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With city leaders behind him Denver Mayor Mike Johnston speaks to the press about his plans as mayor during a press conference at the Denver City and County Building on July 18, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. July 20, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.
Johnston delivered an inspirational inaugural speech about creating a new dream for Denver’s future with a call for each of us to also take an oath “to dream, to serve, and to deliver”. As he aptly noted, “Today, we dedicate ourselves to two essential American ideas: That every problem we face is solvable and we are the ones to solve them.”
There is a need to analyze whether the homeless tax and other city initiatives are delivering results. He should examine and determine whether the city’s resources could be deployed differently to better address homelessness and housing. But he shouldn’t stop there, looking at other key issues such as reducing gun violence, crime and addressing our behavioral health needs.
Johnston and the City Council can also help improve Denver Public Schools. Denver’s public education system is broken. From the quality of education to providing safe learning environments, it is in a crisis mode, which has been exacerbated by the district’s poor leadership coupled with the board’s lack of accountability, transparency, and overall incompetence.
Johnston should rip a page out of Mayor Hickenlooper’s playbook in bringing other city leaders together. In 2003, Hickenlooper unified 34 metro mayors to roll up their sleeves and work better together. One of the successes was FasTracks, an ambitious transit initiative that added 119 miles of new track. Mayor Johnston should work with the Metro Mayors Caucus and its other 38 mayors to renew their efforts to deal with today’s core challenges and collaborate to develop regional solutions.
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