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In today's newsletter:

  • How new city funding could change eviction outcomes for Denver renters
  • What Denver's new safety budget could mean when you dial 911
  • How a huge Aurora data center could reshape life in Green Valley Ranch

Also on today's calendar: Keynote Lecture and Architecture book signing! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Friday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 79, low: 54.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Denver city council approves $100K for legal services as eviction filings approach record highs (denver7.com) — Denver City Council just approved an extra $100,000 so Colorado Legal Services can represent more Denver tenants facing eviction, as filings approach record highs this year. For renters like Paul Chandler, who's struggling with late fees and lump-sum demands, having an attorney can dramatically change the odds of staying housed.
   

2. Denver public safety budgets draw scrutiny over 911, police surveillance (denvergazette.com) — Denver's 2027 public safety budget is under the microscope as city councilmembers question 911 response times, police surveillance technology, and crime lab integrity while officials defend their plans. Proposed spending would send nearly all new general fund dollars to police, fire, sheriff and public safety, even as staffing gaps, jail pod closures, and license-plate reader cuts reshape how services are delivered.
   

3. Denver, Aurora residents say they were kept in the dark about massive data center planned near homes (denver7.com) — Residents in Denver's Green Valley Ranch and Aurora's Windler community are pushing back after learning late about a nearly 900,000-square-foot data center proposed just across E-470. Denver Councilmember Stacie Gilmore and Aurora officials are now debating safety, zoning, and regional coordination, while Aurora prepares a key September 28 vote on new data center regulations that could shape what gets built near these homes.
   

4. You can trace 300 dinosaur footprints on this quiet ridge near Denver (wheninyourstate.com) — Just west of Denver near Morrison, you can walk or shuttle along Dinosaur Ridge and see more than 300 real dinosaur footprints, fossil bones, and ancient shoreline ripples up close. With visitor centers, guided buses, kid-friendly exhibits, and nearby fossil trails in Golden, it's an easy day trip for Denver families and dinosaur fans.
   

5. Students suggest solutions for declining media literacy and diminished trust in news (editorandpublisher.com) — Students at Northglenn High School, just north of Denver, are tackling declining trust in news by designing creative media literacy projects, including a clever "News-trition Label" to rate information sources. Guided by local journalists and teachers, ninth graders explored fact-checking, ethics, and the First Amendment, showing how metro-area classrooms can help young people become more critical, confident news consumers.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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