The Platform

Comprehensive, data-driven proposals for a just Denver. Every policy includes the problem, the solution, and how we pay for it. Click any proposal to read the full plan.

Housing & Homelessness

Housing & Homelessness

The Denver Social Housing Act

10,000 publicly owned, permanently affordable homes. Mixed-income, democratically governed, and funded without raising your taxes.

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Denver Rent Stabilization Act

Hard cap on rent increases at CPI or 3%, whichever is lower. No vacancy decontrol. No loopholes. Real protection for every Denver renter.

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Denver Tenant Bill of Rights

Universal right to counsel, 90-day notice for rent increases, anti-retaliation protections, and the right to organize. Every renter deserves dignity.

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Housing & Homelessness

Vacancy Tax on Empty Units

Progressive tax on vacant residential properties. You don't get to sit on empty homes while people sleep on the street.

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Housing & Homelessness

Ban Corporate Landlords

Denver is for humans. Ban institutional investors from buying residential property. Homes are for living, not for hedge fund portfolios.

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City-Funded Community Land Trusts

Permanently affordable homeownership through community-controlled land. Housing that stays affordable forever, not just until the tax credit expires.

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Anti-Displacement Zones

Protect communities around transit stations and development areas. No more building light rail to gentrify neighborhoods.

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Housing & Homelessness

Housing First - End Homelessness in Denver

Give people homes first, then address everything else. Finland did it and is the only EU country where homelessness is declining. It's cheaper than shelters. It works.

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Zoning for All: End Exclusionary Zoning in Denver

Legalize homes on every block. Eliminate single-family-only zoning, allow ADUs by right citywide, and remove parking minimums near transit to make housing more abundant and affordable.

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Housing & Homelessness

Short-Term Rental Reform: Housing First, Hotels Second

Thousands of Denver homes sit empty except for tourists while workers cannot find affordable rentals. Restrict short-term rentals to primary residences, ban investor-owned STRs, and return housing to Denverites.

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Housing & Homelessness

Anti-Harassment Protections for Tenants

A standalone Denver anti-harassment ordinance that names and bans coercive landlord tactics - utility shutoffs, lockouts, pretextual inspections, threats, and constructive eviction - backed by civil penalties and a private right of action so tenants can sue.

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Workers & Wages

Workers & Wages

$25 Minimum Wage

A real living wage for a real city. $25/hr is what a family of four needs to survive in Denver - and it's still not enough for single parents.

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Workers & Wages

One Fair Wage - Eliminate Tipped Minimum

Tips are a bonus, not a wage. Every worker gets the full minimum wage. No more subsidizing restaurants with your server's rent money.

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Workers & Wages

Gig Worker Protections

If you work in Denver, you deserve Denver's protections. Reclassify gig workers as employees with the ABC test. End the exploitation loophole.

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Workers & Wages

Sectoral Bargaining & Wage Boards

Industry-wide wage negotiations instead of company-by-company unionizing. Every restaurant worker covered. Every hotel worker protected. The European model, adapted for Denver.

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Workers & Wages

Works Councils & Worker Codetermination

Workers elect councils in every workplace with real power over scheduling, safety, and layoffs. Workers sit on company boards. This is how Germany became an industrial powerhouse - by treating workers as partners, not costs.

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Right to Disconnect & 32-Hour Work Week

Your boss can't text you at midnight. Your weekend is yours. And the evidence shows we can work 4 days and produce the same output. France, Iceland, Belgium, and Spain already did it.

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Workers & Wages

Universal Paid Leave

6 months paid parental leave. 4 weeks paid vacation minimum. Unlimited paid sick days. Every other wealthy country does this. America is the only one that doesn't.

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Healthcare

Healthcare

Healthcare as a Right

Medical debt forgiveness, hospital cost transparency, non-police mental health crisis response, community health centers in every neighborhood, dental care for all, and a behavioral health system that goes beyond crisis response.

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Healthcare

Aging, Disability & Accessibility

Age-friendly city design for Denver's fastest-growing demographic. Universal accessibility beyond ADA minimums. Senior services expansion. Caregiver support. Social isolation prevention.

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Disability Rights & Inclusion

Full inclusion for the 10% of Denver residents living with disabilities. Enforce ADA with real teeth. Accessible housing in every new development. Supported employment and city contractor requirements. Independent living services. Police accountability for disability-related violence. Nothing about us without us.

