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Bill Rigler is running to bring an independent, progressive voice to City Council on Safety, Mobility, and Vitality.

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Bill has been endorsed by House Majority Leader KC Becker, three former Boulder mayors, more than a dozen current & former City Council members, & more than 150 small business & civic leaders.

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“Bill has an impressive record of public service in Boulder. He’ll make an outstanding member of City Council.” KC Becker Colorado House Majority Leader “Bill’s expertise as chairman of the Transportation Advisory Board is critical if we want to reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions.” Matt Appelbaum former Boulder Mayor

“The first renter on Council in more than 40 years, Bill will be a forceful advocate for middle-income housing solutions.” Leslie Durgin former Boulder Mayor “It’s important to have Bill as an ally and bridge to Boulder’s startup & tech community.” Corey Kohn Co-Founder / Member-Owner, dojo4 “ We haven’t had a TAB member on Council in more than 20 years. Bill can play a critical role in moving Boulder forward on innovative transportation solutions.” George Karakehian former City Council Member

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“Bill’s creative plans will tackle traffic congestion & reduce Boulder’s greenhouse gas emissions.” Chuck Lief President of Naropa University “Bill will be an advocate for small business owners like us.” Gerry & Nicole Wienholt Owners of YogaPod “Bill has the right combination of intelligence, experience, and altruistic judgement to be an effective advocate on City Council.” Don Cote Frasier Retirement Community “Our community needs more leaders like Bill who understand the importance of Human Services & supports our nonprofit partners.” Susan Buchanan Executive Director, Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center

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“Bill has worked hard to make streets safer for cyclists and bikers.” Rob Andrew Co-Founder, Cyclists 4 Community & Wednesday Morning Velo

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Highroad When will Wall Street quit being stupid? by Jim Hightower

he self-described “Geniuses of Wall Street” are being stupid. Again. In 2007, their stupid schemes and frauds crashed our economy, destroying middle-class jobs, wealth and opportunities. Far from being punished, however, the scofflaws were bailed out by their Washington enablers — so the moral lesson they learned was clear: Stupid pays! Go Stupid! Sure enough, here they come again. Rather than investing America’s capital in real businesses to generate grassroots jobs and shared prosperity, Wall Street is siphoning billions of investment dollars into speculative nonsense — such as bundles of high-risk, subprime auto loans. It works like this: Car dealers, eager to goose up sales, hawk new vehicles to lower-income people, offering quick

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loan approval, even to those with poor credit ratings. Banks — eager to hook more people on monthly car payments — OK these subprime car loans without verifying the buyers’ ability to pay. Then, a Wall Street bank’s investment house buys up thousands of these iffy individual loans, bundles them into multimillion-dollar “debt securities,” and sells them to wealthy global speculators. Last year alone, banks sold $26 billion-worth of these explosive bundles of car loans. This is a gaseous repeat of Wall Street’s subprime mortgage bubble that burst a decade ago. The scam generates easy money at the start for speculators and banksters — but as more and more low-income buyers are unable to make their car payments, defaults build up and the whole financial bubble pops. Wasting America’s much-needed investment capital on a scheme that intentionally puts people in cars they can’t afford with loans they can’t repay is not only stupid, but immoral... and it’s killing our real economy. Why are we letting elite Wall Street loan sharks do this to us? This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. October 12 , 2017 5

THE MYTH OF VEHICULAR PRIVILEGE by Stewart Sallo

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s an avid cyclist who rides the trails and roads adjacent to Boulder almost every day, I read with great interest Matt Cortina’s article, “Crash Course,” in the Sept. 28 edition of Boulder Weekly. In his piece, Cortina cites statistics that reveal there were more cyclist and pedestrian deaths in 2016 than in the previous four years combined, which should be of great concern to the community. Cortina then goes on to outline the causes of carbike collisions, ranging from the failures of cyclists to adhere to the rules of the road to the “animosity,” to use Cortina’s word, that exists between cyclists and motorists. It is the latter cause I want to highlight. To begin with, let’s get one thing clear: Cyclists do not have “animosity” toward motorists. The problem here is the animosity motorists display toward cyclists. As I mentioned in the opening paragraph, I have far more than just anecdotal experience to draw from in making this claim. As someone who logs an average of more than 200 rides and some 4,000 miles per year, I’m here to tell you that I have never once witnessed an incident of a cyclist expressing animosity toward a motorist — and here’s the kicker — that was not first triggered by the inappropriate behavior of the motorist. You see, it is when a motorist fails to conduct himself appropriately when coming across a cyclist that the problem begins. (Note: I am intentionally using the male-specific form of the pronoun, as this is primarily, but not exclusively, a gender-specific phenomenon.) For reasons that remain perplexing to cyclists (virtually all of whom, by the way, are also motorists and, therefore, understand this issue from both perspectives), many motorists display what can best be described as a sense of “vehicular privilege,” a form of bigotry that belies the equal legal rights that cyclists have to our roadways. Under the mantle of vehicular privilege, motorists assume “ownership” of the roads, and those pesky cyclists had better stay out of their way (read: not cause even a five-second delay in their arrival at their destination) if they want to use “their roads” and not be taken to task. And how do those suffering from vehicular privilege take a cyclist to task? There are several ways that these motorists express bigotry toward cyclists, but I will focus on the two most popular expressions of vehicular privilege: insufficient passing margin and unnecessary use of the horn. In the case of insufficient passing margin, the 6 October 12 , 2017

motorist passes the cyclist, often without reducing speed, without allowing the requisite 3-foot margin. (Note: According to the Colorado Department of Transportation’s “Bicycle Safety Act” of 2009, motorists are required to “allow at least 3 feet between [their] vehicle and the bicycle” when passing.)Granted, there may be times when the motorist is ignorant of the law, which is still inexcusable. But many times, this passive-aggressive act is an intentional expression of vehicular privilege. And then there is the unnecessary use of the horn. To be clear, I’m not talking about the quick beep that is intended to inform the cyclist that a car is about to pass. (Although, I would add that such a beep also falls into the “unnecessary” category; we hear you coming and know you’re about to pass, and we don’t need you to honk at us to announce yourself.) No, I’m talking about the extended, anger-laden assault that will cause a cyclist’s heartrate to instantly rise from the aerobic into the anaerobic zone, no matter how leisurely the pace or level the grade. In many cases, motorists feel justified in utilizing these aggressive acts to take cyclists to task for not riding far enough to the right or for riding two abreast. But again, these motorists are either ignorant of the law or flexing the muscles of their perceived vehicular privilege. The fact is that, by law, cyclists have as much of a right to use the roads as motorists. Again, citing the relevant sections of the CDOT Bicycle Safety Act: “...when a road is too narrow for cars and bikes to ride safely side by side, bicyclists can legally ride in or near the center of the lane...” and “... riding no more than two abreast is permitted when riding two abreast will not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic,” and finally, “...don’t honk your horn. You could startle the cyclist into an accident.” I can’t begin to count the number of times when a cycling partner and I have been riding side-by-side, with 75 percent of the road available for passing to our left, that we have been loudly honked at and sped by at a distance that could only be interpreted as an act of hostility. As a cyclist, hostility and aggression from motorists is palpable, and the feelings of fear and insecurity — while already in the vulnerable position of being a cyclist on a road shared with vehicles weighing an average of 4,000 pounds, while your vehicle weighs literally one-half of 1 percent of that amount — are real and extremely unpleasant, and potentially dangerous. As we elect a new City Councils this year, I am

calling upon our new leaders to consider adopting increased measures to ensure the safety of our cyclists, much as many other communities across the country are doing. Just this past week, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law the “Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act,” which addresses the issues connected to cyclist safety in a sensible and progressive manner. Under this new group of laws, motorists are required to change lanes — including when there is a double yellow line — when passing bicycles under circumstances in which doing so would ensure the safety of the cyclist. Another provision is referred to as the “Delaware Yield” (also in place in Idaho under the name “Idaho Stop”), which permits cyclists to yield at stop signs, rather than requiring them to come to a complete stop when the intersection is clear. And, finally, the Bicycle Friendly Delaware Act prohibits motorists from honking their horns at cyclists, except in the case of imminent danger. These kinds of measures will only be effective, however, if accompanied by a change in attitude among motorists toward cyclists. Few motorists question the wisdom or propriety of observing reduced speeds and exercising increased caution when driving in a school zone. The reason: We all agree that children are vulnerable and need extra protection. Consequently, those of us who find ourselves driving through a school zone — or anywhere else in the presence of children — willingly adopt a protective posture with respect to their safety. The last thing any of us would do (at least I would hope) in the presence of children is resent their presence and act aggressively toward them by speeding by too closely or honking angrily at them. Similarly, motorists need to understand the vulnerability associated with being a cyclist and adopt a protective attitude toward them. Or, to rephrase the well-known neighborhood sign: Drive like your children are riding here. Vehicular privilege is not only a myth, it flies in the face of the actual responsibility motorists must accept to ensure the safety of cyclists. The surest way to reverse the upward trend of cyclist injuries and fatalities is for motorists to check their vehicular privilege at the door of their vehicle and adopt a kinder, more protective attitude toward cyclists. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. Boulder Weekly

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Keep in mind this election season what we would lose if Boulder does not continue to work toward a municipal electric utility: • We’d lose any leverage to continue to negotiate with Xcel for more renewables. We’d end up married to Xcel, with no prospect for divorce. This means committing to coal until at least 2070 and being liable to pay for Xcel’s unwise decisions and inevitable stranded assets. • We’d lose freedom to make our own community choices about our electricity. Instead, decisions would be made at the Public Utilities Commission in Denver, a complicated and costly administrative and legal process that has not always been friendly to Boulder. • We’d lose $30 million per year in profits that Xcel takes out of Boulder. That’s a lot of money that could go toward our own municipal utility, stay in our community, and pay for things like putting the power lines underground for improved reliability. • We’d give up on the energy and creativity of the people of Boulder and the renewable energy industry, for distributed generation, microgrids, innovations in solar, wind, battery storage, etc. • We’d give up on our constitutional right as a home rule city to create our own municipal utility, and the opportunity to join 29 other communities in Colorado and thousands nationwide that have done so. Think seriously about it. Vote yes on 2L, 2O and 2P. Make sure you feel good when you wake up on Nov. 8. Jeremiah Kaplan/Boulder

Muni supporters have good reason for hanging in

In the most recent election on municipalization (2013), Boulder citizens approved a pro-muni ballot measure by a two-thirds margin while also defeating an anti-muni ballot measure by a two-thirds margin. We did this even though Xcel and its allies outspent the citizens by at least 10 to one. What has changed since then? Things keep looking up. The financial benefits of a Boulder utility are better than ever because the costs for wind and solar power are constantly dropping. Boulder’s Financial Forecast Tool and analysis has shown that a local electric utility would be cost effective over a 20-year period. Even with conservative estimates, a city-operated utility could meet each of the financial charter metrics approved 8 October 12 , 2017

by voters in 2011 and 2013 and would allow the city to reach at least 80 percent renewable electricity by 2030. Municipal utilities like the one in Georgetown, Texas, have proven that it’s possible to have a 100 percent renewable utility right now. (Xcel has mentioned 55 percent, but they haven’t even committed to that.) And most important, the Public Utilities Commission has finally given the city a clear path forward toward creating our own utility. YES on 2L will let us find out the true costs of our own utility. YES on 2O will ensure that we get to vote again before moving forward. The merchants of doubt want us to give up. Do we just throw in the towel? No! For a clean energy future for Boulder, for all the economic benefits to Boulder and for the sake of our planet, vote YES on 2L, 2O and 2P. Cathy Conery/Boulder

Yes on 2M and 2N

Supporting our local infrastructure is vital now more than ever. Voting yes on 2M and 2N in this upcoming election will help preserve and protect the Boulder we all love. We moved to Boulder in 1999 from Denver, driven primarily to the amazing lifestyle opportunity and the community connection that vibrates in this small college town. Boulder is all about supporting local and building a city devoted to preservation, security and strengthening our cultural ties. Voting yes on 2M and 2N will move Fire Station No. 3 out of the floodplain, upgrade police radio communication systems, rebuild bike paths, provide much needed funds to rebuild Scott Carpenter Park, ensure an informed and engaged public through a complete North Boulder Library Branch and expansion of KGNU community radio. These are just a few of the benefits of a yes vote on 2M and 2N. The best part: this is not an increase in our taxes. In 2014, voters approved a three-year tax of 3 cents on a $10 purchase for capital investments in community, culture and safety projects. 2M extends this small portion of our existing sales tax through 2021 to fund much-needed capital investments in our community’s safety services, cultural amenities and community facilities. Vote YES on 2M and 2N and help Preserve and Protect the Boulder we LOVE. Justin and Rebekah Hartman/ Owners, Ozo Coffee Company Boulder Weekly

letters Muni costly, mismanaged

The wake-up call is coming in about 40 days. Regardless of whether or not 2L passes, will the City of Boulder still ignore all those who vote to end the muni just as they did in 2011? More than 49 percent of us voted to end the muni and pursue alternatives in 2011 and the City of Boulder ignored us. The City of Boulder chose to get “excited” instead of getting rational and consider pros and cons honestly. The City of Boulder chose to not report to the general public the more than $3.4 million in costs incurred for the muni effort but not billed to the muni. The City of Boulder chose not to include the value of the lost undergrounding in the true costs of the muni. That deceit amounts to over $7.2 million. The City of Boulder chose to go to the FERC instead of directly to the PUC and that cost us years and money. The City of Boulder chose to go to the District Court instead of directly to the PUC and that cost us more time and more money. The City of Boulder, out of desperation, put together a pathetic PUC application that does a good job of explaining why they were so afraid of going directly to the PUC in the first place. This pattern of omission and illogic will end soon either by vote or when the number that includes assets, going concern, separation costs, and stranded costs makes the City of Boulder appear to be the dumbest city in Colorado. The true cost of the muni to the end of 2017 is about $27 million and the City of Boulder cannot tell the truth because it would lose face. It must continue to depend on Xcel hate and idealism bathed in ignorance to hide the truth. The reason we are voting to possibly continue for three or more years and spend 16 million more dollars (not including undergrounding or more theft from other departments) is because we are suckers to salesmen, hucksters and some folks with good intentions but poor critical review skills. They believe what they are told and have failed to challenge their leaders. If and when the muni ends, there will be a lesson learned that fables for centuries have tried to teach us. It will not be the story of Valley Forge; it will be the story of Vietnam. Money is key, and the current City of Boulder cash flow analysis is bogus because it does not include all the true costs. Claims that “we just don’t know what that cost will be,” are also bogus. The City of Boulder has highly paid experts, and although they constantly get it wrong, they should publish not only their estimates of the true costs, Boulder Weekly

but also publish the number of times they have gotten it wrong. Kind of like a simple self-report card. Then have the profit claims of $20 million-plus applied to paying off the bonds for the many hundreds of millions of dollars and let the public know what the future really has in store. This of course will never happen and the City of Boulder will hem and haw around this difficult but honest effort. You may not remember that I had to sue the City of Boulder to get the first cash flow analy-

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sis that showed rates increasing by 30 percent about 18 months after “Day One.” I learned then what the muni effort really consisted of, and it wasn’t pretty. The person who did the risk analysis wasn’t even trained in risk analysis; she was trained as a lawyer who later quit the muni to go back to being a lawyer. We have been misled, poorly managed, deceived, and now we are asked to pay for more of the same. 2P is one of the most bizarre mea-

sures I have ever seen. Would we vote to only consider war and never consider peace negotiations? That is exactly what 2P would do. It takes a lot of hate to forbid peace negotiations. The muni depends on hate to survive. That is so sad. Do vote yes for 2O, if this boondoggle continues this would allow one more vote after we have wasted another three years and $16 million. Patrick Murphy/Boulder see LETTERS Page 10

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Extend the sheriff’s term limits

Voters in Boulder County will be asked in November, on the mail-in ballot, if the term limits for the office of sheriff should be extended to five terms, (from the current four). I am asking voters to support this measure and vote yes. The office of sheriff is not a highly political position. Sheriffs are responsible for a broad range of public safety services. These include law enforcement in the county, running the jail and alternative sentencing programs, managing the county’s 911 and emergency dispatch systems, coordinating search and rescue and wildfire suppression, providing courthouse security and for the movement and extradition of prisoners, executing orders of the court and the service of writs and other court orders, and a host of other statutory responsibilities. It is a complex job, with over 400 employees in a variety of divisions working hard to provide efficient, effective public safety services. My team is awesome, and they continue to be supportive of my administration and our culture of “Character First” leadership. I stand on a record of ethical, successful leadership, serving in the office for the past four terms. I have the experience of leading through fire and flood, and building a strong emergency management system. We are currently in the middle of a number of major longterm, strategic projects aimed at relieving jail crowding and diverting the mentally ill from the justice system into more appropriate treatment options. I want to continue this effort. I am ready, willing and able to continue serving another term. I would welcome the opportunity to run for reelection in 2018, but will be unable to unless the term limit extension passes this November. I would argue that the office of sheriff should be occupied by a career professional, not a politician, and for this reason term limits should be relaxed. Please vote yes on the term limit extension for the office of sheriff. Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle

Affordable housing key to City Council election

I have studied one issue germane to the Boulder City Council race in detail — affordable housing. While all candidates support it, there is a big difference on how to accomplish this goal. There is a belief among some that the only way to provide affordable housing is by increased development with greater density and expanded

height limits. I don’t agree. In 2016, a Middle Income Housing Study was delivered to City Council. While “middle-income” usually refers to people at 80 to 120 percent of area median income (AMI), this report counts it as 80 to 150 percent, which would include a family of four that earns $150,000 per year. Obviously, this skews the statistics to justify more expensive rentals and sales prices. When I asked the reporting entity why they chose 80 to 150 percent AMI instead of 80 to 120 percent, I learned that City staff wanted the higher number. That, alone, makes me yearn for a City Council that doesn’t cater to developers. Over the past year, I studied construction costs, typical percentage of developer profits (shockingly high), city fees and more. I studied salaries of the very folks that all candidates say they want in Boulder — nurses, teachers, firefighters, police officers, service workers, non-profit staff. Well, they are far below 150 percent AMI. They are even below 120 percent. They don’t have a chance at “market rate” home rental and sales prices that developers and their candidates want to build. (To learn which candidates are supported by developers, look at their endorsements.) So, not only would increased density and height limits hurt the city in myriad other ways, it wouldn’t do one iota of good for the very people that it was intended to help. In fact, it would exacerbate the situation. I support the candidates that want to gather resident/voter input for innovative approaches. I want candidates that have inventive ideas of their own. I admit my bias. I want truly affordable housing for lower- and middleincome people (of which I am one). At the same time, I want Boulder to still be Boulder. I believe we are creative enough to have both. The candidates I support are Cindy Carlisle, John Gerstle, Mirabai Nagle, Sam Weaver and Mary Young. I hope you will consider them, too. Judy Nogg/Boulder

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Recently the Lafayette City Council passed controversial and unpopular restrictions regarding homeowners’ ability to develop or remodel their property in Old Town. A 90-day moratorium on building permits followed. This occurred during the July 4 holiday week with many out of town, unable to attend to protest. Additionally, this City Council has been slow and incompetent in addressBoulder Weekly

letters ing the looming threat of fracking near our homes and schools. Many dollars were wasted on a toothless, inappropriate lawsuit which legal counsel advised could not be won. Clearly, we need to “refresh” our City Council. There are four open seats and 14 candidates. Three candidates are incumbents who want to continue on, though two have poor attendance records. My candidate of choice is Dana Kusjanovic, a longtime Lafayette resident and homeowner. Kusjanovic presents a balanced platform with plans for fiscal responsibility, balanced growth, respect for diversity and a united front in the war against fracking. She has a bachelor’s degree in communication from CU and a master’s degree in administration from UNC. She is a longtime Lafayette resident, and an active volunteer in community affairs, including coaching youth soccer, assisting at Sister Carmen’s and serving on the Lafayette Planning Commission. Ballots will be mailed out midOctober and are due for return by Nov. 7. Please vote wisely. Jo-Anne Rowley/Lafayette

Push Xcel on muni

While a child in 1960s L.A., my father took me aside to tell me what he thought about American corporations. “They have far too much power,” Dad said, because he had observed, from the inside, irresponsibility at National Lead. He was also upset by the loss of rail transit in L.A., and the thick, brown smog that filled his son’s lungs. Fast forward to 2010. The Citizens United decision gives corporations nearly unlimited power. Those corporations — especially those controlled by Mercer, Koch or Murdoch — headed by oligarchs without ethics have undermined the U.S. political system and trashed the reputations of accomplished climate/weather scientists. When people write to the Daily Camera about muni, who is doing the writing? Is it really their personal pocketbook, or is it corporate-inspired? We don’t know, because the writers don’t include a Conflict of Interest statement. But the fruits of fossil-fuel corporate power are in evidence nearly every day, such as the veiled threat recently leveled at Lafayette by the President of COGA, the best government regulator which corporate power can buy. There is always a reason to install fracking rigs in incorporated, populated areas. I want to see the wind power offset I purchase extended to all households as Boulder Weekly

the default option. Fifty-five percent in 2025 isn’t good enough; I have not heard Xcel quote a date for 90 percentplus. If Xcel won’t commit, then Boulder needs to continue to push them. Xcel will simply ignore Boulder without the muni “threat.” Edward R. Arnold/Boulder

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The ballot issues on municipalization present an easy choice. Do you want the fastest action on climate change? Do you want Boulder to be a leader in energy innovation? Do you want to end corporate control over your access to wind and solar energy? Do you want local decision-making? Do you want an on-ramp to 100 percent renewables? If your answer to any of these is yes, then vote YES on 2L, 2O and 2P. Remember that a NO vote surrenders all our options. Randy Compton/Boulder

