City Cast Denver
🪧 Anti-war protest outside CU official's home
June 4, 2024 · — Peyton Garcia
Good morning, Denver! I’m feeling extra adventurous today after reading about the dinosaur fossils discovered in Broomfield by a Northglenn High School teacher 🔎 🦕
What's CITY Talking About?
👀 Convicted Ex-Cop Seeks Sentence Change
Randy Roedema, the former Aurora police officer convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, has asked a judge to change his 14-month work-release jail sentence to an in-home detention instead. Roedema says he’s suffering depression and anxiety over the fear of being attacked by other inmates due to his law enforcement background. [Denver Post 🔒]
🛤️ Voters Will NOT Weigh in on Front Range Rail Funding
Colorado voters will likely not be asked about funding the highly anticipated (and highly controversial) Front Range Passenger Rail on the November ballot. Though Gov. Polis is antsy to get a move on his legacy project, officials don’t want to rush the planning process and are expected to defer asking voters until the 2026 ballot. [CPR]
🪧 Protests Outside Home of CU Regents Chair
Pro-Palestine demonstrators protested outside the home of Callie Rennison, the CU Board of Regents Chair over the weekend, demanding the university sever all ties with Israel. Counter protesters in support of Israel also showed up. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office was present and said the event remained peaceful. [CBS]
Targeting our homes as mine has been, which affects not only me but my family and neighbors, is out of line.
🏭 Angry Denverites Take the Purina Pet Food Plant to Court
Can a new class action lawsuit force the Nestle Purina Petcare plant in Elyria-Swansea to clean up its act? After decades of complaints about the operation’s horrific-smelling emissions, neighbors have banded together to take the global company to court over air quality. [City Cast Denver 🎧]
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What To Do
Tuesday, June 4
- 🪷 Sunrise Yoga | 7:30-8:30 a.m. | $10+ | Denver Botanic Gardens
- 🌮 Taco Tuesday | 3-10 p.m. | $3 Tacos | Kachina Cantina
- 🫖 True Crime & Teatime | 5-6:30 p.m. | Free | Anythink Huron
- 🏺 Free Night at the Museum | 5-9 p.m. | Free | DMNS
- 💪 Beers, Bells, and Drag | 6-8 p.m. | $20+ | Ratio Beerworks
- 🎲 Game Night | 6-9 p.m. | Free | Fiction Beer Co.
Wednesday, June 5
- ♟️ Chess Club | 5-9 p.m. | Free | Woods Boss Brewing
- 🔬 Family Science Night | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | $5 | Butterfly Pavilion
- 🌀 Adulti-verse (21+) | 6-10 p.m. | $49 | Meow Wolf
- 🧶 Rejoining a Diné Dress | 7-9 p.m. | $20+ | DMNS
- 🧠 Trivia Night | 7-9 p.m. | Free | Bruz Off Fax
Today on City Cast
Odor in the Court! Plus, Predatory Towing Crackdown and a Carpetbagger in Congress
The 2024 session is over, but legislation is still moving across the governor’s desk, including a recent bill meant to crack down on predatory towing — namely, Wyatt’s Towing’s questionable practices. What does it mean when lawmakers craft a law to target one specific business’ problematic behavior? On today’s episode of the City Cast Denver podcast, we dig into that, plus other news we’re watching this week.
For later: Check out the new device being used by Colorado State Patrol to “lasso” fleeing vehicles 🚓
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