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Opinion: Proposed clean air rules could create commercial building crisis

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:24 GMT

Colorado’s construction, real estate, and building management communities all support the state’s goal of improving commercial properties’ energy performance and efficiency in the Denver metro area and around the rest of Colorado.We are proud of the advances we have made in building efficiency and the new technologies and ideas we have incorporated into our buildings. We are also proud that the approach we have taken has been prudent, gradual, and done in a way that does not cause financial harm to the public. We have worked in good faith with lawmakers and regulators to try and meet the standards that have been set by the government while achieving that crucial balance needed to keep costs on Coloradans manageable and tolerable.Unfortunately, our efforts are being threatened by proposed new rules being advanced by the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC). The AQCC is set to hold hearings next month on proposed Regulation 28, which seeks to quantify greenhouse gas emissions t...

6 places in Boulder you’ll see in a new reality dating TV series

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:24 GMT

New York City is known as the city that never sleeps. For some, it’s also known as the city that never stops sleeping around.“Dating here is trash,” Ash, a Big Apple single, says in the opening minutes of “Swiping America,” a new series from Max (formerly HBO Max) that follows four New Yorkers on a nationwide mission to find love the new-fashioned way.Over the course of eight episodes, Ash and her co-stars Reagan, Kesun and Kris travel to eight cities, from Ashville to Austin and beyond, looking for potential partners via dating apps, much like the average Millenial or Gen-Z traveler. But there’s a catch: The film crew following the singles chooses who they’ll date.During the sixth week of their dating adventure, the whole crew lands in Boulder where, similarly to other cities, the four stars entertain several 30-minute speed dates with their matches before choosing one for a proper local excursion.Ash, Reagan, Kesun and Kris always make sure to get to know a city before divin...

For a quick summer getaway, check out Aspen’s adventurous side

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:24 GMT

Although Aspen is known as a haven for the rich and famous, it’s also a spectacular playground for the adventurous, no matter the depth of one’s pocketbook. Here’s the perfect itinerary to maximize your fun during a long summer weekend in and around this high country town.Take the scenic route to AspenYour adventure begins with a couple of stops as you drive over the Continental Divide on your way to town. Independence Pass (12,095 feet elevation at the summit) is one of the highest paved point-to-point roads in Colorado. (Trail Ridge Road and Cottonwood Pass are slightly higher in elevation.)The pass road began as a trail for miners and pack animals and expanded by 1881 to a stage route connecting Aspen and Leadville. At the summit, make time for a quick hike to the scenic overlook or along one of the adjacent trails. (You can even tackle a couple of thirteeners from here.)Plan to stop again at the small parking area about 3 miles west of the summit to explore Independence, a sceni...

Here’s what we learned from the closed-door school board meeting that DPS fought to keep secret

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:24 GMT

Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education released this recording of its March 23, 2023, executive session after news organizations, including The Denver Post, sued the district, arguing the board violated the Colorado Open Meetings Law by discussing public policy in the closed-door meeting. The newly released recording of the Denver Board of Education’s closed-door meeting the day after the East High School shooting shows board members working to craft a policy to put armed police back in schools amid pressure from the public, the mayor and their own superintendent.Denver Public Schools spent the last four months fighting to keep the video of that executive session secret, even after a judge ruled the school board had violated Colorado Open Meetings Law and ordered DPS to release the footage. The board, while appealing that ruling, voted Friday to make it public and released the four-hour video over the weekend.A review of the recording shows tension among board members...

Top 5 Denver metro area home sales for June all top $8M

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:24 GMT

A Nordic-inspired custom home in Boulder sold for $9.5 million, topping the June list of the region’s top home sales. That list also includes three homes that sold over list price and two homes that set record sales for their neighborhoods.The 4,400-square-foot home in the 1000 block of 5th St. listed at $9.95 million. Designed by Aspen- and Boulder-based Studio B, the home features a dramatic Alpine context with steeply pitched roofs and glass walls. The single-level home sits at the base of Flagstaff on a secluded .75-acre lot.The house overlooks a 1,300-square-foot heated rear patio with a fire pit, saline pool and spa.The H-shaped floor plan splits the home into two wings. To the south: dining, main living, kitchen, mudroom and office. To the north: primary suite, children or guest suites, and a family living room with loft.Listed by Brian Delaney with Delaney Realty Group, the home was purchased by Bleeker LLC, represented by John Canova with Compass-Boulder.Here are the next f...

