses and ensure the show remains free for years to come.

Spectator parking is available in the surrounding residential streets. Those trailering show bikes are asked to use street parking farther from the lot, leaving closer spaces available for riders.

The Colorado Vintage Motorcycle Show is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Bob Kelly at superhawk65@gmail.com or Paul Kraus at mrpaulkraus@gmail.com. Follow the show on Instagram at @coloradovintagemotorcycle and on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/coloradovintagemotorcycleshow.

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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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Dionne Waugh, Police PIO, 303-518-1894

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BPD Unveils New Spanish Traffic Form to Help Community Members & Better Serve the Public

BOULDER, Colo. – To better serve the evolving needs of our diverse community, the Boulder Police Department is proud to announce the official launch of a companion Spanish-language traffic citation and resource form.

This initiative is designed to bridge communication gaps, enhance officer and community member safety, and increase department efficiency.

The idea started within BPD’s Traffic Unit, which identified a significant hurdle during traffic stops: even when roadside interpretation services were used, drivers often left the scene with a physical citation printed exclusively in English. This disconnect frequently led to:

• Missed court dates due to a lack of translated procedural instructions.
• Unpaid fines resulting from confusion regarding payment methods.
• Safety risks to everyone caused by increased time at the traffic stop, given the nature of interpretation services delays.

Beyond the legal implications for drivers, language barriers have historically strained city resources. On average, a traffic stop involving a language barrier takes three times longer to resolve and often requires the dispatch of additional officers to assist with translation. That also results in fewer officers available for other calls and slower response times to other calls.

By providing citations and resource documents in Spanish, the department expects to see a marked improvement in roadside efficiency, allowing officers to return to patrol more quickly while ensuring the driver fully understands their rights and responsibilities.

“Our goal is to ensure every interaction between an officer and a community member is clear, fair, and professional,” Chief of Staff Alastair McNiven said. “By providing these resources in Spanish, we are removing a significant obstacle to compliance and ensuring that everyone in our community has the tools they need to navigate the legal process successfully. I’m grateful for the input and contributions from our Community Connectors in Residence and other community members with lived experience who helped in the creation of this form.”

The new forms include translated information on how to pay fines, how to contest a citation in court, and where to find additional legal resources such as a court interpreter, information on driver’s licenses and license plate requirements, as well as contact information for Spanish-speaking BPD liaison officers.

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Our initial draft discussing the House District 33 race contained regrettable errors and typos concerning Kenny Nguyen. In the interest of fairness and accurate local reporting, we are happy to publish Mr. Nguyen’s response to our criticism. Yellow Scene Magazine stands by its final endorsement decision, but we welcome the opportunity to correct the record and offer any criticized candidate a platform to share their perspective. Please note that the commentary below represents the candidate’s own beliefs and does not constitute an endorsement or reflection of our editorial board’s views.

Hello Yellow Magazine readers! I know my name may be new to some of you. I’m Representative Kenny Nguyen. On January 12th, I was appointed as Colorado’s newest lawmaker for Colorado House District 33.

I was elected by a vacancy committee to replace former Representative William Lindstedt when he, in turn, was elected to fill the seat held by the late Senator Faith Winter. I’m honored to be serving our community.

Previously I served as a Broomfield City Council Member for Ward 1 before resigning to take this role. I was also the Executive Assistant to Colorado’s 50th Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera, worked in the Colorado Tourism office, and most recently in the Department of Revenue. I’m an AmeriCorps Service Member Alum having served with the “I Have a Dream” Foundation at Boulder County after graduating from the University of Colorado Boulder.

I’m Colorado’s first Vietnamese American to serve in the Colorado General Assembly.

Less than three weeks into my term I supported SJR26-006 which recognizes the value that immigrants bring to Colorado and calls upon our federal partners to uphold transparency, accountability, and humane enforcement practices so that every family, regardless of their immigration status may fully participate in the communities they build and sustain.

HB26-1276, HB26-1283, and SB26-005 were bills I supported and that passed through the state legislature aimed at safeguarding constitutional rights for immigrants. HB26-1276 permits local health agencies and CDPHE to inspect facilities not operated directly by the federal government that house noncitizens detained for immigration purposes while requiring new training standards related to peace officer compliance with civil immigrant detainers to be adopted and certified by July 1, 2027. HB26-1283 prohibits an employer or their agent from demanding, confiscating, retaining or otherwise requiring an individual to surrender their government issued ID card for long periods of time and prohibits threats of sharing an individual’s ID with federal authorities. SB26-005 allows for individuals whose constitutional rights were violated by those participating in civil immigration enforcement to be liable for legal or equitable relief.

Another bill that wasn’t passed through the state legislature that I supported was SB26-176 which would have allowed for individuals whose constitutional rights were violated to sue federal, state and local officials who violated said rights which includes ICE agents.

SB26-070 Ban Government Access Historical Location Information Database (PEEPs Act)

I was proud to be a sponsor of this bipartisan bill aimed at protecting the privacy of residents. This bill addresses License Plate Readers (LPR), commonly known as FLOCK cameras because of the primary company involved. LPRs do not simply keep track of license plates; they record data on car make, vehicle colors, driver racial profiles, and geographic locations of vehicles. SB26-070 would have placed guardrails on data retention by private companies and requires a judicial warrant by law enforcement agencies (including ICE) seeking LPR data. Unfortunately this bill did not pass the senate last week, but I’m committed to addressing this issue again next year.

HB26-1001 Housing Developments on Qualifying Properties (HOME Act)
The HOME Act seeks to address affordable housing by allowing organizations with a history of building housing such as nonprofits, universities, and housing authorities to create more housing projects. Homeownership has become out of reach for too many, and rental prices continue to climb. While I am not a sponsor, The HOME act has nearly unanimous support from Democrats in both chambers. I was proud to vote to support alongside Broomfield’s Senator William Lindstadt and the majority of our caucus. We need smart, sustainable growth that helps create housing people can afford, while reining in unsustainable sprawl. Governor Polis signed this bill on March 25th.

HB26-1320 Accessible Language Statutory Ballot Title Requirements.
In Colorado, we cherish our right to direct democracy – we love ballot measures. Unfortunately, sometimes those initiatives are filled with language that can be challenging for voters to understand: double negatives, confusing tax language, and obscure terminology. I’m sponsoring this measure that will require ballot measures to provide a plain language version with clear information about the tax implications of any ballot measure. Governor Polis signed this bill on May 29th.

HB26-1335 Abortion Medication Access on College Campuses

Across the country, reproductive rights and women’s access to healthcare are under attack. As one of the younger members of the legislature and a CU graduate, I’m sponsoring this bill alongside two female legislators to ensure that college students can access medications, ideally on campus when possible. Governor Polis signed this bill on May 27th.

HB26-1318 Traffic Safety Near Schools

The safety of our streets near schools is especially important. This bill, which I am sponsoring, clarifies what is considered a school zone and makes traffic enforcement near schools easier to help protect kids. The bill passed both chambers and is now named the Liam Stewart in honor of a 7th grader that was killed while biking to school. Governor Polis signed this bill on May 29th.

HB26-1099 Protect Financial Condition of Homeowners Associations

I became a sponsor for this bill because as a new homeowner, I understand the important roles Homeowner Associations (HOAs) play but also the problems caused by management changes. This bill would create transparency and address HOA accountability. It would also codify that when an HOA changes management companies, the former company must provide the new HOA management company the property, records, and accounts and be held liable to the financial conditions of the HOA. This protects HOA members and holds management companies accountable for their transfers. Governor Polis signed this bill on April 13th.

I’m committed to serving the people of Colorado with integrity and respect, and uplifting marginalized voices in this time of division. My hope is to bridge divisions and to serve all of House District 33. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to my office with any questions or thoughts; we’re here to serve you. You can email my office at kenny.nguyen.house@coleg.gov or call us at 303-866-4667.

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NEWS

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Media Contacts:

Aimee Kane, Officer of Equity and Belonging, kanea@bouldercolorado.gov, 303-441-4235

Shannon Aulabaugh, Media Relations, aulabaughs@bouldercolorado.gov, 720-484-9903

City of Boulder Releases Its First Tribal History Report

Study centers Indigenous knowledge in the stewardship of public lands

BOULDER, Colo. – The City of Boulder is pleased to announce the release of the first part of its Tribal ethnographic-education report documenting Indigenous history and cultural connections to the Boulder Valley, now available on the city website. This report marks a significant milestone in Boulder’s ongoing commitment to honoring Indigenous history and fostering a more inclusive, historically grounded community.

The report documents the cultural, historical, and ecological connections of Tribal Nations to the Boulder Valley. By centering Tribal perspectives, it provides guidance for education, land stewardship, public interpretation, and community engagement — integrating Indigenous knowledge into the contemporary management of Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) lands. It also seeks to strengthen collaborative partnerships and advance efforts to incorporate Indigenous knowledge systems into environmental management, education, and policy.

“This work represents more than research or documentation — it reflects living histories, enduring cultures, and the ongoing presence of Indigenous Peoples whose connections to this land long predate the City of Boulder and continue today,” said Boulder City Manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde. “We are deeply grateful to the Tribal Nations, elders, and knowledge holders who chose to share their stories, perspectives, and wisdom. This report is a gift, and we receive it with respect and responsibility.”

Developed in partnership with Tribal Nations, the report is part of a continuing collaboration with the City of Boulder that began in the 1990s, renewed through the 2016 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Resolution and subsequent consultations. Grounded in the City-Tribal Memorandum of Understanding, it provides accurate, respectful educational content about each Tribe’s history in Boulder and Jefferson Counties and is intended as a resource for city staff and the community at large.