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The Alzheimer’s Association estimates there are more than five million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease and more than 15 million Alzheimer’s caregivers. My family is a part of those statistics, as my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease almost 10 years ago. In addition, my maternal grandfather and a great aunt passed away after long fought battles with Alzheimer’s. Most recently, my husband’s grandfather has been diagnosed with the disease. The human toll of Alzheimer’s is obvious. Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S. and there is no way to prevent, cure or even slow its progression. In addition, according to the Alzheimer’s Association report “2017 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures,” Alzheimer’s deaths nearly doubled in the last 14 years. The report also revealed that Alzheimer’s-related costs soared to $259 billion in 2017, $175 billion of which come in direct costs to Medicare and Medicaid. That’s why I am urging U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Jared Polis to continue being champions in the fight against Alzheimer’s and support a $414 million increase for federal Alzheimer’s research funding for FY 2018. It is only through adequate funding of research efforts that we will discover a way to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s — saving lives and the federal budget. Catie Davis/Boulder

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n many ways I’m surprised and a bit saddened that I actually feel the need to write this explanation for why people should continue to support Boulder’s municipalization effort. I understand why Xcel and the people and organizations that align with the energy giant’s desire to keep making profit off of Boulder are doing what they do; you know, running around screaming the sky is falling, whining that the muni effort is taking too long or that substations are too hard to understand or that it all is costing too much. I get that. It’s not rocket science. It’s a pretty basic marketing strategy built to couple with the company’s tactic of delaying the muni as long as possible in the courts and in front of regulators in the hopes that Boulder citizens will disengage and walk away from their fight against global warming. What I don’t understand is why this pro-big-business, anti-environmental tripe may actually be resonating with some citizens of this otherwise green-thinking community. It’s hardly a surprise that special interest groups who apparently like and trust Xcel with the planet’s future more than Boulder residents have endorsed a slate of City Council candidates — Bill Rigler, Mark McIntyre, Eric Budd and Jan Burton — who oppose the muni in near lockstep. Better yet for those trying to kill the muni, this slate of candidates claim they used to support the idea of creating an environmentally conscience municipal electric system but have now changed their minds and oppose it. It seems an odd, illogical position for a number of reasons but I suppose it might appeal to other fair-weather enviros, folks who’ve been reading all those anti-muni headlines in the Daily Camera who, for lack of time to do their own research, have begun to waiver on the subject. This whole transparent attempt to kill municipalization would be laughable if there weren’t so much at stake. But there is a lot at stake, like our children’s future, so let’s step back from all the current political maneuvering and take a fresh look at what has led us to this place. Let me start by reminding voters that 14 October 12, 2017

Boulder Weekly has hardly been a naive cheerleader of the municipalization process. While we have always been and continue to be enthusiastic supporters of creating a citizen-owned-and-controlled electric utility, we have also been pretty darn critical of the City Council’s handling of some aspects of the process. As far back as 2013 our reporting warned City Council that we believed Xcel would quite likely be able to use its political connections, coziness with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and

before the commission seemed in Boulder’s favor. And finally, we opposed allowing Council to work on the muni in executive session. Why? Because the people’s business should be conducted in public. And if it had been, both media and public scrutiny may well have prevented Council from following poor legal advice and ineffective strategies. And if they haven’t figured it out yet, let me explain it again. Xcel has lots of money to pay lots of attorneys who

SO WHEN YOU GO to fill out your ballot between now and Nov. 7, ask yourself this one question: Who do you trust to do the right thing in the fight to save the planet from climate change? Is it Xcel, the giant monopoly regulated (or more accurately unregulated) by Donald Trump and Scott Pruitt, or is it you and your muni?

its army of talented attorneys to force the City to build its own expensive substations rather than sharing them with Xcel. We reported many years ago that we thought Council was unwise to limit the cost of municipalization to a specific figure that would trigger an off-ramp moment if the costs went higher. As if at $220 million we should just let the planet die because it might add 2 bucks to an electric bill. We never believed that such a promise was necessary to keep Boulder voters on board for this important project because we believed they fully understood what was a stake. We also reported that the legal advice Council was getting from the City Attorney was overly optimistic and too often told them what they wanted to hear while failing to take into account that being right on the law is often trumped by being bigger, richer, more experienced and better politically connected. In other words, we warned that the PUC might well side with its longtime pals at Xcel even when the legal arguments

actually create multiple legal strategies at a time to combat every possible scenario that the City could theoretically come up with while working on its plans in secret. Executive session accomplishes nothing but to cause the public to turn against the muni because they have been removed from the process. So you might be wondering why, since we’ve been so critical of the process, aren’t we now jumping ship like those candidates have done? The answer is because we think that would be incredibly stupid, shortsighted and wrong. You fix things as you go via the democratic process, you don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. If you question the process, try choosing some new leaders who can fight this fight and get it done instead of walking away from what may well be the most important thing this City ever does. And as a rule of thumb, it’s never a good idea to vote for people who give up when things get hard. Sure, the process could have gone smoother, but our citizen council mem-

bers are learning as they go and using the advise they are given, good or bad. They have made great progress on a really complex issue while fighting a massive corporation with unlimited funds out to stop them both in the real courts and the court of public opinion. What are people thinking? Do they believe climate change is just some game... a political chip to be bet or held depending on which way the wind is blowing? We have at best 50 to 100 years left to stop using fossil fuels or lose the planet, leaving our children and grandchildren to cope with unimaginable hardships. And now I’m hearing that some people in this community have apparently grown too tired of the fight after a mere seven years because the muni is taking too long or they’re afraid it might cost them an extra couple of bucks a year. Really? In Boulder, Colorado? People are actually going to give up on municipalization and allow Xcel’s strategy of dragging things out as long possible to win? I have always thought Xcel underestimated the resolve of the people of Boulder. I sure hope I’m not wrong on that one. Let’s be logical here, folks, and this includes you eco-flip-floppers running for Council. So you voted for the effort to create a municipal electric utility a few years back because you believed it would allow Boulder to better curtail its greenhouse gas emissions, which are contributing to global warming. Presumably, you also voted for it because by doing so, Boulder would be paving the way and serving as a model that would help other communities to achieve the same thing. So the world needed a muni seven years ago but some of you aren’t so sure that’s still true. Let’s look at what’s changed since the muni process began. We now have a climate change denier in the form of Donald Trump in the White House. He has appointed a climate change denier named Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency and instructed him to dismantle as many of its environmental regulations as possible as quickly as possible. Our country has removed itself from the Paris climate agreement that would have guided our efforts to cut our greenhouse gas emissions. Pruitt Boulder Weekly

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has announced his efforts to kill the Clean Power Plan and he is working around the clock to remove all restrictions on coal, oil and gas pollution. The goal, of course, is to make everything cheaper and easier for fossil fuel producers. And cheaper fossil fuels are a great incentive for utility companies to slow their switch to renewables. Wow, I guess with all that great environmental progress since the last muni vote we really don’t need a muni anymore. Let’s just quit and trust the increasingly unregulated Xcel to do the right thing and be our good neighbor. Just because it has a fiduciary duty to maximize its profits for its shareholders doesn’t mean it won’t put the environment first. Oh wait, it does mean that. Come on, folks. Is there really a single person out there who voted for the muni a few years ago to combat global warming who can look their neighbor in the eye and say that based on where the world is today, a muni is less important now than then? Not and pass a lie detector test they can’t. Now is not the time to kill the muni just because the process has been challenging. That’s exactly the kind of shortsighted apathy that Xcel — the company that has worked tirelessly and spent millions of dollars to make the process challenging — is counting on. I know that Xcel has promised to provide us with lots of clean energy if we’ll just scrap the muni project. I also know that promise has been laced with fine print that would allow the corporation to back track on its commitment if it doesn’t like the price points of the new energy mix. And realize this: Once we kill the municipalization effort, it is dead effectively forever and we will, indeed, be an example to hundreds of other communities around the country — an example that they shouldn’t try to create a municipal electric utility to fight global warming because even the wealthy, environmentally enlightened community of Boulder, Colorado, couldn’t do it. And that would be a tragedy considering the technological advancements sure to be coming in the next few years. What if a decade from now it is possible for rooftop solar to power all of Boulder? What happens when neighborhoods are capable of establishing their own micro-grids and storing their power in the super-efficient battery systems that are already in development? Just this week this solar technology is being deployed in storm-torn Puerto Rico to replace the island’s old electric grid that was destroyed by a powerful hurricane, a superstorm which scientists believe was the result of global warming, which is being caused in no small part by irresponsible power generation that increases greenhouse gas emissions. It’s all coming full circle. We aren’t pursuing a muni to fight the potential for possible effects of some future global warming. We are trying to create a muni to fight the current fires, floods and superstorms that are already inundating the planet. Climate change is here now. It’s not some boogyman of the future. And ask yourself this: When this solar technology is perfected and ready to allow Boulder to produce all of its own electricity from clean sunlight, who do you trust to allow that effort to go forward without years or even decades of costly litigation: the muni you own and control, or Xcel who will once again have every economic incentive in the world to stop us from moving towards this or other technological solutions to energy generation? Do you honestly trust Xcel more than yourselves to do the right thing when the right thing would put Xcel out of business? And just one more thought. Boulder can never have cheap, publically owned, high-speed broadband like Longmont if we don’t municipalize and take ownership of our electric power grid infrastructure. I wonder if that has been lost on those trying to kill the muni by way of this election. Somehow I doubt it. Let’s face it: Big business doesn’t like the idea of democratizing moneymaking commodities even when it is clearly the right thing to do for the people and the planet. The same invisible political forces that are working to keep health care in the hands of private corporations are doing the same on power generation, broadband and everything else. Boulder’s muni represents a dangerous slippery slope to giant monopolies no matter what they’re selling. So when you go to fill out your ballot between now and Nov. 7, ask yourself this one question: Who do you trust to do the right thing in the fight to save the planet from climate change? Is it Xcel, the giant monopoly regulated (or more accurately unregulated) by Donald Trump and Scott Pruitt, or is it you and your muni? If your answer is the latter, then vote in favor of ballot measures 2L and 2O. 2L keeps enough money flowing to finish the muni process and 2O gives voters the final say before the City commits to taking on the debt to pay Xcel for its condemned assets. And if you support finishing what you started in the fight against climate change, we’ve endorsed some candidates who agree with you. Please give them your vote.

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• Boulder native • Volunteer firefighter •Gunbarrel resident • Small business owner I’ll advocate for:

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TRAFFIC: The day begins with backups on traffic arteries that currently transit the city

of Lafayette and re-occurs again in the evening. The traffic volume from our surrounding communities is only going to increase as Erie and Broomfield continue to grow. The solution requires a city council with vision, leadership and common sense. Broomfield has approved a $40M bond to widen and update Dillon Road from its current 4 lanes at Sheridan Blvd. to Hwy 287. My first traffic mitigation solution is to propose the widening of 120th street from Arapahoe road across Baseline and South Boulder roads to Dillon. In addition, I would recommend a discussion with the toll-road authority to install on and off-ramps from 120th to the toll road which would, in concert with 120th street upgrades, provide a significant re-direction of commuter traffic at the East side of Lafayette before it enters the city core.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Small businesses are constantly challenged to keep

their business in the black. A city council that makes arbitrary and politically driven decisions on taxation and business practices is not a friend of business. The proposal to remove “sugary drinks” from local restaurant menus was suggested by current council without considering; 1) who was going to pay for the thousands of menus that would have to be re-printed? 2) What is the enforcement mechanism? 3) What will the penalty be for an infraction? If we want to expect a growth in sales tax receipts without raising sales taxes, we need to ensure that current and potential new businesses see Lafayette as both a friend and partner.

PLANNING: As a council member I will encourage the planning and finance depart-

ments to work with the council to develop a 5 and 10 year integrated growth and finance plan for the city. It will incorporate input from ALL vested interests within the city. It will identify the current and near-term threats to our businesses, services and community at large. THE PLAN will also address the need to work with our neighbors on strategic issues such as traffic, resources and sustainable environmental considerations.

INCLUSIVENESS:

We have an obligation to ensure that ALL our residents regardless of where they are from, what language they speak or what age they have attained are included in our governance and our future planning. If there are barriers that are preventing assimilation we need to remove them and offer the tools necessary to facilitate an inclusive community.

EQUALITY:

Equality has no color, no language and no bias. Its distribution and depth defines us and our city. If any one person feels ostracized then we have failed in our duty as citizens and government to prove we believe in equality. I intend to bring a voice to those individuals and groups who have been overlooked in our public frenzy to distribute myopic equality.

SAFETY: I will require an annual review with semiannual input of all first responder agencies as to their performance, training effectiveness, equipment and staffing needs to ensure we are meeting the expectations of our residents and planning our budgets accordingly. I also support the inclusion of public safety agencies in the selection process when the need arises to select senior leadership in those agencies.

STEWARDSHIP SUSTAINABILITY: The council must stay well informed as to all sustainable services

and facilities within the city to ensure that we do not find ourselves in situations where issues become financially unsolvable. Awareness and involvement mitigates surprise.

INFRASTRUCTURE: I would like to review the existing emergency preparedness

plan that addresses these and other aspects of a long duration crisis within the city and/or surrounding communities. I would also like to see assessments as to the vulnerability of our infrastructure as it relates to acts of terrorism or other significant interruption of services.

YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT LAFAYETTE ISSUES AND MY SOLUTIONS AT

www.voteallenbishop.org “Allen Bishop has been a longtime volunteer with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. He shares his technical expertise in support of our deputies and tactical team, and during emergency management situations such as our big flood, and the Four Mile Fire. He has earned several commendations and awards as a result. Allen is a person of strong personal character, and has a giving nature. He is a successful businessman, a very intelligent individual, and a very valued member of our team here.”

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Allen is endorsed by: • Randy Ahrens - Mayor of Broomfield • Brad Weisley - Current City Council member • Dave Trumbo - Former City Councilman, Planning Commissioner, and Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Lafayette • John C. Buechner, PH.D. - Former President of the University of Colorado, former mayor of Boulder and former Lafayette city council member • The veterans of Lafayette and surrounding communities • The senior citizens of Lafayette

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opefully we’ve learned a couple of things from last year’s election. First, that a highly motivated minority with the help of a few special-interest backers can turn the world upside-down if too many of the rest of us are too lazy or have grown too weary of politics to vote. And we also should have learned that when it comes to our democracy, there is nothing more important than participating in local elections. When Trump and his administration started gutting the EPA, pulled us out of the Paris climate agreement, declared war on immigrants including the termination of DACA, threatened to recriminalize marijuana, started supporting white supremacists while condemning U.S. citizens for exercising their constitutional rights to free speech and protest, it was our local governments in many places that had our backs. City councils across this nation have declared their communities sanctuary cities and are working to prevent the persecution of immigrants to the best of their abilities. Local governments are putting regulations in place to protect the health and quality of life of their citizens from polluting industries now freed from federal oversight. Cities have committed to working under the Paris climate agreement even if

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our nation won’t. All of these new responsibilities have been heaped upon our local elected leaders who were already charged with doing a lot of important tasks. Things like finding solutions to challenges like education, homelessness, affordable housing, transportation, water resources, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, flood preparedness and recovery, crime, fires, oil and gas extraction, open space and other land use issues to name only a few. We tend to under-appreciate the importance of our local elections in off years and we also tend to not turn out to vote in as large of numbers as we should. That would be a mistake this year because the issues are really important, and even at the local level, we are seeing the intervention of special interest groups, whether it’s to kill the municipalization process, increase development, shut down virtually all future development or divert more water from the Colorado River. The bottom line is if you have an opinion on such things, you better research which candidates believe what before you vote. Relying on name recognition alone tends to make for lousy government. That’s where this vote guide comes in. We have done our best to provide all Boulder County voters with as much research as we could. We interviewed the candidates in every community and examined all the ballot issues. We then locked ourselves in our

t no time in recent history has the race for Boulder City Council seemed so politically divided. On one side exist (mostly) pro-development and antimuni voices, on the other are those looking to restrict growth and support Boulder’s quest to own its energy future through municipalization. Out of that dichotomy, apparent blocs have formed. And those blocs are being promoted by opposing political advocacy groups: Engage Boulder, Better Boulder and Open Boulder on one side with Together4Boulder and PLAN-Boulder on the other. Money and endorsements from these groups have created two opposing slates of candidates from the standpoint of who backs whom. But we should note all of the candidates receiving these endorsements have denied that they are working with other candidates in their endorsement bloc to accomplish a particular agenda. And, to be sure, there are several qualified individuals who were omitted from these high-profile endorsements altogether.

conference room where we talked, debated, yelled and tried our best to come to a consensus as to who to endorse and what positions we should take on the issues. Then we brought some candidates back in to drill down further and did it all over again, sometimes in seven-hour stretches at a time. In the end, as has been the case in every election in the last quarter-century, we finally arrived at our choices. Not all of us agree on every candidate or all of that candidate’s positions. While many voters make their decisions on what a candidate thinks about only one or two issues, we try to weigh many more, recognizing at different times, some are more relevant than others. There are candidates who are great on transportation and terrible on homelessness, good on municipalization and less so on growth, or great on oil and gas but bad at managing a large budget. There are no perfect candidates. So once again we have tried to envision city councils in Boulder, Longmont and Lafayette (all races in Louisville were uncontested) that will be made up of people with different strengths and backgrounds who represent different generations whom we believe will be able to work together for the good of their communities. We’ve done our best to choose school board candidates with the experience to serve our children well. And we have researched the issues and told you what we think. For us, this is the most difficult and important issue we put out every year. Thank you for letting us participate in your local democracies. It is an honor. We hope the following information is useful to you. And please vote. —Joel Dyer

Two years ago, our concern in endorsing five city council candidates was to find balance for a governing body we thought had grown stale. As a result, we endorsed qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas. But this year is a bit different. When meeting with all of the candidates in our South Boulder office, and given the concerns surrounding the influence of special interests in this year’s election, we looked for candidate independence on issues with money behind them such as municipalization, development and the future of broadband. While following the money in elections is something we have always done for our readers, it has become more difficult in recent years. Mail-in ballots mean that most votes are already in long before the final campaign finance reports are filed. And dark money is just that. It is often spent in support of certain issues that in turn help certain candidates, but it rarely can be tracked by media in the heat of the campaign. We’ll keep watching and let you know

what we find as quickly as possible. Another metric we used in our endorsement process was to look for candidates with fresh ideas on topics that affect day-to-day life in Boulder, but which have either eluded long-term solutions or now have reached a crossroads, such as transportation, truly affordable housing, homelessness and arts advocacy. As a result of this quest for fresh ideas, we’ve endorsed three candidates under the age of 40. Though we didn’t agree with any candidate on every issue, we believe each of the candidates we’ve endorsed are people of high character and competence, who will do their best to serve the people of Boulder. We hope their election will help to create a City Council ready to address the many challenges facing the City at this time. Here are our choices. Sam Weaver is a thoughtful incumbent whose well-studied views have benefitted the City during his years of service. We think the best is yet to come. He’s ardently pro-municipalization, pointing out that the financial cost See VOTE Page 20

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to Boulder pales in comparison to the profit Xcel makes off the city. He supports better governance via sub-community planning, a method by which the city SAM WEAVER can engage groups of neighborhoods for better development outcomes. He also has a plan to add to the city’s crop of middleincome housing via a down payment loan program. Weaver continues to support a community-wide EcoPass, and we appreciate his thoughtful work on Boulder’s new, integrated homeless services. Weaver says he’ll continue to bring his non-polarized, steady approach to local government, which he believes is more important now than ever due to government dysfunction at the state and federal level. We agree. There’s no better advocate for practical solutions to important social justice issues in this race than incumbent Mary Young. That starts with housing, where Young advocates to stop the displacement and eviction of many of the city’s most vulnerable, even if it means tripling commercial construction fees to pay for affordable housing. Her MARY YOUNG advocacy extends to transportation, where she vows to continue to work with RTD to secure community-wide EcoPass, as well as keep an eye toward supporting future transportation models such as autonomous vehicles. And if the muni tax fails to pass, Young says she’ll support taking the battle to the state, without using general fund money. We also appreciate the work candidate Jill Grano has done on projects that benefit the community. She helped launch the plastic bag fee effort, bought tax liens to provide relief for mobile homeowners to make sure they weren’t evicted, and is the only candidate who said she is committed to seeking solutions to food insecurity and mental JILL GRANO health care in Boulder. We disagree with her on some issues regarding development, but at the same time appreciate her ideas on creative housing solutions. She is personally passionate about creating a muni but we are a bit concerned that she accepted the endorsements of three organizations that endorsed a slate of antimunicipalization candidates with Grano being the only exception. We assume those endorsments came because of Grano’s positions on development. Regardless, her ability to think outside the box on a variety of issues should

provide a fresh voice to serve the Boulder community. In many ways, Mirabai Nagle represents many of the perspectives missing from the current Council. She’s a Boulder native, a Gunbarrel resident, a small business owner, a first responder with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District and has personally been through the affordable housing program. Given this background, her values and ideas are unique. She wants to carve out 20 MIRABAI NAGLE percent of commercial spaces for local business, modeled after the affordable residential program. She also proposes finding ways to support long-time businesses to make sure they don’t vanish as rents rise. She supports the muni, while also recognizing transportation’s important role in reaching the City’s 2013 renewable energy goals. She says a community-wide EcoPass, further rebates for electric cars, and smart infrastructure would be a good start. She’d like to see less development and density because she believes that it “doesn’t make it cheaper” to live here. Matt Benjamin’s pragmatic and forward-thinking approach to transportation is critical. He supports aggressively planning for a transportation revolution, which includes autonomous and electric vehicles, while also recognizing that “human nature is hard to change,” thus punishing drivers is not productive. His common sense solutions extend to affordable housing (via, for example, increasing inMATT BENJAMIN lieu fees for developers, which he says would force more affordable housing to be built onsite.) He believes Boulder should be a “right to shelter” city and our homeless services should be “versatile and nimble” to changing needs. Benjamin is the former education programs manager at Fiske Planetarium, and says his background in science will buffer him from polarization. He is the only anti-muni candidate we endorse, but if the muni tax passes, he vows, “I will use my evidence-based approach to improve the management and effectiveness of our municipalization process. We have been stumbling over our feet, and we need a clearer set of expectations and processes in order to achieve our goals.” We understand some of you may not be interested in voting for any candidate opposed to municipalization. If so, we recommend Cindy Carlisle. Carlisle says her previous experience both on the Boulder City Council and the CU Board of Regents will help Boulder Weekly

mitigate the mistrust in government, division and loss of progressive ideals she sees in Boulder and beyond. She wants to revisit commercial construction fees as a mechanism to offset development’s impact on the city and seeks a legal approach to protecting small businesses. She’s ardently promuni and has been a long supporter of Open Space. Ballot Issue 2L City of Boulder Utility Occupation Tax Increase and Extension For the Measure Against the Measure

