House Bill 21-1117 weaves around state statutes to allow local governments to control rental prices through land use policy rather than through legislative action. It also allows local authorities to promote the construction of affordable housing through similar mechanisms.

The Denver City Council Finance & Governance Committee (FINGOV) adopted two inducement resolutions on May 25, declaring Denver’s intent to invest up to $27 million to help finance the construction of 167 dedicated affordable housing units.

Explaining how he felt about being evicted, Boe said bluntly, “It is kind of heartless,” he said. “People should be a lot more understanding of other people’s situation and not be so worried about money.”

A study from the Kaiser Family Foundation released in May stated that Latino individuals are two times more likely than white individuals to want the vaccine, however there are a fair number of barriers impeding vaccination.

As Denver pushes to get its residents vaccinated, the hesitancy that some people exhibit because of these narratives are concerning to some medical professionals, who believe it may cause the virus to linger around longer than expected.