This work was led by Living Heritage Anthropology, LLC (LHA), a woman-owned small business specializing in ethnographic research and Tribal consultation. LHA’s Community-Based Participatory Research approach ensures Tribal voices and goals are central to every stage of the process. Additional reports representing more Tribes who share a history in the Boulder Valley are forthcoming.

Read the report and learn more about the city’s Tribal consultation work on the city website.

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With the June 16 vote on a proposed agreement selling the town’s mineral rights approaching, debate in Erie is shifting from fracking itself to the process behind the deal. In particular, residents and some council members are asking whether the negotiations followed the expectations laid out in the town’s contract and purchasing policies.

The proposed agreement is tied to the Draco oil and gas project, a state-approved development operated by SM Energy, formerly Civitas. The project would drill 26 horizontal wells extending roughly five miles underground beneath portions of Erie. In exchange for selling town-owned mineral rights that lie in the path of the project, officials say Erie would receive a package of cash, royalties, land and environmental concessions from SM Energy, while critics continue to press for details on both the value of the deal and the process used to negotiate it. 

Residents crowded into a June 2 public study session seeking answers about well locations, groundwater impacts, wastewater disposal and what a mineral-rights sale could mean for the town’s future development. 

Beyond the drilling itself, the agreement could shape how Erie grows in the coming years. In exchange for its mineral interests, the town would receive a package of cash, royalties, land and other concessions that officials say could support future development. Some residents, however, remain concerned about potential environmental and public health impacts, as well as whether selling town-owned mineral rights outright is preferable to retaining or leasing those assets for future revenue. 

Mayor Andrew Moore has consistently framed the mineral-rights agreement as an economic-development opportunity rather than solely an oil and gas debate. In his April State of the Town meeting, Moore argued that Erie’s infrastructure and growth needs were going to outpace available capital funding and portrayed the deal as an important source of future revenue. However, previous Yellow Scene reporting found that Erie’s capital reserves and projected revenues appeared stronger than suggested during those discussions, raising questions about how essential the agreement is to the town’s long-term financial plans. 

Moore reiterated that argument during the June 2 study session.

“Yeah, I guess the way I look at this is the first offer was $2.85 million, which is that land. And now we’re up to roughly $35 million plus the value of the land going forward, which goes to over $200 million,” Moore said. “And so, yeah, maybe this isn’t the best deal we can get, but maybe it is by far the best deal we can get.”

Town officials repeatedly emphasized that rejecting the agreement would not necessarily stop the Draco project. During the June 2 study session, Environmental Services Director David Frank said the town’s unsold mineral rights would have to be “avoided,” but what that means in practice remains uncertain. “It could be that the overall direction of those laterals changes to avoid physically contacting those areas,” Frank said. “It’s also possible that they may drill right through our mineral rights and simply not perforate and frack those sections of the casing.” Later in the discussion, Frank acknowledged that the state has not provided a definitive answer on how such a scenario would be handled. “It’s highly unlikely that Draco, which is a $1.5 billion operation, is going to go away,” he said. “Their attorneys told me that they will go forward without the town’s minerals.” 

Toward the end of nearly two hours of discussion, however, council members began asking whether the consultant hired by the town to assist with the negotiations had fulfilled a contractual requirement to solicit bids and whether the town’s purchasing guidelines had been followed when he was hired. Discussion focused heavily on uncertainties about the process itself alongside the specifics of the proposed agreement. 

Currently, council is considering an agreement with SM Energy that town officials have described as one of the largest mineral-rights transactions in Erie’s history. According to information presented during the negotiations, the wellbores would be the longest ever proposed in Colorado and would be drilled beneath an established suburban community rather than a remote oil and gas field, which has been a cause for concern for many residents.

The proposed deal would involve the town selling mineral interests associated with the approved Draco Pad development in exchange for a package of cash payments, production revenue, land transfers, additional monitoring provisions and commitments to plug aging wells. While officials have argued that the agreement would provide significant benefits to the community, residents and council members alike have continued to ask how the town determined that this proposal represented the best available option.

The town’s selection of Alameda Mineral Advisors has itself become a subject of scrutiny, as public explanations of how the firm was identified and brought into the process have shifted over time.

During a March 10 council meeting, Mayor Andrew Moore said Alameda had been recommended by town staff and that council had not played a role in identifying the firm.

“With Alameda Minerals … they were recommended to us by staff and that’s how that contract came about,” Moore said. “There is nobody that personally advocated for them … nobody on council … that was brought to us by staff.”

A different account emerged during an April 21 discussion. Responding to a question from Councilmember Emily Baer about how Owens became involved, Director of Environmental Services David Frank said Moore had provided Owens’ contact information to town staff.

“Mayor Moore sent me an email and said, ‘here’s some contact information from a gentleman. I think it would be a good idea to reach out to him and hear him out,'” Frank said. “I gave him a call. He gave me his pitch…”

Moore offered another explanation during the June 2 study session, describing Owens as someone uniquely positioned to help the town negotiate with Civitas because of his previous experience inside the company.

“Matt was brought in for his unique knowledge of knowing the inside workings of a Civitas,” Moore said. “If you’re negotiating, you always want to have information from those you’re negotiating against.”

Those explanations are not necessarily contradictory, but they describe different accounts of how Alameda entered the process, ranging from a staff recommendation to a referral that originated with the mayor. 

When asked about the hiring process for Alameda Mineral Advisors, Town Attorney Breena N. Meng focused on the town’s procurement policy.

“There is a requirement that was adopted in a purchasing policy that was approved by council to conduct RFPs or solicitations for services like this,” Meng said. “That did not happen.”

In other words, Erie’s purchasing policy requires a public Request for Proposal, where the town publicizes the need for services and companies can submit proposals explaining how they would perform the work in hopes of being selected for the contract. The town is then supposed to choose the best proposal for the services needed.

The admission means Alameda was hired outside the process the town’s purchasing policy requires.

Scrutiny of how Alameda entered the process was compounded by a second issue raised during the June 2 study session: whether the firm completed a key responsibility outlined in its contract with the town. 

Matthew Owens of Alameda Mineral Advisors

At the center of the discussion is the scope of work agreed upon when Erie hired Matthew Owens of Alameda Mineral Advisors in December 2025. The contract’s scope of work states that the consultant shall solicit bids for the sale of town-owned mineral rights and property with comparative analyses of upfront proceeds versus projected cash flows.

The contract language requires more than finding a buyer. It requires that Alameda Mineral Advisors reaches out to a variety of companies that might be interested in buying the mineral rights. Then, all of the offers have to be presented to the town with comparisons of up-front profits, future royalties, and other non-monetary terms. 

That requirement became the focus of a tense exchange between Councilmember Hoback and Owens.

“How did you actually solicit bids?” Hoback asked. (1:19:23)

Owens responded by describing work he had performed before being hired by the town. 

“Before you guys hired me, I worked for a client in this unit, who had a whole bunch of minerals at the end of last year,” Owens said. “So I solicited a whole bunch of bids for him to lease or to monetize them. I followed up in early January and got back to the same folks to ask them about their bids and if they were still in the same range… it was substantially lower than what this deal would be. And so at that point, I was determined to just focus on this deal, since the value discrepancy was so great.”

Hoback immediately questioned whether that satisfied the contract’s requirements.

“That does not sound like a competitive bid to me,” he said.

He continued pressing the issue.

“It’s one thing to have, you know, prior discussions, going back to them. That still is not a competitive bidding process. And your scope of work says you’ll complete a competitive bidding process.”

Owens began to respond. (1:19:30)

“It does, that is why in that Executive Session, we had been specifically asked…”

Before he could finish, Town Attorney Breena N. Meng interrupted him, saying the answer would pertain to matters discussed in executive session.

The topic resurfaced later in the meeting when Councilmember Emily Baer attempted to revisit it. Mayor Pro Tem Brandon Bell objected.

“I want to make a point of order… we cannot talk about what was talked about in an executive session. I feel this line of questioning is completely disingenuous because you all know what you heard.”

Baer disputed that characterization.

“I have never heard another offer from any other entity… That’s good that we can’t talk about executive session things because that is not something we’ve ever talked about.”

After the study session adjourned, Owens was again asked whether he had completed the solicitation of competitive bids described in his contract.

“I was instructed not to… by the people who hired me,” Owens said. Owens did not identify who gave the instruction.

The statement prompted council members to discuss whether the town’s procurement practices had been followed and whether the contract’s scope of work had been fulfilled.

Councilmember Baer said she wasn’t sure whether the consultant had met the contract’s expectations.

“I do have concerns that the contract, scope of work for the contract hasn’t been met with a competitive bid,” she said. “I would like to understand more about that. Was that a violation of our expected scope of work of the contract that we signed? That’s what people in the community are asking me.”

The issue raised during the study session was not whether the town ultimately received a favorable offer, but whether the process outlined in the contract was completed in the manner council expected when it approved the agreement. 

The discussion continued when Mayor Andrew Moore suggested that auditors review the issue. Interim Town Manager Meredyth Muth responded that auditors had already identified it.

“[Auditors] have noted it as a finding or possible finding,” Muth said. Neither Muth nor other officials elaborated during the study session on the nature of the finding or whether it related specifically to procurement procedures, contract administration or another aspect of the process. 

None of the officials suggested rejecting the proposed agreement because of these discrepancies. 

