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Apr 13 • 16 tweets • 6 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
A bad batch of Fentanyl has hit the streets of Boulder. 🧵
A couple years ago in 2021 when it was mentioned by @BVSDcolorado it was after a spate of deaths including this boy, Jack Swanson, who attended Boulder High: Image
Colorado responded by passing House Bill 1326 which increased the penalties for possessing or distributing fentanyl and will pump tens of millions of dollars into efforts to prevent overdose deaths, as well as drug treatment and education campaigns.

coloradosun.com/2022/05/11/col…
18 more fentanyl deaths were recorded in the city that year.
In late 2021, Jim Martin asks the town to “wake up” to this horror: dailycamera.com/2021/11/27/opi…
1452 people die from fentanyl overdose in Colorado that year.
In March @RepJoeNeguse and @DarrellIssa launch a prevention caucus to address the issue: neguse.house.gov/media/press-re…
As a longtime community advocate for children, I get involved: cbsnews.com/amp/colorado/n…
Police perform a raid at Depot Square. Incidentally this is when @LSweeneyMiran berates our police force for driving tanks around town.
Turns out she—once again—jumped the gun in her assessment:

bouldercolorado.gov/news/search-wa…
Terrell Lucero becomes our first high profile case where a fentanyl dealer is criminally charged with manslaughter: dailycamera.com/2022/11/21/bou…
I bring Fentanyl Inc. author to Boulder to educate parents:

finance.yahoo.com/news/boulder-m…
I begin to ramp up the passing out of Narcan by creating a relationship with a free distributor in New Jersey. For months, people pick up approximately 20 Narcan cartridges from my front porch each day: cbsnews.com/amp/colorado/n…
The DEA has a huge bust in Longmont at the end of 2022.

dea.gov/press-releases…
The fentanyl news is eclipsed by the @boulderlibrary closure for meth contamination: nytimes.com/2023/01/04/us/…
@boulderpolice announce five overdosed in 36 hours: 9news.com/amp/article/ne…
No word in over 24 hours from #Boulder mayor, @AaronBrockett12 nor the city manager nor members of city council. 🪡 end.
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Apr 3
Fresh off the press is Councilman Bob Yates newsletter:

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In he writes: COVID faded last year and the unplanned fun ended. Restauranteurs and retailers on West Pearl demanded their street back, so that customers could drive to their eateries and shops and park nearby. The complications of utilities, public safety, trash removal…
…deliveries, bus routes, and parking started to outweigh the temporary experiment of West Pearl as a pedestrian experience. So, last September, city staff re-opened West Pearl to vehicular traffic. The city received angry emails from 600 unhappy residents.
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The email from #Boulder High School in response to exploding propane tanks:

Dear Boulder High School Families and Staff,

As you may have seen in the media, there have been several fires that Boulder Fire Department has had to put out in the tent encampments, just outside…1/
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…This fire resulted in students being evacuated from the field and canceling practice.

Given these developments, we are working with our partners in the City of Boulder to increase measures to ensure the safety of our students. 3/
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@annie_mehl reported last week @bouldercolorado hired @farahmuscadin as a POP consultant to guide the panel in a variety of matters.
@farahmuscadin recently resigned from her POP post in late last year after returning from maternity leave citing her desire to focus on family and care for her our-of-state parents: thetexan.news/wp-content/upl…
In 2021, a Houston arbiter found she “improperly conducting investigations into officer misconduct and dictating the questions that could be asked of witnesses during interviews to assess whether an officer had acted inappropriately.”
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Feb 17
@boulderweekly has a fairly balanced piece out this week on the diminished safety of #Boulder Creek and its surrounding areas. All the progressive propaganda in the world cannot withstand the opening paragraphs about the lived experience of a local 9th grader:
The piece takes opinions from citizens across the board on this issue, but there seems to be no accountability from city council for the safety problems that persist. As you know, we are passionate about taking local leadership to task on these matters.
The usual players weigh in: @DADoughertyCO reminds us we can’t jail people out of homelessness; @boulderpolice reminds us they are drinking out of a fire hose; and @JenniferLivovi1 pounds her familiar drum citing lack of services. Absent is the pull quote from @AaronBrockett12
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News on the most recent complaints related to the new #Boulder POP candidates has been scant, so we will share what we know: Resident, musician and faculty member of The New School, Emily Reynolds filed two complaints against some members of city council in late January. 🧵
January 30, 2023

Boulder City Clerk and Staff:

“Pursuant to City of Boulder Municipal Code Title 2, Chapter 7, I am filing a complaint for a Code of Conduct violation against Mayor Brockett and Council Members Benjamin, Folkerts, Friend, Joseph and Speer…”
…the six members of City Council who voted to approve the recommendations of the Police Oversight Panel Selection Committee at the City Council Special Meeting on January 26, 2023.
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@BoulderHousing
a gentlemen on @Nextdoor Eric Brum is having a lot of trouble getting your help with his rental property in Hayden Place Apartments. Yesterday, he detailed conditions that include black mold, feces, and bugs. 1/
His partner and their infant have been paying out of pocket for hotels since it makes them both sick to stay there. Eric has called @bouldercohealth and has not heard back. Hazmat cleanup has begun but many units are still inhabitable due to the stench and subpar conditions. 2/
He is low income and worried heard his family are going to become homeless. @BoulderHousing we are tagging in a handful of local media to make sure we get a response, but feel free to reach out.
3/
 You can read more about his plight here: nextdoor.com/p/bBPxyjk5JHHs…
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