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Polis urges PUC to investigate Xcel’s wildfire prevention outage missteps
Update: On April 10, 2024, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission voted to investigate Xcel Energy’s preemptive wildfire safety power shutdown that affected 55,000 customers, a vast majority of them in Boulder County, amid the weekend’s extreme wind storm. Gov. Jared Polis is calling on the state Public Utilities Commission to…
Housing advocates push for ballot measure to close the Boulder Municipal Airport
Residents are seeking a 2024 ballot measure to close Boulder’s airport, aiming to repurpose its land for housing.
Boulder County power outages: Xcel Energy says residents may not see power restored until Monday or later
Xcel’s wildfire safety outage ended Sunday afternoon, but 600 miles of lines needed inspection before power can be restored, the company said.
Xcel Energy cuts power in Boulder County to combat wildfire risk amid forecast of dangerously high winds in unprecedented move
“The biggest message I would convey is that these are not the same conditions we saw leading up to the Marshall Fire,” said the county sheriff’s fire management officer.
Boulder’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board calls for ‘universal swim’ program to prevent drownings
The request comes after a particularly deadly year in which three people drowned, including a 9-year-old boy, in the Boulder Creek.
Avant Garden Bistro, new vegan eatery in downtown Boulder, appears ready to open even amid uncertainty
The restaurant is housed in a part of The Mediterranean Restaurant, which closed during Covid and itself may reopen in the future.
City of Boulder approves plan for Boulder Shelter for the Homeless to operate 24 hours a day
Extended hours will allow the shelter to offer day services, including showers, laundry, storage and help signing up for public benefits.
City of Boulder and tribal representatives develop draft plan to restore historic Fort Chambers site
The City of Boulder and representatives from the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes have developed a draft stewardship plan for the city open space land believed to be where Fort Chambers once stood. Fort Chambers was used to train Boulderites before they went to participate in the Sand Creek Massacre —…
Boulder County Dems gather for primary candidate selection, leaving two state Capitol seats to be decided in June 25 primary
The county Democratic party hosted an assembly on March 23 to determine which candidates will move forward to the June primary ballot. Given the political leanings of Boulder County, the Democratic primary is likely to decide the winners of several state offices in this year’s election.
In photos: Boulder Strong Day of Remembrance honors victims of King Soopers mass shooting
The event honored the lives lost in the tragic mass shooting with a memorial service at eTown Hall, available to watch via recorded livestream.
‘A very long road’: Boulder City Council greenlights open space use for flood mitigation near CU South, paving way toward construction
The decision is an important though incremental step toward building the long-planned and hotly contested $64 million flood project.
‘A level of danger that was uncomfortable’: Enduring 80 hours without power in Boulder County’s massive snowstorm
While many in the Millionaire neighborhood in Sugarloaf have backup power options, the four days without electricity during and after the March 14-15 snowstorm pushed those systems to the brink. This highlights the extra peril facing vulnerable residents in weather extremes and the need for solutions.
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