Esteban L. Hernandez

Reporter

Esteban L. Hernandez covers City Council and citywide issues for Denverite. A native of Aurora, he previously worked at the New Haven Register and Register Citizen in Connecticut. He's a graduate of Hinkley High School and the University of Colorado. He can be reached at 303-871-9191 ext 4492, ehernandez@denverite.com or @EstebanHRZ on Twitter.

A fence surrounding 2650 Arkins Ct. with a sign on its proposed rezoning on Monday, May 24, in the Five Points neighborhood. (Esteban L. Hernandez/Denverite)

A chunk of RiNo about the size of 10 football fields just got rezoned to make way for a development that’ll include housing

The mixed-use buildings will include more than a thousand housing units.

Wiley Brown sits on his bed inside the Salvation Army's Crossroads shelter off Brighton Boulevard in Five Points. May 20, 2021.

Crossroads residents say the Five Points homeless shelter adopting 24/7 services has been life-changing

"It’s really helpful because now we can go out and come back, come back in. That’s basically what I was looking for someplace.”

The Denver Central Library reopened in 1995 after major redevelopments, which were paid for by a $91.6 million general obligation bond passed by voters five years earlier. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

What to expect when you’re expecting (to vote on) municipal bonds

The city wants you to decide this fall whether to borrow $400 million to pay for multiple projects, though those projects have not yet been picked.

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Julian Rai drops off a Grubhub order on a Friday evening. March 13, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Takeout will soon only come with plastic utensils and ketchup packages if you request them

Denver City Council passed a bill making this a requirement for restaurants and third-party food vendors.

Dr. Gaby Frank works at Denver Health. March 31, 2021.

Médicos hispanohablantes en Denver luchan contra COVID-19 con su idioma, pero la atención que proporcionan va más allá de sus palabras

“La diversidad significa que tú, como paciente de etnicidad hispana, cuando ves un médico que se parece a ti o habla como tú, sientes mucho más (como que estás) en un entorno acogedor. Y eso es lo que intentamos ofrecer”.

Denver’s Spanish-speaking doctors are fighting COVID-19 with their language skills. Their care goes beyond words.

“Diversity means that you as a patient of Hispanic ethnicity, when you see a doctor that looks like you or talks like you, you feel a lot more (like you’re) in a welcoming environment. And that’s what we try to provide.”