Topics
Every topic the site tracks, with the latest discussion at any of the three bodies.
School closures (Resilient Schools)
BVSD's plan to close and consolidate schools for 2027-28 in response to enrollment decline, and the city's response.
55 conversations · latest Sep 22 · BVSD City
Housing and land use
The Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, state housing mandates (Prop 123, the transit-oriented communities law, the HOME Act), site reviews, and affordability.
69 conversations · latest Sep 17 · City County
Wildfire and Xcel
Wildfire resilience on open space and in the wildland-urban interface, home hardening, and the Xcel Energy partnership including public safety power shutoffs.
37 conversations · latest Sep 17 · City County
Antisemitism, Israel, and Gaza
The ADL Title VI complaint against BVSD and its response, the fight over the IHRA definition, and divestment demands at City Council.
22 conversations · latest Sep 17 · BVSD City
Boulder Municipal Airport
Whether the city keeps the airport open and accepts FAA grants that bind the land in perpetuity.
14 conversations · latest Sep 17 · City
Public safety
Police, fire, emergency management, and gun safety.
12 conversations · latest Sep 17 · City County BVSD
County governance
The measure to expand the Board of County Commissioners from three to five, the county executive recruitment, and how the county and city work together.
8 conversations · latest Sep 17 · County City
Open space, water, and drought
Open space management, herbicide use, water rights, drought, and agriculture on county and city land.
7 conversations · latest Sep 17 · County City
County budget and services
Boulder County's 2027 budget reductions, employee benefits, the county administrator recruitment, and service cuts.
25 conversations · latest Sep 15 · County
Early childhood and child care
The county child-care mill levy, preschool capacity, and child-care funding.
12 conversations · latest Sep 15 · County BVSD City
City budget and finances
The 2027 recommended budget, the structural shortfall, facilities maintenance, and the long-term financial strategy.
23 conversations · latest Sep 10 · City
November 2026 ballot
City, county, and state measures on the November 3, 2026 ballot: the $400M facilities bond, the vacancy tax, the DDA, the county child-care mill levy, Proposition NN, and the rest.
18 conversations · latest Sep 10 · City County BVSD
Transportation and parking
Corridor projects, parking, transit, and multimodal safety.
8 conversations · latest Sep 10 · City County BVSD
Immigration
Immigration enforcement, Initiative 95, and the effect on families and school enrollment.
6 conversations · latest Sep 8 · City BVSD County
Charter schools
Charter renewals, contracts, enrollment preferences, and the board's authorizing practices.
4 conversations · latest Sep 8 · BVSD
Minimum wage and restaurants
The local minimum wage schedule, the proposed tip offset, and the restaurant and worker working group.
8 conversations · latest Sep 3 · City
Downtown and the economy
Downtown investment, the Spruce lot sale, the Downtown Development Authority, urban renewal, and economic vitality.
20 conversations · latest Aug 20 · City BVSD
Fort Chambers and Sand Creek
The Fort Chambers open space site, its interpretive design, and the city's consultation with tribal nations on the Sand Creek Massacre.
3 conversations · latest Aug 6 · City