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Joe Rubino

Joe Rubino covers Denver's government and other things going on in the Mile High City. Born and raised in Denver, he went to John F. Kennedy High School and the University of Colorado Boulder. He wrote for the Broomfield Enterprise, Boulder Daily Camera and YourHub before joining the Denver Post staff as a business reporter in 2017. He is a Colorado Press Association award winner and once flew a plane on assignment for 30 seconds.

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Denver is adding e-bikes to city streets faster than it is building infrastructure for them

October 19, 2022 at 11:51 a.m.

The exploding popularity of e-bikes raises a question: Is Denver building the right kind of infrastructure to serve a varied group of bike lane users moving at different speeds? Bike...

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Denver wants to fight fentanyl overdoses with a supervised drug use site, but the project is still stalled 4 years in

September 6, 2022 at 8:10 a.m.

In November 2018, the city council put Denver in a position to be on the leading edge of an alternative approach to addressing illicit drug use. Four years later, the...

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In Denver’s brutal housing market, hitting the voucher lottery might not be enough

January 27, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Denver's tight housing market has increased competition for places that should be within the reach of someone with a Section 8 voucher in hand.

The rules will apply to all new buildings within two blocks of a planned bus rapid transit station between Sherman and Yosemite streets. Active commercial space is a requirement.

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Denver City Council changes rules for future development along East Colfax Avenue

December 11, 2023 at 8:58 p.m.

The rules will apply to all new buildings within two blocks of a planned bus rapid transit station between Sherman and Yosemite streets. Active commercial space is a requirement.

The Denver City Council approved a $145,000 settlement Monday with a woman who suffered a concussion and other injuries in a vehicle crash with a Denver police officer's SUV.

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Woman riding in car struck by DPD officer will receive $145,000 city settlement

December 11, 2023 at 6:21 p.m.

The Denver City Council approved a $145,000 settlement Monday with a woman who suffered a concussion and other injuries in a vehicle crash with a Denver police officer's SUV.

Work is finally expected to begin on the East Colfax City Avenue Bus Rapid Transit project next year but city leaders aren't waiting for to make other long-discussed changes to the city's marquee east-west thoroughfare.

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East Colfax primed for change with bus rapid transit and design standards

December 11, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

Work is finally expected to begin on the East Colfax City Avenue Bus Rapid Transit project next year but city leaders aren't waiting for to make other long-discussed changes to...

Denver Sheriff Elias Diggins speaks during a press conference announcing a partnership with Securus Technologies to provide inmates with JP6S Securus tablets to support rehabilitative and reentry efforts at the Downtown Detention Center in Denver on March 16, 2023. People in custody can access approved educational content, a law library, mental health resources, faith based programing and other applications within a secure network. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston keeps Hancock’s public safety leadership intact with fire chief, sheriff picks

December 8, 2023 at 3:34 p.m.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Friday that the city's current sheriff and fire chief will continue in those positions, finalizing his intention to retain all of his predecessor's public safety...

With another mass relocation planned in the coming days at an encampment near East 48th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, Mayor Mike Johnston's office says the city is on track to shelter well over 500 people by the middle of next week as part of his House 1,000 initiative.

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Denver clears homeless camp near downtown post office

December 8, 2023 at 9:36 a.m.

With another mass relocation planned in the coming days at an encampment near East 48th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, Mayor Mike Johnston's office says the city is on track to...

Sixteen of 17 ballot-qualified Denver mayor candidates participate in a Fair Elections Fund debate

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Denver City Council corrects Fair Elections Fund “rounding error” to save city over $4 million

December 5, 2023 at 1:44 p.m.

The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously approved a handful of tweaks to the voter-approved Fair Elections Fund including a change that will save the city an estimated $4.4 million...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston plans to move more than 200 people off the street and shut down homeless encampments at 20th and Curtis streets and near 48th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, his administration announced Friday.

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Denver’s Johnston plans to close two more encampments; relocate 200 homeless to hotels

December 2, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston plans to move more than 200 people off the street and shut down homeless encampments at 20th and Curtis streets and near 48th Avenue and Colorado...

The Denver Post newspaper building at 101 W. Colfax Ave. in downtown Denver

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City strikes nearly $89 million deal to buy former Denver Post building at Civic Center

November 30, 2023 at 4:02 p.m.

The city of Denver, no longer content to be a tenant in the former Denver Post building downtown, is moving to buy the 11-story structure for $88.5 million.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators speaking out against the Global Conference for Israel coming to Denver this weekend took over the City Council chamber on Monday night causing the council to postpone the second half of its scheduled business until the next week.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down Denver City Council meeting

November 27, 2023 at 9:13 p.m.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators speaking out against the Global Conference for Israel coming to Denver this weekend took over the City Council chamber on Monday night causing the council to postpone the...

Denver's Webb office building will play a part in Mayor Mike Johnston's revitalization plans for downtown even while it is under construction, with some displaced city workers shuttling to newly leased space in the city's tallest tower.

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Denver’s renovation of largest city office building aims to keep workers downtown — with some new costs

November 27, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

Denver's Webb office building will play a part in Mayor Mike Johnston's revitalization plans for downtown even while it is under construction, with some displaced city workers shuttling to newly...

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