"The results in Denver's 2019 election will spur multiple runoffs just under a month from now. Incumbent Mayor Michael Hancock must best former RiNo Art District president Jamie Giellis to keep his job on June 4, when five Denver City Council races will also be decided. Meanwhile, Ordinance 300, better known as Right to Survive, failed by a margin that left plenty of veteran political observers slack-jawed, while Ordinance 301, which calls for the decriminalization of psilocy

"One story that struck Herod on the campaign trail was at the Gilliam youth detention center in Denver’s Whittier neighborhood, where a staffer told her that “80 percent of the young people coming in have a mental health or substance abuse issue; and 100 percent leave with them.” "Herod and other supporters say the new funding is aimed at narrowing an enormous health equity gap in behavioral services." “Compared with the majority population, members of racial and ethnic minor

"The city will start collecting the new sales taxes on Jan. 1, but the nonprofits won’t be ready for some time." “We’ll have to put together the administrative side — a director, community engagement, outreach, finding out what the gaps are,” said state Rep. Leslie Herod, who spearheaded the Caring 4 Denver campaign for mental health funding." “It’s going to start with a community engagement process — and figuring out how we can move the needle on these issues.” "She acknowle