City Cast Denver
🛴 Council member shames Veo
August 3, 2026 · — Jason Paton
Lock in folks, the heat is here to stay (for now). We’ll approach 100° today and it won’t get much cooler for at least a couple weeks. Only 54 days till fall!
Today's Must-Know
🐘 Marx Taps Failed Senate Candidate as Running Mate
On Friday morning, Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx announced his running mate, retired Marine colonel George Markert, live on the conservative Jeff & Bill Show on KNUS. Markert had previously vied for John Hickenlooper’s U.S. Senate seat but didn’t make the primary ballot. [Colorado Sun]
- Qualifications? Markert hasn’t ever held public office and relocated to Colorado three years ago after decades of military service. [Colorado Politics]
- Policies? Mankert describes himself as a “constitutional conservative and proud supporter of President Trump’s America First agenda.” After the announcement, Marx called the election “just another deployment to come in and fix what’s broken.” [Colorado Sun, Colorado Politics]
- Democratic response? CO Democratic Party Chair Shad Murib described Markert as “toxic,” adding that “it’s clear Republicans want to bring the failing, cost-raising MAGA agenda to the governor’s office.” [Colorado Politics]
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What Denver's Talking About
🚨 Woman Arrested by ICE at DIA Released
After plainclothes federal agents detained her at the Denver airport on July 20, an Ecuadorian woman named Chantal Morales Rojas was released from the Geo Group-run immigration detention facility in Aurora Thursday. An immigration judge granted her a $3,000 bond. Friends of Rojas waited outside the facility for days until her release. [9News]
🛴 Councilman ‘Shames’ Veo
At a town hall last week, council member Chris Hinds said he reached out to the city attorney about the complaints he’s heard from constituents about Veo scooters and e-bikes on the sidewalks. Hinds says the equipment designed to slow down scooters on sidewalks wasn’t activated by the July 1 deadline stipulated in the city’s contract with Veo. For its part, Veo says the contract required the tech to be installed, not activated, and is still refining geofencing to define where the sidewalks end. [BusinessDen]
This isn’t comfortable for me to publicly shame a vendor, a city vendor.
🚔 DPD’s New Plan To Stop Rising Homicides
With homicide numbers rising and set to outpace 2025, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas announced a violence suppression action plan last week, even as overall crime trends down. The plan includes a new five-person “violence response team” that won’t respond to routine calls, increased scrutiny of problematic locations, overtime pay for investigations, and a public awareness campaign on illegal guns. [KDVR, Denver7]
🍦 Cool Down With Denver’s Best Ice Cold Treats
From a classic mangonada to innovative ice cream nachos, we’ve rounded up a list of great local spots to chill with delicious desserts.
- Listen to our conversation on today’s podcast about making the most of this sweltering summer. [City Cast Denver 🎧]
What To Do
Monday, Aug. 3
- 🚀 Artemis II Crew Appearance @ Red Rocks
- ☀️ Tai Chi Qi Gong @ Observatory Park
- ☕ Coffee Tasting @ Sweet Bloom (Westminster)
Tuesday, Aug. 4
- 🍨 Speed Dating at High Point Creamery - Ages 25-38 @ High Point Creamery
- ⚒️ Let It Break: A ShatterStress Experience for Teens @ Sakala Community Space
- 🎤 Dude, IDK Slam! @ Dude, IDK Studios
- 🚲 A 4-Part Park Tool Bike Maintenance Class (Part 1) @ Lucky Bikes (Englewood)
- 📽️ Sunset Cinema: “Best in Show” @ Sculpture Park
Wednesday, Aug. 5
- 💭 Mixed Taste: Clara Brown & Hide Tanning @ MCA Denver at the Holiday Theater
- 🏗️ School Construction News Summer Symposium @ Tivoli Turnhalle
- 🤡 John Novosad Comedy Night @ Ralston Crossing
- 💕 Lesbian, Bi, Trans, Queer SAPPHIC Speed Dating @ Hamburger Mary’s Denver
- 🦪 Oyster Affair @ The Jacquard Hotel & Rooftop
- 🎨 Embossed: A Repoussé workshop celebrating Latin America @ Good Practice
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That’s all folks!
The 48 Hour Film Project ran this past weekend, where teams wrote, shot, and edited a whole movie in exactly as many hours as you’d assume. Which reminds me, IndieWire just named Denver the ‘best emerging indie film scene’! That’s got me daydreaming about Sundance coming our way. If you’re also deadset on seeing new flicks, consider volunteering! 4 hours volunteered = 1 screening ticket.
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