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Dec 28, 2025, 7:53:50 AM12/28/25
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Local governments need Xcel to step up on clean heat (Opinion)
Daily Camera Opinion
KEYWORD SCORE: 52.94. air quality, boulder, boulder county, city council, clean energy, colorado, development, energy efficiency, infrastructure, land-use, public works, sustainability, transit
*By Anita Seitz* The topic of transitioning Colorado communities off gas heating has generated controversial headlines following a recent decision by state regulators requiring Xcel Energy to cut climate pollution from its gas system 41% by 2035. Despite Xcel’s own company-wide goal of delivering carbon-free energy by 2050, the utility and its industry partners continue to resist near-term steps to get the company even partway to its commitment. As a former city councilmember and the current Advocacy Director of a coalition of local governments representing more than one-third of Coloradans, I
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Community Editorial Board: New Year’s resolutions for Boulder
Daily Camera Opinion
KEYWORD SCORE: 48.25. boulder, budget, colorado, commission, infrastructure, public utilities commission
Members of our Community Editorial Board, a group of community residents who are engaged with and passionate about local issues, respond to the following question: *There is no time for a fresh start like a New Year. Boulder needs some New Year’s resolutions to kick off 2026 on the right foot. Your take?* *Nearly 30 years ago*, when my oldest son was two years old, I was working in my home office when I overheard him say to my wife, “Mama, let’s compromise.” I nearly fell out of my chair laughing at hearing a 2-year-old use the word “compromise.” He would grow up to be brilliant (three degrees
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Top 10 Stories of 2025: No. 6: Disruptions linger at Boulder City Council
Daily Camera Boulder News
KEYWORD SCORE: 37.56. boulder, boulder city council, city council
*Editor’s note: The Daily Camera is counting down the top-10 stories of 2025, as determined by its editors and staff. This entry is No. 6.* Tensions reached a boiling point at Boulder City Council meetings this year, leading to a substantial change to how the public addresses the body. The City Council began the calendar year hosting meetings only online after community debate and protests over the Israel-Hamas War and Israel’s military actions in Gaza escalated. Those emotions didn’t wane once the council returned to in-person meetings, though. An April meeting was interrupted multiple times
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Boulder-area events for Saturday, Dec. 27: Boulder Magic Show at The Dairy
Daily Camera Boulder County News
KEYWORD SCORE: 34.47. boulder, boulder public library, colorado, progressive, shelter
Today *Boulder Magic Show:* 2 p.m., Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Boulder Magic Show is hosted and curated by Braden Carlisle as he continues to curate the best magic in the nation to bring to Colorado. Attendees will be surrounded with great energy and better magic at the mind-blowing show out that will leave them gasping at astounding tricks. Boulder Magic Show appeals to all ages. $28-$40, thedairy.org. *Nice Work Quartet concert:* 6 p.m., St Julien Hotel & Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder. The Nice Work Ensemble returns to the St Julien Hotel. Join for music and cocktails in the
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RTD New Year’s service leaves out Flatiron Flyer; a great reawakening; America is not beautiful anymore (Letters)
Daily Camera Opinion
KEYWORD SCORE: 32.67. boulder, boulder county, commuter rail, flatiron flyer, transit
Late-night RTD New Year’s service leaves out Flatiron Flyer Recently, RTD announced it would be running late-night service on New Year’s Eve for the light rail and commuter rail networks, as well as on routes 15, 83L and the 16th Street FreeRide. This is fantastic news, and will provide many outside of Boulder County a safe way home, but provides no additional service for the northwest metro. Late-night New Year’s service has been an issue for over a year, and was discussed by the RTD Board in 2024. We too need a way to get home safely from festivities, and we need leadership on the board that
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Children's Hospital Colorado mounts legal fight to block DOJ subpoena over gender-affirming care
9 News Denver
KEYWORD SCORE: 26.28. amicus brief, colorado, employment, gender-affirming, human services, oau, petition, phil weiser, transgender, lgbtq
Unsealed records reveal what Children’s Hospital Colorado argued behind closed doors, and why 20 other states stepped in to support it. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app.Next up in 5Example video title will go here for this videoNext up in 5Example video title will go here for this videoAURORA, Colo. — Children’s Hospital Colorado is fighting a federal subpoena seeking medical and employment records related to gender-affirming care, according to recently unsealed court documents that reveal months of behind-the-scenes litigation over whether the federal government can compe
