Nicole's Notes - Week of January 20, 2025

In this newsletter

• What's new?
• This week at City Council
• Get engaged
• Community Kudos
• Quote for the month
• What I'm reading/listening to
• Community resources
• Weekly schedule

What's new?

Inauguration Day falling on Martin Luther King Jr. Day juxtaposes two paths for our country.

I won't send out a newsletter next week, since we don't have a meeting. However, I'll try to post some Q&As on hot topics like snow removal on my blog.

This week at City Council

At this week's study session, the Council will give feedback on the final stage of a 10-year project to update Boulder's parking strategy, discuss the city's role in behavioral health, and review committee appointments.

Get engaged

This week you can tour the inside of Boulder Fire-Rescue’s new Station 3, share your vision for Boulder's future, or get an economic forecast from local economists.

Community Kudos

Housing and Human Services staff initiated an Extreme Weather Shelter, Community Connectors are reshaping local policy- and decision-making, and Boulder Reporting Lab's Brooke Stephenson interviewed the city's Wildland Fire Division Chief.

Quote for the month

…building a culture of care, grounded in a refusal to abandon one another, will be fundamental to any meaningful struggle in these disastrous times.

-Author, organizer, and educator Kelly Hayes

What I'm reading/listening to

Family homelessness increases in Boulder County, creating housing for the public good, wildfires in a warming climate, and surveillance capitalism under Trump 2.0.

Community resources

Click here for a one-stop shop to find local assistance programs, report an issue, contact staff or Councilmembers, learn about grant opportunities, and more.

Weekly schedule

Find my weekly schedule and annual meeting tally here.