В штате Колорадо: отставки в городском совете, планы по продаже парковки и новые вызовы для местных властей

104th North photo by Finn Feldman [ Boulder County News ] - The International Space Station has a new passenger with local connections. NEMO, or the Nikon Experimentation Microscope in Orbit, was developed by University of Colorado Boulder researchers. - The Lafayette City Council has developed a plan to deal with the concerns surrounding new burials in the Lafayette Cemetery. Residents who currently own cemetery plots there have until October 31 to notify the city about which of the approved options they wish to pursue. - Mark Wallach resigned from the Boulder City Council “in sorrowful protest” following the council’s decision to continue the operation of the Boulder Municipal Airport. - The City of Boulder is considering the sale of a public parking lot at 2121 Broadway. The sale would make the land available for a 110-room hotel and adjacent commercial space. - Organizers collecting signatures to place a referendum challenging Erie’s mineral rights agreement met their goal in just over two weeks. This is the first step toward getting the issue on the November ballot. - It was announced on July 9 that no charges would be brought against Longmont Police in regards to the fatal shooting of Ashlyn Renee Brownell in March. [ State News] - Aurora police officer Matthew Neely was indicted on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges for the death of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield in 2025. - Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain were hit by late-July flash floods that left behind damaging mud and debris. - A procession was held for Nate Matthews, the fifth firefighter in Colorado to die in the line of duty this year. - The Walbridge Apple, once only a fruit of legend, was (re)discovered growing in Colorado Springs. This once popular apple variety was thought to have been extinct. - In the Best States rankings as compiled by U.S. News & World Report, Colorado was given the number one overall ranking in the education category. [ National News] - The United States Department of Transportation has been removing mentions of bike-related safety materials from department websites. The move is an attempt to fulfill DOT Secretary Sean Duffy’s desire to end “DEI bike lanes.” - Fires in Eastern Washington forced the evacuation of 60,000 people and destroyed over 600 structures. - In response to a lawsuit, Capital One said that they closed more than 300 accounts of the Trump Organization in 2021 after receiving reports of suspicious activity from its anti-money laundering team. - The charges of vandalism against Olympian David Hearn have been dropped by the United States Justice Department. Hearn was charged with vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, damage that is now being attributed to a “flawed installation.” - Nearly 3,000 temperature records were shattered in July making it the hottest month the U.S. has ever experienced. [ International News ] - The U.S. intelligence community believes that Russia has started to offer intelligence and hardware to Iran. - Hamas says that it will disarm if Israel ends its military campaign in Gaza and withdraws from the area. - An earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan killed over thirty people and injured hundreds more. - One person was killed, and 29 were injured when a car drove into a pride festival in Berlin, Germany. - An estimated 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco to enter Ceuta in North Africa. [ Small Talk ] - “I don’t think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its act together.” – President Donald Trump responding to a report which cited the FBI investigation into cyberattacks at water facilities across the country. - “We have been silent on the destruction of most of the schools, universities, hospitals, mosques and churches — you know, one church was Orthodox, Catholic and also Baptist — all of which were done with our American-made weapons and dollars. Siblings in Christ, in the name of the living Christ, we cannot be silent on this matter any longer.” – Rev. Fahed Abu Akel after the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S. voted to recognize what is happening in Gaza as a genocide. - “Less Regulated Than Sandwiches” – Max Tegmark, an MIT professor, speaking about the need for better oversight into AI. - “It’s like a wake-up call, that I think that we need to be more diligent about who we’re doing business with, who we’re investing with, what contracts we’re giving out.” – Montclair, New Jersey Mayor Renee Baskerville on the city’s decision to pull its’ $91M account from Citizens Bank in response to the bank’s financial connections with two companies that run immigration jails for ICE. In the Numbers - $87,000,000,000 – The amount requested by the White House to continue to fund the military operation in Iran. It is estimated that the U.S. has spent $37B on the war through the middle of July. - 59% – The number of Americans who disapprove of the job President Trump is doing. - 350,000 – The number of Haitians living in America who have lost their Temporary Protected Status and are now at risk of deportation. - 10.5% – Although consumer sentiment is up slightly, it is still down by over ten percent from where it was a year ago. - 4,000 – The number of children UNICEF reports have been killed or injured by the wars in Iran, Gaza, and four other countries. - 10,000 – The number of documented cases of cyclosporiasis reported in Michigan alone. In today’s corporate world, finding true, honest journalism is getting harder, and that includes local news, too. From corporate takeovers to the nonprofit industry, finding reporters willing to ask the hard questions seems like a thing of the past. Which is why Yellow Scene remains fiercely independent and never, ever accepts quid pro quo. We are only beholden to our readers, not funders. The truth is, we really cannot do this without you. If you value our journalism, become a sustaining supporter for $8 a month. Your support keeps honest reporting alive and gets the hard copy delivered to your home.