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This measure extends the current 0.3 cents capital improvement tax for community, culture and safety projects that citizens voted for three years ago until the end of 2021. Advocates say this is building off the successful model from the previous tax, which gave us such projects as the theater improve-

ment at the Dairy Arts Center, the Civic Center redesign, the planned and/ or installed pedestrian lighting at Chautauqua, on the Hill and elsewhere, and other community improvements. The tax is set to expire at the end of 2017, but will fund all of the proposed projects from 2014 to the expected tune of $27 million. The next four years of revenue generated by the tax (estimated at $41 million) is slated to fund infrastructure projects such as relocating a fire station, building a full-service library in North Boulder, replacing the

In 2010, the citizens of Boulder first voted for the Utility Occupation Tax as part of the effort to move toward a municipal public utility and separate the City’s energy future from Xcel. The tax levied against Xcel replaced the previous franchise fee the City charged the company for use of public infrastructure such as roads and rights-of-way. But the franchise tied the City’s energy portfolio to Xcel’s, reducing the City’s ability to move more swiftly toward renewables and other solutions. When the tax passed, the City then charged Xcel approximately $4 million annually for the next several years, passed down to voters through minimal fees on monthly residential and commercial energy bills. In 2015, voters passed an extension of the utility tax (another $4 million), continuing to support municipalization even as the City was tied up in litigation with Xcel and waiting for the Public Utilities Commission to give us a path forward. The 2017 measure would generate a total of $17 million by the end of 2022. The City estimates residential and commercial energy bills will see charges of approximately $2-$4 per month over the next few years. It’s been seven years since Boulder started the path to municipalization and now is not the time to quit. In the 75-year war for the planet in the face of climate change, taking control of our climate future through municipalization is the path forward. If citizens do not pass this Utility Occupation Tax, the possibility for the muni could be dead and we would most likely be unable to revisit the option for decades. With a federal government that insists on tearing down environmental regulations to prohibit further global warming we can’t be impatient or grow weary. This isn’t about money or politics. This is about climate change and the future of the planet. Boulder Weekly endorses measure 2L and the continuation of Boulder’s fight for a municipal utility.

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funded through developer fees, everyone realizes these are both necessary and pertinent projects to the City of Boulder. Looking ahead, there’s talk of creating a capital reserve fund in the City’s budget to fund such projects so as to avoid asking citizens for another tax extension in the future. Boulder Weekly supports 2M to fund these important projects for our community. Ballot Issue 2N City of Boulder Debt Authority for Capital Improvement Tax For the Measure Against the Measure

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This measure allows the City of Boulder to begin funding the infrastructure projects designated in 2M immediately by increasing the debt limit. When voters passed the first capital improvement tax in 2014, it was based on a “pay as you go” model, meaning that projects weren’t allowed to move forward until enough tax revenue had accrued to fund them. Some of the previous projects are still in the development stage awaiting the remaining tax funds that are expected by the end of the year. Moving forward with the new projects at the Fire Station, North Boulder library, Scott Carpenter Pool, citywide radio infrastructure and improvements to the Fourmile Greenway, the City wants to capture momentum and start working right away. This measure would allow the City to take on debt to do so and Boulder Weekly supports it. Ballot Question 2O City of Boulder Charter Requirement for Vote Before Electric Construction Debt For the Measure Against the Measure

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If passed, this measure would require a citizen vote before the City of Boulder could spend resources through issuing debt to acquire infrastructure and fund the startup of a municipal electric utility. City leaders have said they should have more clarity on how much this will cost in the next few years and expect to put the issue back to the citizens in 2019 or 2020 for final voter approval. We’re not sure this vote is necessary, seeing as Boulder voters already approved the process for municipalization years ago. Holding another vote is just another opportunity for anti-muni forces both local and statewide to exert their influence and money in an effort to once again buy a “no” vote and kill the process. However, we 22 October 12, 2017

understand this is part of the package to continue on the path toward municipalization and is a way to absolve any fear surrounding the issue currently. All votes on the muni are welcome and Boulder Weekly supports Ballot Question 20. Ballot Question 2P City of Boulder Charter Provision Allowing Executive Sessions for Municipalization

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For the Measure Against the Measure Ballot Question 2P asks the voters to extend permission granted to the City Council in 2014 to meet in executive session in order to discuss legal strategy related to advancing the City’s municipal electric utility. While the City Council is prohibited from meeting in executive session on any other issue, the 2014 measure was a temporary approval and is set to expire at the end of 2017. If passed, 2P would allow City Council to meet in executive session regarding municipalization through 2023, explicitly prohibiting the discussion of franchise agreements with Xcel. They would not be able to make decisions or take votes either. Boulder Weekly has always argued against the use of executive session. We believe the public should have access to all discussions related to municipalization in order to engage in the conversation. The use of executive session doesn’t allow for the public or news media to analyze, offer advice or question the arguments being made on the City’s behalf. Transparency in city government should be prioritized over the pretense of thinking we can catch Xcel by surprise. We’ve seen time and time again Xcel’s ability to anticipate and plan for every idea the City has thrown its way, regardless of the secrecy in which the legal strategy is devised. Plus, without executive session, Council members can meet in pairs with City staff to discuss anything, including legal strategy, and there’s no need for another level of secrecy. We don’t like that process either but we can’t stop that one. We didn’t support the use of executive session in 2014 and we don’t support it still. Vote no on this one. Ballot Question 2Q City of Boulder Charter Clean Up

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by which we govern ourselves and embodies the values we hold dear. That being said, it’s been around for a while and Ballot Question 2Q claims that its aim is to simply clean up some of the language to help clarify certain charter sections. While most of the reasons for the cleanup seem routine (like removing obsolete provisions and eliminating irrelevant and conflicting timelines), some of the proposed changes to the timeline for the review process both surrounding citizen-initiated petitions and the signature verification on such petitions could cause significant changes in the way the process works. The proposed language would take away a set-response time for petitions from the City and instead allow “the time determined by the city manager, and if none is determined, the time provided by state law.” The City Attorney’s office says this is meant to prevent confusion between different timelines for different petition processes, as well as changes to state law for the benefit of the petitioners. However, critics argue it could allow the city manager to put unnecessarily long timelines on certain petitions or signature reviews, effectively killing a petition’s chance of making it to the ballot. We are in no way saying this is the intent behind the clean-up measure or that current city management would act in bad faith in this way. What we are saying is that changing the language in this manner could allow for future city managers the power to kill any proposed initiative by unreasonably drawing out the review timeline. Having a concrete timeline ensures a functioning petition process in Boulder. Boulder Weekly does not support 2Q. CITY OF LONGMONT Like most of the towns in Boulder County at this point, the citizens of Longmont are once again in the crosshairs of the oil and gas industry and must begin planning for the coming invasion. With hundreds of horizontal oil and gas wells now announced to be drilled and fracked in East Boulder County — including a few hundred on the southern edge of Longmont — it will be up to the City Council members elected this November to be proactive in their efforts to quickly protect the quality of life of Longmont residents. There are multiple threats posed by oil and gas extraction in and around Longmont including air and water contamination, which numerous studies have found to be a danger to human health and the environment. While Longmont has placed some additional restrictions on drilling in our neighbor-

hoods and the previous two Councils should be commended for that effort, there are further steps that should have already been taken to protect against future dangers such as deadly explosions like those that recently occurred in Firestone and Mead. Communities such as Erie and Lafayette are already taking steps to establish setbacks on oil and gas flow-lines and to require mapping of those lines in order to prevent future development from getting too close to them. The COGCC, the state’s regulatory body for the oil and gas industry, has already stated that such additional regulations are within the control of local governments. So acting to establish such additional regulations will not conflict with the Colorado Supreme Court’s previous ruling which struck down Longmont’s fracking ban. It is also possible under the law for city councils to establish setbacks that prohibit developers from building next to existing wells, production facilities and flow-lines. Current state regulations govern how close oil and gas operations can be to existing homes, schools and hospitals. But state regulations do not prevent developers from building structures dangerously close to existing oil and gas operations. State regulators, following the Firestone tragedy that resulted from a home having been built almost on top of an old flow-line from a well located only a couple hundred feet away, made it clear that it is up to local governments to establish setbacks on developers to protect their citizens. All of these new opportunities to establish legal and additional safety regulations on oil and gas extraction within Longmont city limits have been known since shortly after the Firestone tragedy. But so far, the majority on Council have failed to act on these sensible regulations choosing instead to operate as if the Supreme Court’s decision on the fracking ban was the end of the oil and gas discussion. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. The real push by the industry is only now upon Longmont, and the next four years may well determine the extent of the damage the industry will ultimately inflict on the community. The new Council will need to be ready to act fast and continue to think outside the box on this critical issue. Another important issue facing voters in Longmont this year is water in the form of the Windy Gap Firming Project. We believe communities must have a vision beyond their own city See VOTE Page 24

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What These Community Leaders Say About Ed I’ve always known Ed to be open-minded and pragmatic when it comes to the issues facing our city. He has a vision, but also knows how to collaborate to find common sense solutions - that’s exactly what we need on City Council. - Suzy Ageton, former City Council member Having been involved in City issues for many years, Ed would hit the ground running on City Council. He always contributes an informed and reasoned perspective on issues, and Ed’s calm and affable manner will be a valuable asset on Council. - Andrew Shoemaker, City Council Through the more than 30 years he has been a Boulder resident, Ed has worn a number of hats: outstanding land use attorney, dedicated parent, public school volunteer and coach, fund-raiser for his church, and Daily Camera commentator. His balanced and open-minded views are what Boulder needs. - Frank Dubofsky, former Colorado Court of Appeals judge There are many fine candidates running for Boulder City Council, but none better than Ed Byrne. Ed is smart, experienced, fair minded and has a good sense of humor. He understands what makes Boulder unique and is committed to common sense solutions that are realistic and fair. I support him without reservation and so should you. - Stan Garnett, District Attorney Ed is the best-qualified candidate running. Vote for him. - Rich Lopez, former Deputy Mayor Thoughtful, dedicated, qualified - all words I readily apply to Ed Byrne. I’ve enjoyed the privilege of serving with Ed on various Boards and Committees around Boulder. I greatly value his insight and expertise. I trust his leadership and look forward to his continued contributions to our community. - Tim O’Shea, CatalyzeCU Accelerator

Notable endorsements: The Boulder Daily Camera Boulder Area Labor Council Best Democracy The Hon. David Skaggs Andrew Shoemaker Stan Garnett

Leslie Durgin Joe Pelle Jean Dubofsky Frank Dubofsky Dorothy Rupert Suzy Ageton

Rich Lopez George Karakehian Gary Myre Richard Polk Stan Zemler Gordon Riggle

DeAnne Butterfield Steve Bosley Bill de la Cruz Danica Powell Benita Duran Betty Hoye

Ed’s Experience and Community Service Assistant City Attorney, City of Boulder (1982-88) | Co-Founder, BCBA Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee | Daily Camera Editorial Advisory Board (2007 - 2017) | Director of Operations, Colorado Ski Country USA | Founder, Regional Planning Services & Ed Byrne, PC | Chair, Chamber Community Affairs Council | Chair, Downtown Boulder Partnership Public Policy Committee | Member, Downtown Boulder, Inc., Board of Directors | CoChair, North Boulder Subcommunity Plan Steering Committee | US 36 & Regional Transportation Task Forces | Chair, First Congregational Church Building Committee | Chair, Foothill Elementary School Improvement Team

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limits. The Colorado River, which is the source of Windy Gap water, is already in crisis as too many people are already using too much of its water. Recent studies predict that the Colorado River will lose an additional 30 percent of its flow in coming years due to the impacts of climate change. Critics of the Windy Gap project — as well as Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir expansion project, which would also get its water from the Colorado’s northern drainage — believe it will hasten the ultimate destruction of this great western river. Current members of council and this year’s crop of candidates have very differing positions on this project. On one end of the spectrum there are those who would prefer to use conservation and technology to provide for Longmont’s future water needs. At the other end are elected officials and candidates who would prefer to take the maximum amount of water from the Colorado River even if the community doesn’t currently need it and the extra water might end up just being leased to other municipalities or entities. We will be doing additional reporting on this issue in coming weeks with more details. And finally, growth, affordable housing, downtown development, the ongoing flood recovery efforts and homelessness will continue to be of major importance to Longmont’s future, as is making sure that the County’s largest Latino population is equitably represented in all of the City government’s decisions. All these issues and concerns were weighed in BW’s endorsement process. We know, because a good number of our employees choose to call Longmont home, it is a much different community today than it was even a decade ago. And as such, we believe that the City Council of what will soon be Boulder County’s largest community should reflect today’s Longmont, not a vision of the town from days gone by. We have endorsed the candidates whom we believe best represent the views of the vast majority of current Longmont residents and whom we think are most capable of dealing with the critical issues we have mentioned above. If you don’t want to see a City Council that’s 20 years out of step with today’s Longmont, then we encourage you to vote this year for the candidates we’ve endorsed, and it doesn’t hurt to make sure your family and friends do the same.

Mayor Sarah Levison

❑ Roger Lange ❑ Brian J. Bagley

While each candidate for mayor has their own strengths, we believe that Sarah Levison is the right choice at this time. Sarah Levison is a former two-term member of Council. She is generally highly regarded for her well-researched positions. She is an exhaustive researcher and reader, and will bring many wellthought-out ideas to the Council. She is pragmatic and patient when it comes to problem-solving, and she understands that Tuesday night on TV is not the time or place for Council members to air their dirty laundry. That is a quality that will serve the new Council well when she is mayor. SARAH LEVISON Levison helped pass Longmont’s first oil and gas regulations and defended the fracking ban. She initiated the City’s summer lunch program and has been an outspoken advocate for early childhood education. She also created RISE, Longmont’s anti-poverty program. In short, she accomplishes things that matter. We believe that Levison is the best person to lead the Longmont Council as it confronts the important and complicated issues of an invading oil and gas industry; the environmental impacts of future growth and water needs; protecting Longmont’s cultural and economic diversity by addressing affordable housing and childcare, all while maintaining and expanding Longmont’s current economic growth and positive small business environment. We’d be remiss not to point out that it was Brian Bagley who led the initial charge to challenge the state’s assumption that communities have no right to regulate oil and gas extraction within their city limits. As a result of his efforts, Bagley, a Republican at the time (he has since left the party following Trump’s election and is now unaffiliated) was persecuted by his own party as well as the oil and gas industry and its many supporting business organizations. He deserves a good deal of credit for those efforts and for his tenacity in standing up to such powerful adversaries. But it should also be noted that he did not think the citizen-led fracking See VOTE Page 26

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Ensure the citizens have a voice; that the Council’s decisions are based on accurate information, early public involvement, and evaluating all implications. I’m committed to sustaining our height limits, multimodal transportation, and Open Space.

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Make the inclusionary housing program more effective and robust; guarantee impact and linkage fees on new development adequately offset the costs imposed on our community; protect space for small, local businesses.

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ban was a good idea although he did support the City’s defense of the ban all the way to the State Supreme Court. We don’t agree with his current stance on the Windy Gap Firming project (he wants to take the maximum amount of water), and we have not seen him pushing for the types of additional protections against oil and gas extraction that should’ve been pushed following the Firestone explosion. Bagley has two years left on his current term on Council so if he loses the mayoral race, he will still remain on Council for that period. Should he win, Longmont would need to hold a special election to fill the remainder of his current term. Roger Lange is a former City Councilman and mayor. He’s well-liked by many folks regardless of their political persuasion. He believes one of his major strengths is his ability to bring people who disagree together in a civil fashion in order to get things done. He believes that the current Council, which has seen its share of contentious situations of late, needs that type of leadership and has been lacking the same the past few years. Council Member At Large (Vote for Two) Aren Rodriguez

Lower carbon emissions from our local energy supply by switching to renewables; reduce consumption of fossil fuels by improving mass transit, use of e-vehicles and bicycles; increase energy efficiency in our built environment and get to zero waste.

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Polly Christensen is the incumbent in this group of five candidates of which the top two vote getters will be elected to Council. Christensen came to Council during a wave of POLLY CHRISTENSEN public concern over fracking. She has gained valuable experience over her first term and has done a good job in many important areas including her efforts to protect Longmont citizens from the threats posed by oil and gas extraction. We believe she has earned an additional term. Aren Rodriguez really impressed us. His knowledge of land use issues, commitment to the environment and concern for maintaining Longmont’s AREN economic and racial diverRODRIGUEZ sity make him a great fit for City Council. As a lifelong resident, he understands the many challenges currently facing Longmont.

His time on Longmont’s Planning and Zoning Commission have not only informed his expertise, it has exposed Rodriguez as a true civil servant willing to stand up to the powers that be and industries that would run roughshod over the community if they had the opportunity. Electing Rodriguez would also give representation to a new generation on City Council, something badly needed and long overdo. We strongly endorse Aren Rodriguez and Polly Christensen for the two at-large seats on Council and believe that they are by far the best equipped candidates to tackle the important issues set out above. As always, we appreciate the candidacy of Ron Gallegos who served on Council from 1995-1999 and has run for Council or mayor in nearly every election since. Ron’s ideas on rerouting U.S. 287 to create a downtown plaza and putting a high-end hotel along the river are creative and worthy of consideration. His commitment and service to the arts and Latino communities is to be commended as well. For that we give Gallegos an honorable mention. Alex Sammoury served on Council from 2009-2013. While he is indeed an asset to the community on many fronts, we disagree with his position on Windy Gap, and do not believe that he is the best candidate to protect the health and quality of life of Longmont residents against the renewed threats posed by the oil and gas industry going forward. Catherine Jarrett informed us that she does not believe that human activity is a contributing factor to climate change, which she believes is occurring as a natural cycle. She also believes that many of the scientists claiming that global warming is a threat do so because that is how they get their grant money. Council Member Ward 2 Marcia Martin Jeff Moore

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We found Marcia Martin to be an impressive candidate and well-informed on all of the critical issues currently confronting Longmont. She understands that Longmont is going to continue to grow but she strongly believes that growth should be planned and made to benefit the entire community. MARCIA To put it in her words, if MARTIN you work in Longmont you should be able to afford to live in Longmont. Martin is an environmentalist who understands the importance Boulder Weekly

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of getting the Windy Gap project right. We feel confident she would be a formidable leader when it comes to guarding Longmont’s quality of life and citizens’ health against the encroaching oil and gas industry. She believes that Longmont can, and should, be a place where green-minded companies come to grow. We think that Martin is the right leader for today’s Longmont and will make important contributions to the community’s future if elected. Jeff Moore has done a commendable job during his term on Council and has worked hard to help the community recover from the flood of 2013. While we endorsed Moore in the last election and are pleased that we did, we believe that Marcia Martin is the best choice this time around to move Longmont forward at this critical juncture. Ballot Issue 2H Yes

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The city is asking voters to “approve a 0.255 percent increase to the existing public safety tax, increasing the current 0.325 percent public safety sales tax to 0.58 percent. This dedicated public safety sales tax will be used to hire more police officers, dispatchers, firefighters, and support staff and to purchase the equipment and facilities to provide public safety services.” Longmont needs this additional support for its first responders because the community has grown by over 10,000 people in the past 10 years, while police and fire resources have not increased to support this growth. There is no doubt Longmont has grown significantly in recent years and as a result we believe that citizens should pass this tax in order to fund more police and fire services for the community. While we believe that future growth should be made to pay its own way, this increase is needed for the growth that has already occurred. So vote yes. Ballot Issue 2I Yes

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This is a sin tax and as a rule, we are not big on sin taxes. Why should purchasers of legal marijuana be expected to pay a tax to support affordable housing when beer drinkers aren’t being forced to be equally civic-minded? Remember that this whole legalized pot thing was passed on the premise of pot being treated like alcohol. That said, the City of Longmont says, “Half of the proceeds of the 3 percent marijuana tax will be used for Boulder Weekly

licensing, inspection an public safety services related to retail sales of marijuana.” The other half will be used for funding affordable housing. Longmont has approved four stores to sell marijuana. Because we think that affordable housing is still possible in Longmont due to its lack of growth limits, and we have no information at hand at this point that would cause us not to trust the City with regard to its claimed need for revenue to keep an eye on these four new stores, we are willing to go along with the city’s request this time around. Vote yes.

