Priorities for

District 8

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Affordability

Housing

  • Set a bold, measurable 10-year housing production goal

  • Allow duplexes, triplexes, and small apartments near transit without lengthy rezoning

  • Hold the city to its 180-day permitting target

  • Ban rent-fixing software and protect source of income discrimination 

  • Make East Colfax BRT a housing production corridor

Homelessness

  • Prioritize permanent housing over temporary shelter

  • Fund outreach teams that build trust. You can't rush people into services.

  • Expand ID assistance, benefits enrollment, and connections to care

  • Sweeps don't work. Measure housing placements, not just beds filled. 

  • Invest in emergency rental assistance to prevent homelessness before it happens

Small Business

  • Audit city fees and cut the ones that don't make sense

  • Warning first, fine later for non-safety violations

  • Create a "Denver First Year Free" program for new businesses

  • District 8 Small Business Ombudsman (helps guide new small businesses through process). The Council office will pick up the phone.

Making Ends Meet

Housing isn't the only thing pushing families out. Groceries, gas, and everyday essentials are getting harder to afford.

  • Push for policies that address food access and grocery deserts

  • Fight for resources and programs that ease the burden on working families

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Accessibility

Transit

  • Push RTD for better frequency. Every 45 minutes isn't good enough.

  • Improve first-mile/last-mile connections to the A-Line

  • Fix bus stops: audit for accessibility, shelter, and lighting. Then improve them.

  • See the Colfax BRT through with real pedestrian safety

  • Prioritize transit investment over highway widening at Peña

  • Focus safety investments on the 5% of streets causing 50% of traffic deaths

  • Remove all at-grade (street level) pedestrian crossings at light rail stops

Parks & Public Lands

  • Fight for equity in parks and recreation funding across all neighborhoods

  • Keep public lands clean and accessible

  • Prioritize investment in parks in historically underserved communities

  • Build community input into public space improvements

Public Safety

  • Protect STAR from budget cuts. It works and should be expanded to 24/7.

  • Demand faster police response times in District 8

  • Invest in better street lighting. Proven to reduce crime.

  • Larceny (shoplifting) prevention efforts

  • Oppose Flock or Axon cameras without strict accountability and data protections included in contract with public process audits. 

  • Amend city contracts to include language the prohibits contractors from contacting or sharing data with immigration enforcement officers.

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Accountability

Transparency

  • Establish a District 8 Community Cabinet made up of residents to provide input and feedback on major votes and policy decisions

  • Host quarterly budget briefings for District 8. No surprises.

  • Publish a monthly newsletter covering significant votes (previous and upcoming), community events, and local business and neighbor spotlights

  • Demand advance notice before the mayor announces major cuts, changes, or contracts

  • Track city investment by neighborhood. A pothole in Montbello should get fixed as fast as downtown.

  • Protect independent oversight. The Auditor and Clerk shouldn't be defunded by the mayor.

Uplifting Native People

  • See the American Indian Cultural Embassy through to completion

  • Establish an Office of Native Community Relations in the city to oversee Native programming, issues, and projects

  • Require meaningful consultation and urban engagement before decisions, not after

  • Fund Native health programs, housing, and cultural preservation

  • Include Native perspectives in how Denver tells its story

Environment & Clean Air

  • Hold polluters accountable and push for stricter enforcement in overburdened communities

  • Fight for air quality monitoring in District 8 neighborhoods

  • Prioritize environmental justice in land use and zoning decisions

  • Give communities most impacted a seat at the table on environmental policy

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