🌱Downtown Offices Missing Workers + Will Free Transit Fix Air Quality?

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Saturday's weather: Partly sunny and warmer. High: 89 Low: 64.

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Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. Downtown Denver's a fun place to hang out, but office workers are still missing from the equation. With nearly 8 million square feet of office space sitting vacant in downtown, and with employers offering hybrid work options, less than half of the pre-pandemic workers have returned to their offices in downtown Denver. (Denverite)
2. Where do Colorado's political candidates stand on climate change? Colorado Newsline digs into this fall's November election questioning where the state's national, regional and local candidates stand on climate change. (CO Newsline)
3. Will Free transit lead to better air quality? Regional officials gathered at Denver's Union Station to kick off a month-long free transit program in hopes of reducing air pollution. (Patch)
4. As Denver's home buying market cools, renters now forced to compete for scarce housing. Renters are now in the middle of bidding wars as Denver's housing crisis takes a turn for the worst. (7News)
5. Wildfire and drought recovery bill passes U.S. House. A bill sponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse, entitled the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act, condensed nearly 50 bills into a single measure, and will provide desperately needed resources for drought and wildfire stricken states. (CPR)

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Today in Denver:

• Barnum Summer Fun Series: Denver Parks and Rec. (10 a.m.)
• Denver Makers Market: Centennial. (10 a.m.)
• Plant Vs. Protein: Showdown. (Noon)
• Hold The Line: a Tribute to ToTo w/Sons of Genesis. (8 p.m.)
• Not Made for TV: A Sketch and Stand Up Comedy Show. (9 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Denver's STAR program is the ideal alternative for emergency response. Denver tested the program in 2020 and discovered that neighborhoods served by the STAR-patrolled program, had crime fall by 34 percent, in comparison to those not served by STAR. (Route 50)

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