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Ballot Question 2J Yes

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We laid out some of the basic arguments for our opposition to this ballot question in our overview of Longmont. And as noted, we will be offering a more complete explanation for our opposition in the coming weeks. But for now, we offer this brief further explanation. As you can see from the graphic on the next page — the information of which comes from the Environmental Protection Agency — the Colorado River is in trouble. The Front Range’s irresponsible use of Colorado River water (much of it goes for watering lawns) now threatens the very existence of the river. Over the years, one water diversion project after another has radically decreased the river’s flow at its source tributaries and lakes. The Windy Gap Firming Project will drop the river to approximately 17 percent of its historic flows in Northern Colorado, and researchers claim that global warming will lower the river’s flow an additional onethird in coming years. That means that the Colorado River will have lost 90 percent of its historical flows coming out of the Colorado’s northern mountains if this project goes forward at a time of climate change. Front Range communities, including Longmont, have to be more responsible than this. And it’s not just the river that’s being damaged. Grand Lake, Colorado’s largest natural lake that sits on the western edge of Rocky Mountain National Park, used to have 100 feet of clarity, on par with other great mountain bodies of water like Lake Tahoe. But today, thanks to the backwards diversion of water to the Front Range, Grand Lake has only 10 feet of clarity and its boat docks are often sitting in the mud hundreds of feet from the See VOTE Page 28

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Ballot Question 2K Shall Municipal Judge Robert J. Frick be retained in office for two (2) years? Yes

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Judge Frick was appointed in 2016 to serve out the remaining term of retiring Judge Diana VanDeHey. By all accounts he has done a good job over the last year, so we are urging a yes vote on his retention. CITY OF LAFAYETTE Lafayette has been a leader on a number of critical issues that affect Boulder County at large: in the fight against oil and gas extraction, for sensible growth, for increased access to public transportation and for expanded use of solar energy. Not every pursuit has worked according to plan (a voterapproved fracking ban in 2012 was tossed out by a Boulder District Court judge in 2014; last year, citizens voted down a ballot initiative that would have provided all city residents with a regional RTD pass), but City Council has always returned to the drawing board to refine their game plan (earlier this year, Council approved a Climate Bill of Rights that demands a legal right to a “healthy climate” devoid of fracking; this summer, the City, along with Louisville, used a grant from RTD to provide a number of residents with pre-loaded regional RTD passes). The aforementioned issues made up the brunt of our talks with Lafayette City Council candidates. Their adamant support for, prioritization of and detailed opinions on these

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matters — and related issues that affect the quality of life in Lafayette — drove our endorsements. It should be mentioned that, for the first time, every candidate for Lafayette City Council claims to oppose oil and gas extraction in city limits, an issue that is, in the face of climate change and human health concerns, paramount to not only Boulder County but communities around the nation. In fact, many candidates supported all of the issues we found most pressing, though each had nuanced answers and some presented more detailed plans for implementing them in the future. We also factored in candidates’ previous civic engagement, whether in Lafayette or elsewhere, their commitment to developing a diverse community, and their stances on this year’s five ballot measures. We also wanted candidates whom we believe can work well with each other to better serve the community, an important quality considering the many complicated challenges facing the City. Lafayette, like all of Boulder County, has a growing population. To preserve the character of Lafayette, voters approved the town’s first growth-limiting legislation in 1995, limiting growth within City limits to a maximum of 3 percent per year for six years. A total of 1,200 building permits are allowed in the six-year-period. The amendment has been extended by voters ever since. Voters will have the chance to approve this measure again this November, with an amendment that would allow City Council to

exceed the number of permits allocated for developments that make at least 40 percent of their residential units per100 manently affordable (allowing 90 citizens with household incomes less than or equal to 80 80 percent of the then-current 70 Boulder County area median income to purchase or rent 60 the property). As communities in 50 Boulder County search for 40 ways to preserve natural beauty and maintain small-town 30 character while still providing affordable housing options 20 that help retain diversity, 10 Lafayette is attacking the issue with a growth management 0 plan we believe warrants support from the City Council and the community at large. This growth has also led to traffic congestion in Lafayette as many people move through the town on their way in and out of Boulder for work. We favor candidates who seek to address this problem in a number of ways, not least of which includes increased access to public and alternative transportation. The City of Lafayette has been a strong supporter of the shift from greenhouse-gas-producing fuels to renewable energy sources, particularly solar. According to the City website, Lafayette “averages ten new solar permits a month and its solar permitting fees are 76 percent lower than the national average.” Residents are eligible for a $500 discount from participating solar installers as a result of Lafayette’s certification as a Solar Friendly Community. We support candidates who prioritize this push toward renewable fuel sources, and those who have extensive experience in developing and implementing sustainability programs and technologies. And it goes without saying, but we strongly support candidates who prioritize taking all steps to prevent oil and gas extraction in their community. The Lafayette Council consists of seven members who are elected on a non-partisan basis in odd-numbered years. Terms are staggered as four seats must be filled each election year. The three Council candidates with the most votes serve four-year terms and the fourth receives a two-year term. It was very hard to choose between the many excellent candidates running in Lafayette, but here are our choices. Percentage of Average Annual Flow

water’s edge. The further draining of the Colorado River also risks the likelihood of a “compact call” by 500000 down-river water users that would endanger all water450000 rights holders in the state 400000 of Colorado. In other words, if Longmont and 350000 other Front Range communities get too greedy in 300000 their quest for a larger share 250000 of the Colorado River, they could end up with less, not 200000 more, water. 150000 Another fact too often lost in the Windy Gap 100000 Firming Project debate is the real cost in dollars and 50000 cents. Sure you are being 0 asked to float bonds and money up another $36 million but that’s not even half of it, literally. The second largest participant in the Windy Gap Firming Project is the Platte River Power Authority (PRPA). They want the additional water to use at the company’s Rawhide coal-fired power plant. Not only would the Firming Project harm the Colorado River, it would be doing so to further the use of dirty coal as a source for power generation. And get this, PRPA has already raised your electric rates and floated revenue bonds to cover its approximate $40 million investment in the Project. That’s right, you are taxing yourself to pay back Longmont’s share and are paying off bonds and higher electric bills to pay for PRPA’s share. Nobody told you that part. But more importantly, the Windy Gap Firming Project is not necessary. Technology and better water policies can provide all the water Longmont needs for its future growth and that doesn’t cost a dime. Consider this factoid: Despite the area being served by Denver Water having experienced massive growth — more than 10 percent since just 2002 — it now consumes 22 percent less water than it did 15 years ago. That’s right, Front Range communities can grow rapidly while actually reducing the amount of water they need thanks to smart water policies and technological advancements. For those reasons and more, Boulder Weekly strongly encourages a “no” vote on 2J. Why pay more for the privilege of further destroying the Colorado River when it’s not necessary to do so?

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As stated above, the City of Lafayette has been a leader on important issues, and as such, we feel it makes sense to retain those Council members who have helped implement those measures and who hope to build on those successes. Gustavo Reyna was elected in November 2013. He serves on the Cultural Arts Commission, Youth Advisory Committee and One Lafayette Board. He is currently the mayor pro tem. In our discussion with Reyna, he said growth management was the biggest issue facing Lafayette GUSTAVO as it creates obstacles in REYNA creating affordable housing, which in turn creates obstacles in retaining a diverse population in the community. Retaining working class, single-parent families, as well as creating a community in which the elderly can age in place were motivating factors in Reyna’s desire to build affordable housing in the city. As a Council member, he has facilitated the City’s purchase of land near the eastern edge of town (formerly owned by Flatirons Church) to create approximately 400 permanently affordable residencies. He also prioritized community rights in managing oil and gas extraction. Reyna, along with fellow Council member Merrily Mazza, presented the Climate Bill of Rights at a Jan. 3 meeting. “This is a historic moment where people are being pinned against their will to accept the denigration of their

environment in order to serve someone else’s profits,” he said at the meeting. “We are finding a way to create a hopeful place.” Reyna is also focused on “supporting and sustaining ... an economic base of mostly locally owned small businesses that reflect the core values of our community as opposed to large business development.” This, to Reyna, preserves “the character” of Lafayette as a small community. To this end, he has also worked to include modifications to the City building codes for Olde Town Lafayette, “to ensure that our housing remains true to the character of the city,” such as allowing “no large homes that are out of scale. When you look at those elements together, [this addresses] how do we keep the character of Lafayette as a livable, high-quality, small place not totally engulfed by rapid development?” Reyna has also been involved in leadership opportunities for youth. “Although Boulder County is a wealthy county, East Boulder County and Lafayette specifically are home to underserved youth,” he said in our interview. Inarguably, no one on Council has been more vocal about the need to prioritize the eradication of oil and gas development within Lafayette city limits than Merrily Mazza. She, with Reyna, brought the Climate Bill of Rights to Council in January, but she watched the bill lose a clause that would have provided unprecedented protection for those who engage in civil disobedience. “Still,” she said during an interview, “It’s a ban and it passed. Now we’re going to have to do something with it.” MERRILY MAZZA Mazza believes the City’s current growth management plan is “sensible,” and the exemption for affordable housing is critical. She supported and worked with Council to facility the purchase of land from Flatirons Church to develop affordable housing. She has a desire to create a more inclusive Lafayette, which she says is partially achieved through affordable housing. She is interested in preserving mobile home parks and incorporating more accessory dwellings. Mazza sits on the RTD FasTracks committee because she believes in the expansion of public transportation to make it more accessible. She hopes to put before Council a refined measure to provide Lafayette citizens a free regional RTD pass (citizens shot the measure down last year). She’s a “big proponent” of Boulder Weekly

Lafayette’s Downtown Vision Plan that has ultimately kept big-box stores out of downtown and made the area more walkable. She believes that Lafayette is going to have to see more density in order to not only create more affordable housing, but to bring in “new blood, new people, new activity” that makes the city vibrant and contributes to new small businesses. Chelsea Behanna was appointed to Council last summer after Tim Dowling resigned. She was chosen by City Council from a pool of seven final candidates based on her responses on how to handle affordable housing, encourage diversity in public service and integrate into the current Council. Behanna is the princiCHELSEA pal at Rocky Top Middle BEHANNA School in Thornton. Behanna is passionate about renewable energy. As a member of the Sustainability Advisory Committee, she’s helped bring more electric-vehicle charging stations to Lafayette, and helped the City partner with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions. She wants to create a workable plan to get Lafayette to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. She’s a steering committee member for Colorado Communities for Climate Action, an environmental lobbying group. She is committed to keeping oil and gas extraction out of the community; she has been advocating for larger setbacks as a principal concerned about increased fracking near schools. She supports civil disobedience. Affordable housing is an issue near to Behanna’s heart. When she, her mother and brother moved to Colorado in 1980, Behanna says they lived in a KOA campground until their mother could find an affordable rental on a teacher’s salary. She has been a part of efforts to bring more affordable housing into Lafayette, including the purchase of the land from Flatirons Church that will create some 400 affordable dwelling units. She advocates strongly for increased access to public transportation and wants to continue to push RTD to “revamp” the intersection at 120th and Highway 7. Jamie Harkins describes herself as a “community servant through and through.” She has worked as a sustainability coordinator for the City of Boulder for eight years developing policy and programs, planning projects and pilot projects around energy efficiency, renewable energy, innovative climate solutions and zero waste. She describes herself as a “big believer in things that were initiated by votBoulder Weekly

ers,” so she supports the growth management extension plan. However, she wants Council to focus on not only maintaining those restrictions but asking how development contributes to the community. She says there are places where denser housing makes sense, and places it doesn’t. She wants growth to create diverse and eclectic neighborhoods that strengthen Lafayette, avoiding gentrification in the face of develoment. She supports what the City is currently doing with the affordable housing program but believes there is “so much more we can do outside of that specific JAMIE program. We need to HARKINS engage in creative thinking around accessory units, tiny homes. We need more solutions for the middle class.” Harkins is “a huge advocate for alternative transportation,” and ran the campaign for the citywide EcoPass (that failed to garner majority support last year). She believes in more bus stops, shorter bus routes and better bike infrastructure that connects the west side of the city to the east. Harkins was an accredited profession for the EcoDistrict out of Portland. EcoDistrict is a movement to create scalable solutions to challenges facing city officials: income, education and health disparities; blight and ecological degradation; the growing threat of climate change; and rapid urban growth. She hopes to bring that experience to City Council. Ballot Issue 2A Open Space Tax Extension Yes

COMMUNITY YES CULTURE & 2N SAFETY 2M & on

Please VOTE YES on 2M & 2N • to broaden the reach of COMMUNITY facilities • to enhance Boulder’s CULTURAL amenities, and • to shore up needed SAFETY services Endorsed by a broad range of community organizations

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The City’s ability to purchase open space made possible the recent acquisition of the Mayhoffer Farm (an effort to stave off large-scale residential growth and possible fracking operations). This measure simply extends the City’s current sales and use tax earmarked for acquisition of open space. Vote yes on 2A.

These groups all agree. YES to 2M & 2N!

Ballot Issue 2B Storage Tax Yes

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This measure would impose a 3.5 percent tax on those who rent indoor or outdoor storage units and on those who sell storage services. While the money would be used to “promote and advance” cultural arts, historic preservation and local history museums, we see this tax as a form of “sin” tax: one section of the See VOTE Page 32

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community is being taxed to support amenities and programs the entire community enjoys. In other words, any tax to support the arts should be applied to the whole community. Vote no on 2B. Ballot Issue 2C Street Improvement Revenue Bonds Yes

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A measure to improve and repair City roads and public parking lots and install safety and traffic devices with no increase in taxes. Vote yes on 2C. Ballot Question 2D Compensation of Mayor and Councilors Yes

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This measure allows City Council compensation to increase or decrease proportionally to the salaries of other City employees. We have written in the past that city councils should receive substantive salaries to ensure more civic engagement and a broader diversity of representatives. While this isn’t such a measure, it does prevent Council from arbitrarily increasing their salaries, and most likely ensures that Council salaries will increase over time. Ballot Question 2E Residential Growth Management Yes

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As discussed in the introduction to Lafayette, this growth plan not only prevents runaway development that can destroy the character of a town, run out small businesses and accelerate the inflation of housing costs, it also provides a way for the city to prioritize developments that reserve at least 40 percent of their residential units for affordable housing. Vote yes on 2E. CITY OF LOUISVILLE City Council Person Ward 1 Chris Leh (uncontested) City Council Person Ward II Jeff Lipton (uncontested) City Council Person Ward III Ashley Stolzmann (uncontested) Ballot Issue 2F Historic Preservation Tax Extension Yes

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protection and longevity not only of Louisville’s Historic Old Town, but other sites deemed historic around the city and Louisville’s Historical Museum. This 0.125 percent tax was originally voted into effect in 2008, and the funds accrued have since been supporting the Historic Preservation Fund Grants, used exclusively on historic preservation projects and purposes within Historic Old Town Louisville, the city’s cultural epicenter, and projects at the museum. Given the success of past residential and commercial historic preservation projects like the Louisville Grain Elevator, extending the parameters of the tax to include projects outside Historic Old Town Louisville (each of which would be contingent on a City Council super majority vote) and increased aid to the Louisville Historical Museum, would share the richness of cultural heritage throughout town. Ballot Question 2G Broadband Question Factual Statement Yes

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In 2005, the Colorado Senate Bill 152. This requires local governments to secure voter approval before entering into “the broadband business,” limiting high-speed internet service to private companies. Thus, at this time, the City of Louisville is not allowed to create or provide its own broadband network service to its residents. Seeing as access to high-speed, reliable and affordable internet is nothing short of a requirement for growth in today’s marketplace, some describe broadband services as “essential services” that should be treated in the same vein as water, sewer or electricity services, which most local governments do own and operate. Due to the limited choice of broadband providers, these existing providers have few incentives to provide the more affordable and higher-speed services that might otherwise exist in a more competitive environment. At this time, the City has no plans to create a public broadband utility, but passing this measure would at least allow the City to maximize its best options for meeting the broadband needs of residents, like free Wi-Fi in libraries and public spaces, and more affordable, efficient and environmentally responsible broadband services.

BOULDER COUNTY BALLOT ISSUES

County Question 1C: Authorization to Provide Broadband Service

County Issue 1A: Worthy Cause 0.05% Countywide Sales and Use Tax Extension

No Yes Senate Bill 152 was passed by the Colorado legislature in 2005, prohibiting local governments from providing their citizens broadband services without a public vote. You can imagine the effort private broadband internet service providers put in to see that passed, and when Longmont made their push to go public, the industry funneled in hundreds of thousands of dollars to defeat it. Longmont won. Since, several communities, including Boulder, Lafayette, Superior and the Boulder Valley School District have passed measures that would allow their communities to explore public broadband. This ballot question simply gets Boulder County over that first public approval hurdle so that it can one day consider providing public broadband in areas throughout the County. The County has no public fiber network and no current plans to create a broadband utility, but again, this vote merely provides for the exploration of such services.

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This sales and use tax was first passed in 2000. Since, it’s been extended several times, and voting yes this year would extend the tax for 15 years. Revenue from the tax is used for Boulder County nonprofit agencies’ capital needs; the recipients are determined by the County Commissioners. Within the first three years of the fund, $2 million will be allocated to permanently affordable housing; $600,000 will go to senior and aging services; and $900,000 will go to new and expanded mental health programs. Vote yes. County Question 1B: Sheriff Term Limit Extension to Five Terms Yes

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This ballot question is and isn’t about current Sheriff Joe Pelle. Voting yes on 1B would allow any Boulder County sheriff to serve five terms, but the argument made for changing the rules are tied to Pelle himself. In 1994, Colorado voters amended the state constitution, putting term limits on most state and local offices. But according to that statute, voters in a given municipality can vote to modify or eliminate term limits. In 2005, Boulder County voters extended the sheriff ’s limits to three terms. In 2011, they extended the limits to four terms. What we wish this ballot question were asking is “Do you want to eliminate term limits for the sheriff ’s position?” because by extending it every few years, we’re defeating the purpose of term limits. That said, the principle of the matter is not greater than the value Pelle brings to the office. It’s an office responsible for 400 employees and a $29 million budget, and Pelle oversees everything from the County jail to the drug task force to emergency management. It’s a career position, and if the right person is filling it, he or she should be able to be elected so long as voters agree. Pelle is working to reduce overcrowding at the County jail, advocating for better mental health services and righteously came out against a law requiring law enforcement to report certain people to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. So, vote yes, but also let’s scrap the whole idea of term limits for this office next time.

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County Issue 5A: Burgundy Park Improvement District of Boulder County Mill Levy Increase, MultipleFiscal Year Obligation Authorization and Formation Yes

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The Burgundy Park neighborhood in Niwot is in need of repairs. County roads within the neighborhood need resurfacing, sidewalks need improvement, and other pieces of vital infrastructure need maintenance. The initial work is estimated to cost about $548,000, with total costs of close to $1 million over 20 years. The neighborhood knows this, and so after looking at all their options, they’ve worked with the County to put on the ballot a measure that would create an improvement district. If approved, the County will pay 30 percent of the improvements, and will loan the remaining 70 percent to the newly formed Burgundy Park Improvement District, which will be repaid via this mill levy. Homes will be charged $119.50 per $100,000 of assessed property value. Residents can opt out with approval from the County, but to be fair, such a request is unlikely to be granted. Given that Burgundy Park residents have already considered most other options, and that it’ll only be Burgundy Park residents voting to create this, we say vote yes. See VOTE Page 34

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FORWARD for Clean Energy!

“We knew challenging the status quo would be neither quick nor easy, but our efforts are paying off: the PUC has given us a path forward. Let’s stay the course and vote YES for 2LOP! The planet is counting on us.” —CurrentBoulderMayorSuzanneJones,(2015-Present)

As Trump and the Federal Government step BACKWARD on climate change, it is more important than ever that we take steps FORWARD. Creating a local electric utility in Boulder is our way to address climate change with the urgency it requires.

Independent local power: • Cangetusto100%renewables; Xceldoesnotsharethisgoal.

