Posts tagged with displacement

Last Updated: Jun. 12, 2018 · 7:41 p.m.

The Oval at Colorado State University. (Spilly816/Wikimedia Commons/CC-3.0)

“They just really stand out”: Why an interrogation of Native American students at CSU was all too typical

The teenage brothers — both shy and Native American — had just entered a recreation center on a tour of their dream university when a parent in the group stepped away to call 911.

Cross Community Coalition founder Candi CdeBaca poses for a portrait before a CDOT meeting on the I-70 expansion project at the Swansea Rec Center, Feb 16, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Spurred by gentrification, a community activist seeks to displace Albus Brooks from his council seat

Candi CdeBaca expects to part of a coalition of candidates with a different approach to growth and development in the 2019 municipal elections.

The Tapiz at Mariposa apartment project, part of Denver Housing Authority’s Mariposa District redevelopment project in the Alma Lincoln Park neighborhood. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Why Denver isn’t jumping at the chance to buy up affordable housing

A 2015 ordinance gives Denver the right to buy affordable housing units are about to convert to market-rate rents. It hasn't exercised that right yet.

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New construction and an old home in City Park West. Sept. 18, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Investors just promised $24 million to keep Denver neighborhoods affordable — and then they’re going statewide

A coalition of nonprofits and foundations will create one of the largest private investments in affordable housing that Colorado has ever seen.

Raymunda Carreón and Ray G. stand inside the community garden at Focus Points. Members of the Globeville, Elyria-Swansea Coalition for Health and Housing Justice call for the creation of a community land trust, July 18, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Elyria-Swansea property owner lays groundwork for small, affordable apartments

If approved, the project would be a drop in the bucket for the hundreds of residents facing economic pressures in Elyria-Swansea.

Old and new architecture, juxtaposed, in the Highland neighborhood. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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How you can comment on Denver’s comprehensive housing plan

Denver is holding three public meetings, starting this week, to collect feedback on its draft comprehensive housing plan.

Long-time North Denver resident Ambrose Cruz and a Highland development project. Aug. 25, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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What’s so bad about gentrification anyway?

"You got mad because you had to leave your community to find the goodness, and the goodness was here, and you destroyed it. Where is it at now?"

Want to stop displacement? Globeville, Elyria-Swansea residents have a proposal

Experimental musician Cecilia McKinnon, AKA Star Canyon, plays to a growing crowd under a plush set. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver artists will get more time to bring their spaces into compliance, but what they really need is money

Denver City Council voted 12-0 to approve a first-of-its-kind "safe occupancy" program to preserve DIY art spaces, but concerns remain.

Mayor Hancock's State of the City address, July 10, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Even Mayor Michael Hancock finds Denver’s pace of development “shocking”

"We are leading the way, and the state of our city is indeed strong. But it is not strong for everyone," he said.

Denver Meadows RV Park, May 15, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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You have to move out, so start saving now — also, your rent is going up

Residents have until next June to find somewhere else to live. Meanwhile, Denver Meadows keeps raising the rent on the roughly 350 people who live there.

Gwyndalyn (left to right), Mathew, instructor Gwyneth Chavez and Vanessa paint flower pots during art class at the Denver Indian Center. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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The government brought Native Americans to Denver after World War II — and their community is still recovering

Since 1970, the Denver Indian Center has provided a base for Native Americans to find their footing and move ahead.

Joe's Liquors on Larimer Street, June 20, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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RiNo business owners file complaints against Joe’s Liquors, citing public intoxication of homeless customers

Some community members believe there is a campaign afoot to drive out Joe's Liquors now that RiNo is changing.

Kahlos on Morrison Road in Westwood, May 31, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Westwood’s Morrison Road will become a Mexican Cultural District

To Councilman Paul Lopez, who represents west Denver, this is formalizing something that already existed along the corridor.

Tough to find a place to live in Denver, let alone a place that qualifies as affordable. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Denver plans to put $1.5 million into emergency housing assistance for people facing eviction

It's one of a number of steps Denver is taking to offer concrete financial help to those most affected by displacement.

Sharon Whitehair poses for a portrait at the table where she studied for her bachelors and masters degrees behind her home in the Pioneer Village Mobile Home Park. Jan. 22, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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What happens if the Denver area loses its last mobile home parks?

Redevelopment pressures are threatening some of the last affordable housing in the Denver metro area that doesn't require a government subsidy.

Eric Bouma, a third year apprentice, works on a fitting. Sheet Metal Workers Apprenticeship School of Colorado. Jan. 25, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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When the National Western is rebuilt, Denver apprentices should be on the job, council members say

"I make $130,000 a year with a high school education and no student loan debt. That's hopefully what these kids get, a craft they can use for a lifetime."