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Here are some of the stories we are following this week. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for up-to-the-minute news.
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In a stunning turn of events, reports indicate that Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade was referred for prosecution by the United States Department of Justice for lying to DOJ officials about his role in a fake racist “hate crime” prior to his election for Mayor of Colorado Springs. Three Mobolade associates have been indicted for staging the phony crime, and immediately sending video of the staged crime to local news outlets in an effort to turn out the black vote for Mobolade. Investigators discovered communications between Mobolade and the perpetrators of this staged crime that occurred before, during, and after it happened. DOJ officials refused to indict the first black mayor of Colorado Springs for lying to federal agents. This appears to be just the beginning of this incredible scandal for Mayor Mobolade.
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Illegal immigrant criminal gangs are getting bolder, and traveling to other parts of the state. Police in Aspen have arrested four illegal immigrants for burglarizing a high-end art gallery there. What will we be seeing next from Jared Polis’ illegal imports?
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The Colorado green energy plan is going to bankrupt all of us. Governor Polis realizes full well the pain he's causing consumers. But, for his image and his legacy, he’s pushing us all over the cliff anyway.
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Governor Jared Polis has also announced the next steps for his plans to micromanage how you live and travel in Colorado. He wants to force you to walk or ride a bicycle on the streets he has populated with illegal alien criminal gang members. You will, of course, be forced to fund his dream of creating his personal ant farm out of the citizens he serves. But, for his image and his legacy, he’s going to push you over this cliff anyway.
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As an aside, we checked the Colorado Constitution, and nowhere in there does it say Jared Polis has the authority to implement his authoritarian dream of micromanaging all of our lives. Yet, here we are.
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Governor Jared Polis is set to fight the Trump administration on the deportation of illegal immigrants, stating that criminals should be deported, but “dreamers” should not. So, all criminal illegals have to do now is express their special dreams, and Polis will have their backs, and not yours.
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has promised violent resistance to deporting illegal immigrants. No, really. He believes the police and Denver citizens will come out in force and physically stop deportations in a “...Tiananmen Square moment…”. Ask yourself this: Would Governor Polis or Mike Johnston ever publicly defend taxpayers or citizens with this much vigor?
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Denver is backpedaling on the need to use a former school as a migrant shelter. Do you think they sense the unlimited state and federal taxpayer funding is going to dry up with the incoming Trump administration?
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In Aurora, Colorado, marijuana tax revenue is down. Because of this, the city is no longer funneling as much tax revenue into the homeless industrial complex. Will they come after taxpayers for even more money now?
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Surprising no one, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, in an effort to avoid media criticism, withheld information about her voting machine password breach from other state officials. She’s a rich abundance of incompetence, arrogance, scheming, and lies. Criminals represent us throughout Colorado’s elected public offices.
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You have paid a woman $1.5 million of your tax dollars. Why? Because Colorado Attorney General, and radical leftist activist Phil Weiser, used his government power to express his hatred for religious liberty, that’s why. In the leftist mind, the only approved religion is the religion of leftism. Any other beliefs deserve punishment by the almighty state.
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Despite the explosion in the cost of state government, and the 2025 budget being smeared with red, Colorado is planning to build a pedestrian bridge over two busy roads to the State Capitol. This bridge will create an excellent habitat for Denver’s ever-growing population of drug-addled urban campers.
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Colorado has seen 28 deaths in Colorado Department of Transportation construction zones. Now, lawmakers are wondering why. Our new CDOT director was given the job because she’s politically connected, not because she’s good at the job. Maybe that’s why.
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The farm bill, which could be pushed through before the new Congress is sworn in, is expected to cost taxpayers $2.1 billion. A large chunk of that money, 76%, goes toward providing food assistance for people who can't afford to feed themselves. This is clearly not sustainable, given that the country needs to pay back over $36 trillion dollars just to be flat-broke again.
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The decision about allowing recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs is still undetermined. Question 300, which would allow medical marijuana establishments to sell recreational marijuana, is passing, while Question 2D, which would prohibit standalone retail marijuana establishments, is failing.
