Stapleton has been warning of problems at the Public Employees’ Retirement Association for years, while also stepping aside when opportunities for action arose.

Many of Denver's homelessness services put people in housing in hopes that other problems are then easier to solve. A very different program hours from the city has a different approach, and its results are likely to spark debate about whether it's worth the cost.

This fight has been going on for a while, but the new lawsuit has new details.