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“The amount spent on municipalization? Less than $2.5 million per year on average. In contrast, Xcel takes about $30 million in net income out of Boulder every year, year after year. —SusanOsborne, FormerBoulderMayor

YES on 2L, 2O, 2P

Boulder can reach 100% renewable energy by 2030 if we bring the decision-making home to Boulder. How we get there:

“Now is the time to take bold leaps forward on clean energy. Climate change is moving much faster than we are, and it’s costing us. Creating our own municipal electric utility is the only way we'll be able to meet our goal of clean, renewable energy. Vote Yes for 100% renewables! —CurrentStateSenatorSteve Fenberg(2017-Present)

2L Renew the Utility Occupation Tax

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2O Public Vote to Finance Local Power

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BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT The Boulder Valley School District Board of Education has had quite the year. There has been community outcry about the lack of transparency over the termination of the former superintendent last spring and a large settlement with a former administrator related to his termination. There’s a pending lawsuit over air quality concerns in district buildings and questions have been raised over administrator salaries, stolen bond funds and most recently the achievement gap, as new data shows the district has the widest disparity in the state based on race, a title the district shares with Denver. All of this makes for an important and interesting school board race. District B incumbent Christina (Tina) Marquis is running unopposed for her seat but the current Boulder Valley Directors in District E and F are term-limited and a new batch of candidates will inherit these issues if elected. The next board has some serious considerations and decisions to make within the next year, including hiring the next superintendent in spring 2018. The new board will also be tasked with negotiating the next teachers contract with the Boulder Valley Education Association (BVEA) and with making several policy changes to align the district with state law. Another priority will be making sure that the district’s $400 million budget is managed in a sustainable fashion. And we believe the new board must be far more transparent and honest with the community than it has been over the past few years. This is crucial to moving the district forward. In order to do all of this effectively, Boulder Weekly values a board with diverse viewpoints and priorities. While some have criticized the former board as “dysfunctional,” we believe healthy debate and disagreement is essential to responsible management of the district. It’s when the board is in lockstep that the larger problems occur. That said, here are our endorsements. Boulder Valley School RE-2 Director District B (4 Years) Christina Marquis (uncontested) Boulder Valley School RE-2 Director District E (4 Years) Donna Miers

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Given the above considerations we are endorsing Donna Miers for District E. Miers just retired from BVSD this past May after more than 30 years within the district working as a teacher and administrator. She has served a variety of students including those in Special Education and English Language Learners. She was a member of BVEA for decades, understands state law and funding shortfalls, and has concrete plans to close the achievement gap, including creating a common assessment program and focusing on reading DONNA MIERS proficiency. Her experience will bring a teacher’s voice to the board, one which it currently lacks. We acknowledge her husband, Tom Miers, currently holds the District E seat and is term-limited. However, we believe Donna Miers is an independent thinker and will ask the hard questions about the budget, raise concerns when she has them and bring a diversity of opinion to the board moving forward.

we are confident her dedication will lead her to serve our community in some way in the future. THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT Thompson School R2-J Director District B 4 Year Term (Vote for One) Paul Bankes This race is uncontested, but we like Paul Bankes anyway. After the bitter politics of 2015’s Thompson School Board race. (Several Koch brothersaffiliated candidates tried to sweep into the district and flip it to achieve conservative school reform measures. They failed.), Bankes wants to eliminate the politics that were brought into the district, while also focusing on attracting teachers to the district, if not through increased salaries, through comparable quality of life benefits such as professional development, better working environments and more.

Boulder Valley School RE-2 Director District F (4 years)

Thompson School R2-J Director District E 4 Year Term (Vote for One)

Kitty Sargent

Lori Hvizda Ward

Alexandra Eddy

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For the District F seat, Boulder Weekly endorses Kitty Sargent. Sargent also was a teacher, albeit 30 years ago. Since then, however, she has worked as a social worker in child abuse prevention and volunteered with BVSD to develop health curriculum and with the Safe Schools Coalition. She’s a strong proponent for early childhood development, including more preschools and full-day kindergartens throughout the district and wants to strengthen neighborhood schools. She has experience with conflict resolution KITTY SARGENT and seeks to bring reconciliation after the events of the spring, not by ignoring what happened but through increased communication with the community. She takes the board’s role of not just selecting but supervising the next superintendent seriously and believes a diversity of opinions makes for a healthy board. Sargent’s opponent, Alexandra Eddy would bring a student’s perspective to the board as a recent graduate of BVSD. While we admire her passion and drive, we question her limited experience with the complex issues facing the Board of education. Regardless,

This race is uncontested, but we want to take this opportunity to say we support Lori Hvizda Ward. An incumbent, Hvizda Ward has a track record of supporting teachers, and her steadiness has helped carry the board through several tumultuous years. Thompson School R2-J Director District F 4 Year Term (Vote for One) Barbara Kruse

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Lynn Greer (Certified Write-In Candidate) There are two good choices in the only Thompson School Board district to have a contested election. Barbara Kruse worked for 30 years as a teacher in the district, and now teaches educators as an adjunct professor at the University of Northern Colorado. However, we endorse Lynn Greer. Greer’s knowledge on a variety of issues, and a comprehensive set of proposed solutions, is what sets her apart. Greer believes the board has a duty to rebuild trust with the community after the political divide of the last election. Rebuilt trust will allow the district to pass the necessary bond or mill levy

override to pay teachers, which she says are leaving for more lucrative pay in surrounding districts. Greer says she has the experience necessary to work with teachers to come up with solutions that will keep them in the district, and her experience working with faculty and the local teachers’ union in the past are both assets. Critical needs of the district include a new high school east of the interstate and an effort to consolidate schools where population has shifted — a move that will not result in teachers losing their jobs, she ensures. Working closely with the Board in recent years provides Greer day-one skills to push initiatives and come up with effective solutions. So take that extra 10 seconds and write in her name. ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT Estes Park R-3 School Director At Large (4-Year Term) (Vote for No More than Two) Laura Case (uncontested) Danielle Wolf (uncontested) Ballot Issue 3A Estes Park School District R-3 Yes

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Funds were depleted in the Estes Park School District reserve during the Great Recession. A mill levy override intended to make up the loss was defeated in 2013. This measure would provide the funds lost in the recession and denied by voters in 2013, providing about $1 million annually to maintain good credit standing for the District. Vote yes. FOUR MILE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Ballot Issue 5B Yes

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The fire district says it needs an additional $175,000 a year in taxpayer money in order to adequately do its job. Even as this is being written, wildfires burning in California have destroyed more than 1,500 homes and killed more than a dozen people. Global warming means more fires and flooding on the Front Range as well in coming years. Translation: We think it’s a good idea to give the fire district what it needs to keep residents in its area of operation safe. Vote yes. Boulder Weekly

IF ELECTED, I WILL WORK TO CREATE: A Boulder that is inclusive of a wide range of incomes With the average single family home price exceeding one million dollars, it’s nearly impossible for our teachers, nurses, law enforcement, artists, service workers, and many more to live in the town in which they work. If elected, I will bring my housing expertise to the table and will strive to help Boulder meet and exceed its affordable housing goals. A Boulder that is powered by 100% renewable energy With the Federal Government continuing to take steps to dismantle the environment and clean energy, it’s more important than ever that municipalities take steps forward. Wind and solar have never been more affordable, yet 71% of Boulder’s power still comes from fossil fuels. If elected, I will diligently work towards a decarbonized, decentralized and democratized energy future. A Boulder that recognizes and supports its small businesses As Boulder grows and welcomes new enterprises, we must support the small businesses we already have who are struggling to make it here, as well as the next generation of entrepreneurs that will build on our vibrant business community. If elected, I will work to ensure there is small business support while keeping the entrepreneurial spirit alive in Boulder. A Boulder that supports its most vulnerable populations Supporting our most vulnerable populations is the right thing to do and it provides incredible “Jill is sincere, social and economic benefit to our community. Food insecurity, lack of access to physical and empathetic, and works mental health care, and inadequate access to elderly care is on the rise. If elected, I will make incredibly hard for her family. our citizens who are struggling a priority and will strive to seek solutions to these Jill has proven herself to be fully complex problems. committed to our diverse and beloved A Boulder that embraces the arts and encourages creativity and expression Boulder. We are facing many Art plays a critical role in creating a vibrant, thriving community. According to the National challenges for the foreseeable future. Endowment for the Arts, Boulder has the third highest per capita population of working We need Jill’s perspective and her artists in the country, yet we allocate very little to support the arts. If elected, I will work to voice. I am grateful that Jill has thrown increase the availability of gallery and performance space, as well as public art acquisition. her hat in the ring and is willing to A Boulder that preserves and enhances its Open Space Legacy offer us her talent and time.” Boulder’s legacy of protecting and preserving open space has been one of our greatest - House Representative environmental, social, and economic successes. Our trails systems are under considerable strain Edie Hooton due to increased users, so it is vital we emphasize maintenance moving forward. If elected, I will strive to balance conservation and recreation priorities on our open space.

ABOUT JILL Jill is a mother, business woman, community activist, and volunteer. If elected, Jill would be Boulder’s first openly LGBTQ City Councilperson in more than 40 years. Jill’s background & experience: Degree in Political Science from The College of William & Mary Former civics teacher at Watershed School Board member of New Era Colorado for 5 years Board Member of Thistle Communities Vice Chair of The City of Boulder Board of Zoning Adjustments Volunteer at the Boulder Homeless Shelter and Meals on Wheels Member of City of Boulder Housing Working Group Advocate for Mobile Homeowners Recognitions: 2017 “Serving our Seniors” Award from Colorado Senior Lobby for helping protect mobile homeowners from predatory tax lien investors 2015 “40 Under Forty” Award from BizWest - honoring young professionals who are shaping the future of the Boulder Valley

“I support Jill Adler Grano for Boulder City Council. She cares and she is not afraid to act. Her experience working in the community on climate action, renewable energy, recognizing the importance of the arts, our small businesses and taking care of our most vulnerable populations makes her exactly who we need on council at this time.” –Senator Stephen Fenberg *Paid for and Authorized by Jill for City Council

SUPPORTERS OF JILL FOR CITY COUNCIL

GROUP ENDORSEMENTS Better Boulder Sierra Club Open Boulder Engage Boulder The Daily Camera

ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS Jared Polis, U.S. Representative Steve Fenberg, State Senator KC Becker, State Representative Edie Hooton, State Representative Stanley L. Garnett, Boulder County District Attorney

INDIVIDUALS Adam Stenftenagel Aly Nicklas Amanda Genakos Amanda Salzman Amy Nack Andrew Hyde Anna Lappe Ann Cooper Anne & Paul Cure Anne Lee Foster Becca Blay Ben Alexandra Betsey Martens Bobby & Danette Stuckey Bobby Brown

Bob Morehouse Botsy Phillips Brett & Jennifer Zimmerman Brook Eddy Bryan Bowen Carly Silberman Carole Lundeen Caroline Quine Casey Easton Cate Cook Chantal Pierrat Chelsea Pohl Christie & Poss Lambert Claire Clurman Colin Kirby Collette Roy

Elise Jones, Boulder County Commissioner Suzanne Jones, Mayor of Boulder Matt Appelbaum, City Councilperson & former Mayor Aaron Brockett, City Councilperson Andrew Shoemaker, City Councilperson Bob Yates, City Councilperson

Coral & Will Frischkorn Corey Kohn Damelia Mujica Dana Derichsweiler Dan and Cindy Caruso Danica Powell Darcy Shively Darvin Ayre David Adamson David Ensign Dennis Arfmann Denny McCloskey Dr. Carol Conzelman Dr. Matthew King Edith Pressler Eric Budd Fern O’Brien

Geoff Williamson Gerry and Nicole Wienholt Hannah Davis Holly Lind Inga Pae Peterson Ingrid Walsh Jacques Juilland Jen Sherry Jeremy Durham Jessica Yates Joan Haug Joey Walker Joshua Scott Onysko Judy Amabile Kate Kripke Kate Lacroix Kelly Degnan

FORMERLY ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS The Honorary Jean Dubofsky, Former Colorado Supreme Court Justice Leslie Durgin, Former Mayor of Boulder Will Toor, Former Mayor of Boulder Ken Hotard Kim and Jake Rosenbarger Korrie Lewan Lara Fairbanks Lauren Folkerts Lauren Folkerts Leslie Glustrom Lisa Kaufmann Lucy Conklin Mark Weakley Mary Duvall Mary Lynne & Doug Hixson Matthew Haies Maya Burlingame Megan Hudson Mel & Mark Glenn Michael Rush

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Macon Cowles, Former City Councilperson Tim Plass, Former City Councilperson Francoise Poinsatte, Former City Councilperson Joe Neguse, Former CU Regent Steve & Carly Silberman Steve Elmes Steve Remmert Steve Watts Sue Fagan Sue Prant Sukhraj Kaur Gipple Susan Freeman Mann Tatiana Maxwell Terry Cipoletti Thomas Wells Victoria Olson Waylon Lewis Willow King Zachary Barr Zane Selvans

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cel Energy recently announced that it would use Governor John Hickenlooper’s July executive order calling for climate change policy as reason to bypass the Colorado state legislature and seek regulatory approval of a “Colorado Energy Plan,” which would retire early almost 700 megawatts of coal-fired generating units to be replaced with a new natural gas plant and renewable energy. Although Xcel has yet to provide details, the company has suggested that the plan would save $200 million. We don’t understand how this could be true. For starters, ratepayers will be on the hook for the cost of capital they won’t use. The up front cost of building and upgrading the two coal plants subject to early retirement is spread out decades into the future, on the expectation that the units, built in the 1970s, would continue to produce electricity until the end of their useful life — 50 years or more. By retiring them a decade early, ratepayers will be on the hook for the remaining cost of the units, but they won’t get any benefit. Based on what ratepayers currently owe on the plants ($297 million), we performed a back-of-the-envelope calculation that suggests ratepayers will owe $135 million to $170 million for capital stock they don’t use, as a result of Xcel’s Colorado Energy Plan. In addition to squandering up to $170 million, ratepayers would be responsible for the replacement electricity generation. Assuming an overnight capital cost of $1,000/kW (this is the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s estimate) and a 400 megawatt natural gas combined cycle power plant, the total comes out to $400 million. Don’t forget about higher fuel costs. According to Xcel’s latest filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission, natural gas on Xcel’s Colorado grid is more than twice as expensive as coal on a per-energy unit basis ($1.75 versus $3.79). To be sure, natural gas plants generally are more efficient than coal power plants, but this won’t overcome the gross disparity between the fuel costs. That is, customers will pay more. None of this is to mention the costs of wind and solar energy generation as envisioned by the Colorado Energy Plan. Though we don’t have enough details to form even a preliminary estimate, renewable energy invariably is a bad deal, due to its intermittency. Consider: The Colorado Public Utilities Commission just allowed Xcel to spend

$1 billion on an industrial wind project with a mere 49 megawatts capacity value (this is a measure of how much grid planners can count on the power source). For about $80 million, Xcel could achieve the same capacity value for a small natural gas plant. In light of these realities, we don’t see how the Colorado Energy Plan could save ratepayers money, under any reasonable scenario. Our guess is that the company will game its economic models by, among other things, including implausible future regulatory costs and a carbon tax. As a result, the Colorado Energy Plan would appear to be a good deal on paper, even though it’s a terrible deal in real life. The company’s reasons for this duplicity are easy to understand. Under the state regulatory arrangements that govern an electric utility’s bottom line, the company is rewarded for building capital. In a nutshell, the company makes about 10 percent in pure profit for every dollar it spends on capital projects. To this end, the company conditions its Colorado Energy Plan on owning 50 percent of the replacement renewable power, and 75 percent of the replacement natural gas power. It’s fair to say the math works in Xcel’s favor, not ratepayers’. We’ve seen this before. Between 2006 and 2016, elected officials and the Public Utilities Commission authorized Xcel to fuel switch and build out renewable capacity. Naturally, electricity rates have gone up as have Xcel’s profits. According to the company’s financial filings, Xcel’s asset value (on which it earns a 10 percent rate of return) increased $6.4 billion or 77 percent, profit per ratepayer increased nearly 77 percent as well, and Xcel’s annual profits nearly doubled from $458.8 million to $889.6 million. If recent history is any guide, Xcel’s statement that ratepayers will save money challenges reality. If state regulators go along with Xcel’s plan, more than likely the company will enjoy a windfall while Colorado ratepayers will have no choice but to pay the bill. Only this time, ratepayers won’t be able to hold state lawmakers accountable because Xcel and the Governor are leaving them out of the process too. William Yeatman is a senior fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute specializing in environmental policy, energy markets, and administrative law. Amy Oliver Cooke is the executive vice president and director of the energy and environmental policy center at the Independence Institute in Denver. Boulder Weekly

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ngineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a more efficient spin on an old method of processing magnesium, and it could have huge implications for the auto industry. We usually think of a cleanrunning engine as the main determinant of fuel efficiency, but simply making a vehicle lighter also means it will consume less fuel. Magnesium is the perfect candidate for achieving this goal. Not only is it the lightest metal, but it is one of the top 10 most common elements found in the Earth’s crust. Yet, magnesium is usually passed over for aluminum or other metals. So why has the auto industry been ignoring it? Magnesium, like most elements, does not exist by itself in nature. Instead, it comes in a state of raw ore, most commonly magnesia or dolomite. Processing pure magnesium out of its natural form is both energy-intensive and heavy on carbon emissions, which is where the problem lies. Research assistant Mark Wallace explains the current processes: “You have electrolytic, which is a very clean process, but requires a bunch of energy, versus

Breakthrough in magnesium processing could revolutionize the auto industry by Sarah Farley Pidgeon which is a lot easier to do but is very bad for the environment. We’re trying to find that middle ground where it’s still cost-effective and not so energy-intensive, but reducing gas emissions at the same time.” China currently produces more than 80 percent of the world’s magnesium using the most inefficient method: the Pidgeon process. A highly energy-inten-

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t’s around one in the morning in Kiev, Ukraine, and Tyler Bates is just settling into his hotel room. It’s the first day of August, a time when Kiev is known for its clear days and mild temperatures. Bates might get to enjoy some of that later on, but for now he’s on the phone with me. He was in Moscow earlier in the night, clad in black, custom Schecter guitar slung low, his face surreal with heavy makeup, on stage with Marilyn Manson. At this point, the band is coming up on the tail end of the European leg of Manson’s Heaven Upside Down tour. This is Bates’ second run through Moscow; the first was on tour with Manson as well in 2014. They were accosted by religious zealots armed with eggs and fruit on the way to soundcheck. At the show that night, 20,000 fans had to be evacuated from Gorkey Park because there was a bomb threat. About par for Manson’s course. Manson’s last album, 2015’s The Pale Emperor, was something of a second coming for the shock rocker, receiving critical praise and garnering the band’s highest opening week sales in nearly a decade. Bates had at least a little to do with that as producer of the album, working with Manson to refine the rockstar’s characteristic industrial metal sound into something many consider more visceral, more sinister than his preceding work. With elements of straightforward blues-rock and gritty altcountry, The Pale Emperor, stripped of the glittery pretense of

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glam rock that weighed down his work in the Tyler Bates is best known as early aughts, plays like the composer for the scores a the truest version of slew of cult and horror classics. He’s currently on tour himself Manson has with Marilyn Manson. ever shared. Bates worked with Manson over the course of months to tease out the material. “It was really about getting down to who he was at that point in time, not trying to regurgitate or reinvent a moment that had already happened,” Bates says, fully engaged despite the hour and travel, the exhaustion mostly extinguished from his voice. “That was sort of one of the conditions of working together: ‘Let’s do something that is emblematic of who you are right now, what you’re thinking about, and let’s work from there.’ The whole thing was based on conversations, not based on stockpiling riffs.” Bates went about the process of writing with Manson the same way he goes about composing scores for film, television and video games, because that’s what Bates is perhaps best known for (albeit still relatively unknown to the masses). That’s his day job. Bates broke out as a composer with Zach Snyder’s 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, and went on to see TYLER BATES Page 44

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he Pixies rose out of the subcultural netherworlds to transform the frenzied and underground indie-punk movement into something the mainstream could understand, or at least begin to handle. Up until the Pixies, the problem with indie was that it was hard to handle, devoid as it is of a hook or a prescribed musical style. Rooted in the likes of Hüsker Dü and Black Flag, the Pixies represent a DIY ethos that’s inherently rebellious. The seemingly impossible feat was to trick the punk genie into a bottle, and while it might have been Sonic Youth that first pulled off this magic trick, see PIXIES Page 48

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it was the Pixies that codified creative someone else’s music she plays, it’s still discontent into something radio-worLenchantin that comes out. The reason thy. And, once they were adopted by we don’t know of her beyond the scope the masses, they gave voice to a genre of her association to these various bands of music that would inspire countless is, simply, because she prefers it that musicians, from Kurt Cobain to Arcade way. Fire. “I am interested in a lot of things — Over the course of the Pixies’ starting my own band or doing a solo 30-plus-year career they’ve proven an project is not one of them,” Lenchantin enduring ability to repeatedly shock even says. “I am a solo traveler in life, which the most loyal fans — whether in the means my journey is to collaborate with wide dynamics of their music or often other people if and when I meet them acrimonious antics. No matter what, along the way.” they refused to go rote Watch her perform to and the people loved it. see for yourself how easiBut some changes, like ly she blends in and how ON THE BILL: The Pixies. 7 p.m. the absence of original it seems oddly impossible Tuesday, Oct. 17, member Kim Deal, can to imagine anyone else Boulder Theater, 2032 be a deal-breaker for the on stage with the Pixies. 14th St., Boulder. SOLD OUT. purists among the It’s not that Kim Deal is crowds. replaceable, just that Paz Lenchantin you’ll be impressed by wasn’t the Pixies’ first choice for Deal’s the umph Lenchantin adds to the show replacement, but now that she’s there and at a moment, this moment in parit’s obvious this is how it was meant to ticular, when it’s sorely needed — when be. Lenchantin is a virtuoso in a very the band is on their second reunion Pixies way — the genius of her music tour and in serious danger of becoming doesn’t lie in her head but at the tips of predictable and overplayed. her fingers, always on the verge of It’s surprising then, that when spontaneity. Lenchantin gets on the phone she’s Forty-three-year-old Lenchantin doing something as mundane as has been around long enough to have folding laundry and, further, that an inherent understanding of the era she thinks it interesting enough to that formed the Pixies, and she has talk about for more than the introspent most of her musical career in ductory minute. But by the end of alternative rock and metal circles that the call, listening to the way she pay homage to the band in some way. jumps from topic to topic easily and She’s played with A Perfect Circle, with unflagging enthusiasm, it’s Zwan, Queens of the Stone Age, Silver clear she finds all of life delightful. Jews and most recently The Entrance The difference between her and the Band, in addition to many more. Pixies is that while the band made a Through it all, critics who focused name for themselves by funneling on Lenchantin as one among many creative discontent, she seems to stage musicians noted the effortlessness have made her’s in channeling creof her work. She is one with her instru- ative delight. ment, enough so that even when it’s “I have a lot of passion,” she says.

