May 25, 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?

• Community members can help review nonprofit capital project proposals this summer. Find interest forms and more information here.
• The Recommended Major Update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan is out. Click here for the update, and to learn more about the update process.
• The free Park‑to‑Park shuttle is back for the season, with weekend and holiday rides to Chautauqua through Labor Day. Learn more.

Upcoming Topics

At the special meeting + study session mashup this week, the City Council will hold a public hearing on Arapahoe Avenue safety easements, discuss airport land use decision‑making, and review recommendations for the Downtown Development Authority.

Recent Decisions

At last week's meeting, the Council approved Land Use Code updates, adopted mid‑year budget adjustments, and clarified how study session discussions guide formal decisions.

Get engaged

• Join the grand opening of the new Marshall Mesa Trailhead on May 31 with a short ribbon‑cutting, refreshments, and optional community bike ride. Find the schedule of events here.
• 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 KGNU on 48 years of independent community media and on opening the “Gnu” Community Media & Cultural Center! From meeting rooms to a coffee shop to emergency infrastructure, this building shows how to prioritize community connections and wellbeing.

What I'm reading/listening to

• The Boulder Public Library District officially recognized its employee union, the first public‑library‑district union in Colorado. (The Daily Camera)
• The Food Action Plan lays out a community‑built roadmap for a more equitable and resilient regional food system. (Boulder and Broomfield Counties Food Security Network)
• The Denver region saw an 8% decrease in homelessness and a 21% reduction in unsheltered homelessness this year. (Metro Denver Homeless Initiative)
• An ethics complaint showed that a newly formed dark money group boosting New Mexico House candidates has connections to Colorado’s One Main Street. (Source NM)
• A recent report summarizes the substantial U.S. aircraft losses in Operation Epic Fury and the oversight issues those losses pose for Congress. (Congressional Research Service)

Quote for the month

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.

-Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States

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.