Boulder Politics

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