June 1, 2026

In this newsletter

• What's new?
• Upcoming Topics
• Recent Decisions
• Get engaged
• Community Kudos
• What I'm reading/listening to
• Quote for the month
• Community resources
• Weekly Schedule

What's new?

June 1

June 1 is a painful and traumatic day for many in our community. This year’s Boulder Jewish Festival will begin with a period of reflection on the June 1, 2025, antisemitic attack. Read a reflection on what I've observed since last year here.

Also this week

Share challenges and opportunities related to aging through in‑person and online conversations throughout June. Find dates and information here.

Boulder residents can apply for up to $5,000 to support community‑led art projects in their neighborhood. Click here for more information.

Upcoming Topics

Council and the Planning Board will hold a joint public hearing on the major update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan. The Council will also consider moving new festival permit rules to a June 18 hearing and take a final vote on updates that strengthen protections for Boulder’s watershed and drinking water.

Recent Decisions

Council agreed to bring the airport land question to a public hearing and asked the City Attorney to clarify the Council’s role in decisions that place encumbrances on city‑owned land. Council also asked for clearer explanation of the financial impacts of a possible Downtown Development Authority, including how redirecting future tax growth from downtown would affect other city services and taxing entities.

Get engaged

• Share your input on changing Boulder's local minimum wage ordinance by completing this survey by June 2.
• Attend free community events June 4-7 in recognition of OSMP's accomplishments in education and stewardship. Find details here.
• Renters and those living in manufactured homes can learn about everything from eviction prevention to water conservation at the city's Tenant Rights and Home Safety event on June 9.
• Help Boulder County improve regional transit by taking a quick online survey on transit goals and priorities. Access the survey here.

Community kudos

Congratulations to Open Space and Mountain Parks on officially reopening the Marshall Mesa trailhead. The new trailhead features more parking for cars and bikes, a bike repair station, a covered picnic area, and much more. You can get there via the Eldo Shuttle on weekends and holidays if you don't want to drive or bike.

What I'm reading/listening to

• Boulder is considering slowing the minimum wage increase for tipped workers. (KGNU)
• Front Range communities are struggling to reduce water use as drought and early snowmelt strain reservoirs. (The Colorado Sun)
• A firsthand account of how Medicaid cuts are leaving people with serious chronic conditions without essential care. (Daily Camera)
• Colorado’s unusually high hurdles for workers trying to form unions will remain in place for at least another year. (The Colorado Sun)
• The Trump administration threatens to stop customs and immigration processing at airports in "sanctuary cities." (KUSA-Denver)

Quote for the month

That we not hide behind the mockeries of separations that have been imposed upon us and which so often we accept as our own...it is not difference which immobilizes us, but silence.

-Audre Lorde, The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action

Community resources

The Food Tax Rebate helps lower‑income community members with food costs. Learn more and apply by June 30 here.

Click here to find additional financial and social assistance programs, report an issue, contact staff or Councilmembers, learn about grant opportunities, and more.

Weekly schedule

Schedule office hours or find my weekly schedule and annual meeting tally here.