I just finished participating in my local Democratic Party precinct caucus, the Congressional District 2 Assembly, and the Colorado State Assembly. I’m quite proud of all of it, but my buzz of positivity gets harshed every year as people complain about caucuses for various reasons. I’m not going to say they’re 100% wrong, but I [...]
The nation knew California’s Proposition 50 passed literally two minutes after the polls closed Tuesday, a race with nearly 9 million votes cast. But when it came to a Boulder City Council race with around 33,000 votes cast, we were still uncertain about who won well into Wednesday. I’m sort of kidding, because California still [...]
I just popped my ballot into this box. No waiting, no hassles. No thoughts of "how I wish I could wait in a long line instead." I voted just the other day. I got my ballot in the mail, filled it out in like two minutes, walked a block to a drop-off [...]
You can vote on your knees if that's how you really feel. Just vote! As time winds down before Election Day, readers might not have time to go through my entire Election Guide, darn it. So, here’s a very condensed version of what I covered, but if readers want more information, there’s [...]
Don't worry, you'll get your 2025 flyers and mailers soon enough, but if you read this post you'll know more about who paid for them! Those who don’t follow Boulder politics closely might get confused by the different political groups. Who are they? What do they stand for? And why are so [...]
Any minute spent doing actual research is better than any hour on social media! There were plenty of quick references to issues in this Election Guide’s write-ups that readers might want to dig into a little deeper. Here are some of the big issues and links to more information. Clutch Report: The City [...]
This public domain image isn't from Boulder, but almost looks like it is! We'll still need to cross rivers into the future unless climate change really dries everything up. Cities often can't start large projects without financing, and Issue 2B would authorize the city to issue significant bonds to finance projects like bridges and [...]
This public domain image isn't a Boulder fire station, but the city's CCRS program that Issue 2A hopes to extend is currently funding capital projects for Boulder fire stations. At its simplest, passing this ballot measure would extend an existing 0.3% City of Boulder sales and use tax into perpetuity (no sunset date). [...]
Boulder County once had a grant for homelessness services from SAMHSA, but it wasn't renewed. With federal and state funding going away, the county might need local funding to continue providing some behavioral health services. At its simplest, Boulder County Ballot Issue 1B would increase Boulder County sales and use taxes by 0.15% [...]
This is a small image, but Boulder County's Open Space portfolio is huge, and it takes funding for management and maintenance. At its simplest, Boulder County Issue 1A would extend an existing 0.15% sales and use tax to fund Boulder County Parks and Open Space needs in perpetuity (without a sunset date). [...]