“Anyone who has seen me work will tell you as much — it’s pure passion, absolutely.” Her glee might be most apparent in her off-band projects — the bassist is also a hobby filmmaker and freelance score writer. In these side hustles, she adopts an avant garde approach, letting herself get weird and sometimes dark, but the darkness only serves to prove that she is a woman who can fall in love with anything and always seeks the light. Take for instance her film-based performance piece, “The Spider Lady,” a 15-minute experience that oozes with surrealist hints of Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp, frame-by-frame, on Super-8 film. Muse as much as you like about what it all means, but look no further than a spider who built mobiles out of toilet paper in her L.A. bathroom. “This spider was an artist, and I knew I loved him from the beginning,” Lenchantin says. “But one day, after being on tour, I came back and he was dead. I cried. I had never cried for an insect before. It was then I knew it was like any other love so I made the spider into a woman and made it all into a movie.” It may be “just a hobby,” but Lenchantin’s forays into film production and aesthetics serve as a vital connection to the zeitgeist of the Pixies. It’s why the band was more than willing to let her direct and shoot the video to their 2015 song “Classic Masher” and why the piece carries such an authentic sense of punk rock, even 30 years after the Pixies first carried that torch out of the underground. It turns out that punk is an ethos that, if authentically conjured, doesn’t fade in relevance, but reconnects us to our own creative truths. Boulder Weekly

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4–11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, McNichol’s Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave., Denver. The Latino Chamber of Commerce and Barrio E’ invite you to the Colorado for Puerto Rico and Mexico Benefit Concert on Thursday, Oct. 12. All proceeds will go to the victims of the recent natural disasters. Enjoy entertainment by Puerto Rican Bomba group Barrio E’, Colombian dance troupe Latin Explosive Movement, Latin rock group Los Hijos de Tuta and other dance groups. Audience members can also participate in a silent auction with art from artists like Arturo Garcia and items from Beto’s Hair Salon. Dos Abuelas Food Truck, Oasis Fruits and La MoMo Maes Bakery will provide food for the event. There’s a suggested donation of $20. Enjoy a night of food, music and culture, all in support of a good cause. —Eliza Radeka

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7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, The First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 1128 Pine St., Boulder. Celebrate Boulder’s LGBTQ community at a free concert on Oct. 15. Still Standing on the Side of Love commemorates the 30th anniversary of The First Congregational, UCC’s 1987 vote to become the first church in Colorado to make a covenant to welcome the LGBTQ community. Gospel singer Yvette Flunder, women’s a cappella group Sound Circle, the CU madrigal choir and Adam Ewing will perform songs based on texts concerning LGBTQ youth. Audience members are welcome to participate as well and are encouraged to share their talents. Get ready to sing and dance at this free concert in celebration of an historic event. —Eliza Radeka

Matchstick Productions presents Drop Everything at Boulder Theater. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. Matchstick Productions, the team that produced award-winning ski films like Claim, Days of my Youth and The Way I See It, is launching Drop Everything. Presented by Under Armour, Drop Everything follows skiers through the world of freeskiing in a funny, action-packed adventure. The 2017 film is unique in its lighthearted approach that sets it apart from other Matchstick productions. World-famous freeskiers, beautiful locations and stunning cinematography are no-brainers, but the film’s quickhitting comedy and moving soundtrack make it a movie you won’t want to miss. Visit the Boulder Theater to celebrate the joys of skiing with skiers like Sammy Carlson, Sander Hadley, Eric Hjorleifson and more. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $17.50. —Eliza Radeka

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Theresa Reed — The Tarot Coloring Book. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder.

Boulder Writing Studio — Emerging Novelists: 4 Works in Progress. 1 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder.

Natalie Giarratano, Susanna Speier and Amy Strauss Friedman. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder. Friday, October 13 Stephen Jones — Avoiding Extinction: Saving Native Wildlife in the Boulder Valley. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. Saturday, Oct. 14 Sacred Journeys: A Writing Workshop with Brad Wetzler. 2 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder.

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Monday, October 16 The Nobel Lecture Series October Lecture. All day. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder.

Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. Innisfree Weekly Open Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder.

So, You’re a Poet: Weekly Open Poetry Reading. 8 p.m. Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder.

Wednesday, October 18

Gabrielle Marlena. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder.

Robert McEwen. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder.

Tuesday, October 17

Douglas Abrams — The Book of Joy Journal. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder.

Cara Mentzel — Voice Lessons. 7:30 p.m.

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2017 Dracula. 7:30 p.m. Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 1101 13th St., Denver. THURSDAY OCTOBER 12 7:00 PM

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Analog Son — with Pho, Envy Alo. 8:30 p.m. The Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. Bachtoberfest. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Adventist Church, 345 Mapleton Ave., Boulder.

Big Question Denver. 7 p.m. The Church, 1160 Lincoln St., Denver. Billy Bragg. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder.

10:30 PM

Bluegrass Pickers. 7 p.m. West Flanders Brewing, 1125 Pearl St., Boulder.

11:59 PM

Boulder Blind Cafe. 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The Wesley Chapel, 1290 Folsom St., Boulder.

LIQUID SKY: MICHAEL JACKSON LASER FLOYD: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON SATURDAY OCTOBER 14 8:00 PM

LIVE CONCERT: INNERSPACE, GHOSTPULSE, AND TYTO ALBA

One of Colorado’s most celebrated bluegrass bands, Blue Canyon Boys, will visit Chautauqua Community House. The four-piece band won the 2008 Telluride Bluegrass Festival band contest. After six successful albums, their popularity hit international levels after being selected to represent the U.S. at the 14th annual Rainforest World Music Festival in Malaysia. The Blue Canyon Boys call their music “high octane Colorado bluegrass,” a trait characterized by their high energy and instrumental proficiency. The quartet consists of Gary Dark on mandolin, Zach Daniels on the banjo, Drew Garrett on bass and Jason Hicks on guitar. Each of the bandmates’ musicality and love for the genre contributes to the band’s personal spin on bluegrass, creating a sound unique to the Blue Canyon Boys. The band brings in clever lyrics and humor to their performances — a combination that makes their shows all the more energetic. —Sydney Worth

Battalion Of Saints — with Nobodys, The Cryptics. 7 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver.

9:00 PM

BLACK HOLES: THE OTHER SIDE OF INFINITY

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, Chautauqua Community House, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder.

The Brothers Comatose. 9 p.m. The Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Campfire Caravan featuring The Lil Smokies, The Brothers Comatose and Mipso. 9 p.m. The Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Candace. 9 p.m. Hi-Dive Denver, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. Celebrating Life in Recovery. 7 p.m. Twin Peaks Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 9696 Paschal Drive, Louisville. Citizen Dan (Steely Dan Tribute) — Honoring Walter Becker. 9 p.m. Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St., Denver.

Colfax Ave., Denver. Media that Matters. Music that Inspires. Fall Membership Drive. 10 a.m. KGNU Community Radio, 4700 Walnut St., Boulder. Mom and Dad — with Pickin’ On Ween. 9 p.m. Cervantes’ Other Side, 2637 Welton St., Denver.

Comedy Night at Vision Quest. 8:30 p.m. Vision Quest Brewing, 2510 47th St., Boulder. Ecstatic Dance. 7 p.m. The StarHouse, 3476 Sunshine Canyon, Boulder. Gaybies Rock Your Socks. 8 p.m. Voodoo Comedy Playhouse, 1260 22nd St., Denver.

Open Mic Night. 9 p.m. Outback Saloon, 3141 28th St., Boulder.

Halloween Film Series: Shaun of the Dead. 7 p.m. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont.

The Hollow. 9 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver.

Palm — with Body Meat. 11 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder.

Happy Hour Bingo. 6 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver.

1:30 PM

Jason McIntyre and Michael O’Connor. 7:30 p.m. Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver.

3:00 PM

John Mark McMillan presents the Mercury and Lighting Tour. 8 p.m. The Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E. First Ave., Denver.

SF String Trio: Sgt. Pepper’s 50th Anniversary Tribute. 6 p.m. Dazzle@Baur’s, 1512 Curtis St., Denver.

The Improv Games: Denver’s Short Form Showdown. 7:30 p.m. Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., Denver.

Sophie Wilson. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder.

Momma McCracken Comedy Variety Show. 9 p.m. Voodoo Comedy Playhouse, 1260 22nd St., Denver.

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Kimi Most. 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. Layne and Soren Bryce. 7 p.m. The Moon Room at Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St., Denver. Me Me Monster. 8 p.m. Lost Lake, 3602 E.

Triptych Jazz Trio in Concert. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Mennonite Church, 3910 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder. Whiskey Kiss. 9 p.m. Streets of London Pub, 1501 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Events

Natasha Leggero. 8 p.m. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St., Denver. Oktoberfest Grand Opening. 11:30 a.m. Denver Design District/German Kitchen Center, 601 S. Broadway, Unit Z, Denver. Boulder Weekly

events Richard III. 7 p.m. The Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder.

W. 44th Ave., Denver.

Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont.

Synergy Dance Collective. 7 p.m. Nevei Kodesh, 1925 Glenwood Drive, Boulder.

Integral Steps Presents Music and Movement. 1 p.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette.

M. Ward. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder.

Trivia at Tandoori’s Bar. 6 p.m. Tandori’s Bar, 619 S. Broadway, Boulder.

Ivory Circle Video Release. 9 p.m. Hi-Dive Denver, 7 S. Broadway, Denver.

U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017. 11 a.m. 61st and Peña Station, Denver.

Kris Kristofferson. 7:30 p.m. Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver.

Media that Matters. Music that Inspires. Fall Membership Drive. 10 a.m. KGNU Community Radio, 4700 Walnut St., Boulder.

Friday, October 13

Live at the StarHouse. 7:30 p.m. The StarHouse, 3476 Sunshine Canyon Drive, Boulder.

Mozart’s Requiem. 7:30 p.m. Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., Denver.

Live Music. 6 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 20, Boulder.

Muse: Songwriters in the Round featuring Jack Williams. 7:30 p.m. Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver.

Music 2017 Dracula. 7:30 p.m. Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 1101 13th St., Denver. ’80s Dance Party — Live Music with Sonic Arcade. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette.

Lori’s Cuisine. 3:30 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing

Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet. 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Dazzle@Baur’s, 1512 Curtis St., Denver.

Music and Movement. 10:30 a.m. Louisville Public Library, 951 Spruce St., Louisville. Particle Parade. 10 p.m. Dazzle@Baur’s, 1512 Curtis St., Denver. Pickin on Ween. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons. The Riccardis — Unpresidented. 7 p.m. Center for Musical Arts, 200 E. Baseline Road, Lafayette. Spoken Nerd, Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass and Bashful Hips. 8 p.m. Owsley’s Golden Road, 1301 Broadway St., Boulder. see EVENTS Page 56

Acoustic Reggae and African Music Event. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. Alexander and the Big Sleep. 9 p.m. Streets of London Pub, 1501 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Allegaeon. 7 p.m. Herman’s Hideaway, 1578 S. Broadway, Denver. Analog Son and Pho — with Special Guests. 9 p.m. Cervantes’ Other Side, 2637 Welton St., Denver. Argentine Tango Ground School Classes. 7 p.m. Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder. Astralogramy 1. 8 p.m. ATLAS Institute, Black Box Theater, 1125 18th St., 320 UCB, Boulder. Barrel of Blues. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Billy Currington. 8 p.m. The Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Bluegrass Pick. 6 p.m. Cellar West Artisan Ales, 1001 Lee Hill Drive, Suite 10, Boulder. Boulder Blind Cafe. 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The Wesley Chapel, 1290 Folsom St., Boulder. Casino Royale Benefit for Colorado Burn Center. 7 p.m. Cultivated Synergy, 2901 Walnut St., Denver. Celestial Navigation. 7:30 p.m. Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Denver. Cowboy Mouth. 7 p.m. Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St., Denver. Dead Floyd. 7:30 p.m. The Caribou Room, 55 Indian Peaks Drive, Nederland. Dynasty Themed “Dining with The Divas” Drag Show. 7:30 p.m. Mile High Hamburger Mary’s, 1336 E. 17th Ave., Denver. Emalkay. 9 p.m. The Black Box LLC, 314 E. 13th Ave., Denver. An Evening with Mike Gordon. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. Frederick The Younger. 9 p.m. Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Friday the 13th with Reno Divorce. 10 p.m. The Bakery Arts Warehouse, 2132 Market St., Denver. Friday the Turnteenth. 9 p.m. The Black Box LLC, 314 E. 13th Ave., Denver. Griffin House. 8 p.m. The Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E. First Ave., Denver. Groovalicious. 6:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 Hover St., Longmont. Halden Wofford and The Hi-Beams. 9 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. I Want My ’80s. 8 p.m. Oriental Theater, 4335 Boulder Weekly

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Tenbucksixer Live Music. 6:30 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Unit C, Longmont. Together PANGEA. 9 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver. Wake Up And Live with Quilombo and DJ Naysayer. 9 p.m. Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St., Denver. The WhiskyX. 7:30 p.m. Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, 7711 E. Academy Blvd., Denver.

Blues Tap Room, 921 Pearl St., Boulder. Saturday, October 14 Music

tion Tour Part 2: Inhuman Beings — with Revocation, Full Of Hell, Artificial Brain. 8:30 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver.

2017 Dracula. 7:30 p.m. Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 1101 13th St., Denver.

Celestial Navigation. 7:30 p.m. Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Denver.

Eight-Year Anniversary with Jackson Cloud Band. 6:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 Hover St., Longmont.

Concert with the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado. 7:30 p.m. Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 Sherman St., Denver.

Astralogramy 1. 8 p.m. ATLAS Institute, Black

D.I. 9 p.m. Streets of London Pub, 1501 E. Colfax

Zola Jesus. 9 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. Events

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Addams Family Burlesque Ball. 8 p.m. The Clocktower Cabaret, 1601 Arapahoe St., Denver. Changes, Jamestown After The Flood. 7 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder.

Appropriate. Curious Theatre Company, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. Through Oct. 14. August: Osage County — presented by Vintage Theatre. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Through Oct. 15.

The Dumbest Sh!t I Ever Saw Animation Festival. 8 p.m. Mutiny Information Cafe, 2 S. Broadway, Denver. Fall for Fitness Fridays. 8 a.m. Youfit Health Clubs, 7390 W. 52nd Ave., Suite RDG Photography 16, Denver.

A Delicate Balance — presented by The Edge Theater Company. The Edge Theater Company,

Macbeth. Space, Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1345 Champa St., Denver. Through Oct. 29.

My Brilliant Divorce. Avenue Theater Group, 417 E. 17th Ave, Denver. Through Oct. 14.

Hit and Run: Musical Improv. 9 p.m. Voodoo Comedy Playhouse, 1260 22nd St., Denver.

Richard III — presented by The Upstart Crow Theatre Company. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through Oct. 22.

International Film Series presents Seven Beauties. 7:30 p.m. Muenzinger Auditorium, 1905 Colorado Ave., Boulder.

Lobster Fest. 6 p.m. Charcoal Restaurant, 43 W. 9th Ave., Denver.

The Little Dog Laughed — presented by Vintage Theatre. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Through Oct. 22.

The Music Man. Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown. Through Nov. 5.

Fate of the Comedy Show. 8 p.m. Los Tacos Famous Taqueria, 600 E. Colfax Ave., Denver.

Journey to the Uncanny Valley. 6 p.m. Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys, 1880 Gaylord St., Denver.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses — presented by Miners Alley. Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Avenue, Golden. Through Oct. 15.

Rock of Ages. BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. Through Nov. 11. The Rocky Horror Show. Longmont Theatre Company, 513 Main St., Longmont. Begins on Oct. 13. Through Oct. 28. In A Delicate Balance, the life of a wealthy middleaged couple is shattered by unhinged friends and a daughter fleeing her fourth unsuccessful marriage. Catch the play at The Edge Theatre in Lakewood through Nov. 5.

Makeshift Shakespeare. 8 p.m. Voodoo Comedy Playhouse, 1260 22nd St., Denver. Movies at Meadows: Beetlejuice. 4 p.m. Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder. My Brilliant Divorce. 7:30 p.m. Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver. Natasha Leggero. 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St., Denver. Netflix and Chill. 6 p.m. McNichols Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave., Denver.

1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Through Nov. 5. Girls Only – The Secret Comedy Of Women. Garner Galleria Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1345 Champa St., Denver. Through Oct. 22. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow — presented by Miners Alley Children’s Theatre. Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Through Oct. 28.

Siren Song: A Pirate’s Odyssey. Buntport Theatre, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Begins Oct. 14. Through May 14. The Snowy Day. Conservatory Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1345 Champa St., Denver. Through Nov. 18. Seussical — presented by Peanut Butter Players. Harlequin Center for Performing Arts, 1376 Miners Drive, Suite 106, Lafayette. Through Oct. 28. A Year with Frog and Toad. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Through Dec. 19.

On the Spot. 8 p.m. Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., Denver. Richard III. 7 p.m. The Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. The Rocky Horror Show. 7:30 p.m. The Longmont Theatre Company, 513 Main St., Longmont. Taking Tea — with Jack the Ripper. 10 p.m. Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., Denver. Thorne Fall Fest — with Jeff & Paige. 10 a.m. Sombrero Marsh Environmental Education Center, 1466 N. 63rd St., Boulder.

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Ave., Denver.

Bachtoberfest. 7:30 p.m. Stewart Auditorium at Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont.

An Evening with Mike Gordon. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder.

Beyonce vs. Rihanna — with DJ Styles and DJ Etrane. 9 p.m. The Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder.

Fist Fight: Veterans MC Party. 7 p.m. Herman’s Hideaway, 1578 S. Broadway, Denver.

Blue Canyon Boys. 7 p.m. Chautauqua Community House, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. Boulder Blind Cafe. 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The Wesley Chapel, 1290 Folsom St., Boulder.

U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017. 11 a.m. 61st and Peña Station, Denver.

Boulder Phil: Music of Resistance. 7:30 p.m. Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder.

We Still Like You: Denver. 7 p.m. El Charrito, 2100 Larimer St., Denver.

Carmen Sandim Quartet. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637 S. Broadway St., Boulder.

Winter Wondergrass Party. 9:30 p.m. Oskar

Cattle Decapitation: North American Extinc-

Flying Free 2017. 5 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont. Gypsy Flamenco Fire. 7 p.m. The Elaine Wolf Theatre, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Hanson. 7 p.m. Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St., Denver. Hanson After Party. 11 p.m. Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St., Denver. Happy Hour Live Jazz. 5:30 p.m. Tandoori Grill South, 619 S. Broadway, Boulder. Boulder Weekly

events Intuit. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons. Jimmy Hall — with My Blue Sky. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont. Jonwayne. 9 p.m. Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave., Denver.

2620 W. 2nd Ave. Suite 1, Denver. My Brilliant Divorce. 7:30 p.m. Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver. Natasha Leggero. 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St., Denver.

Karla Bonoff. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver.

The Nut House Comedy Presents: A Special Evening with Dr. Kevin Fitzgeral. 7:30 p.m. Walnut Room, 3131 Walnut St., Denver.

Khemmis. 9 p.m. Hi-Dive Denver, 7 S. Broadway, Denver.

On The Spot. 8 p.m. Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., Denver.

Knuckle Puck — with Movements, Confidence, Homesafe. 7 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver.

Pumpkin Pie Days: Antique and Vintage Market. 10 a.m. Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont.

Reel Hope Boulder: Behind the Screen with Bruce Vilanch. 6:30 p.m. Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg, Boulder. Richard III. 7 p.m. The Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder.

Spiritual Support Group for Mental Illness. 7 p.m. First Congregational Church, 1128 Pine St., Boulder. St. Dominic’s Oktoberfest 2017. 2 p.m. St. Dominic Parish, 2905 Federal Blvd., Denver.

The Rocky Horror Show. 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. The Longmont Theatre Company, 513 Main St., Longmont.

The Waltzing Shadows Masquerade and Couture Ball. 9 p.m. The Black Box LLC, 314 East 13th Ave., Denver.

Saturday Morning Groove. 10:30 a.m. Free Motion Dance Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder.

Sunday, October 15 Music

Snowboard On The Block. 1 p.m. Denver Performing Arts Complex and Sculpture Park, 1231 Champa St., Denver.

Bluegrass Pick. 12 p.m. Oskar Blues Homesee EVENTS Page 58

Lionel Young Band. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Tap Room, 921 Pearl St., Boulder. Davy Allard. 7:30 p.m. Dannik’s Gunbarrel Corner Bar, 6525 Gunpark Drive, Boulder. Media that Matters. Music that Inspires. Fall Membership Drive. 10 a.m. KGNU Community Radio, 4700 Walnut St., Boulder. Mozart’s Requiem. 7:30 p.m. Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., Denver. One of the Hive —Tribute to Incubus. 8 p.m. The Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E. First Ave., Denver. Osktoberfest. 3:30 p.m. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons. Pianist Stuart Simon. 3:30 p.m. Rosemark at Mayfair Park, 833 Jersey St., Denver. Rat’s WoodShack BBQ. 3 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Sailing Forbidden Seas, Solo Exhibition by Dan Hampe. 7 p.m. The Crown Collection Gallery, 4433 W. 29th Ave., Denver. Wake and Bake Brunch — with DJ Imeh 10:30 a.m. Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St., Denver. The War On Drugs. 9 p.m. The Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver.

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arts 75 — A Celebration of New Works in Fiber. The Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through Oct. 22. Sinner in Gingham. Boulder Museum of Contempoarary Art, 1750 13th St. Through Jan. 21.

