🛌The mayor's House1000 numbers don't add up

🛌 Mayor Johnston’s House1000 ‘Deception’?

9News reported last week a discrepancy on the city’s dashboard that’s supposed to be keeping track of progress on the mayor’s effort to house 1000 people living in encampments by the end of the year. With critiques of confusion and opacity already mounting, the mayor’s office was reportedly counting people who had moved into a shelter for just one night as a “housing outcome.” [9News]

⚡ Colorado EV Maker Runs Out of Juice

Despite new state and national policies to get more electric vehicles on the road, the Loveland-based Lightning eMotors is going out of business. The company reportedly struggled to maintain supply lines after the Covid-19 lockdowns. [Denver Business Journal 🔒]

• Dig deeper: CPR climate reporter Sam Brasch explains the ups and downs of Colorado’s hefty EV incentives. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🧀 New ‘Cheese Grater’ Building Shows Its Face

The Populus purports that it will be the country’s first “carbon positive” hotel when it is set to open next June in the Golden Triangle. But many Denverites already have a clever nickname for it. Construction workers are just now putting up the distinctive facade, which visibly explains the structure’s “cheese grater” moniker. [@DenverPerfect10 on X]

🏙️ Can Denver Stop Evictions Forever?

The City of Denver is on pace for an unceremonious record: The most evictions in a single year since the Great Recession. So both local and state officials agreed to more than $60 million in new renter support. Now we’re asking: How is this supposed to work? [City Cast Denver 🎧]

Can Record-High Evictions Be Stopped?

Experts say the economy is good, and the minimum wage is going up again in January. So why is Denver seeing a record number of evictions now? Both the city and state have recently put tens of millions of dollars toward rental assistance programs, but it still seems like an uphill battle to keep people housed. Host Bree Davies sits down with Melissa Mejia of the Colorado Economic Defense Project to learn how this new push is supposed to keep Denverites from living on the streets.