Town officials continued to argue that the agreement would provide substantial value to the community. According to information presented by the town, Erie owns approximately 183 acres of mineral rights associated with the Draco area. Of that total, roughly 103 acres remain unleased while about 80 acres are already subject to existing leases. Officials repeatedly emphasized that the town’s unleased mineral interests represent only a small percentage of the overall drilling unit and argued that recent changes in Colorado law increased the town’s negotiating leverage by limiting the circumstances under which municipal mineral interests can be pooled into development without the town’s consent.

Officials also argued that the proposed agreement would convert that leverage into tangible benefits for residents. According to town presentations, the package includes a multimillion-dollar upfront payment, future royalty revenue, approximately 158 acres of land along County Line Road, commitments to plug additional wells and inspection access at the Draco facility. 

Representatives of the negotiating team argued that the town would forgo significant benefits if it rejected the agreement. They also noted that the Draco project has already been approved by the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission, meaning the debate before council is no longer whether the project will be drilled, but whether Erie should seek compensation and concessions tied to that development.

Not everyone on council accepted the negotiating team’s assessment of the town’s leverage. Throughout the study session, questions surfaced about whether Erie had adequately tested the market, whether other operators may have been interested and whether the town’s mineral position provided more bargaining power than officials suggested. 

For many residents, however, the conversation extended beyond the financial terms of the deal. Residents repeatedly focused on where water used for hydraulic fracturing would come from, how wastewater would be handled, whether groundwater resources could be affected and what authority Erie would have if environmental problems occurred in the future.

Officials acknowledged that while the town negotiated monitoring and inspection provisions, much of the regulatory authority over drilling operations remains with state agencies. Residents also asked whether the proposed land parcels are worth as much as stated and how much of the transferred acreage could realistically be developed.

Several residents noted that council is expected to vote on the agreement only weeks after the first major public discussion of its details, which they noted as a major issue they wanted addressed.

Those continuing worries come after months of criticism regarding how much of the process occurred in executive session and how little information was publicly available before the proposed agreement reached council. During the June 2 discussion, questions surrounding executive session matters were redirected, renewing the public’s concern about the confidentiality of the negotiations.

Council is scheduled to vote on the proposed agreement June 16. 

By the conclusion of the meeting, many of the concerns raised by residents remained unresolved. Alongside issues of water, drilling and future development, council members found themselves conflicted over procurement, transparency and accountability.

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For Planning Purposes: TOMORROW, Friday, June 5, 2026

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Priya Telang, 313-820-2428, ptelang@cohealthinitiative.org

TOMORROW at 7 PM at the Capitol: Healthcare Activists Hold Candlelight Vigil: “Care is Critical”

Activists Demand Republicans in Congress Protect Healthcare for Constituents

Denver, CO – On Friday, June 5, at 7 pm at the State Capitol, advocacy groups and activists will protest the healthcare cuts by the Trump administration and Republican Congress that put Colorado families at risk of financial ruin and risk their health, all to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. The Protect Our Care Coalition (POCC) is organizing the event in partnership with “Seven Days in June,” a national grassroots effort to protest the impact of health funding cuts and policy changes.

This powerful evening of action will bring our community together to raise our voices against cuts to healthcare, demand equitable access to lifesaving care and treatment, and honor those whose lives have been impacted or lost due to barriers in our healthcare system. Speakers will highlight intersectional community healthcare access challenges and hold a candlelight vigil to remember, reflect, and recommit to fighting for accessible, affordable, and compassionate care for all at sunset.

Republicans in Congress have made deep cuts to Medicaid that will strip coverage from hundreds of thousands of Coloradans, including as many as 300,000 people in CD8, including over 36% of children in Rep. Gabe Evans’ district.

WHAT: Rally/Candlelight Vigil: “Care is Critical”

WHO: Protect Our Care Coalition advocacy groups and activists; speakers to include:

• Jack Teter, Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains
• Jax Gonzales, One Colorado
• Adam Fox, Protect Our Care Colorado/Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
• Barb Cardell, Colorado Organizations and Individuals Responding to HIV/AIDS (CORA)

WHEN: TOMORROW, Friday, June 5, 2026, 7:00 – 8:45 p.m. (speaking begins at 7:30 p.m.)

WHERE: West Steps of Colorado State Capitol, 200 E. Colfax, Denver, CO

The Protect Our Care Coalition includes the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, the Harm Reduction Action Center, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, One Colorado, Colorado Organizations and Individuals Responding to HIV/AIDS, the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, and others.

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Backrooms at Sie FilmCenter, Jun. 1-11

An endless maze of empty rooms, only accessible by leaving this reality. Venture into the unknown at Sie FilmCenter with their screenings of the new horror movie based on a creepypasta and internet legends. Bring your friends and something to calm down with after watching this psychological horror.

Backrooms Movie Screening | Jun. 1-11  • Sie FilmCenter, Denver

Burning Spear with Jesse Royal, Jun. 5

88.5 KGNU and Westword bring reggae legend Burning Spear to the Boulder Theater for an uplifting night of love and unity. Drawing inspiration from Bob Marley, the two-time Grammy Award-winner uses reggae as a tool of resistance against racial oppression, often reflecting themes of African self-reliance and determination in his lyrics. Doors open at 7 PM, with the show beginning at 8 PM. Tickets start at $67.74 and are available on the Boulder Theater’s website.

Burning Spear with Jesse Royal | Jun. 5 • Boulder Theater, Boulder

Be Keith Haring for a Day, Jun. 7

One part presentation and one part interactive art workshop, Meadows Library’s Be Keith Haring for a Day combines learning and creation in order to paint a picture of Keith Haring’s life and work. In this all-ages event, participants will explore Haring’s artistic legacy through analyzing his most distinct works before transitioning into creating their own works in the style of Haring.

Be Keith Haring for a Day | Jun. 7 • Meadows Library, Boulder

Lafayette Music Fest Kickoff Party, Jun. 11

Lafayette Music Fest kicks off with a party at Acreage Restaurant on Thursday, June 11th. Enjoy some honky-tonk tunes from Brandywine and the Mighty Fines while you savor the Flatiron views and relish some tasty drinks from Stem Ciders. Stick around for the 2026 lineup announcement and for a chance to mingle with the 2026 performers after you purchase your wristband for October’s festival.

Lafayette Music Fest Kickoff Party | Jun. 11 • Acreage, Lafayette

Third Annual Longmont Fly-In, Jun. 13

Come celebrate planes and all things aviation on Saturday, June 13, from 8 AM to 12 PM at Vance Brand Airport in Longmont. Bring yourself and your friends to discover drones, model airplanes, flight simulators, and gliders. The event kicks off with a flyover from the Rocky Mountain Ravens, followed by a pancake breakfast and silent auction. There is no gate fee.

Third Annual Longmont Fly-In | Jun. 13 • Vance Brand Airport, Longmont

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Media Contacts:

Patrick Dorion, Business Equity Project and Program Manager, dorionp@bouldercolorado.gov

City of Boulder’s 2026 Juneteenth Celebration to Feature Flag Raising, Community Remarks and Downtown Events

Event marks beginning of week-long Juneteenth festivities featuring “13 Fires” theater production and community panels

BOULDER, Colo. — The City of Boulder invites residents to join its Annual Juneteenth Flag Raising and Commemoration on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Penfield Tate II Municipal Building, located at 1777 Broadway. The free celebration will feature remarks from city and community leaders, live celebration music, and free ice cream.

This year’s commemoration kicks off an exceptional week of community-led Juneteenth events, highlighted by the powerful theatrical production “13 Fires: Displacement by Design,” an original stage play by Curtis K. Rogers exploring systemic injustice, racial violence and the displacement of communities of color through urban expansion and redlining.

“Juneteenth represents freedom, resilience, and the ongoing work toward justice and equity,” said Aimee Kane, Equity and Belonging Officer with the City of Boulder. “This year’s celebration connects us to our community partners who are doing critical work to examine our shared history and build a more equitable Boulder.”

Week of Events

Community partners, including the Executive Committee, African American Cultural Events (ECAACE) and local organizations, have coordinated an extensive calendar of Juneteenth programming.

Leading Up to June 17:

• Friday, June 5: Juneteenth BBQ featuring Live Poetry and Music – 5 p.m., Naropa University, Boulder
• Monday, June 8: “13 Fires: Displacement by Design” Panel and Discussion- 6 p.m., Second Baptist Church, 5300 Baseline Rd., Boulder
• Saturday, June 13: Chautauqua Juneteenth Hike – 10 a.m., Chautauqua Park, Boulder

June 17: City of Boulder Juneteenth Flag Raising & Commemoration

2:30 to 4:30 p.m.: City of Boulder Juneteenth Flag Raising and Commemoration, Penfield Tate II Municipal Building, 1777 Broadway – Free Event

Later in June:

• Thursday, June 19: Boulder County Juneteenth Kickoff! featuring “13 Fires” – 6 p.m., Longmont Theater, Longmont
• Sunday, June 22: “13 Fires: Displacement by Design” Panel and Discussion – 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder
• June 24 – 26: “13 Fires” Original Theater Production, 6 p.m., Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder

About “13 Fires: Displacement by Design”

The theatrical production traces systemic injustice from Indiana Avenue to Boulder and beyond, examining the systems of redlining, gentrification, and global displacement. The production and accompanying panel discussions bring together global justice advocate Taishya Adams, Indiana Avenue historian and writer David L. Williams, playwright and director Curtis K. Rogers, and eco-social justice educator Sabrina Sideris. For more information, visit https://ecaace.org/13fires/.

