Boulder City Council

Slow-Gear It... Or Ticket?

Posted 11.14.2011

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Bikers in Boulder, Colorado, may be feeling a little road rage after Tuesday's meeting when the City Council considers implementing a speed limit for ...

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Boulder Considers Ban On Plastic Bags

Posted 12.11.2011

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At its Tuesday meeting, the Boulder City Council will consider a ban on or mandatory fee for using plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and convenien...

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Boulder Vs. Supreme Court

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 09.19.2011

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Deliberating into the wee hours of Wednesday morning, Boulder's City Council decided to have their city attorney draft a referendum to protest the U.S...

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Boulder Voters vs U.S. Supreme Court (UPDATE)

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 11.02.2011

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The Boulder City Council has taken on some weighty issues in the past, including naked pumpkin runs, smoking bans (excluding 4/20 of course), and the ...

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Boulder Councilman Sells Home For $1.57 Million After $750K Evaluation

Boulder Daily Camera | Heath Urie | Posted 05.25.2011

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Boulder City Councilman Macon Cowles has sold his home in north Boulder for $1.57 million, more than twice what he asked the county assessor to value ...

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Seth Brigham Will Receive $10,000 From Boulder To Settle Suit Over Arrest For Wearing Boxers Before City COuncil

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOULDER, Colo. — The lawyer for a Colorado man who was arrested for addressing the Boulder City Council in his boxer shorts said the city has ag...

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Boulder's 2B Means Progress Toward Clean Energy

Anne Butterfield | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anne Butterfield

Xcel has morphed into being a taxing authority for Boulder, and this status will last to the end of this year when its franchise expires.

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Boulder City Council's Nudity Ban Draws Criticism From The ACLU

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOULDER, Colo. — Civil rights advocates in Colorado are urging a city council to reconsider a set of proposed roles that would bar people from t...

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Boulder's Homeless Camping Ban: ACLU

Westword | Melanie Asmar | Posted 05.25.2011

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The ACLU is challenging a Boulder ordinance that penalizes homeless people for sleeping outside under the cover of blankets -- even when the city's ho...

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Boulder Nudists Win Fight With City

AP | Heath Urie | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOULDER, Colo. — A Colorado woman who likes to garden wearing only a yellow thong and pink gloves has won her fight with her landlords, who want...

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Boulder To Pay $230,000 To Man Injured In Halloween Riot In 2004

Boulder Daily Camera | Posted 05.25.2011

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A former Boulder man who was hit in the eye with a police pepper ball during a 2004 Halloween block party that turned into a riot will receive $230,00...

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Boulder, Colorado Named Happiest City in the US

Waylon Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Waylon Lewis

Yes! Woohoo! I'm psyched! That's just what I, as a citizen of Boulder, Colorado, say when waking up each morning.

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Naked Man Addresses Boulder City Council To Make His Point

Daily Camera | Heath Urie | Posted 05.25.2011

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A longtime critic of the Boulder City Council who took off his clothes to address the elected leaders was arrested Tuesday evening after officials sai...

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Boulder Nudity Law Moves Forward

Bob Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Wells

The Boulder City Council voted Feb. 2 to adopt an ordinance that will probably, in its final form, give police and the courts a way to ticket total nudity, but allow toplessness.

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Homeless Lose In Boulder; Nudists Still Have A Chance

Posted 05.25.2011

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After a rally last month of about 60 homeless people who called for a moratorium on a law that lets police ticket people sleeping in city parks, the B...

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Boulder Homeless Community Rallies On City Council, Wins Concession From City Manager

Boulder Daily Camera | Heat Urie | Posted 05.25.2011

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A group of about 60 homeless people and their supporters convinced the Boulder City Council on Tuesday night to consider a moratorium on tickets for s...

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Boulder Plastic Bag Ban: Group Drafting Ordinance To Ban Plastic Shopping Bags

Boulder Daily Camera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shopping in Boulder could get a little greener if several New Vista High School and University of Colorado students have their way. Inspired by a "...

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Boulder City Council hopefuls talk pot, nudity

Daily Camera. | Daily Camera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Candidates who run afoul of audience members' tastes will be routinely kicked off the stage based on audience votes. The audience will vote by periodi...

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Boulder's Progressives Retain Power, But Only Barely

Bob Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Wells

The nine-member council that's to be sworn into office Nov. 17 will reflect a sharply divided city, with the real progressives holding a tenuous 5-4 majority.

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