As Denver City Council starts to finish the redistricting process for the eleven council districts, we're already guaranteed to see a significant number of new faces on the legislative body in 2023. The two at-large councilmembers--Robin Kniech and Debbie Ortega--are term-limited, so their seats will be up for grabs. CM Chris Herndon, who represents District 8 in Northeast Denver, is also term-limited, so his seat is up for grabs.

Aurora City Council is starting now. The legislative body will vote tonight on Mayor Mike Coffman’s proposed camping ban. Since I only cover Aurora City Council meetings occasionally, I’m always caught off guard by the religious invocation at the beginning of meetings. I forget that the council does that.

I'm listening to a final court hearing for the public nuisance case against Beta nightclub. The judge's decision that follows this hearing could have major implications for the landlord of the club, as a long-term public-nuisance declaration would make it hard to sell the venue. Not live tweeting this hearing because it's really not reading any new territory in terms of witness testimony. I'll update if and when the judge rules.

Yoooooo, so many people revealing that they haven’t watched a basketball game ever 😂😂😂 1) MJ
2) LeBron
3) Enes Kanter
4) Kareem

“Captain Colorado” has shown up outside of the Capitol His name may actually be Colorado Captain. Not sure. 🤷🏻‍♂️

The evidentiary hearing for the homeless sweeps lawsuit is about to kick off in the U.S. Dist. Court of CO. The plaintiffs (ten homeless individuals and Denver Homeless Out Loud) will be facing off against the City of Denver and State of Colorado over sweeps during the pandemic. If you would like to listen in to the evidentiary hearing, which will take place today and tomorrow, the call-in number is 877-336-1828 with an access code of 9449909#.

Spending tonight in a tent at the safe outdoor space in Uptown. Residents move in tomorrow. The ice fishing tent I’m staying in has a heating pad and a heated blanket. Excited to let y’all know what it’s like. I definitely didn’t forgot to bring a flashlight and am not sitting in a dark tent right now.

Mayor Michael Hancock just said on a Zoom call hosted by NAACP Denver that yesterday was his last day of quarantine following his cross-country travel to spend Thanksgiving with his daughter. Besides for those very initial interviews with reporters (maybe just a single reporter) after the Thanksgiving travel news broke, I believe this was Hancock's first public appearance since that fiasco.

Here in Greenwood Village for a protest concert outside City Hall featuring The Lumineers and Nathaniel Rateliff. They’re protesting against a recent resolution by GV City Council that says the city will cover police officers financially for civil liability issues in all cases. The resolution came in response to SB-217, a sweeping police reform & accountability reform bill for the state of Colorado. For lawsuits, officers could be held financially accountable for up to $25,000 in incidents where they acted in bad faith or knowingly did something illegal

With the Stapleton neighborhood set to change its name, I spoke with Bob Goldberg, a top expert on the history of KKK in Colorado, to find out more about Mayor Ben Stapleton. Goldberg believes Stapleton's decision to join the KKK in the early-1920s was all about political power. "I would call him a political animal. I never had a sense that he was prejudiced personally. Ben Stapleton was ambitious, and he allowed his ambition to disrupt his moral compass. He thought, 'I want to be mayor, and I will make a compromise to be mayor and stay as mayor.'"

Matthew Albence, the acting director of ICE, is saying that if New York and Denver law enforcement officials continue to refuse the agency's subpoena requests, then the officials "can show up to court with a toothbrush because they might not be going home that night." Albence said this at a press conference two days ago. He's also hoping this more aggressive approach against so-called sanctuary cities will scare other jurisdictions into cooperating.