City of Boulder’s Commitment to Juneteenth

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, first learned of their freedom more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The City of Boulder recognizes this historic occasion and the ongoing struggle for equity, justice, and freedom for all people.

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Music festival organizer Luna Wolf will be hosting the 4th annual LunaFest, a multi-genre festival in Longmont featuring 100+ bands over the course of nine days (June 14th through 21st at Grossen Bart Brewery with an afterparty on June 22nd at Bizarre Electronics Repair). We got on the phone with Luna to talk about her expectations for the upcoming festival.

Jamie Lammers: Do you mind introducing yourself?
Luna Wolf: Long story short, I came from Florida – it was highly transphobic. I lived homeless for a little bit in the Boulder area and started LunaFest ‘24 from the back seat of a truck. It had around 80 bands and was quite a success. From there, it temporarily took the name of Warped Wolf because of the LunaFest Film Festival. They actually stopped doing that festival, so I brought LunaFest back for 2026 and have spawned off Warped Wolf as an additional event.

Jamie: How did last year’s festival go?
Luna: Warped Wolf went pretty good, actually. I had better attendance than I did at LunaFest ‘24. LunaFest ‘24 didn’t do great on attendance because I was still new to the area and nobody believed I was actually going to have 80 bands. Since then, I’ve grown a presence and trust. I think ‘26 is gonna be huge.

Jamie: What are you looking forward to most about LunaFest ‘26?
Luna: Definitely seeing a lot of new bands and seeing some bands that I previously loved again.

Jamie: Over your time hosting events like this, what have you loved most about connecting with these musicians and bringing these events to life?
Luna: I think bringing new music to my arsenal has been great. I’m huge on music, obviously, so meeting and hearing new artists is one of the most rewarding things. Seeing the artists intermingle and connect and get to know each other is also a huge value.

Jamie: What else can people expect at LunaFest?
Luna: There are food trucks every day, as well as art vendors of all types.

Jamie: Is there anything you hope people take away when they come to an event like this, particularly LunaFest ‘26?
Luna: Yeah, I’m hoping people get introduced to new artists, especially when people think they don’t like a genre. Part of the benefit of it being multi-genre is they might hear an artist in a genre that they felt they didn’t like and get introduced to something new.

Jamie: Is there anything else you want people to know about?
Luna: I’m hosting events at least once a month, sometimes twice a month, at my day job at Bizarre Electronics. Also, check out lunarluxfest.org. There’s a lot of info there.

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I hail from the left, and am not shy about it: a democratic socialist, an out trans and queer person, a union organizer, and a feminist. And I have advocated on all of those fronts for many years.

Right now, though, I am both disturbed and disappointed by some of my fellow lefties, who have become the unwitting tools of White Christian Nationalists by crossing the line into clear antisemitism. Some have even gone so far as to embrace such a misguided worldview that they’ve convinced themselves that hostility toward Jews is morally justified.

I’ve seen it on social media and heard it on the streets: people behaving in clearly abhorrent ways towards American Jews (street harassment, bullying, even openly saying that Jews deserve violence or death). And far too much of it is rooted in assigning collective blame for the worst of the Netanyahu administration’s atrocities.

Enough. Individual Jewish Americans are no more responsible for Netanyahu’s evils than individual Russian Americans are responsible for Putin’s. Bernie Sanders does not share in some sort of collective blame for the horrific abuses of violent settlers in the West Bank because he is a Jew from Brooklyn. In fact, he clearly abhors that violence – as do most American Jews, a supermajority of whom agree that under Netanyahu, Israel is committing war crimes, according to Washington Post polling (though of course everyone deserves safety, no matter their political ideology).

At the same time, “antisemitism” is being cynically co-opted and weaponized by MAGA forces to attack our civil liberties and our immigrant neighbors, something Jewish organizations have rebuked (1, 2). But as we stand in the shadow of the June 1 anniversary of the firebombing on the Pearl Street Mall, I’m talking about the real kind – the hatred and dehumanization of Jews because they are Jews.

That firebombing was one of the more horrifying acts of hate violence in our state’s history. Marking this anniversary, it is essential that we all have the courage to name and face hard truths. We must stiffen our spines against hatred because the death of Karen Diamond demands it, as does the pain of all the survivors and the broader Jewish community. We cannot and will not find the healing that is needed here until we do. But we also must do so because all of our fates, and our liberations, are bound together.

As the German saying goes, “antisemitism is the socialism of fools” — a once oft-spoken refrain purportedly repeated by Engels and Marx both. All those who said it knew a simple thing: that if they allowed themselves to be drawn into the base antisemitic trope that Jews as a people were somehow responsible for the worst evils of the world, they would be falling into a divide-and-conquer trap laid for them by those at the top.

As a unionist, I know the truth in my bones, and I’ve seen it with my eyes. The only thing that advances real justice is working people uniting together across the things that divide us: race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, etc. And the oligarchs who do not wish to see working people hold real power will always seek to exacerbate and inflame those divisions because if we are fighting each other, we can’t fight effectively against them.

This is why, for literally millennia, one of the core features of antisemitism has been the fomenting of conspiracy theories about how Jews are sinister figures who secretly control everything and create the world’s worst ills. That awful lie has a purpose: if we believe it, we turn our anger on our Jewish compatriots instead of the ones actually rigging the systems against us.

It is also one of the core lies that gave rise to the Third Reich. Now, the Christian Nationalists of today are fanning the flames of this oldie-but-definitely-not-goodie via intentionally destructive and manipulative schemes like the Heritage Foundation’s Project Esther. In that horrific endeavor, the same organization behind Project 2025 worked to redefine antisemitism to justify MAGA attacks on free speech, thus advancing the twin authoritarian aims of curtailing civil liberties and setting Jews up as the scapegoats for that erosion.

If we are fighting for collective liberation, we have to stop falling for the tricks laid for us by those who hate and oppress us all. We need all of our siblings with us to protect each other and defeat White Christian Nationalism, and that means no exceptions. It also means being brave enough to speak up and call in those who refuse to see and hold the full humanity of all people, including Jews.

On the left, we often say that none of us can be free until all of us are free. It’s past time we all fully live out that mantra – and the knowledge that it does and must include our Jewish siblings. The only true path out of this mess and towards justice is for all of us to find a way to walk side by side. If we cannot, we will unfortunately be the worst kind of fools.

Wynn Howell (they/them) is the Colorado State Director of the Working Families Party and is a leader in the labor and LGBTQ+ movements who has spent over 25 years working as a union, community, and political organizer.

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Featured photo: Migrant workers from Mexico make up a large portion of the agricultural labor needed across the state. John Moore/Getty Images

Written by Ernesto Sagás, Colorado State University

In Colorado, a national debate about the role of Latinos in American society has deep roots in the state’s history, current identity — and future.

I’m a professor of ethnic studies at Colorado State University. I recently published a book titled “Latino Colorado: The Struggle for Equality in the Centennial State.” In it, I explore how Latinos in Colorado have bridged Old West and New West industries to help our state grow. As a longtime resident of the state, I have witnessed many of these socioeconomic phenomena firsthand and through my research.

Latinos have always been a part of the Colorado story. Let’s look at some ways Latinos help drive the state’s economy and contribute to its unique culture and lifestyle.

Latino labor in Colorado

Latinos were the first Coloradans.

San Luis was founded in 1851 by Hispanic settlers from northern New Mexico. It is the oldest continuously inhabited town in the state. In the late 19th century, Hispanic Coloradans and immigrants from Mexico fanned across the territory and later the state to work in mining, the railroad industry and the emerging agricultural sector.

Workers harvesting potatoes in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado in 1939.
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In the first decades of the 20th century, Colorado’s sugar beet industry relied heavily on Latino workers. Those workers then established Hispanic neighborhoods in cities along the Front Range and the Eastern Plains.

Colorado’s geographic diversity has led to the development of numerous economic sectors from so-called Old West industries like agriculture, cattle ranching and mining to New West industries like tourism, real estate and tech startups.

The running thread of Colorado’s diverse economic picture is its reliance on Latino labor, whether from U.S.-born or immigrant workers. The state has relied on this labor practically since the territory was acquired from Mexico in 1848. The region known as the Western Slope is a good example of this trend.

In the Western Slope, Latino workers were the muscle behind the building of railroad lines and the growth of the sugar beet industry in the early 20th century. Latino immigrants still work in the oil and gas industry and the fruit orchards that dot the region. But, more recently, their descendants have moved into the middle class. They’ve opened small businesses, and some have even become white-collar professionals.

As tourism began to flourish in the Western Slope in the 1990s, Latinos quickly became the indispensable labor force that kept the ski resorts, hotels and restaurants running. And as Baby Boomers began to retire and move to the region, Latino labor supported the construction boom fueled by this demographic shift. There is practically no sector of the Western Slope’s — and the state’s — economy that does not rely on Latino labor.

Latino demographic shifts

Latinos have also driven the Western Slope’s demographic growth. The expansion of the real estate and tourism sectors around the turn of the 21st century attracted tens of thousands of Latinos to the region. They came from Colorado’s Front Range, other U.S. states, and Mexico and Central America.

Their presence has revitalized towns historically afflicted by the woes of the boom-and-bust cycles of the oil and gas industry. For example, along the west I-70 corridor, towns such as Eagle, Edwards, and Gypsum in Eagle County, and towns like Glenwood Springs, Parachute, Rifle and Silt in Garfield County, have seen their Latino populations soar with the arrival of families attracted to job opportunities in resort destinations like Vail and Aspen. By 2020, Latinos made up more than a third of these counties’ total populations compared to the 1990s when Latinos made up less than 10% of the population in the region.

