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🌱 RTD Operators Face Meth Exposure + Dead Geese + Grave Rave

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Hello, neighbors! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your fresh edition of the Boulder Daily, fresh off the presses. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in the community today. Today you'll read about these stories and more...

  • Boulder officials struggling to deal with the city's meth problems.
  • Will Artificial Intelligence replace artists and knowledge workers?
  • Boulder residents met with three candidates for Boulder Independent Police Monitor.

Friday's weather: Milder with clouds and sun. High: 52 Low: 37.

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Here are the top stories in Boulder today:

  1. Train operators for RTD are encountering meth and fentanyl on a regular basis. The head of the union that represents RTD operators (ATU1000) says that the presence of drug users on trains and buses has increased since the police and RTD started cleaning up Union Station. (CBS4)
  2. Public gets to meet Boulder Independent Police Monitor candidates. On Wednesday night, Boulder residents had the opportunity to ask the three candidates running for the independent police monitor role about transparency, inclusivity, and racial bias. (Yahoo!)
  3. What does new AI developments mean for artists and knowledge workers in the future? Daniel Acuña of CU Boulder and Casey Greene of CU Anschutz make the argument that at this point it's not clear-cut whether or not creative and knowledge workers will be able to compete with artificial intelligence systems. (CU Today)
  4. Boulder officials rush into action to address the increasing methamphetamine problems. There has been a significant increase in the number of properties affected by meth use or production over the past six years. Here's what Boulder is doing to correct the problems. (Axios)
  5. Dead geese across metro Denver area linked to avian flu. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, there's been a rise in reported cases of sick and deceased geese. The deaths are being attributed to the outbreak avian flu. (FOX31)

Today in Boulder:

  • Sewer Scope Inspection: Training. (8 a.m.-5 p.m)
  • Lived experience exhibition: Boulder Public Library. (9 a.m.)
  • Vinyasa yoga and meditation: Boulder Shambala Center. (Noon-1 p.m.)
  • Friday the 13th Graverave: At the Trident Book Store. (10 p.m.-2 a.m.)

From my notebook:

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