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RTD mulls cutbacks amid driver shortage BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Regional Transportation District has responded to its much-publicized driver shortage with a proposal to cut six bus routes and reduce a variety of other services, including both light rail and bus lines. Staff from the regional transit agency, which is responsible for operating public transit service in eight metro Denver counties, presented its board of directors with that proposal on Dec. 19. The proposed changes, which would also include the elimination of all special service to Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies and CU football games, would not take effect until May. But before any of the changes can be implemented, RTD will first seek what is described in an RTD news release as “extensive public comment” on the proposal. The board of directors will vote on the final proposal in March. Driver shortage behind issues According to an RTD news release, the intention of the proposal is to reduce the number of short bus and light rail trips canceled on short notice because RTD continues to run without the number of operators needed to fully staff all of its transit operations. The agency says it is currently able to staff 99% of its scheduled bus trips SEE RTD, P9
Sarah DeAngelo solders a bracelet at her store on Jan. 3. Her jewelry is featured in 50 stores around the country and in the lifestyle retailer Sundance catalog. PHOTOS BY JOSEPH RIOS
Handcrafted jewelry store comes to Englewood Sarah DeAngelo Jewelry is now open on Girard Avenue BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Back in 2000, Sarah DeAngelo was running around a steakhouse in Beverly Hills taking food orders as a server. On impulse, DeAngelo quit her job after a customer was rude to
her, and the next day, she started selling her handcrafted jewelry. At the time, she was going to school for occupational therapy, but once she saw the positive feedback from boutiques that were purchasing her jewelry, she saw the potential to make a career out of her creations. “I never intended to become a jewelry artist, but life has a way of taking you places you didn’t expect,” said DeAngelo. One of the places life has taken DeAngelo to is Englewood at 16 E.
Earrings at Sarah DeAngelo Jewelry. DeAngelo’s jewelry is meant for everyday tasks, like going to a grocery store. Her products include earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Girard Ave. where she has opened up Sarah DeAngelo Jewelry, a store that sells her handcrafted jewelry and other products such as candles, SEE JEWELRY, P9
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“We’re not getting (the order) in our hands, rushing straight to the door and demanding firearms.” Sheriff Tyler Brown, on the new red flag law | Page 4 INSIDE
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