Further west, Montrose’s Latino population has grown in tandem with the popular resort town of Telluride’s economic expansion. Nowadays, Latinos represent more than 20% of the Montrose County population compared to 12% three decades ago. Mesa County has the largest number of Latinos on the Western Slope, about 25,000, who make up 15% of the population. Latinos are mostly clustered in and around Grand Junction, the largest metro hub between Denver and Salt Lake City.

Like most working-class Coloradans, these Latino families typically cannot afford to live in the ritzy communities where they work. Many make long commutes over treacherous mountain roads to get to their workplace. Some juggle multiple jobs and rely on carpooling because they don’t own cars and don’t make enough money to afford their long, potentially dangerous commutes.

While the first-generation immigrants who came to Colorado’s Western Slope in the 1990s- 2000s have a limited educational background and speak little English, their second-generation children are trying to realize the American Dream by moving into the middle class. This second generation benefits from a public education, command of the English language, and greater knowledge of American society than their parents.

The U.S.-born descendants of Latino immigrants represent a tip-of-the-iceberg phenomenon. They currently make up a large component of the school-age population in these counties. In another decade or two, they will join the labor force, pay taxes, vote, and likely transform the demographics, culture, and political status quo of these mountain communities.

Challenges facing Latino Coloradans

Latino Coloradans’ story is fraught with challenges, too.

First-generation Latino laborers often endure long work hours for low pay, a high cost of living, occupational hazards and the stigma of racial discrimination. Moreover, shifting political winds represent a significant challenge for Latinos concerned about changes in U.S. immigration policies.

President Donald Trump’s recent immigration dragnet has reached the Western Slope, where Latino individuals have been routinely arrested and Latino families fear deportation. Many Latino families in Colorado are mixed-status families, in which some family members may lack U.S. citizenship or work visas and are subject to deportation. They feel targeted for the color of their skin, their accent or the jobs they do. The immigration operations are having an impact on the economy and social fabric of the communities where Latinos live and work.

Still, Latinos have grown deep roots in Western Slope communities. Grand Junction has a thriving Latino middle class and is home to the Western Colorado Latino Chamber of Commerce. Latinos, such as State Rep. Elizabeth Velasco, are running for office in the region and getting elected. Velasco represents House District 57, which covers Glenwood Springs and Aspen.

Latinos have always been an intrinsic feature of the Western Slope’s socioeconomic landscape, as ubiquitous as the area’s mountains, mesas and canyons. In cities like Grand Junction and Durango, and ski towns like Aspen, Telluride and Vail, they enrich the region’s economy, society and culture.

Read more of our stories about Colorado.

Ernesto Sagás, Professor of Ethnic Studies, Colorado State University

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LOTUS AND LION RETURNS TO SHOSHONI YOGA RETREAT!
A Contemporary Exploration of Buddhist and Hindu Spiritual Art

ROLLINSVILLE, CO—Opening June 5, 2026, Lotus and Lion is a landmark international exhibition bringing together works by contemporary Buddhist and Hindu artists from across the globe. The exhibition explores how sacred iconography continues to inspire, transform, and thrive in the hands of today’s artists.

The opening reception is on Friday, June 5, 2026, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet participating artists and enjoy light refreshments. The exhibition will remain on view through September 6, 2026.

Now in its second year, Lotus and Lion brings together both internationally recognized artists and emerging voices working within Buddhist and Hindu artistic traditions. The Exhibition highlights practices that are endangered and often underrepresented in mainstream gallery spaces, providing a rare platform to artists working within these traditions. Viewers are invited into a world of striking imagery, artistic mastery, and quiet contemplation.

Sajal Siwakoti: Sculptor & Ceramist, Sculpture Titled: I am the Universe

Internationally renowned Tibetan painter Karma Phuntsok is among this year’s featured artists. Recently featured at the Denver Art Museum, he created two new paintings specifically for Lotus and Lion.

Lotus and Lion offers visitors an opportunity to engage with art as a vehicle for reflection. The exhibition invites audiences to consider the universal themes of compassion, wisdom, awakening, and the search for meaning that continue to resonate in modern life.

OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, June 5, 2026
5:00–7:00 PM
Exhibit dates and hours: June 5-September 6, Wed-Sun 10 am-5 pm

Shoshoni Yoga Retreat
1400 Shoshoni Camp Road
Rollinsville, CO 80474
For more information:
https://www.shoshoni.org/lotus-and-lion-art-show/

About the Jurors:
Faith Stone is an artist whose work has long focused on supporting sacred artistic traditions. With over three decades of experience working with Buddhist imagery, she has, in recent years, dedicated herself to traditional Buddhist woodblock printing. Her practice places her among a small number of artists working in these living traditions today. Lotus and Lion has been a labor of love, created to support sacred artistic traditions and to provide opportunities for artists who are dedicated to keeping them alive.

Sarah Magnatta is an assistant professor of art history at the University of Denver. She specializes in global contemporary art and museum studies, with a focus on transnationalism and mobility in contemporary practice. Her work examines how artists and cultural traditions move across borders and how those shifts shape meaning in contemporary art. Previously working for the Denver Art Museum, her curatorial and academic work reflects a commitment to expanding how global contemporary art is understood and presented within museum and academic contexts.

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Colorado Celebrates National Reunification Month with Nearly 1,400 Children Reunited in 2025

“Hope, Healing and Home” Event to Honor Families at Elitch Gardens on June 5, 2026

DENVER, CO [June 1, 2026]— June is National Reunification Month, a time to recognize the families that have overcome significant obstacles to safely bring their children back home from foster care. In 2025, nearly 1,400 children and youth across the state successfully reunified with their families, a testament to the courage of parents and the dedicated partnerships within the child welfare system.

To honor these milestones, the Colorado’s Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel (ORPC), the Office of Children, Aging and Community Services (OCACS) within the Colorado Department of Human Services, Colorado’s Court Improvement Program (CIP), Colorado Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and the Office of the Child’s Representative (OCR) are uniting under the theme “Hope, Healing and Home: A Reunification Celebration,” emphasizing the hard work of all partners to ensure children and youth are better served by safely returning home.

Reunified families and professionals are invited to join a celebration of Hope, Healing, and Home to honor the strength of families and the multi-disciplinary teams that support them.

• Date: Friday, June 5, 2026
• Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
• Location: Elitch Gardens, Maroon Bells Pavilion, Denver

“It takes compassion, commitment, and the support of a dedicated team to keep families together,” said Melissa Thompson, executive director of ORPC. “We’re proud to work alongside other Colorado agencies to help our clients become the parents they want to be and that their children need.”

This year’s event will highlight the stories of three remarkable families and one dedicated professional who exemplify the heart of reunification:

• Stephanie Franks (Jefferson County): After overcoming addiction and instability, Stephanie relentlessly navigated legal barriers to reunite with her children in August 2025. She remains a fierce advocate for her family’s well-being.
• Wanda Moon (El Paso County): By transforming her life through recovery, Wanda reunited her family and now pays it forward through “Wanda’s Closet,” a community initiative supporting those experiencing homelessness in Colorado Springs.
• Helen Jimenez (Denver County): Through a year-and-a-half journey of growth and perseverance, Helen overcame setbacks to achieve sustained sobriety and bring her daughters home.
• Molly Ryan KillsEnemy (Statewide): An Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) specialist and fierce advocate, Molly uses her lived experience and professional expertise to protect Native families and ensure tribal sovereignty, facilitating rapid and safe reunifications.

In Colorado, the majority of children in the child welfare system are eventually reunified with parents who have successfully addressed safety concerns through treatment and skill-building.

“When someone enters the system, there’s a lot of judging and a lot of assumptions,” said Molly Ryan KillsEnemy of working with parents in the child welfare system. “When a case opens up on a parent, I always try to be really understanding and not jump to conclusions when I enter into a case; getting the whole story is really important for me.”

Reunification is more than a legal outcome; it is also a journey grounded in hope and realized in the stability of home. By working across disciplines to provide trauma-informed support, Colorado’s child welfare community is ensuring that more families are reunited and stronger than ever before.

About the Colorado Office of Respondent Parents Counsel (ORPC)

The Colorado Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel (ORPC) is an independent state agency that supports Colorado parents in the fight to preserve families in dependency and neglect cases. Since 2016, ORPC has protected the right to parent by recruiting and training attorneys statewide, advocating for family-centered policies, and promoting equity and transparency in the family regulation system through data. As a result of our work, more families are reunified and stronger together. Learn more at www.coloradoORPC.org.

About the Colorado Office of Children, Aging and Community Services

The Office of Children, Aging, and Community Services (OCACS) is an office within the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) dedicated to promoting the safety, permanency and well-being of Coloradans of all ages. OCACS provides statewide leadership, funding, policy development and oversight in partnership with county human services departments, Tribes, Area Agencies on Aging, and community organizations. OCACS oversees Child Welfare, Community Programs, and Aging and Adult Protective Services, which collectively ensure consistent and effective service delivery for vulnerable populations across their lifespans. Learn more at cdhs.colorado.gov.

About the Colorado Office of the Child’s Representative

The Office of the Child’s Representative (OCR) is the state agency mandated to provide competent and effective legal representation to children and youth involved in the Colorado court system. Their mission is to give children and youth a voice in Colorado legal proceedings through high-quality legal representation that protects and promotes their safety, interests, and rights. Their vision is for justice, opportunity, and healthy families for all court-involved children and youth. For more information, please visit www.coloradochildrep.org.