4-day-old baby with medical emergency airlifted from Palmdale

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:24 GMT

A baby suffering from a medical emergency was airlifted from Palmdale to Los Angeles, authorities tweeted Monday.Air Rescue units were called to the scene and found the distressed 4-day-old baby. A 4-day-old baby was airlifted in Palmdale on July 24, 2023. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)The exact type of medical emergency the child was suffering from was not disclosed. Images show crews working on the baby and then carrying the child in a car seat to an air rescue vehicle. A 4-day-old baby was airlifted in Palmdale on July 24, 2023. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)The baby was transported by LASD's Air Rescue 5 team to Children's Hospital Los Angeles for treatment. The Sheriff's Department did not give an update on the baby's condition but wrote "Saving lives priority 1" in its post.

The search for California’s rare wolverine

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:24 GMT

Eight weeks after last being seen, a rare wolverine might live on in the Sierra Nevada wilderness. Or not.Hopes were buoyed by many separate sightings this spring along a 200-mile expanse of deep snow in the mountains between Truckee and Big Pine. The state’s second confirmed specimen in a century, the animal created great jubilation among conservationists with its arrival.Then the creature – the size of a small bear, with dense brown fur and small rounded ears – suddenly vanished.“It’s disappeared off our map,” said Julia Lawson, an environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in Bishop.Wolverines are widely seen in Canada and Alaska, with smaller populations in the Rocky and Cascade mountains. But in California, they were long ago extinguished by hunters and trappers.The animal has a ferocious reputation, eating almost anything it can find or kill. Its common name derives from the word “wolver,” or “wolf-like.” Its scientific name, Gulo gulo, is Lati...

Police shortage in one Bay Area city may be declared ‘emergency’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:24 GMT

City staff members are recommending that Vallejo declare a state of emergency because so few police officers remain in the city.The recommendation, according to city documents, comes as the Vallejo Police Department “has now reached a critical stage in staffing,” with just 43 sworn officers to patrol the entire city. Declaring a state of emergency would broaden City Manager Mike Malone’s responsibilities and obligate him to “take all reasonable and legal steps to ensure that all available resources are provided to the police department.”Officials will vote Tuesday on whether to accept the staff’s request, which is included in the agenda packet for a regularly scheduled Vallejo City Council meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Vallejo City Hall.‘A circumstance of extreme peril’The Vallejo Police Department has lost five officers since March, according to city documents – leaving just nine supervisors and 34 officers available for patrol as of Saturday. Staffing has gotten so problematic, the...

Skelton: It’s simple — peddling children for sex in California is serious

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:24 GMT

A classic line from a baseball movie aptly characterizes a bonehead play committed by some Democratic state legislators.What happened in the California state Assembly truly was a bush-league error.In the 1988 film “Bull Durham” — arguably the best baseball movie ever made — an exasperated minor league manager heatedly lectures his inept team: “Baseball is a simple game. You throw the ball. You catch the ball. You hit the ball.“You got it?”Similarly, the hardball game of lawmaking can be simple. Not always, but sometimes.For example: If a pimp is peddling children for sex — supplying kids for pedophiles — it’s a serious crime.No “ifs” or “buts.”You got it, Democrats?And “simple” doesn’t necessarily mean simplistic. Often it’s synonymous with common sense.It’s real world truth and practicality, even if it doesn’t fit snugly into someone’s handbook of abstract ideology.Fortunately for Democrats, Gov. Gavin Newsom and new Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas of rural Hollister in San Benito Co...

Inman: Purdy’s recovery, Bosa’s deal top questions for 49ers training camp

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:24 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Losing back-to-back NFC Championship games should have the 49ers incensed when they report today to training camp. They certainly were irate six months ago, when they helplessly bowed out at Philadelphia after Brock Purdy’s elbow injury on their opening possession.Arriving at camp intensely focused paid off for their 1984 team, which felt robbed of its own comeback bid in the previous season’s NFC title bout on the East Coast.“When we reported to training camp in July ’84, I picked up certain indicators that the team meant serious business. We had something to prove,” Joe Montana wrote in his 1986 autobiography, “Audibles.” “Man for man, we knew we were cheated out of the (1983) NFC Championship against Washington.“But thinking about something and actually going out and doing it are two different things. There was a certain kind of intensity that I spotted immediately, a no-nonsense attitude.”Wide receiv...