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Food Access & Urban Agriculture

Eliminate food deserts in Denver by 2030. Healthy corner store initiative. Urban farm expansion on city land. Free school meals for all DPS students. Community food hubs in every food desert. Protect and expand community gardens.

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Maternal & Infant Health Equity

End racial disparities in birth outcomes. Community doulas for every Medicaid birth. NICU family support and financial navigation. Anti-racism accountability in hospitals. Home visiting in every neighborhood. No parent should face racist harassment while their child fights for their life.

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Reproductive Healthcare Access

Defend and expand abortion access in Denver. Ensure Amendment 79's constitutional promise becomes a lived reality - adequate provider reimbursement, clinic sustainability, medication abortion access, and a city that protects patients and providers from federal and interstate threats. Bodily autonomy is non-negotiable.

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Infrastructure & Services

Infrastructure & Services

Bank of Denver - Public Banking

A city-owned bank that keeps Denver's money in Denver. Low-interest loans for housing, small businesses, and green energy. Financial services for the unbanked.

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Infrastructure & Services

Municipal Broadband

City-owned fiber network. $30/month gigabit. Free tier for low-income households. Net neutrality guaranteed. No more Comcast monopoly.

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Infrastructure & Services

Transportation & Public Transit

Free RTD transit for low-income residents. Protected bike lanes on every major corridor. Vision Zero with real enforcement. Parking reform to reduce housing costs. Transit equity for underserved neighborhoods. 15-minute city framework so every Denverite can reach daily needs on foot or bike.

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Infrastructure & Services

Autonomous Vehicle Safety & Accountability

Waymo is coming to Denver. Colorado has almost no rules. We need community safety standards, labor protections for displaced drivers, public transit integration, data privacy safeguards, and local democratic control over how self-driving cars operate on our streets.

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Infrastructure & Services

Pedestrian Infrastructure & Sidewalk Equity

Complete Denver's sidewalk network. 43% of Denver's sidewalks are missing or deficient - 1,480 miles. 34% are too narrow for a wheelchair. 9% are missing entirely. Low-income neighborhoods have double the pedestrian death rate. 54% of transit stops have missing sidewalks within a two-minute walk. Prioritize ADA compliance in underserved communities. Make the fee structure progressive. Build a city where you can walk safely whether you own a car or not.

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Infrastructure & Services

Power Reliability & Municipal Energy

End Xcel's monopoly failures. Municipal power option for Denver. Mandatory backup power for critical facilities. Life-safety protections for medically vulnerable residents. Use the franchise renewal to demand accountability or build our own.

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Infrastructure & Services

Nuclear Energy Readiness - Small Modular Reactors for Denver

Position Denver to deploy clean, firm baseload nuclear power as SMR technology matures. Support DIA feasibility study. Leverage HB25-1040 to include nuclear in clean energy planning. Protect ratepayers from first-of-a-kind cost risk. Complement - not replace - renewable energy expansion.

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Small Business & Economy

Small Business & Economy

Small Business & Local Economy

Streamlined permitting for small businesses. Commercial rent stabilization. Full worker cooperative ecosystem with legacy business conversion pipeline. Local-first city procurement. Micro-loans for BIPOC entrepreneurs. Anti-monopoly enforcement.

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Small Business & Economy

Denver Guaranteed Income

Direct cash payments to Denver's lowest-income residents. No strings attached. 150+ cities have piloted this. Not a single one showed decreased employment. Cook County made it permanent. Denver should too.

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Small Business & Economy

Fiscal Reform & Progressive Revenue

Fix Denver's broken revenue structure. Replace regressive sales taxes with progressive alternatives. Tackle the budget crisis without cutting services that working families depend on. Make corporations and wealthy property owners pay their fair share.

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Small Business & Economy

Worker Cooperative Development: The Solidarity Economy

Fund worker-owned businesses, convert retiring owners' companies to employee ownership, and prioritize cooperatives in city contracting. Build an economy where workers own what they build.

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Small Business & Economy

Consumer Financial Protection: Stop the Debt Trap in Denver

Cap predatory interest rates, require plain-language loan disclosures, and expand community credit unions so working families in Denver keep their money instead of losing it to payday, rent-to-own, and high-cost auto lenders.

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