🌱 Latina Deputy Promoted + Ozone Plan Falls Short + Frontier Deal Dead

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Thursday's weather: An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 78 Low: 61.

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Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. Why are so many cars being stolen in Colorado? More than 37,000 vehicles were stolen in Colorado in 2021, and the number of vehicles stolen in 2022 are on pace to break that record. (Gazette)
2. Draft version of the Regional Air Quality Council's ozone plan falls flat. The draft plan that includes nine Colorado counties between Fort Collins and Castle Rock. As presented, the plan won't get the region to EPA's clean air compliance before the 2024 deadline, and that's just the beginning of advocates' complaints about the plan. (Westword)
3. First Latina Denver Sheriff deputy promoted to major. Sheriff deputy, Janelle Orozco, is breaking barriers by becoming the first Latina to hold the rank of major in the Denver Sheriff's department. (FOX31)
4. Denver council goes with behavioral health contract despite opposition. Mental Health Center of Denver is receiving an additional $3.7 million to provide short-term crisis stabilization and transitional sheltering. Not all council members were onboard with the plan or the expenditure. (Gazette)
5. Frontier deal to buy Sprint Airlines is officially dead. On Wednesday, the two airlines announced they had abandoned their merger proposal that was scuttled by an all-cash offer from JetBlue Airways. (CO Sun)

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Today in Denver:

• 2022 Global Steppe Symposium: Denver Botanic Gardens. (9 a.m.)
• Clutter or Hoarding? There is hope: Free Consultation to learn more. (9 a.m.)
• Senior Photography Program: Photography Tips and Camera Distribution. (11 a.m.)
• Talking All Things Tech Today: ATD Rocky Mountain chapter. (11:30 a.m.)
• Ukulele Thursdays: Columbine Library. (6 p.m.)
• Sketch and the City: At Comedy Works. (7:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Free bus fares on Denver transportation in August: RTD will offer zero fares for all services as part of the Zero Fare for Better Air initiative. This initiative is designed to reduce ground-level ozone by increasing the use of public transit. (ColfaxBRT.org)
• Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is working to bring BRT to Colfax. Denver's most historic street in the community. Come and see the plans on August 2 at Carla Madison Rec Center. (Denver)
• Mile High Startups & Music: Time to network your booty off. Check out this event for Front Range developers and startups. Plus, enjoy live music from local bands Thousand Frames and Cheap Perfume. June 28 at Number Thirty Eight, 3560 Chestnut Place. (4-7 p.m)

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That's it for today! See you Friday morning for the next edition of the Denver Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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