🌱 Need Housing? Go West + Regional Ozone Plan A Dud + COVID Deaths Up

Good morning, everybody! It's me, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Lakewood Daily. Here are all the important things happening in and around Lakewood today.

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Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

1. Where do people go when they can't afford Denver? "Go west" they said. Recent data shows that more than 16,000 people have moved to Lakewood from Denver, probably hoping to escape Denver's increased crime rates and skyrocketing housing prices. Now some in Lakewood are being pushed out because of increased home price across the city. (Denverite)
2. COVID-19 deaths in Colorado still disturbingly high. Deaths from COVID-19 are still of significant concern, as more than one hundred deaths have been attributed to the disease in the week ending August 2, which is significantly higher than the previous three weeks combined. (Westword)
3. Regional clean air plan moves forward, but does it go far enough? The plan to meet the EPA's ozone-reduction requirements admits upfront that it won't work. (CO Sun)
4. Denver's LODO food truck ban gets national attention, and not in a good way. When the bars let out, Denver Police Department has been concerned about safety in lower downtown, and DPD has ordered food trucks out of the area, but the ban is reverberating throughout the community. (Tasting Table)
5. CU closes its Boulder campus after threats made. On Friday, the University of Colorado Boulder decided to close its campus to students and employees after threats were made against several Denver metro area community colleges. (CU Today)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Golden Farmers Market: Golden Chamber of Commerce. (8 a.m.)
• Downtown Lakewood Farmers Market: Belmar. (9 a.m.-1 p.m.)
• Makers Market: Casa Bonita parking lot. (10 a.m.)
• Family Time: Belmar Library. (10:15 a.m.)
• West Colfax Neighborhood Festival: West Colfax Community Association. (11 a.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Ten off the beaten path things to do: In Colorado (Travel Off Path)
• Old Skool Lakewood Police Department. Several members of the 1972 Lakewood Police Academy met up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of service to Lakewood. (Lakewood Police Department)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! I'll see you back in your inbox first thing on Monday morning! — Brad K. Evans

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