About Colorado Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are volunteers who advocate on behalf of child victims who have experienced abuse and neglect, domestic violence, and/or sexual assault. CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to advocate for children’s best interests. Our best-interest advocacy is driven by the guiding principle that children grow and develop best with their family of origin. For more information, please visit coloradocasa.org.

About the Colorado Court Improvement Program (CIP)

The Colorado Court Improvement Program (CIP) is funded by a federal grant administered by the Children’s Bureau and aimed at improving the handling of dependency and neglect cases in the Colorado court system. Colorado’s CIP projects are guided by a five-year strategic plan developed by a multidisciplinary task force.

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Correction: An earlier version of Yellow Scene’s 2026 Primary Election Endorsements incorrectly identified Heidi Henkel as the incumbent in House District 33. The incumbent is Rep. Kenny Nguyen. The error was corrected shortly after publication.

Editorial endorsements are a longstanding function of journalism. Yet as media has consolidated and nonprofit restrictions have reshaped the industry, fewer newsrooms continue the practice.

Yellow Scene believes election endorsements remain an important public service. Our editorial board debates the issues, examines policy and records in depth, and does not lightly arrive at endorsement decisions, particularly in closely contested races. This guide focuses on races within Yellow Scene’s Boulder County and North Metro coverage region rather than attempting to cover every contest statewide. Over 26 years, Yellow Scene’s Election Guide has received multiple journalism awards, including three first-place honors, and earned a reputation for asking difficult questions and examining candidates beyond campaign slogans.

U.S. Senate

John Hickenlooper v. Julie Gonzales

The Pick: Julie Gonzales

Julie Gonzales

John Hickenlooper

State Democrats deemed this the most contested statewide race this spring. At the state assembly, activist turned politician Julie Gonzales took home nearly 75% of the delegate share. Gonzales, who has been working in the Colorado Senate since 2018, will face incumbent US Senator John Hickenlooper. While the Hickenlooper campaign leans into terms like “grassroots” and “independent perspective,” his lengthy résumé as the former mayor of Denver, Colorado governor, and current senator tells a different story.

Having taken over $500,000 in AIPAC money, Hickenlooper’s narrative conflicts with his status as a political insider. Some argue Hickenlooper has been unable to meet the political moment, voting with Trump 11% of the time in his first term and saying Democrats need to “select our battles.” In 2020, an ethics committee ruled he violated state law by flying in a donor’s private plane.

Gonzales has decried the war in Gaza, pledged to back antitrust enforcement to break up monopolies, and supported Medicare for all, positions that demonstrate she has the energy and fresh perspectives the party needs.

Governorship

Michael Bennett v. Phil Weiser

The Pick: Phil Weiser

Phil Weiser

This race features two prominent Colorado politicians vying for higher office, starting with Michael Bennet, a former school superintendent turned U.S. senator. During his years in Washington, Bennet has drawn criticism for confirming eight of Donald Trump’s nominees and for his extensive campaign support from major donors and political action committees.

Michael Bennet

He has accepted over $300,000 in AIPAC funds and holds a significant edge in super PAC support. In fact, a May report showed Bennet tallying over $4 million, including substantial “dark money” from undisclosed donors, compared to Weiser’s just over $1 million. Policy-wise, Bennet’s affordability platform caps housing costs at 30% of household income, and he champions a public Medicare option alongside childcare tax credits. However, these are proposals that some progressive Colorado Democrats might view as lukewarm or tepid at best.

In contrast, Phil Weiser enters the race as the state’s former attorney general and one of the few Colorado leaders boasting a rising approval rating. As AG, Weiser built a reputation as a consistent fighter during the Trump administration, taking the federal government to court when it threatened funding for hospitals, Social Security, and Medicare. He has also leaned heavily into consumer protection, returning millions of dollars to Coloradans by taking on corporate landlords, fraudsters, and major pharmaceutical companies.

Attorney General

Hetal Doshi v. Michael Dougherty v. Jena Griswold v. David Seligman

The Pick: David Seligman

David Seligman

Jena Griswold

Jena Griswold, current CO Secretary of State, has leveraged internal polling to claim her campaign is running away with this race. Griswold claims a lack of familiarity with the other candidates is solidifying her position among voters. In her time in office, she attempted to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot and urged the Supreme Court to remove him as president. She is hoping her name recognition and history of standing up to the administration will win her the race.

Michael Dougherty has perhaps the most impressive experience of these candidates. He has a string of high-profile, Colorado DA endorsements. In Manhattan, he led the sex crimes unit at the DA’s office. In Colorado, he developed a DV response team and a vehicular response team. He prosecuted the King Soopers mass shooting and the Boulder Pearl street firebombing.

Michael Dougherty

Dougherty, however, has a lackluster vision for AI, vaguely promising to enact “smart policies” at a time when data centers are contaminating water in states facing droughts. Dougherty has faced harsh criticism for his decision to neither press charges nor launch a criminal investigation into the death of Jeanette Alatorre. Furthermore, he remained silent when the city moved to illegally block access to the body camera footage. While his extensive experience is undeniable, Dougherty’s platform ultimately plays it too safe and misses the vision Colorado needs.

Hetal Doshi

Hetal Doshi is a first-generation American who has been an assistant attorney in CO and a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division. Her career has focused on breaking up big tech monopolies and protecting Colorado from Trump’s funding cuts. In Colorado, though she supports investing in “entrepreneurs working in tech,” a position at odds with her previous work against monopolies. Doshi also maintains a stance against oligarchs, a group Seligman has promised to go after. Whereas Seligman’s proposals are comprehensive, Doshi’s are vague.

David Seligman is the director of the nonprofit Towards Justice, which he built to support labor rights. He was the Supreme Court Chair of the Harvard Law Review. Seligman is more of an outsider than the other candidates, and it shows in his policy proposals. He’s focusing on breaking up tech monopolies and holding corporations that exploit workers and drive up housing and healthcare costs accountable, and drive up housing and healthcare costs. Affordability is one of the biggest political issues facing Coloradans, and people need elected officials who will fight for it fiercely.

For that reason, we think that Seligman’s ambition makes him the strongest candidate.

Secretary of State

Jessie Danielson v. Amanda Gonzales

The Pick: Jessie Danielson

Jessie Danielson

As the first Latina and openly queer recorder in Jefferson County, Amanda Gonzalez would certainly bring a fresh voice to the state office. However, in contrast to Danielson, her experience is underwhelming.

Amanda Gonzalez

At her nonprofit, Jessie Danielson helped develop the bills that would become voter modernization acts in Colorado. Appointed by the governor at the time, she expanded mail-in ballots and access for those with disabilities. She also helped codify abortion into Colorado law.

Her track record makes her the best option for Democrats in this race.

Congressional District 1

Diana Degette v. Wanda James v. Melat Kiros

The Pick: Melat Kiros

Melat Kiros

Diana DeGette

This district features three candidates. Diana DeGette, the incumbent, has a great track record on climate but has come under fire for tiptoeing around the war in Gaza, as well as taking corporate money. 

Wanda James

On the other hand, Wanda James built the first Black-owned dispensary in Colorado and serves on the CU Board of Regents. Her campaign focuses heavily on serving Black and Brown communities and peaceful foreign policy. She is, however, in favor of “smart, technology-driven” border security, which is linguistic cover for technologies that harvest biometrics and drive racial profiling. She has a weaker position on combating ICE and supports entrepreneurs like herself. Her withdrawal from assembly and switch to petition also signal a lack of local support.

Melat Kiros is the Democratic Socialist candidate. She is championing the types of policies that have won the mayoral election in New York and have launched Graham Platner into political stardom in Maine. She supports federally subsidizing 30% of all long-term house developments, universal childcare, an end to military aid to Israel, and a zero-emissions US grid.

Democrats who want to see the continued growth of a bolder party with a clear vision for the future should vote for Kiros.

Congressional District 8

Shannon Bird v. Evan Munsing v. Manny Rutinel

The Pick: Shannon Bird

Shannon Bird

Manny Rutinel, a rising star in the party, tore through the assembly process, garnering over 90% of the delegate vote. He is a fresh, young voice whose background as an economist for the Army Corps of Engineers promises to combat Colorado voters’ most important issue: affordability.

Manny Rutinel

Evan Munsing

Evan Munsing also has a military background. The former Marine’s bare-bones platform and lack of vision on immigration suggest that the candidate’s plans may be under-conceived.

Incumbent from the 29th District, Bird was ranked the most effective Colorado lawmaker in the ‘23-’24 term by the independent organization, Center for Effective Lawmaking. She is now running to face off the Gabe Evans, the incumbent in District 8. That effectiveness is reflected in the detailed, clear proposals Bird has made central to her campaign. Of particular note are her detailed pragmatic proposals for restraining ICE. In the same study, Rutinel was ranked 45th out of 50. Bird sponsored 104 bills in 2025, passing bills supporting affordable housing, workers’ rights, and education, among others. Bird was one of 17 subjects of an ethics complaint related to a dark-money-funded 2024 retreat connected to the Opportunity Caucus. The complaint was ultimately dismissed, however, and Bird was neither part of the caucus at the time nor did she attend the event.

Her record makes Bird the choice.

