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Granny flats are now allowed in even more of west Denver

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

Homeowners in two more Denver neighborhoods now have the right to build accessory dwelling units on their properties without going through a long rezoning process.The City Council on Monday made Valverde and Athmar Park on the west side of the town the latest corners of the city with blanket rezoning that allows residents to build secondary housing structures on their lots without applying for that zoning on an individual basis.Those units, often called ADUs or sometimes granny flats or mother-in-law apartments, are viewed as a key tool in the city’s affordable housing efforts because they allow for more housing density in residential areas and, at smaller sizes than primary homes, are expected to provide more affordable options for renters and people living on fixed incomes.“I believe allowing ADUs in Valverde and Athmar will allow our neighborhoods to change and grow while expanding affordable housing options in our neighborhood,” Adriana Lopez, president of the ...

Colorado House plans revival of Polis’s gutted zoning reform bill

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

A week after the Colorado Senate gutted Gov. Jared Polis’s marquee land use reform bill, House Democrats are preparing to reverse some of those changes and return key zoning provisions to a measure that’s repeatedly been altered as its passed through the Capitol.Under amendments set to be added to the bill Tuesday, SB23-213 would again allow for accessory dwelling units — like carriage houses — to be built on single-family lots, albeit only in more populous parts of the state. The amendments would also reintroduce provisions clearing the way for density and apartment buildings near transit areas in Colorado cities, along with encouraging looser parking requirements and new restrictions on what HOAs can prohibit.All of those provisions, described to the Denver Post on Monday by lawmakers involved, were in previous versions of the bill and had been stripped from it in order to ensure that it passed the Colorado Senate. Their revival represents an effort to retu...

Each Denver high school could decide whether to have armed police on campus, draft DPS safety plan says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

Superintendent Alex Marrero is recommending that the leaders of each Denver high school and school with 6th- to 12th-graders decide whether to place armed police officers on their individual campuses, according to new a draft safety plan released Monday.Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education tasked Marrero with creating the plan after a student shot two administrators inside East High School on March 22.The district expects to release a final draft next month and Marrero cautioned plan could change, saying, in a statement, “This first version is far from a finished product.”But for now, Marrero is recommending all district-run high schools and combined middle/high schools be allowed to engage with parents and students, and then decide whether they want school resource officers — rather than create a blanket policy for Denver schools.The decision to have Denver Police Department officers on those campuses would be determined by each qualifying school and reviewed annua...

2 teens stabbed near Los Angeles High School in Mid-Wilshire

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

Two teenage boys were stabbed Monday near Los Angeles High School in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles.  Calls about the incident near the intersection of Olympic and Rimpau boulevards came in at around 4:20 p.m., officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department told KTLA.  Officials with the Los Angeles Police Department said the stabbing was the "result of an on-campus dispute between students," and that both victims were taken to the hospital in stable condition. “Another senseless stabbing in our community near Los Angeles High School,” Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho said in a statement. “Our thoughts go out to the two victims and their families. All of our students deserve to go to school free of fear and full of hope.” Carvalho added that law enforcement is investigating the incident and the district is working with the school to ensure campus safety.  L.A. police on the scene of a stabbing with two teen victims n...

Saints rookie Isaiah Foskey, a former De La Salle star, shows what friendship’s all about during NFL draft

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

What does it say about a man who in one of the biggest moments of his life — a moment he worked years to achieve — would pause the celebration to be with a friend’s family in a hospital room?“Bro, you don’t have to do that,” Gunnar Rask told his former De La Salle High School football teammate, Isaiah Foskey. “Go celebrate with family and friends.”Rask was planning to be with Foskey on Friday evening, just as he was on Day 1 of the NFL draft on Thursday.The cupcakes that Rask and his mother brought to the party were such a hit that Rask stopped by the cupcake store to bring fresh ones Friday.But while picking up the treats, Rask received a call from his mother.Rask’s maternal grandfather, Jon Ireland, a former football player himself who had watched Rask and four cousins play at De La Salle and met Foskey numerous times, took a turn for the worse.He was being placed on life support.Rask rushed to the hospital, telling Foskey that he wouldn’t be able to ...