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Boulder County-area cone zones for Dec. 27-Jan. 2
Daily Camera Boulder News
KEYWORD SCORE: 26.16. bike, bikeway, boulder, boulder county, cdot, city of boulder, gunbarrel, infrastructure, multimodal, public works, traffic
Boulder • 28th Street improvements — Pearl to Iris: This project will improve multimodal travel along 28th Street from Pearl to Iris. Northbound 28th and Valmont Road RTD Stop No. 17992, serving 205 and BOLT routes, will be temporarily relocated to just south of the Valmont intersection until Wednesday. • 19th Street and Fourmile Canyon Creek Underpass: Crews will begin replacing the bridge over Fourmile Canyon Creek and constructing a bike/pedestrian underpass. Northbound 19th Street will be closed to all travel between Sumac and Upland. Vehicle/RTD service detour via Quince. Work is anticipa
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Colorado basketball looks to resume winning ways against Northern Colorado
Daily Camera Boulder News
KEYWORD SCORE: 25.58. boulder, colorado
Tad Boyle has been through the repetitive cycle of the basketball season enough times to know it’s best to soak in the few, fleeting slow moments whenever possible. Boyle did just that this past week as he, along with the entire Colorado men’s basketball team, enjoyed a few days to rest and recover over the holiday. Yet on Christmas night, with the Buffaloes ready to reconvene in Boulder, Boyle retired to his home office to review the video of CU’s pre-break defeat against Stanford. Needless to say, Boyle’s holiday cheer was abruptly buried by lumps of coal. “I wanted our players to enjoy thei
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For one Aurora single mother, the city’s Fresh Start Week offers her exactly that
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 24.16. black, colorado, housing, police, traffic, unhoused, zoning
In 2022, Amber Kellen-Silvestri got caught stealing from a Walmart in Aurora. She says she stole expensive meat, makeup and a few other things, all things she felt she couldn’t afford at the time. The items cost about $100. Walmart decided to press charges. The citation, which she pleaded guilty to in February 2025, has followed her since. “What I was supposed to do was these classes and stuff like that. At that time, I was in between places, and I just didn’t concentrate. And it’s a stupid little thing. I should have done it,” she said. After missing a court hearing, the court put out a warra
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Americans face growing loneliness and social disconnection
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 22.16. development, pandemic
*By PETER SMITH, Associated Press* It’s been called an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation. The “bowling alone” phenomenon. By any name, it refers to Americans’ growing social disconnection by many measures. Americans are less likely to join civic groups, unions and churches than in recent generations. They have fewer friends, are less trusting of each other and less likely to hang out in a local bar or coffee shop, recent polling indicates. Given all that, it’s not surprising that many feel lonely or isolated much of the time. Such trends form the backdrop to this Associated Press report o
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For one Aurora single mother, the city’s Fresh Start Week offers her exactly that
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 21.63. colorado, housing, police, traffic, unhoused, zoning
In 2022, Amber Kellen-Silvestri got caught stealing from a Walmart in Aurora. She says she stole expensive meat, makeup and a few other things, all things she felt she couldn’t afford at the time. The items cost about $100. Walmart decided to press charges. The citation, which she pleaded guilty to in February 2025, has followed her since. “What I was supposed to do was these classes and stuff like that. At that time, I was in between places, and I just didn’t concentrate. And it’s a stupid little thing. I should have done it,” she said. After missing a court hearing, the court put out a warra
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It’s been 25 years since America decided to save the Everglades. Where do we stand?
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 21.25. budget, development, housing, infrastructure, traffic
The 20th century was horrible for the Everglades. The broad shallow river, one of the most unique ecosystems on the planet, was labeled wasteland and ruthlessly dammed, carved into parcels, dried out and diverted into near oblivion. But at the end of the century, 25 years ago this month, Democrats and Republicans from Florida and Washington, D.C., joined forces and signed the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan into law. The ambitious 68-project plan was supposed to cost $7.8 billion, it was supposed to take 30 years to complete and it was supposed to save what was left of the Everglades
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