David Sachs

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Dave was a reporter with Denverite from 2018 to 2021.

A Lime scooter parked in a parking spot, Aug. 6, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver officials pick Lime and Lyft to run the city’s shared bike and scooter system

Transportation experts hope the streamlined system will continue to decrease driving trips and connect people to buses and trains. Some decision-makers feel protective of the right-of-way and are wary of the private companies.

Monica Raimondi, who's visiting from Chicago, chats with New Yorkers Neil Parrello and Marshall Dickerson during a Denver Pub Crawl stop at El Chapultepec. Oct. 23, 2020.

People no longer have to wear masks in many indoor places in Denver if enough people are vaccinated

The ease-up comes as hospitalizations rise and public health officials warn against more severe strains, but deaths are way down.

Protesters and police clashed on the second night of protests in downtown Denver during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd on Friday, May 29, 2020. Protesters and police clashed on the second night of protests in downtown Denver during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd on Friday, May 29, 2020. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)

Two Denver police officers suspended for using violence on nonviolent people during protests against police violence

They'll lose a total of 16 days' pay.

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A rendering of the indoor pool coming to Green Valley Ranch Recreation Center. The color of the slides and other amenities has not been solidified.

The pools and waterslides coming to Green Valley Ranch Rec Center look so fun

Denver's newest natatorium will have a lazy river and waterslides with mountain views.

Denver Water workers replace lead pipes leading into a home in Whittier. April 15, 2021.

Why you received an ominous Brita filter in the mail from Denver Water

The short answer is the utility is trying to get the lead out. Here is the medium-sized answer.

A billboard interrupts the view of University Hills for a few apartments in the DECO apartment building on Colorado Boulevard. April 14, 2021.

Why some people nearly had Garth Brooks staring into their homes on Colorado Boulevard

Instead, they got the Wright brothers.

Nhung Mai draws out a COVID-19 vaccine at a city-run clinic inside the Barnum Recreation Center. March 10, 2021.

Denver also stops use of vaccine from Johnson & Johnson

Six women who received the vaccine, out of 6.8 million people, are known to have had a stroke. One person has died.

Fireworks on July 3, or Independence Day Eve. 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Airbnb is cracking down on Fourth of July one-night stays to prevent partying in the pandemic

Guests “without a history of positive reviews” won’t be able to book one-night stays in Denver over Independence Day weekend.

District Attorney Beth McCann announces a newly awarded grant to solve cold cases in a press conference at the Denver Police Crime Labratory, Oct. 22, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

DU study: White people and people of color are sometimes prosecuted differently by city attorneys

But District Attorney Beth McCann said that doesn't mean "pervasive issues of racism, bias or implicit bias" exist in her office.

Rocky Mountain Communities interim CEO Tracy Gargaro speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Arroyo Village apartments in Denver's West Colfax neighborhood, July 18, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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How Denver is chipping away at the Inverted L: housing and trees edition

We asked the government people in charge of housing and trees to wave a magic wand that doesn't exist.

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