June 15, 2026
New Public Safety Information Center, updated Climate Action Plan, BVCP art exhibit, festival rules changes, cattle grazing, RTD service cuts.
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?
- A new Public Safety Information Center centralizes real‑time monitoring tools, including drone operations, for emergency responses. Learn more here.
- The city’s updated Climate Action Plan is now available, with new strategies for emissions reduction and climate resilience. Read more and track progress here.
- A new exhibit highlights how artists helped engage the community for the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update. Find details here.
Remember to vote by June 30 if you want to choose your county and state elected officials. The primaries will determine the outcomes of most elections.
Upcoming Topics
At its meeting this week, the Council will hold public hearings on whether the Spring Valley Estates neighborhood should vote on annexation, and on new permitting rules for large festivals and for alcohol service at those events.
Recent Decisions
Last week, Councilmembers heard an update on the state legislative session and new laws affecting Boulder, and discussed statewide ballot measures the Council may take positions on this fall. Read the Daily Camera's summary here.
Get engaged
- 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.
- The city is offering free guided public art tours downtown this summer in multiple languages and formats. Find details and register here.
Community kudos
Kudos to the local ranchers and their cattle partners helping reduce grass fuels and strengthen wildfire resilience on Open Space this summer. Read more.
What I'm reading/listening to
- A candid account of the customer service and operating challenges that led a local shop to close its Boulder location. (Vacuums-R-Us & Sewing Too)
- RTD board members are moving toward cutting bus and train service by up to 20% starting in 2027 to address a budget deficit. (The Denver Post)
- Colorado’s childcare shortage makes it harder for local communities to retain the essential workers their residents and businesses rely on. (The Denver Post)
- GEO Group sues Colorado to block a new state law requiring health and safety inspections at its Aurora immigration detention center. (The Colorado Sun)
- What accountability and oversight look like for ICE when its new acting director previously worked for private prison giant GEO Group. (NPR)
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.