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Colorado Springs still has taxpayer-funded American Rescue Plan (ARPA) dollars to spend, so they plan to widen sidewalks downtown and eliminate the center lane of Tejon Street. It sounds more like "frivolous" than “rescue” to us, and it’s a slap in the face that we are forced to pay for such nonsense under the guise of emergency COVID relief.
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The race for Colorado House District 16 is close enough that it will be going to a recount. There is currently only a 7-vote difference in this race.
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Colorado Springs City Council is set to decide the fate of electric bicycles on trails that are currently used only by standard bicycles.
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Will we see Space Command move to Alabama with the incoming Trump administration? The consensus from those in the know appears to be that it’s a distinct possibility.
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El Paso County has seen a dramatic increase in juvenile crimes. Many agencies that are required to deal with this increase are calling it a crisis.
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Will public pressure force the City of Colorado Springs to move the General Palmer statue out of the middle of the intersection of Nevada and Platte?
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The demand for utility bill assistance has climbed. The CSU board has transferred more ratepayer funds into Project COPE to help lower-income folks fund Governor Jared Polis’ green energy dream world.
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Is Colorado Springs becoming unaffordable to regular people? When comparing Colorado Springs to similar-sized cities in other states, the answer appears to be yes.
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Civil lawsuits have been filed against both the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and the El Paso County Commissioners. These lawsuits allege that both agencies failed to adhere to the state’s red flag law, leading to the Club Q shooting in 2022. Interestingly, the El Paso County Sheriff did not return guns seized from the murderer in an incident prior to the shooting, even though, legally, they could have been returned to the subject. Will El Paso County throw taxpayer money at this lawsuit like the City of Colorado Springs does?
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Neighbors in the Rockrimmon area are still fighting to keep the Rockrimmon Branch library open. Some on the city council are bending to this pressure. It’s a shame so much funding had to go to decontaminating meth residue at several libraries in town, as well as building a fence at the downtown library. Rewarding public vagrancy and turning a blind eye to lawlessness has consequences.
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In Captain Obvious news this week, when plastic grocery bags are banned at grocery stores, people simply adapt and buy plastic grocery bags somewhere else. Like the wide assortment of plastic grocery bags offered at Amazon.com. So, the bag ban is not a ban at all.
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Here are some upcoming meetings in the area. We hope you can attend one or more! If there are other public meetings you’d like to see announced here, please drop us a line. We are happy to include them in an upcoming newsletter. These might be government-related, candidate, or elected official meetings. Thanks!
Colorado Springs City Council Meetings
Monday, November 25, 9:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council Work Session
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda
Tuesday, November 26, 9:00 a.m.
Colorado Springs City Council
107 N. Nevada, 3rd floor
Live stream link here
Agenda
El Paso County Board of County Commissioner Meetings
Tuesday, December 10, 9:00 a.m.
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Tuesday, December 17, 9:00 a.m.
El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
Centennial Hall
200 S. Cascade
Live stream link here
Agenda not yet posted
Colorado Springs Utilities Board of Directors
No meetings currently posted
Miscellaneous Meetings of Interest
Monday, December 2, 5:00 p.m.
Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Committee
City Hall
107 S. Nevada Avenue, Suite 200
Also, online via Microsoft Teams
Information and Agenda
View the full Colorado Springs City Council meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings.
View the full Board of El Paso County Commissioners meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings.
View the full Colorado Springs Utilities Board meeting schedule here to see upcoming meetings. Please also follow CSU on their Facebook Page and on Twitter.
Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Since most of the City and County board and commission meetings are not televised or recorded, we are trying to remedy that. We now have a camera and tripod for volunteers to check out for future meetings.
If you have a tip about a story in the Pikes Peak region that you aren’t seeing reported, let us know. We will see what we can find out.
How to Contact City and County Officials:
City Hall
107 N. Nevada Avenue
Colorado Springs CO 80903
(719) 385-5986
Contact City Council
Mayor's Office
30 S Nevada Avenue, Suite 601
Colorado Springs, CO 80901
(719) 385-5900
Contact Mayors Office
County Commissioners
200 South Cascade Avenue, Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2202
Phone: (719) 520-7276
https://www.elpasoco.com/contact-us/
Thank you!
Rebecca
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