State House District 19

Jillaire McMillan v. Anil Pesaramelli v. Colton Jonjak Plahn

The Pick: Anil Pesaramelli

Anil Pesaramelli

Anil Pesaramelli has taken the traditional approach in this election; he knocked on 4,000 doors, gathering local support and listening to the community about local issues. He is an immigrant and former engineer. He has stood firm during several closely divided 4–3 Erie Town Council votes, challenging the council majority on issues including mineral rights negotiations tied to Draco, housing affordability, and support for local nonprofits and community organizations.

Colton Jonjak Plahn

Colton Jonjak Plahn was a late addition to the ballot in this district. At 25, he would be the youngest state legislator in Colorado. While his idealism and separation from political money and machinery make him an exciting voice, his limited experience weighs heavily in our consideration.

Jillaire McMillan

Jillaire McMillan, a small business owner and community leader, is no slouch either: she ran in 2024 when the incumbent dropped out with only 89 days left and only lost by 110 votes. Her experiences in legislation are limited, and while she states civic engagement, it is Pesaramelli who is hitting the streets.

Pesaramelli’s support for universal healthcare and stronger unions align him more with what the electorate in Colorado desires. McMillan has establishment endorsements without a stronghold of local support.

Pesaramelli is the pick. 

State House District 31

Gabriel Cervantes v. Jacque Phillips

The Pick: Gabriel Cervantes

Gabriel Cervantes

Gabriel Cervantes, a nonprofit cofounder, places a large emphasis on affordable housing, specifically blocking private equity and corporate entities from buying single-family homes. His campaign also promises to explore avenues to prosecute ICE agents overstepping their authority. He supports grants and tax credits for Colorado’s growing senior population, an under-discussed issue in this election. Cervantes also has an endorsement from Julie Gonzales.

Jacque Phillips

Incumbent Jacque Phillips’ platform offers no plan on immigration, vague promises on climate change, and broad references to “high-quality jobs and vocational training.” While her voting record is okay, she is an establishment, smaller-scope candidate whose vision pales beside Cervantes’ ambition.

Our choice is Gabriel Cervantes.

State House District 33

Heidi Henkel v. Kenny Nguyen

The Pick: Heidi Henkel

Heidi Henkel

Henkel has been working for Broomfield since 2007, where she was a teacher and a math tutor. She worked on the Broomfield Resettlement Task Force, helping refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan. Henkel supported Senate Bill 181, legislation born from years of advocacy that returned greater local control over oil and gas development near homes and schools. Henkel also garnered over 60% of the delegate share at assembly.

Incumbent Kenny Nguyen has worked for nonprofits as well as the lieutenant governor in recent years. However, Nguyen brings less experience and a less developed policy platform than Henkel in this district. His platform on climate and workers’ rights lacks specificity, and while his platform mentions immigration, it makes no reference to ICE.

With her focus on affordability, Democrats should be excited to see what Henkel can do in this term.

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High-resolution photos can be downloaded at this link (photo credit: Butterfly Pavilion / Hannah Hitchcock).

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — May 28, 2026 — Scientists from Butterfly Pavilion completed their first baseline survey yesterday along the Northwest Parkway’s southern right-of-way, advancing the pollinator corridor project that the two organizations announced in February 2026.

The surveys, conducted along approximately one mile of the Parkway in Broomfield, assess the pollinator species currently present at the site and evaluate existing habitat conditions, establishing a scientific foundation for the seeding and landscaping work to come later in the fall.

The May 27th survey was conducted by Butterfly Pavilion entomologists, who documented pollinator species to the lowest possible taxonomic level while also assessing the vegetation present and the general capacity of the site to support pollinator populations. A formal report will follow, with science-based recommendations for plant selection, placement, soil conditions, irrigation access, weed management, and long-term maintenance.

“What we observe in a baseline survey shapes everything that comes after it,” said Alex Han, EES Entomology Technician at Butterfly Pavilion. “By understanding which species are already using this corridor and what the habitat conditions look like today, we can make targeted recommendations that give pollinators the best chance of establishing and thriving here over time. This site has real potential, and the data will help us realize it.”

Pollinators are experiencing documented decline across North America, driven by habitat loss, chemical exposure, parasites, and disease. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, approximately 85 percent of the world’s flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce, and roughly one in three bites of food we eat exists because of pollinator activity. The Northwest Parkway’s corridor project is designed to address part of that habitat deficit by converting unused right-of-way land into functional pollinator habitat.

“The survey results are an important milestone, and we are grateful to have Butterfly Pavilion’s scientists guiding this work,” said Mathieu Lisbonis, CEO of the Northwest Parkway. “This stretch of land runs alongside thousands of daily commuters, and we want it to do more than look maintained. We want it to function as part of the local ecosystem. The science will help us do that properly.”

Northwest Parkway’s partnership with the Butterfly Pavilion is part of their vision to make transportation corridors as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible. Both the Parkway and its parent company, VINCI Highways, are committed to these goals globally and are constantly finding new ways to engage with local community partners on the development of stewardship initiatives.

With the spring survey now complete, the next steps in the project include a fall survey of the same stretch, followed by seeding and landscaping guided by Butterfly Pavilion’s plant palette recommendations, maintenance training for Northwest Parkway staff, and recommendations for interpretive signage along the corridor.

High-resolution photos of the survey activities can be downloaded at this link (photo credit: Butterfly Pavilion / Hannah Hitchcock).

About Northwest Parkway

The Northwest Parkway links Broomfield to surrounding communities, including Lafayette, Superior, Boulder, Erie, Thornton, and Northglenn. Serving about 20,000 daily trips, it eases congestion and supports smart regional growth while respecting planned open space. The Parkway is operated under a concession agreement between the Northwest Parkway Public Highway Authority, composed of the municipalities of Broomfield and Lafayette, and VINCI Highways. Learn more at nwpky.com.

About VINCI Highways

VINCI Highways is a leading international roadway concessionaire and mobility services provider, managing a 2,330-mile network across 13 countries. By integrating design, financing, construction, operations, and tolling, we give public authorities the assurance of a single industrial partner able to deliver strong operational performance throughout the full life cycle of highway projects. As a long-term partner to the regions we serve, we are committed to safety, environmental progress, and economic development.

In the United States, VINCI Highways is active in six states with Northwest Parkway in Colorado, the Ohio River Bridges connecting Indiana and Kentucky, and tolling services in California, Texas, and Georgia through ViaPlus. Learn more at vinci-highways.com.

About Butterfly Pavilion

Butterfly Pavilion, established in 1995, is the first Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited, stand-alone, non-profit invertebrate zoo in the world, located in Westminster, Colorado. Butterfly Pavilion’s mission is to foster an appreciation of invertebrates while educating the public about the need for conservation of threatened habitats in the tropics and around the world. Beyond Colorado and the United States, Butterfly Pavilion conservationists are doing important invertebrate research projects around the world, from Mongolia and Tanzania to Sumatra and Mexico. Learn more at butterflies.org.

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June 1, 2026

Statement from Secretary of State Jena Griswold following the release of Tina Peters

Denver, CO – Tina Peters, who was convicted by a Mesa County jury on four felony counts and three misdemeanors for her role in the 2021 breach of her own county’s election equipment, was released today from La Vista Correctional Facility in Pueblo, Colorado, following Governor Polis’ decision to grant her clemency.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has issued the following statement:

The Governor’s grant of clemency to Tina Peters is an affront to our democracy, the people of Colorado, and election officials across the country. It sends a dangerous message about accountability for those who would attack elections. Peters’ release also will embolden the election denial movement; since the grant of clemency, she has continued to spread election falsehoods and conspiracies.

In 2021, then-Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters compromised her county’s voting equipment trying to prove conspiracies. Secretary Griswold took swift action, including working to remove Peters from direct election oversight, appointing a former Republican Secretary of State to oversee the election, decertifying the county’s voting equipment, and then leading the nation’s first law on election insider threats.

Peters’ actions cost Mesa County nearly one million dollars in replacement equipment.

On August 12, 2024, Peters was found guilty by a jury of her peers on four felonies and three misdemeanors, including three counts of attempts to influence a public servant, one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, one count of first-degree official misconduct, one count of violation of duty, and one count of failure to comply with requirements of the Secretary of State. She was sentenced to nine years of incarceration on October 3, 2024.

On April 2, 2026, the Colorado Court of Appeals upheld her convictions and ordered that she be re-sentenced by the District Court. On May 15, Governor Polis announced that he was commuting her sentence, making her eligible for release today.

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Holly Shrewsbury

hollyshrewsbury@gmail.com

720-320-0097

Michael Dougherty Condemns Governor Polis’ Veto of HB26-1255, Stands with Evergreen Students, Teachers & Law Enforcement

BOULDER, COLO. — Thurs., May 28, 2026 — District Attorney and candidate for Colorado Attorney General Michael Dougherty released the following statement after Governor Jared Polis vetoed House Bill 26-1255:

“Governor Polis’ veto of HB26-1255 is deeply disappointing and a missed opportunity to help prevent future acts of violence.

This bill was created in response to the tragic shooting at Evergreen High School. Students, teachers, parents, survivors, law enforcement, and legislators came together with one goal: to save lives by helping law enforcement respond more quickly to credible threats posted on social media before violence occurs.

HB26-1255 was a commonsense public safety measure.

The bill focused on requiring social media platforms to report specific and imminent threats to local law enforcement when users violated platform policies in ways that raised credible safety concerns. It also reduced critical delays in the judicial warrant process, shortening response times from weeks to hours so law enforcement could intervene faster during emergencies.

Days matter. Hours matter. Lives depend on it.