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Common Ground. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through Nov. 12. Discovering Generations Of Thy Reincarnated Self — by Kia Neill. Paramita Gallery, 3285 30th St., Boulder. Through Oct. 27. Front Range Contemporary Quilters. NCAR’s Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder. Through Oct. 27. Ganesha: The Playful Protector. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through Nov. 12. Latin America: Endless Transformation. Redline, 2350 Arapahoe St., Denver. Through Oct. 29.

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Mi Tierra. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through Oct. 22. Legacy — presented by Gallery 1261 and Denver Public Library. Denver Central Library, Level 7, Vida Ellison Gallery, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through Dec. 31. Lined Out — Ted Larsen. Boulder Museum of Contempoarary Art, 1750 13th St. Through Jan. 21.

Gallery 1261 presents Legacy, an exhibition of works by some of the most prominent painters working in the field of realism today. Curated by Anthony Waichulis, this historic exhibition aims to not only highlight these artists’ immense skill and talent but acknowledge their major contributions in the field of art education as well. (Pictured: “Storyteller,” 18x25 inches, oil.) Sherry Wiggins. Boulder Museum of Contempoarary Art, 1750 13th St. Through Nov. 17. River Paintings Curated by Courtney Stell — Stephen Batura. Boulder Museum of Contempoarary Art, 1750 13th St. Through Nov. 17. Study Of Progression — by Sophia Pilmenstein. Loung Gallery, Nalanda Campus, 6287 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder.

Out of India: Drawings and Photographs —

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made Liquids and Solids, 1555 Hover St., Longmont. Noah Kahan.

The Bronx. 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver.

Craft beer. Good fun. 100 Taps.

7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16. Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St., Denver. Tickets: $25

Celestial Navigation. 2 p.m. Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Denver.

At 20 years old, singer-songwriter Noah Kahan may not have a lot of time under his musical belt. But what he lacks in experience he makes up for in talent. With only a handful of singles yet released, his folk-infused pop with honest lyrics is earning him quite the following. Earlier this year, “Young Blood,” produced by Joel Little, whose previous collaborators include Lorde, Imagine Dragons and Ellie Golding, hit number five on Spotify’s U.S. Viral Charts. Kahan’s sound has been compared to Ben Howard and Vance Joy.

Drink RiNo Battle of the Bands. 12 p.m. Rackhouse Pub, 2875 Blake St., Denver. Espresso. 9:30 a.m. Spruce Confections, 767 Pearl St., Boulder. Eythl and the Regulars. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons. Follow The Fox. 5 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. Hal Aqua and The Lost Tribe — with Zuruna. 5 p.m. Dazzle@Baur’s, 1512 Curtis St., Denver.

From a small town in Vermont, Kahan deferred a college career to make music and is currently on tour with the Strumbellas, which brings him to Denver’s Summit Music Hall Oct. 16. His passion for the craft is apparent. And the foot-stomping drumbeats along with his raspy melodies will have most people tapping their toes and singing along before the show is over.

Holy Wave. 8 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver. Jazz Dinner with David Thomas Bailey Trio. 6 p.m. Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St., Denver.

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Masontown. 7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder.

Ukulele Jam. 2 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing, 142 Pratt St., Longmont.

Media that Matters. Music that Inspires. Fall Membership Drive. 10 a.m. KGNU Community Radio, 4700 Walnut St., Boulder.

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Mozart’s Requiem. 1 p.m. Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., Denver. Nederland Food Pantry Benefit featuring Slopeside — with The Gael. 7:30 p.m. The Caribou Room, 55 Indian Peaks Drive, Nederland.

Annie Lederman. 7 p.m. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St., Denver. Boulder Comedy Show. 6 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder. Denver Retro Con. 10 a.m. Ramada Plaza, 10 E. 120th Ave., Denver.

The New Recorder Consort. 2 p.m. Golden West, 1055 Adams Circle, Boulder.

Hawaiian Hula Classes. 5 p.m. A Place to B, 1750 30th St., Unit 64, Boulder.

A Quincentennial Celebration!. 3 p.m. Lifebridge Christian Church, 10345 Ute Highway, Longmont.

Maker Faire Denver. 10 a.m. Denver Mart, 451 E. 58th Ave., Denver.

Remember The Radio and North By North. 9 p.m. Streets of London Pub, 1501 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Taylor Shae. 4 p.m. St. Vrain Cidery, 350 Terry

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Richard III. 2 p.m. The Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Still Standing on the Side of Love. 7 p.m. The First Congregational Chuch, UCC Boulder, 1128 Pine St., Boulder. Monday, October 16 Music Bluegrass Pickers. 7 p.m. West Flanders Brewing, 1125 Pearl St., Boulder. High Waisted. 7 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver. Look and See: A Portrait Of Wendell Berry. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. Media that Matters. Music that Inspires. Fall Membership Drive. 10 a.m. KGNU Community Radio, 4700 Walnut St., Boulder. Movement Mondays —The Movement in see EVENTS Page 60

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Motion. 7:30 p.m. The Riverside, 1724 Broadway, Boulder. NateWantsToBattle. 8 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver. Open Blues Jam. 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 Hover St., Longmont. Red Hot Chili Peppers. 7:30 p.m. Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver. The Strumbellas. 7 p.m. Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St., Denver. Tash Sultana. 8 p.m. The Ogden Theatre, 935 E Colfax Ave., Denver. Trashcan Sinatras. 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. Events Annie Lederman. 8 p.m. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St., Denver. The Improv Hootenanny. 7:30 p.m. Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., Denver. Movement Mondays. 7 p.m. Free Motion Dance Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder.

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October 22 Flexigrass: Bluegrass Jazz Fusion November 5 Tiki Beat Taboo: Not Your Grandmother’s Luau December 24 Klezmania: Christmas Eve Party January 21 Folk Roots Pioneers: A Hootenanny February 11 Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Immigrant Dreams & the American Musical March 3 The Music & Culture of Sephardic Spain April 29 Classical, Traditional and Folk Music from Iran May 17 Kodachrome: A Paul Simon Tribute Concert For more info & to register, visit boulderjcc.org/music@theJ

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Spicy Lounge Music and Dancing. 7:30 p.m. Alchemy of Movement, 2436 30th St., Boulder. Video Camera Basics. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder. Zero to Hero: An Improvised Superhero Musical. 7:30 p.m. Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., Denver. Wednesday, October 18 Music CBA Northern Regional Marching Band Competition. 1:30 p.m. Centaurus High School, 10300 South Boulder Road, Lafayette. Defunkt Railroad. 7 p.m. Rosalee’s Pizzeria, 461 Main St., Longmont. Drop-in Acoustic Jam. 6 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Unit C, Longmont. DU Lamont Guest Artist — Anita Wardell, Jazz Voice. 7:30 p.m. Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. Emo Nite Denver. 9 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver.

Dälek. 8 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver.

Flash Mountain Flood and the Jauntee — with Banshee Tree. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder.

Janet Jackson: State of the World Tour. 8 p.m. Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver.

Lowell Liebermann and Friends. 12 p.m. The Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder.

Jazz Jam Hosted by Todd Reid. 10 p.m. Dazzle@Baur’s, 1512 Curtis St., Denver.

Media that Matters. Music that Inspires. Fall Membership Drive. 10 a.m. KGNU Community Radio, 4700 Walnut St., Boulder.

Léon. 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. Media that Matters. Music that Inspires. Fall Membership Drive! 10 a.m. KGNU Community Radio, 4700 Walnut St., Boulder. Pixies. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. St. Olaf Orchestra. 7 p.m. Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. Tuesday Tapping and Live Music at Upslope. 6 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company, 1898 S. Flatiron Court, Boulder. Yelawolf. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. Events Anime Club. 4 p.m. Louisville Public Library, 951 Spruce St., Louisville. CU Real Estate Center Quarterly Meeting — Knowledge Fest. 7:30 a.m. History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver. International Film Series presents Black Girl. 7:30 p.m. Muenzinger Auditorium, 1905 Colorado Ave., Boulder. Open Mic. 6 p.m. Twisted Pine Brewing Company, 3201 Walnut St., Boulder.

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The Novel Ideas. 8 p.m. Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Open Mic Night. 8:30 p.m. Brik on York, 2223 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Pixies. 7 p.m. Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St., Denver. Radical Face. 8 p.m. The Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Reggae Night. 9 p.m. Boulder House, 1109 Walnut St., Boulder. Snatch Game Live: Ultimate Drag Game Show hosted by Evelyn Evermoore. 8:30 p.m. Your Mom’s House, 608 E. 13th Ave., Denver. Events Annie Lederman. 8 p.m. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St., Denver. Eco-Wakening Circus Theatre with We Dream Dawn featuring Bridget Law. 7 p.m. Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave., Denver. Matchstick Productions Movie — Drop Everything. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder. Tap Dance Lessons. 7:15 p.m. Viriditas Studio, Boulder Weekly

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Grace Cavalieri, who lives in Washington, D.C., has performed a great service for American poetry over the past 40 years with her public radio show, “The Poet and the Poem.” She’s also a playwright and a fine poet. Here’s a “field trip” poem from her book With, from Somondoco Press. The Grace Cavalieri Reader is available this month from Alan Squire Publications. —Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate We do not accept unsolicited submissions. American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation (www.poetryfoundation.org), publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Poem copyright ©2016 by Grace Cavalieri, “The Hot Dog Factory (1937),” from With, (Somondoco Press, 2016). Poem reprinted by permission of Grace Cavalieri and the publisher. Introduction copyright © 2017 by The Poetry Foundation. The introduction’s author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006.

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t is profoundly insightful and upsetting that both Blade Runners explicitly tackle the sins of civilizations built on slavery and sexual subjugation without including a single woman of color in a prominent speaking role. Beyond this revealing repeated slight, which should have been harder to miss than a skyscraper-sized Atari ad, Blade Runner 2049 plays footsie with perfection. Endowed with a visual precision on par with its predecessor and a story that stays grounded and intimate while suggestive of vastly larger issues, this nearly three-hour-long broodfest could have doubled its runtime and still been all kinds of wowza.

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‘Blade Runner 2049’ is one satisfying skin job by Ryan Syrek As in the original, the context of 2049 is actually only faux-dense, imitating complexity more than truly engaging in it. Production of rebellious robo-slaves known as Replicants was prohibited some point after the 2019 events of the first film, due to those bots getting a wee-bit stabby. Cue Niander Wallace, a blind inventor who barfs quasi-biblical nonsense so pretentiously it’s easy to believe Jared Leto has been method-acting this part his entire adult life. Wallace creates a new, more obedient breed of electric sheep counters, like K (Ryan Gosling). K is a Blade Runner, which means his job is “retiring” (killing) his now-illegal older “brothers and sisters.” He commits these robot-on-robot hate crimes with the utmost diligence, until his boss (Robin Wright) assigns him a task that results in him meeting Harrison Ford, which always derails life plans — right, Shia and Calista? With only his completely digital, Siri-with-a-sex-drive girlfriend (Ana de Armas) to confide in, K begins a muted, somber quest that ever-so-wisely chooses to eschew epic scale in favor of woeful personal realizations. Someone somewhere will probably write a review of 2049 that doesn’t do somersaults praising the lavish look crafted by cinematographer Roger Deakins and director Denis Villeneuve. Not this time though! Often openly, kindly mocking the darkness of Ridley Scott’s original, 2049 is awash in color and light, disproving the 35-year-old theory that dystopia would fall apart if the sun ever touched it. Given the different cinematic landscape, it’s not likely Villeneuve’s work will flex its dominance over the next generation of filmmakers like Scott’s did. But it conceivably could, and that alone is a gobstopping accomplishment for a movie built in the shadow of a sci-fi colossus. Although “older-is-better” nostalgics loathe giving a sequel/remake/reboot credit, 2049 is also far better acted and sounds better, save for the score. Composer Hans Zimmer gleefully infuses his sturm-und-drang “bwaa-bwaa” noises over riffs on the original Vangelis material, which results in a hard-fought draw. Even the cringe-worthy, rape-culture elements that mirror the problems of the first installment play a bit more like critiques of gross men this time out, save for a really bad one involving the ass-kicking villain, Luv (Sylvia Hoeks), near the end. All told, this feels like the best-case scenario for a sequel three-plus decades in the making: It is a glorious visual evolution of its predecessor that retains only the tones and themes it needs. We may never know if androids count electric sheep, but Blade Runner 2049 is one hell of a glorious, neo-noir, recurring dream. This review previously appeared in The Reader of Omaha, Nebraska.

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The middlebrow approach to ‘Professor Marston and the Wonder Women’ by Michael J. Casey

hen Wonder Woman sailed into ON THE BILL: Professor theaters this summer, coolly Marston and the Wonder breaking superhero box office Women. Century Theatre, record after box office record, it 1700 29th St., Boulder. was no surprise that curious cinecinemark.com philes and comic book fans began peering beneath the surface to discover the fascinating story behind the creation of Wonder Woman. Debuting in All Star Comics #8, Wonder Woman, a.k.a. Diana Prince, was a synthesis of fantasy, fascination, feminism and fetish. She fought injustice, not with fists or firepower but with love. Created by Charles Moulton, the pen name of psychology Professor William Marston, Wonder Woman was as progressive as she was tough, but not everyone saw her that way. They fixated on her skimpy suit, how she tied up her victim in suggestive manners, spanked the enemy and flew an invisible plane. For many she was a dream come true; for other’s she was every parent’s nightmare: subversive propaganda dressed up in sex. As the saying goes, sex sells, but many feared the truth behind the fantasy was a little more sordid, a little more subversive. In many ways it was, but in Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, the truth behind the superhero isn’t sordid, it’s blasé. The film picks up with Dr. Marston (Luke Evans) teaching psychology, specifically his in-development D.I.S.C. theory — Dominance, Inducement, Submission, Compliance — at Radcliffe College, Harvard’s all-women’s annex. His research assistant and wife, Elizabeth (Rebecca Hall), is a foul-mouthed feminist with an understandable chip on her shoulder. Partly because she lives in a world that doesn’t value women outside of the bedroom and partly because she sees that her husband is clearly smitten with a fair-haired coed, Olive (Bella Heathcote). Needing someone to help them with their work — the development of the polygraph or “lie-detector” test — the Marstons hire Olive. It doesn’t take long for Olive and Elizabeth to realize Marston is taken with the young blond, but the surprise comes when Olive admits her love for Elizabeth. Their relationship develops slowly, tenderly even, until Marston stumbles onto a burlesque club and titillating bondage. Here, the three lovers’ fetish finds a foothold and Marston finds the inspiration for Wonder Woman. From lassos that elicit truth to short skirts and kinky boots, the parallels between Marston’s creation and the women in his life are obvious. However, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women is far too tame. It tiptoes around anything arousing, dodges anything exciting and clinically holds passion at arm’s length. Instead, writer/director Angela Robinson and producers Terry Leonard and Amy Redford pull their punches and make the kink behind Wonder Woman palatable for the largest audience possible, turning the entire film into a Wikipedia article — something skimmed, half-remembered and unconvincingly regurgitated at a dinner party. If only they had visualized the attraction Marston, Elizabeth and Olive had for one another. If only they had filmed the idea instead of making the characters say it. If only there had been more kink, there might have been more wonder. If only. Boulder Weekly

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The sweet lure of Colorado’s famous and huge cinnamon rolls

obody can say for certain how cinnamon rolls became Colorado’s signature roadside pastry, but as I’ve traveled the state from Boulder to Grand Junction I’ve encounter one “famous” and “huge” cinnamon roll after another. The treat is so quintessential that Jan. 8 was proclaimed as Colorado Cinnamon Roll Day after a successful campaign by a Fort Collins grade school student. The driving distances are significant in Colorado and many a family has survived the experience on the promise that there was a sweet treat waiting at Johnson’s Corner, Vern’s Place, Winona’s, Lucky’s or Moe’s. It would be expansive, warm, perfumed with cinnamon, sitting in a puddle of translucent glaze, and served with a cup of caffeine in a white mug. While I can’t personally recommend the combination, there are even parts of Eastern Colorado, as well as Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas, where red chili is popularly served over a fully glazed cinnamon roll. It’s important to know the difference between a cinnamon roll and bun. “If your pastry is coiled, it’s a roll. A proper roll should also be glazed; a proper bun should not,” wrote cookbook author David Rosengarten. We don’t know about the glaze thing, but generally cinnamon rolls are lofty after being baked in a confining pan. Buns are individual and tend to spread out.

Some fans prefer slowly uncoiling the roll and dunking pieces briefly in tea or coffee. One result is a beverage far better than any pumpkin spice latte. I think well-aged one- or two-day-old rolls are really a better dunking vehicle than fresh ones ... and always cheaper. Cinnamon rolls are quirky expressions of the bakers themselves. Start sampling the diverse Colorado rolls listed below and you discover there are bready rolls, some biscuit-like, others puffy or croissant-like with varying degrees of crunch, chew, spice and frosting. Johnson’s Corner Café, I-25, Exit 254: Since it opened south of Loveland, Johnson’s Corner Café has built its fame among truckers and travelers for its classic yested rolls. The company produces 15,000 cinnamon rolls a month (sold in eight states) but the best place to taste them is in the dining room with a side pitcher-ette of sweet white glaze. Roll Flavors of the Month range from peach to raspberry lemon. (johnsonscorner.com) Duffeyroll Café, Denver: Born in 1986, Duffeyroll’s pastries are sweetly crunchy on the edge (and dunkable without dissolving). The middles are moist and softer. Glass cases display three sizes of Duffeyrolls in six flavors each. The original cinnamon-y flavor is recommended. Skip the English toffee or Irish cream glaze.

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(duffeyrolls.com) Vern’s Place, La Porte: Opened in 1946 and serving hefty, warm cinnamon rolls crowned with a scoop of butter since 1977, Vern’s has survived flood and fire to continue dishing diner fare and 15 rotating flavors of big-as-a-boat cinnamon rolls. (vernsplace.com) Silver Grill Cafe, Fort Collins: Fort Collins’ oldest operating restaurant started producing its “Famous Giant Cinnamon Rolls” in 1986, and the kitchen bakes more than 10,000 a month of the lofty, glazed favorites. (silvergrill.com/cinnamon-roll-history) Sunrise Sunset, Lakewood and Wheat Ridge: The Roll Out-A-Bed is the perfect, dense pecan cinnamon roll. Bready outer layers give way to inner circles soaked in sugar, butter and spice with pecan halves on the bottom. (sunrisebreakfast.com) Lucky’s Bake Shop, Boulder: The quality of the ingredients and the artisan craft involved make these the best pecan sticky buns I’ve sampled. Also highly recommended: The flaky baklava-like pistachio, honey and rose breakfast bun. (luckysmarket.com/luckysbakehouse_and_creamery) Walnut Café, Boulder and Lafayette: Famous for pie, the Walnut also bakes a righteous cinnamon roll served warm with sweet glaze, confectioner’s sugar and butter. The substantial bready spiral has a nice hint of nutmeg. Call ahead and be there when they roll warm from the oven. (walnutcafe.com) Moe’s Broadway Bagels, Boulder and Denver: The early bird gets one of the the limited number of Moe’s cinnamon rolls baked daily. They are dense in a good, bagel-like way with cinnamon sugar swirls and white icing, ideal for dipping in coffee or chai. (moesbagel.com) Valley View Bakery, Delta: The tall, extra fluffy “Delta-style” cinnamon rolls are slathered with cream cheese frosting. Also recommended: Lard- and butter-crusted peach hand pies. Slice O’ Life Bakery Cafe, Palisade: I’m usually a cinnamon purist when it comes to breakfast rolls but at this earthy, fruit country landmark in an old brick building I go for the peach, blueberry and raspberry cinnamon rolls (not to mention the plum peek-a-boos). (sliceolifebakery.com) Homestyle Bakery, Grand Junction: This place believes in sugar and spice. Besides classic cinnamon rolls with thick frosting, they also make cinnamon crispies, cinnamon swirl bread, cinnamon twists and fried cinnamon rolls. (homestylebakerygj.com) Daily Bread, Montrose: A real Mom-and-Pop bakery makes a spectacular cinnamon roll — soft and sweet, but not too sweet, with layers of raisins

and cinnamon throughout. Winona’s Cafe, Steamboat Springs: In the battle for size supremacy in Colorado cinnamon rolls, Winona’s has taken the cake since 1967. The size of a dinner plate, the fresh, cinnamon-laced, yeast-raised swirls are coated with thick, sweet cream cheese frosting. (winonassteamboat.com)

Roll call of other sweet destinations

• Button Rock Bakery, Lyons and Lafayette: Tall, lightly cinnamon-y rolls with a full jacket of creamy glaze. (buttonrockbakery.com) • Avon Bakery & Deli, Avon: Artisan super-buttery cinnamon rolls. (avonbakery.com • Butterhorn Bakery and Cafe, Frisco: 40-year-old ski town landmark delivers memorably sweet sticky buns. (butterhornbakery.com) • Daniel’s of Paris Bakery, Aurora: A worth-the-drive caramelized sticky pecan roll. (danielsofparis.com) • La Francaise, Breckenridge: No cinnamon rolls but a truly fine yeasty sweet raisin brioche. • Taste of Denmark, Lakewood: Thank Scandinavian bakers for creating America’s morning sweet rolls. Taste the originals here. (tasteofdenmark.net) • Blue Moon Bakery, Silverthorne: Stellar sticky buns on the way to the slopes. (bluemoonbakery.net) • Cinna-Box, Northglenn: Try the lemon or salted caramel cinnamon roll. (cinnabx.com)

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as yogurt ever made you reevaluate your life plans? It did for Koel Thomae. She was enjoying a trip back home in Australia after spending a few years traveling the Western U.S., eventually settling in Boulder. She was walking home from the beach with her now-husband, when she stopped into a corner shop and spotted a tub of yogurt with a bright passionfruit topping. She tried it, and it set off a series of events that led Thomae to the top of a $170 million yogurt company, Noosa Yoghurt. The meteoric rise of Noosa may indicate it’s been a bumpless, quick ride. But it really starts when Thomae was a child. Thomae grew up in Australia. Her mother, an American, and her father, an Australian, were both entrepreneurs who made the switch to owning their own businesses later in life. That resonated with Thomae. “My dad did a lot of different things in his career, and he ultimately started his own wildlife guiding company,” Thomae says in her thick Australian accent. “My mum started in education and she sort of pivoted into having her own craft business. ... So I think I had parents that maybe had started on a more traditional path and were willing to sort of pivot and create their own destiny.”

