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authors stand by plan Opponents of proposal not swayed by claims of affordability, availability BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

From left: Robert Sakata, Brighton Mayor Mills, Brighton City Manager Michael Martinez, Katie Wallace and Congresswoman Yadira PHOTO BY BELEN WARD Caraveo’s.

fordability of that is a huge issue,”

gration of dental care, behavioral

Caraveo said during a mid-morning care, pharmacy, all in one clinic,” New congresswoman roundtable discussion April 4 at Caraveo said..”They noted in parThornton’s Active Adult Center..”I ticular thatBy the easier we make it for pays visit to district, Ellis Arnold remember having to tailor my treat- patients to access all different parts A long line of cars outside the city of Brighton’s rapid testing site at Coloradoand Community ments for many, many patients not of the system all theMedia specialists with stops in Park. FortThe Lupton Riverdale Regional site has had to close early many days in recent around what I thought they needed that are needed for their care, the weeks due to high demand. Adams County’s 14-day positivity rateafAs Denver metroare counties continue to medically buttest what they could more likely they to go through and Brighton inch closer orders As a medical student and resitheir care.toIf local theystay-at-home are having probwas 15.9 percent, as of Nov. 17, accordingford. to Tri-County Health Department.

dent doctor, I didn’t train for that. Brighton and Commerce City’s test positivity rates were both higher thanI BY SCOTT TAYLOR trained to make medical decisions 13 percent. Forty-five people in Brighton and 29 Cityonhave STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM based on in myCommerce training, not cost.” died from COVID-19 related health issues.Th Toe limit the spread of COVID-19, Active Adult Center visit was a pediatrician, U.S. Rep. the middle stop of Congresswoman atAs least 15 counties moved toYadira tighter restrictions that prohibits indoor and Caraveo a group of Thornton Yadira Caraveo tour of her district, personaltold gatherings. seniors and officials, she knows that in between visits in Fort Lupton and staying healthy is linked to econom- Brighton. ics. Caraveo and Health and Human “I am often asked why I would Services Secretary Xavier Becerra Photo by Belen Ward leave a wonderful job like pediatrics started the day April 4 with a visit to to go into government and politics the Salud Clinic in Fort Lupton. and prescription drugs and the af“They really are a model of inte-

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lems mental health, they have underwith Colorado’s system of coronavirusprofessionals thatthe canstate talkannounced about related restrictions, that or help them get screened. They a newalevel of rules that prohibits indoor have pharmacist that can make dining and personal gatherings — a sure everything is being taken propchange that applies to the majority of the erly and not interacting.” She ended her 8th tour in Denver metro area and District many counties later that afternoon with a stop at other regions. Brighton’s Sakata Farms to discuss The state’sfarm COVID-19 dial, which has upcoming legislation and said beenwould in effectpromote since September, is the set she grants to help of different levels of restrictions that each SEE COSTS, P2

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According to authors of the land use bill making its way through the Colorado Legislature, the primary goal is stopping communities from exclusionary zoning that prohibits the construction of multifamily housing. Known as SB23-213, the land use bill was unveiled in March by Gov. Jared Polis and Democrats as a solution to the growing housing crisis. While municipalities statewide are voicing opposition to the bill, authors are saying the 105-page document is vital to the state’s future in providing an adequate supply of affordable housing. In this case, affordable housing does not mean more single-family homes, but instead duplexes, triplexes, other multiplexes, townhomes, condos and apartments. According to the authors of SB23-213, some Colorado cities and counties have implemented zoning policies that decrease or based completely county is required to follow on the bar the construction of multifamily severity of a county’s local virus spread. housing. TheRep. dial Steven grew outWoodrow, of the state’s safer-atD-Denver, home order — the policy that came co-authored SB23-213 with Rep.after the statewide order this Iman Jodeh,stay-at-home D-Arapahoe County, and Majority Leader Sen. Dominick spring and allowed numerous types of Moreno, atoDistrict businesses reopen. 21 Democrat covering Adams County, Commerce TheFederal state recently switched to color City, Heights and Westminidentifiers — levels blue, yellow and ster. orange rather than levels — to Woodrow said numbered while some communities have done an “exemplary” avoid confusion. Until Nov. 17, level red job ataaddressing ordability, meant stay-at-homeafforder. Now, level others have not and state intervenred — “severe risk” — is the tion is required to stop thesecondgrowing crisis where housing costs are at an PleaseSEEsee RESTRICTIONS, Page 2 BILL, P3