Attacks on delivery drivers add to gig workers’ fears

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

By Alexandra Olson and Wyatte Grantham-Philips | Associated PressNEW YORK — A homeowner fired shots at a couple’s car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making an Instacart delivery. A Florida man was charged with killing and dismembering an Uber Eats delivery driver who brought food to his home. A woman was kidnapped and sexually assaulted while making a DoorDash delivery to a hotel.Ride-hailing and food delivery companies say such violent episodes are exceedingly rare among the millions of trips completed each week, and point to numerous safety measures they have taken over the years.But the three attacks, which occurred within days of each other in Florida last month, sent new ripples of fear among some app-based drivers, who say company safety policies are still better geared toward customers than workers.Winifred Kinanda, who sometimes drives for Instacart in the San Francisco Bay Area, said she had never felt unsafe making deliveries for the grocery app ...

California state patrols begin to fight fentanyl crisis in San Francisco

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Monday marks the first day that California Highway Patrol and the California National Guard assisted the San Francisco Police Department with tackling the sale and use of illegal drugs.The California National Guard has assured the public that there would not be boots on the ground with their work. Instead, it's more of a behind-the-scenes network of criminal analysts tracking drug cartels. The CHP officers assisting SFPD were already based in the city and the California National Guard has dedicated 14 criminal analysts. A big part of the job for both agencies will be finding and stopping illegal drug cartels. Oakland teachers union to strike if no deal is reached by Thursday “They’re reviewing reports. They are helping to put together flow charges, identifying who the mid-level dealers are, who the top-level dealers are, possible transportation routes, how’s the fentanyl getting into San Francisco,” said Global Director of Counter-Narcotics Technology Micha...

Braves slugger Ronald Acuña Jr. exits game after HBP vs Mets

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. was removed from the second game of Monday’s doubleheader against the New York Mets with a bruised left shoulder after getting hit by a 93 mph fastball from Tylor Megill.Leading off the game, Acuña was drilled with an 0-2 pitch. He sat on the ground for a while holding his shoulder in obvious pain while receiving attention from an athletic trainer.Acuña then walked back to the dugout and was replaced by pinch-runner Kevin Pillar, who took the slugger’s spot in right field.Initial X-rays were negative, but Acuña was undergoing more testing at a hospital before joining the Braves for their trip to Miami.“We’ll know more when he gets back here,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said after the Mets won the second game 5-3 to split the twinbill.Acuña finished a triple shy of the cycle and scored three times as the Braves took the opener 9-8 after the teams were rained out the previous two days. He launched a 448-foot home run ...

Yanks put Judge on IL, blow late lead to Guardians, lose 3-2

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Naylor hit a two-run single and Mike Zunino drew a go-ahead, bases-loaded walk in a three-run, ninth-inning rally that lifted the Cleveland Guardians over the reeling New York Yankees 3-2 on Monday night.After AL MVP Aaron Judge became the latest in a string of Yankees stars on the injured list, Domingo Germán took a one-hitter and a 2-0 lead into the ninth. But New York lost for the sixth time in eight games and dropped to 15-15, the Yankees’ first time at .500 since they were 1-1.Steven Kwan singled with one out, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone was booed when he went to the mound to bring in Clay Holmes.The reliever bobbled Amed Rosario’s dribbler to the third-base side for an error and allowed a single to José Ramírez that loaded the bases.Naylor, taunted by Yankees fans during last year’s Division Series, singled to right for Holmes’ second blown save in six chances.Wandy Peralta relieved and walked Josh Bell, reloading the bases, then struck out André...

No-knock warrant restrictions advance in Colorado

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:48:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Across the nation, policies were formed following America's confrontation with racism in the summer of 2020.A case that sparked protests and calls for change then is the force behind a proposal getting ready for a vote now at the Colorado Capitol. Lawmakers and law enforcement have been working on a policy regarding no-knock warrants for years. Their compromise is now steps away from the governor's desk. Bill to extend Medicaid, child health coverage heads to Polis’ desk Back in 2020, the death of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor spurred calls for reform from across the nation, even right here in Colorado. "Breonna Taylor should be turning 30 soon. We should be celebrating her for that. She is absolutely a central and essential reason for the existence of this bill," said House sponsor Rep. Elisabeth Epps, D-Denver. A study group looking into no-knock warrants and forced entry by police was created through the follow-up measure to Colorado's sweeping police accountabili...