June 8, 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 (continued)

A local Instagram account issued a dehumanizing, antisemitic statement last week, condoning last year's firebombing. Jewish community members are not responsible for global events, and justifying violence against groups of people based on their identity is wildly dangerous. This post from Edgewater Councilmember Hannah Gay Keao speaks to how those who aren't Jewish can help people feel safer in our community right now.

Also this week:

• The county clerk will mail ballots for this month's primary on June 8. If you want a choice in who represents you at the county and state level, vote by June 30. Many November races are effectively decided in the June primaries.
• The first part of the city's Tribal ethnographic‑education report is available, and documents Indigenous history and connections to the Boulder Valley. Read more here.
• The city is offering free guided public art tours downtown this summer in multiple languages and formats. Find details and register here.

Upcoming Topics

At the study session this week, Councilmembers will get an update on how state budget cuts and new laws from the 2026 state legislative session will impact city funding and programs and learn about upcoming statewide ballot measures.

Recent Decisions

The Council moved festival licensing changes forward to a June 18 public hearing. Councilmembers and Planning Board also heard a presentation from staff and public testimony on the major update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan.

Get engaged

• 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.
• 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.

Community kudos

Thanks to city staff for launching the new Wildfire Resilient Landscapes Guide to help community members make homes and neighborhoods safer from wildfire. And thanks to the local landscapers who are taking the city’s Wildfire Ready Resilient Landscape Training to help reduce our community's wildfire risk.

What I'm reading/listening to

• CU Boulder expects to spend $60M less on research this year because of federal funding cuts (Daily Camera).
• Boulder County farmers are reducing crops, CSAs, and staff after one of the driest winters on record. (Boulder Reporting Lab)
• Local arts groups turned the old Macy’s garage into a temporary performance venue to explore the modern practice of gathering (Boulder Reporting Lab).
• Black community leaders denounce the overturning of convictions in Elijah McClain’s death; Attorney General Phil Weiser will appeal. (Denver Post)
• A reflection on why progressive organizers need to address antisemitism when it shows up in their own ranks. (Daily Camera)

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.