As a prosecutor, I know firsthand that early intervention can prevent tragedy. This legislation would have provided law enforcement additional tools and time to interrupt violent acts before they happened and better protect our schools and communities. That’s why I team up with Sheriff Reggie Marinelli on it, when we spoke after the shooting at Evergreen High School.

What makes this veto especially painful is that this bill was driven by courageous young people and educators who turned unimaginable trauma into action to protect others. The Evergreen students and teachers who advocated for this legislation showed extraordinary leadership, strength, and determination.

They deserved better.

We cannot change the past. But we can build a safer future, and that requires listening to survivors, supporting law enforcement, holding social media companies responsible to the law, and taking practical steps to prevent violence before it happens.

I stand with the Evergreen community, the bipartisan coalition of lawmakers who supported this bill, and every student, parent, and educator demanding stronger protections for Colorado communities.”

Community members, students, educators, and supporters of HB26-1255 will gather Friday at a rally urging continued action to protect schools and communities from future violence.

Michael Dougherty has supported Senate Bill 25-86 and Senate Bill 26-11 for these same reasons.

About Michael Dougherty

Michael Dougherty currently serves as Boulder County District Attorney. A career prosecutor with nearly 30 years of experience, Dougherty has handled thousands of cases, including homicides, sexual assaults, and complex fraud. He previously served as Colorado’s Deputy Attorney General and led the Sex Crimes Unit at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office as Deputy Chief of the Sex Crimes Unit. Throughout his career, Dougherty has focused on protecting communities, standing up for victims, and ensuring justice is applied fairly. He is focused on public safety, defending constitutional rights, and delivering real results for Colorado families.

For more information, visit www.michaelforag.com. Follow him on social media:

Facebook: @MichaelDoughertyCO, Twitter/X: @MDoughertyCO, Instagram: @michaelforcolorado, and TikTok: @michaelforcolorado.

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DATE: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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Seligman Will Be the Attorney General for Renters: Taking on Corporate Landlords, Ending Junk Fees, and Protecting Renters’ Rights

Denver, CO – Today, David Seligman laid out his case for being an Attorney General for renters: his experience taking on corporate landlords who gouge Coloradans, and how, as Attorney General, he would bring the weight of the office to support the 1 in 3 Coloradans who rent their home.

As AG, Seligman would institute a Safe Housing Conditions Strike Force to respond within 24 hours to renters across Colorado forced to live in uninhabitable conditions, and send a clear message to corporate landlords that he’ll treat these threats as seriously as any other threat to our safety and welfare in Colorado. He’d also lead the charge against the country to take on corporate landlords jacking up rents with junk fees and packing their fine-print leases with illegal terms. He has already taken on legal battles on behalf of tens of thousands of renters against corporate landlord behemoths like Greystar, which jack up rents and force renters to live in uninhabitable conditions, and pack their leases with illegal terms and junk fees.

Seligman’s efforts to protect renters also extend to advocacy at the state legislature. Seligman fought to pass a ban on algorithmic pricing by landlords that was vetoed by Governor Polis and drafted and helped pass first-in-the-nation junk fee legislation. Among other things, as attorney general, he’ll fight to repeal prohibitions on local control over rent stabilization policies and to prohibit private equity ownership of housing.

“I’ll be the attorney general for renters. We need someone in the Attorney General’s office who is ready to stand up to private equity and corporate monopolies buying up Colorado homes and making it impossible to live here. Thousands of people across this state are getting ripped off or being forced to live in squalid living conditions while corporate landlords cash in. I’ve been taking on this fight for years, and I’m ready to take this fight to the Goliaths ripping us off and use the laws on the books to hold them accountable,” said Seligman today.

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Maya Key, Project AnimalAid, Development Director

1630A 30th Street, #256

Boulder, CO 80301

303-819-2501

www.projectanimalaid.org

Healing Has a New Home: Project AnimalAid Hosts Open House and Ribbon Cutting

BOULDER, Colo. (May 26, 2026) — Local nonprofit Project AnimalAid is opening its doors to the public on Wednesday, June 10th, from 5- 7 p.m. to celebrate the organization’s new home in Gunbarrel. With a ribbon cutting at 6 pm by local officials, Senator Judy Amabile, and Representative Karen McCormick, guests can expect drinks, refreshments, and tours of the warehouse.

Project AnimalAid is a nonprofit organization that collects surplus veterinary equipment and medical supplies from hospitals, manufacturers, and individuals and keeps them out of landfills and incinerators by redirecting them where they are needed. The organization redistributes them — free of charge — to 125 animal welfare organizations around the world, including fourteen groups in Colorado. Every donated medical supply or piece of equipment represents another opportunity for these organizations to deliver lifesaving treatment, perform critical procedures, and provide ongoing care to animals who might otherwise go without.

This move marks a major milestone in the organization’s growth and its ongoing commitment to supporting animal welfare organizations worldwide.

“We’re excited to share our mission and work with the community in this really visible way,” said Meghan Curtis, Executive Director of Project AnimalAid. “The Open House is an opportunity for the community to see the true magnitude of what redirecting items from the landfill can look like – and how it saves lives!”

After years of managing operations from a single-family home and a rented storage unit that had both reached capacity — both can no longer accept large-scale, multi-pallet donations — Project AnimalAid has moved into a dedicated 3,500-square-foot warehouse with two spacious open areas and improved vertical storage.

The new space nearly doubles the organization’s previous footprint and has the potential to quadruple storage capacity due to the increased ceiling height — greatly enhancing its ability to receive, organize and distribute in-kind donations to animal welfare partners around the world. This expansion boosts Project AnimalAid’s efficiency and strengthens its capacity to deliver vital medical and veterinary supplies while reducing waste and supporting sustainability.

“This move is about more than expanding space — it’s about expanding impact,” said Curtis. “The new warehouse represents growth in every sense: more animals helped, more nonprofits served, and fewer resources wasted. It allows us to spend less time worrying about storage space for donated medical supplies and more time focusing on saving more animals worldwide.”

To learn more or support Project AnimalAid’s mission, visit www.projectanimalaid.org.

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This letter was sent to Yellow Scene Magazine. As with all Letters to the Editor, the views expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the publication. We value providing space for community voices.

This letter has previously been published by the Longmont Times-Call.

I am strongly supporting Jenn Kaaoush for Boulder County Treasurer because of her outstanding character and deep commitment to the community. She proved her leadership during one of the most intense public crises Boulder County has faced: the Marshall Fire on 12/30/2021, which destroyed over 1,000 homes. In the wake of this trauma, Jenn was an essential resource for survivors navigating the overwhelming processes of financial recovery, including FEMA, SBA, insurance claims, and rebuilding challenges. Recognizing the need for long-term support, she co-founded Superior Rising. Perhaps her most critical contribution was her successful advocacy in Washington, D.C., for the extension of federal wildfire tax relief protections. This legislation ensured survivors would not be taxed on qualified recovery funds, a measure that provided essential financial aid to families like mine who had lost everything and found their insurance insufficient due to Covid-era price increases. Jenn’s commitment is what voters need to know about her candidacy. She is impressive because she understands both the complex financial systems and the crucial human side of recovery. She didn’t just discuss helping people; she actively showed up and did the work. This proven, hands-on leadership is exactly what I want for the Boulder County Treasurer’s office.

– Tucker Collins

Louisville, CO

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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Media Contacts:

Lyndsy Morse-Casillas, Media Relations, 720-610-7524

Eden Bailey, Older Adults Services Manager, 303-441-4439

Angela Maria Ortiz Roa, Community Engagement Senior Program Manager, 720-512-1597

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City seeks feedback from older adults and family caregivers at upcoming Community Conversations

Feedback will help shape the city’s Age-Inclusive Community Strategic Plan and inform Boulder County’s planning process that takes place every four years.

BOULDER, Colo. – The City of Boulder is seeking input from adults 60 and over and family caregivers at Community Conversations in June to discuss what works well for older adults and what service and resource gaps need to be addressed. Conversations will be held in person and online and will be available in English or Spanish.

Upcoming conversations in English include:

• Tuesday, June 9, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., East Age Well Center (5660 Sioux Dr)
• Tuesday, June 23, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., West Age Well Center (909 Arapahoe Ave)
• Friday, June 26, from 12:30 to 2 p.m., Online

Upcoming conversations in Spanish include:

• Wednesday, June 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Online
• Thursday, June 25, from 5 to 7 p.m., West Age Well Center (909 Arapahoe Ave)

Light refreshments will be provided at the in-person events. Registration is encouraged but not required. Your RSVP helps us ensure adequate space and refreshments for all attendees. Community members can RSVP online at the links provided above or by calling Older Adult Services at 303-441-3148.

The city is partnering with Boulder County Area Agency on Aging (BCAAA) to host a series of Community Conversations in Boulder as a way for older adults and family caregivers to inform both city and county planning processes and help address the opportunities and challenges of our community’s growing older adult population. Between 2023 and 2050, Boulder County is projected to see a 22% increase in adults ages 60–79 and a 202% increase in adults 80 and older.

Feedback collected as part of these Community Conversations will be used to help shape the city’s Age-Inclusive Community Strategic Plan. The plan is an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions made by older adults in our community, including participation in the workforce, volunteerism, caregiving, intergenerational exchange, and their contributions to the local economy as consumers and investors. It will also provide a look at the challenges for successful aging in the community, including living on a fixed income, housing, transportation, ageism, healthcare, and long-term needs.

Learn more about how the city supports older adults in Boulder on the city’s website.

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