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Boulder City Council, in response to a housing shortage, raises occupancy limits with landmark vote

August 21, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

The change will allow five unrelated people to live together. It is part of a broader effort by council to increase the supply of housing in Boulder, where most of the residential land is zoned to only allow single-family homes.

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House District 10 Vacancy Committee Scheduled for August 15th, Preceded by Candidate Forum

August 2, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

The Boulder County Democrats House District 10 Nomination Vacancy Committee will convene on August 15th, beginning at 6:00 pm, to select a new Democratic nominee to be placed on the November ballot.

Online News

Boulder finally makes government BY the people work right

March 23, 2022 1 0 Associate Editor

By Evan Ravitz The #1 slogan of the 60s was, “Power to the people!” People power made great improvements to Colorado recently, and Boulder is now the first place in the US to remove a big obstacle to people power –but you…

Features

Dan Woog Praises Insurrectionists, Yet Votes Against MLK Voting Rights Bill – While Praising MLK

January 20, 2022 1 0 Mollie McCoy

Self-described “Conservative Christian” Dan Woog, current State House Representative for Colorado House District 63 and candidate for House District 19, sat in the Colorado House Tuesday, January 18, 2022, the day after Martin Luther King Day, with his fellow Republicans…

Magazine

Yellow Scene Election Guide 2021

October 22, 2021 1 0 Laurenz Busch

Every city, county, and school board race ready for you to decide! Also in: ballot measures, city questions, and district inquiries!

Magazine

How Popular Is the National Popular Vote?

April 27, 2021 Like 0 Zoe Jennings

The National Popular Vote (NPV) is seen as a more egalitarian way to elect presidents. In the NPV system, each vote would count in the election, regardless of if the voter were in the minority party in their state.

Magazine

“I’m Voting My Conscience”

August 27, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

When archaeologists from the year 3160 look back at the collapse of the United States, this will be what they see etched onto the yellowing marble of our Nation’s tombstone. Listen, I get it. I was all-in on Bernie in…

Online News

2014 General Election Results

November 5, 2014 Like 0 Jake Plessinger

Reminder: there’s only 363 days until the 2015 general election. With the 2015 election season vastly approaching let’s take a look at the 2014 winners and losers.

Commentary

Yellow Scene’s Election Endorsements

October 16, 2008 Like 2 editor

We usually hate to spoil what’s coming out in our print edition, but our November issue comes out a little late for all you politically-minded readers who are voting via mail-in ballots. We’ve spent the last month talking to the…

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Westminster Races

November 3, 2007 Like 1 editor

Becoming A Landlocked City There’s not a whole lot of room for Westminster to expand; it’s essentially a land-locked city fast approaching build out. That means in the near future, city officials have to make crucial decisions that will leave…