Denver weather forecast for today, Dec. 11: Sunny and mild
Our mild, dry fall continues.

Geese fly above the downtown skyline. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Our mild, dry fall continues.
The National Weather Service forecast calls for a high today near 59 degrees, with sunny, clear conditions.
Overnight, the low should be around 28 degrees.
Tuesday will also be sunny, with a high near 65 degrees and light winds from south southwest.
In fact, the entire rest of the week is pretty much more of this.
Unless this forecast is wildly off, today will mark 63 days without measurable snow, according to the weather service. Yes, we’ve had a dusting here or there, but they don’t count, officially, as snow.
The Denver record for longest period without snow is 70 days, which we’ll hit next Tuesday unless the white stuff shows up before then.


Denver’s police watchdog just got sharper teeth
The Office of the Independent Monitor got a little stronger and the mayor's office got a little weaker.
Adams County Child and Family Services Center to be re-purposed as housing, including for former foster children
The 116-unit housing development will have 12 units for young people who were once in the foster system.

Colorado Catholic dioceses submit to voluntary abuse review
A former federal prosecutor will review the sexual abuse files and the church has agreed to pay an unlimited amount of reparations to victims.

Denver will ease up on nonviolent crime, but only some offenders will benefit from the softer touch
The idea is to divert people charged with low-level crimes like drug possession and prostitution to stabilizing services.

The Chariot shuttle is back from the dead at the University of Denver
(It never actually stopped living.)

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser celebrates Presidents Day by suing President Trump
More than 100 demonstrators rallied outside the State Capitol in opposition to President Trump’s emergency declaration to fund a border wall.

Globeville residents really, really don’t want anything to do with the tiny home village that the city wants to move there
Councilman Albus Brooks, whose district includes the neighborhood, says he's still seeking clarity.


Business and political figures have started to raise voices — and funds — to oppose Right to Survive
The initiative's backers say it's a matter of protecting the rights of people experiencing homelessness


Stewards of Denver’s affordable housing program slammed if they don’t, slammed if they do
A major builder complains OED has made it too difficult for buyers to get homes.

The Blucifer video game is ready for those of you who want to be Denver’s airport demon horse
Blucifer is "woke" and also the real Gossip Girl.

The Colorado Symphony wants a new concert hall
“The bottom line is: Whatever plan Next Stage comes up with will involve taking Boettcher Concert Hall down.”


Here’s how Denver’s teacher pay debate went from fiery to collaborative and even a little silly
With the help of a federal mediator and a lot more attention and pressure, the teachers union found new superintendent Susana Cordova easier to work with.

Denver city workers and contractors are now on track to get a $15 minimum wage
The Hancock administration, City Councilwoman Robin Kniech and union organizers have proposed a new normal.

With Democrats in control of the legislature, Colorado lawmakers revive red-flag bill
Legislators believe passing the “extreme risk protective order” will help reduce gun violence.


Strike over: Denver school district, teachers union sign tentative pact raising teacher pay
The tentative deal gives teachers significant raises and a more traditional pay system, while keeping incentives for teachers at high-poverty schools that the district believes are essential.