Rebecca Tauber

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Rebecca Tauber covers city council and transportation for Denverite. Before joining Colorado Public Radio, she worked at GBH News in Boston and KRBD in Ketchikan, Alaska. Rebecca grew up in Philly and graduated from Williams College. She loves journalism because it requires asking good questions and listening well.

You should email her with book recommendations and favorite restaurants, or if you ever want a freshly baked loaf of challah. News tips also welcome.

Pedestrians cross East Colfax Avenue, Sept. 7. 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver might decriminalize jaywalking

City Council is considering amendments to traffic laws, citing racial disparities in ticketing.

Cranes over Denver's "golden triangle." Oct. 29, 2022.

Workers cheer as City Council passes stronger protections against wage theft

City Council passed a bill that was years in the making, as labor activists and union members cheered. Employers steal an estimated $728 million per year from workers in Colorado.

People who've arrived from the U.S. southern border hang out on bedrolls on the floor of a Denver rec center, the city's second emergency shelter. People were originally given cots, but a city spokesperson said they switched to mats to squeeze more people in when they neared capacity in late December. Jan. 6, 2023.

Denver’s planning to shut down emergency migrant shelters at rec centers

Mayor Michael Hancock has ordered the city to begin decommissioning makeshift shelters set up last month.

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Customers line up to purchase Greyhound bus tickets inside Union Station's transit center. Dec. 31, 2022.

Arriving migrants not planning to stay in Denver will be transported to their intended U.S. destination

The state said most don't plan to stay in Colorado. Meanwhile, the Archdiocese of Denver also said it is considering sheltering people at the Mullen Home.

Early voters drop off their ballots at a drive-through collection station outside Denver Elections Division headquarters on Bannock Street, Nov. 7, 2022.

City Council approves last-minute changes to the Fair Elections Fund

It’s the first year of a program aimed at making campaigning more accessible.

A Denver Police cruiser is parked at Argonaut Wine and Liquor on East Colfax Avenue. Sept. 30, 2021.

Former public defender Lisabeth Pérez Castle confirmed as Denver’s new top law enforcement watchdog

City Council approved the newest Independent Monitor Tuesday.

Rigoberto Sanchez spiffs up Eric Easterlin's shoes at Executive Shine's booth in Denver International Airport's B Concourse. Dec. 15, 2022.

“It’s all about the love”: How DIA’s shoe shiners are staying afloat as the pandemic changes air travel

Executive Shine has built a devoted customer base over the years through human connection. Now, it's running teambuilding workshops to help people connect in a remote world.

Mayoral candidate Robert Treta stands on the Capitol's west steps, where he had an epiphany during protests in 2020 that he should run for office. Dec. 30, 2022.

Robert Treta is running for mayor to make people “fall in love with Denver again”

As a contractor, one of his top issues is getting the city to build housing for people experiencing homelessness in more cost effective ways.

Xcel Energy's Riverside Generating Station in Lincoln Park. Jan. 26, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Energy prices are up, and so are utility assistance applications

Requests are up around 8% so far this winter.

The check-in area for Southwest Airlines was crowded, above, while the meeting area for arrivals was quiet in the main terminal at Denver International Airport, Thursday morning, Dec. 12, 2022. A severe winter storm, with snow and temperatures dipping into the minus 10 range, meant many canceled or delayed flights here and across the country.

As cancellations continue, DIA launches reviews of Frontier, Southwest and United

Last week's storm left lots of travelers stranded. For Southwest passengers, the journey isn't over yet.

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