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Happiness was the motivating factor for her parents’ career moves, Thomae says, and the idea that one shouldn’t become stuck in something they don’t love doing was ingrained in her from childhood. “I think that really gave me that freedom to do a lot of different things and not get caught up in the mainstream rush of ‘you have to know what you’re going to do for the rest of your life at 17 years old,’” Thomae says. So at the end of her time in college, Thomae, “like most good Australians,” went on what’s known as a walkabout — an extended trip to various places outside Australia to “travel and work and really just have fun.” Thomae made stops in Eugene, Moab and Missoula before arriving in Boulder in 2000. By the time she’d been on her walkabout for four years, she was working at an IT company and the weight of unfulfilling work was beginning to weigh on her. “I sort of just did some soul searching as to what I wanted to do with my life and IT certainly was not it,” Thomae says. “As I was really thinking about what I [wanted to do], it all came back to food.” Being in the natural-foods bubble that is Boulder County proved advantageous for Thomae’s move into a career that highlighted a passion for food she’s had since she was young. Despite being completely indiscriminate about the type of job or company within natural foods she was looking for, Thomae says it took

three years to actually break into the industry and get a job. Quickly, though, she worked her way up to a supervisor position at IZZE, the Boulder-based beverage company. It was during her time there that she took the trip to Australia where she tasted the revelatory yogurt — rich, tart, sweet. It barely tasted like yogurt, and it was like nothing she had eaten before, even though it was right there in her home country. “I think when you’re an ex-pat, you definitely become a little more excited about the things you find in your homeland, probably because you know you’re not going to be able to eat them again for another year,” Thomae says. “Later that day, I was telling my mum about the yogurt and she said, ‘Why don’t you call the yogurt company? And I’m like, ‘What, and tell them that their yogurt’s delicious?’ She said, ‘Yeah, why not?’” So Thomae called, and she told the owners she was interested in bringing the yogurt to the U.S., given her experience in the industry in Boulder County. There was no deal made that day, and so for the next two years, she worked at IZZE, still thinking about that yogurt. “I did my own little mini-thesis on yogurt and what was going on, tasting everything I could get my hands on to see if I could find something close to this see THOMAE Page 72

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yogurt, and there just wasn’t anything,” Thomae says. “So fast forward to 2007, I’m heading back to Australia and my boss at IZZE says, ‘Will you please call this company back because you’re driving us crazy. You need to figure out something with this yogurt because you won’t stop talking about it.’” Thomae reconvened with the Australian yogurt makers and, after a

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ing,” Thomae says. “He said, ‘You know what, until you understand the pasteurized milk ordinance (which is a massive document which governs everything around dairy), you have no business thinking about starting a yogurt company.’” Thomae, an admitted CliffsNotes user, says the document made her want to cry. Yet, she decided a better process

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would be to find a partner in the dairy industry who had a better understanding and experience with dairy production in the state. That man was Rob Graves, a fourth-generation farmer outside Fort Collins. Thomae cold-called Graves after seeing that his farm produced the dairy for Spruce Confections. Thomae then visited Graves at the farm, but figured her motives seemed a little out there without a sample of the yogurt. “So I had my mom ship some of the yogurt from Australia. I can’t even remember how we got the product through customs,” Thomae says. “So, very determined, I went back out once I had the yogurt ... and so Rob tasted the yogurt and he literally was just like, ‘This is not yogurt,’ and we decided to go into business together.” Graves, whose farm was already producing milk, had some key infrastructure already built into his business: a production area, distribution channels to grocery stores and means of transportation. That helped expedite Noosa’s growth. Meanwhile, Thomae and Graves sold five-gallon tubs of the yogurt at Boulder and Fort Collins farmers’ markets, where people clamoring for samples constituted “a mob scene.” At a time when most yogurts, and nearly all food products, were boasting low-fat and alternative ingredients, Noosa came in full-fat, whole milk and, clearly, people responded immediately. Scaling up provided new challenges — what equipment to buy, how to ensure quality, how much to produce. Thomae says she relied on her former colleagues at IZZE and other producers in the area as a resource, which is indicative of how the broader Boulder County food scene supports young businesses like Noosa. “It just doesn’t exist other places,” Thomae says of the support from Boulder County food businesses. “I travel across the country and people talk about relocating their businesses to this county because of the success they see of other brands and how quickly they can make that transition [from local to national].” In 2014, Thomae and Graves sold the company to equity firm Advent International, but they still own a significant minority stake and produce the product on Graves’ farm. Perhaps more importantly for Thomae, she now gets to eat the yogurt more than once a year. “I’m just grateful that I stopped in at the corner shop and followed my stomach and my dreams,” she says. Boulder Weekly

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MARCH 21-APRIL 19: In his book The Logic of Failure, Dietrich Dorner discusses the visionaries who built the Aswan Dam in Egypt. Their efforts brought an abundance of cheap electricity to millions of people. But the planners didn’t take into account some of the important effects of their innovation. For example, the Nile River below the dam no longer flooded its banks or fertilized the surrounding land every year. As a result, farmers had to resort to chemical fertilizers at great expense. Water pollution increased. Marine life suffered because of the river’s diminished nutrients. I hope this thought will motivate you to carefully think through the possible consequences of decisions you’re contemplating. I guarantee that you can avoid the logic of failure and instead implement the logic of success. But to do so, you’ll have to temporarily resist the momentum that has been carrying you along. You’ll have to override the impatient longing for resolution.

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APRIL 20-MAY 20: Are you primed to seek out new

colleagues and strengthen your existing alliances? Are you curious about what it would take to infuse your best partnerships with maximum emotional intelligence? From an astrological perspective, the next nine weeks will be a favorable time to do these things. You will have opportunities to deepen your engagement with collaborators who cultivate integrity and communicate effectively. It’s possible you may feel shy about pursuing at least one of the potential new connections. But I urge you to press ahead anyway. Though you may be less ripe than they are, their influence will have a catalytic effect on you, sparking you to develop at an accelerated rate.

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MAY 21-JUNE 20: “I was satisfied with haiku until I met

you,” Dean Young tells a new lover in his poem “Changing Genres.” But Young goes on to say that he’s no longer content with that terse genre. “Now I want a Russian novel,” he proclaims, “a 50-page description of you sleeping, another 75 of what you think staring out a window.” He yearns for a story line about “a fallen nest, speckled eggs somehow uncrushed, the sled outracing the wolves on the steppes, the huge glittering ball where all that matters is a kiss at the end of a dark hall.” I bring Young’s meditations to your attention, Gemini, because I suspect that you, too, are primed to move into a more expansive genre with a more sumptuous plot.

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JUNE 21-JULY 22: Statistical evidence suggests that

Fridays falling on the 13th of the month are safer than other Fridays. The numbers of fires and traffic accidents are lower then, for example. I find this interesting in light of your current situation. According to my analysis, this October’s Friday the 13th marks a turning point in your ongoing efforts to cultivate stability and security. On this day, as well as the seven days before and seven days after, you should receive especially helpful clues about the future work you can do to feel even safer and more protected than you already do.

LEO

JULY 23-AUG. 22: Too much propaganda and not

enough real information are circulating through your personal sphere. You’re tempted to traffic in stories that are rooted more in fear than insight. Gossip and hype and delusion are crowding out useful facts. No wonder it’s a challenge for you to sort out the truths from the half-truths! But I predict that you will thrive anyway. You’ll discover helpful clues lodged in the barrage of bunkum. You’ll pluck pithy revelations from amidst the distracting ramblings. Somehow you will manage to be both extra sensitive and super-discriminating.

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AUG. 23-SEPT. 22: A journalist named Jenkin Lloyd

Jones coined the term “Afghanistanism,” which he defined as “concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues.” I want to urge you Virgos to avoid engaging in a personal version of Afghanistanism. In other words, focus on issues that are

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SEPT. 23-OCT. 22: “I am more interested in human beings than in writing,” said author Anais Nin, “more interested in lovemaking than in writing, more interested in living than in writing. More interested in becoming a work of art than in creating one.” I invite you to adopt that perspective as your own for the next 12 months, Libra. During this upcoming chapter of your story, you can generate long-lasting upgrades if you regard your life as a gorgeous masterpiece worthy of your highest craftsmanship.

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AQUARIUS

JAN. 20-FEB. 18: “If these years have taught me

anything, it is this,” wrote novelist Junot Díaz. “You can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.” That’s your plucky wisdom for the coming weeks, Aquarius. You have arrived at a pivotal phase in your life cycle when you can’t achieve liberation by fleeing, avoiding or ignoring. To commune with the only kind of freedom that matters, you must head directly into the heart of the commotion. You’ve got to feel all the feelings stirred up by the truths that rile you up.

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FEB. 19-MARCH 20: J. Allan Hobson is a scientist of sleep who does research at Harvard. He says we dream all the time, not just at night. Our subconscious minds never stop churning out streams of images. During the waking hours, though, our conscious minds operate at such intensity that the lower-level flow mostly stays subliminal. At least that’s the normal state of affairs. But I suspect your dream-generator is running so hot right now that its stories may leak into your waking awareness. This could be disconcerting. Without the tips I’m giving you here, you might worry you were going daft. Now that you know, I hope you’ll tap into the undercurrent to glean some useful intuitions. A word to the wise: The information that pops up won’t be logical or rational. It will be lyrical and symbolic, like dreams.

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SAVAGE by Dan Savage

Dear Dan: I’m a 25-year-old woman currently in a poly relationship with a married man roughly 20 years my senior. This has by far been the best relationship I’ve ever had. However, something has me a bit on edge. We went on a trip with friends to a brewery with a great restaurant. It was an amazing place, and I’m sure his wife would enjoy it. He mentioned the place to her, and her response was no, she didn’t want to go there because she didn’t want to have “sloppy seconds.” It made me feel dirty. Additionally, the way he brushed this off means this isn’t the first time. I go out of my way to show him places I think they would like to go together. I don’t know if my feelings are just hurt — © Rachel Robinson if it’s as childish as I think it is — or if it’s a reminder of my very low place in their hierarchy. I hesitate to bring this up, because when I have needs or concerns, they label me as difficult or needy. Is this part of a bigger trend I’m missing? Should I do anything to address this or just continue to stay out of their business and go where I wish with my partner? — Treated With Outrage Dear TWO: I’m having a hard time reconciling these two statements, TWO: “This has by far been the best relationship I’ve ever had” and “when I have needs or concerns, they label me as difficult or needy.” I suppose it’s possible all your past relationships have been so bad that your best-relationship-ever bar is set tragically low. But taking a partner’s needs and concerns seriously is one of the hallmarks of a good relationship, to say nothing of a “best relationship ever.” That said... I don’t know you or how you are. It’s entirely possible that you share your needs and concerns in a way that comes across as — or actually — needy and difficult. Our experience of interpersonal relationships, like our experience of anything and everything else, is subjective. One person’s reasonable expression of needs/concerns is another person’s emotionally manipulative drama. I would need to depose your boyfriend and his wife, TWO, to make a determination and issue a ruling. That said... It’s a really bad sign that your boyfriend’s wife compared Boulder Weekly

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eating in a restaurant you visited with him to fucking a hole that someone else just fucked, i.e., “sloppy seconds.” It has me wondering whether your boyfriend’s wife is really into the poly thing. Some people are poly under duress (PUD), i.e., they agreed to open up a marriage or relationship not because it’s what they want, but because they were given an ultimatum: We’re open/poly or we’re over. In a PUD best-case scenario, the PUD partner sees that their fears were overblown, discovers that poly/open works for them, embraces openness/polyamory, and is no longer a PUD. But PUDs who don’t come around (or haven’t come around yet) will engage in small acts of sabotage to signal their unhappiness — their perfectly understandable unhappiness. They didn’t want to be open/poly in the first place and are determined to prove that open/poly was a mistake and/or punish their ultimatum-issuing partner. The most common form of PUD sabotage? Making their primary partner’s secondary partner(s) feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. That said... As you (probably) know (but if you don’t, you’re about to find out), poly relationships have all kinds of (sometimes incredibly arbitrary but also incredibly important) rules. If one of their rules is “My wife doesn’t want to hear from or about my girlfriend,” TWO, then your restaurant recommendations are going to fall flat. Being poly means navigating rules (and sometimes asking to renegotiate those rules) and juggling multiple people’s feelings, needs and concerns. You have to show respect for their rules, TWO, as they are each other’s primary partners. But your boyfriend and his wife have to show respect for you, too. Secondary though you may be, your needs, concerns, feelings, etc., have to be taken into consideration. And if their rules make you feel disrespected, unvalued or too low on the hierarchical poly totem pole, you should dump them. On the Lovecast, polyamory, Dom/ sub relationships, and Wonder Woman: savagelovecast.com. Send questions to mail@savagelove. net, follow @fakedansavage on Twitter and visit ITMFA.org.

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wo years after embarking on her latest film project, Mary Janes: The Women of Weed, Windy Borman’s movie was finally and officially done, set to premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival in early October. A non-cannabis user, Borman never expected she’d make a film about cannabis, although she says it’s about so much more than that. The narrative she curates about the emerging industry focuses on the extraordinary amount of women in its positions of leadership, 36 percent to be exact, and a full 14 percentage points higher than the average of women executives across all U.S. businesses. But just as the film exited production, Borman was met with disheartening news. According to a 2017 Marijuana Business Daily survey, the number of women in leadership positions in the cannabis industry was plummeting, falling to just 27 percent. “Seeing those numbers made me realize how important it is to release this film today because gender parity is a conversation we have to have now, not two years from now,” Borman says. “The longer we put it off, the harder it’s going to be to fix. Now more than ever we need to hear from the women pioneering in this field.” To push the conversation, her social media team devised an aggressive strategy in hopes of generating the buzz necessary to attract national film distributors. On Sept. 12, they kicked off their campaign by releasing the film’s trailer on Facebook and within two hours, it had racked up 100,000 views. As is typical, the post’s organic reach began to taper off by midday. To give it a boost they paid for an ad on Facebook that targeted their 8,000 adult fans, those they thought were most likely to buy tickets or otherwise spread the word and share the news. But this, a more or less typical social media marketing strategy, was met with a rather atypical obstacle when they received the following message:

But, aside from one interaction with an actual human being, the team found themselves caught talking in circles with a bot that just wouldn’t budge. The word on the tip of Borman’s tongue is censorship and as a filmmaker she’s deeply concerned about what Facebook’s action to block her ad says about the right of educators to educate, artists to express, advocates to advocate and, more generally, people to think and speak freely. “This is really making me second guess whether Facebook is a company that I as a filmmaker want to be associated with,” Borman says. After speaking with Borman I reached out to Facebook for comment. They explained their ad and content policy (no promotion of illegal activities or drugs is permitted) and why (a proclaimed social responsibility). And when I inquired into the specifics of the Mary Janes paid post that had been blocked, the company issued what amounts to an “oops.” Initially, the ad should have been blocked (they say it’s the bots job to catch potentially non-compliant content), but it should have then been re-approved, whether organically or by a result of the film’s filed disputes. Further, Facebook admits to being mistakenly under the impression that the block had already been removed and immediately took action to see that it was once they learned of their error. Just like the cannabis industry does not appear to be making lasting achievements in gender parity, Facebook does not appear to be intentionally censoring cannabis content, a reminder that, in the still young world of legal cannabis, it’s sometimes difficult to discern the firmness of the ground on which we stand. Moments that feel like permanent victories or defeats are rarely so concrete.

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“You’re boosted post wasn’t approved. It didn’t meet this Facebook advertising policy: your ad can’t promote illegal activity, products or services.” At first Borman says she figured it was an honest mistake. In her time making the documentary she’d learned that in between statewide legalization and federal prohibition exists a vast gray area of legality in cannabis, one that can confuse simple things like advertising. “But I gotta say, it’s not gray when it comes to documentary film — it’s black and white,” Borman says. “Whether or not the industry is illegal has nothing to do with the rights of a filmmaker to document, dramatize, think, make art or advocate. This is a film that is asking questions in hopes of providing answers to the increasing number of Americans curious about cannabis. And, as far as I understand them, we are 100 percent compliant with Facebook’s policies.” It’s been a month since the Mary Janes team first disputed Facebook’s decision, repeatedly reaching out to the company in hopes of figuring out why their ad was being blocked and what they could do about it.

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A sea change on pot in the GOP?

ea change alert. According to a story by reporter Joey Bunch on the Colorado Politics website on Oct. 11, some Colorado marijuana businesses sponsored a fundraiser for some incumbent state senators running for re-election in 2018. The event took place at Wikimedia Commons/pablo-flores the Cap City Tavern in Denver. Individual tickets were $250 each, and sponsorship levels started at $500. Sponsors included Good Chemistry Nurseries, Terrapin Care Station, LivWell Enriched Health and Native Roots Dispensaries, according to Bunch. None of which is particularly surprising. All kinds of businesses raise dough to help elect candidates who are sympathetic to their interests. What is surprising is the beneficiary of the fundraising: the Republicans’ Senate Majority Fund, which works on behalf of all the GOP members of the Colorado Senate. What’s more, a couple of well-known conservative pols helped organize the fundraiser. They are Joe Megyesy, who is a former press secretary for Republican Rep. Mike Coffman and for Republicans in the Colorado Senate, and Monica Owens Beauprez, who is the daughter of former Colorado Governor Bill Owens and daughter-inlaw of former Congressman and two-time gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez. Megyesy currently works for Good Chemistry Nurseries.

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So what’s going on here? Scads of polls have shown that the only two demographics in the country who still oppose legalizing marijuana are geezers and Republicans. Chances are most of the country thinks that when it comes to pot, Jeff Sessions speaks for the whole Republican Party. Well it turns out that he doesn’t, at least not in Colorado. Earlier this year, three Colorado Republican state senators sent a letter to President Trump urging him to honor his pledge to allow states to set their own course on marijuana legalization. The signatories were Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert, and Senators Tim Neville and Vicki Marbel. Neville and Marbel were also sponsors or cosponsors of a number of marijuana-friendly bills during the last session of the legislature. They jointly sponsored a Senate bill that would have allowed the creation of clubs where people could legally smoke marijuana. “The one thing we do not want in this state is for people to come on vacation and leave on probation,” Marbel said. Republican Rep. Bob Gardner, who represents Colorado Springs, co-sponsored a similar bill in the House. Neville also joined with Democratic Rep. Jonathan Singer of Longmont in sponsoring a bill that would allow dispensaries to make deliveries, and in sponsoring a bill that would have made it

easier for medical marijuana dispensaries to buy and sell inventory from each other. (Hickenlooper vetoed it.) Neville, who is best known for his fierce support of Second Amendment rights, didn’t support Amendment 64. But he thinks that since the voters decided to legalize marijuana and regulate it, it’s incumbent on elected officials to carry out the will of the people. It’s in the state constitution, he says, and he takes his oath to uphold the constitution seriously. “My real fear is that if we don’t allow [marijuana] businesses to operate as an industry, it’s just going to backslide into an area we can’t control, the gray market or black market,” Neville said. A number of Republican state legislators evidently agree with him. According to Bunch, out of 23 pot-specific bills in the last session of the legislature, 19 had bipartisan support and 18 became law. When businesses set out to contribute to campaigns, they are not trying to buy a politician’s vote. That is a myth commonly perpetrated by people who don’t know much about how politics works and try to disguise their ignorance with cynicism. If businesses are giving to candidates, it’s because they agree with the candidates’ stated positions and past actions, not because they think they can buy their loyalty. The Colorado marijuana industry has discovered it has allies in both parties, and it isn’t about to turn away from the ones it has in the GOP. It would not be at all surprising if marijuana businesses also contribute to pot-friendly Democratic state legislators. They would be fools to tie themselves to one party. But the real news is that a number of influential Republicans are no longer stone-walling when it comes to marijuana legalization, and that probably represents the start of a sea change among ordinary Republicans as well.

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Great news: Researchers recently announced at a volcanology conference that explosions of super volcanoes may come rapidly and relatively unannounced. Isn’t 2017 the best year ever? At the IAVCEI (no one knows what this acronym means) conference in Oregon in August, research was presented that indicated previous super volcano explosions came with, geologically speaking, little warning. Scientists looked at geological records to determine that the only thing preceding massive explosions was a relatively quick influx of magma over the course of a couple decades. Scientists used the “baking soda and vinegar” test to come to their conclusions. In it, people with multiple

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303.440.1323

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1534 55th St., Boulder 303-444-0861

8a- 6:45p Sun-Tues • 8a- 9:45p Weds-Sat

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3000 Center Green Drive, Suite 210, Boulder, CO 80301 | By Appointment Only M-F | Online Appointments Available at www.holoshealth.org or Call 720-273-3568