In the wake of the tragic attack in our own community, Boulder Progressives stand in mourning and in solidarity with all those impacted. We also stand in opposition to the cruel travel ban announced by President Trump, for which Trump used the horrifying attack in Boulder as justification.

Our thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones, and we wish them a fast and full recovery. We stand in solidarity with all members of our community who have been impacted by this attack, and commit to helping our community heal.

After four years of repeatedly asking the City of Boulder to release police data on race of people stopped and on use of force, the Boulder Police Department finally published new data last week. What was made public is not the kind of in-depth and comprehensive data dashboard we’ve seen from other local institutions like the Denver Police Department, Aurora Police Department, Boulder District Attorney’s Office, nor BVSD. Instead, it appears to be a hand-picked selection of statistics, with the disaggregated data being quite limited in nature and beginning only in 2024, leaving a data blackout on both stops-by-race after 2018 and use-of-force-by-race after 2021.

We are deeply troubled that HB 25-1208 is an end-run by business owners on the careful compromises that were struck, to the detriment of hardworking hourly employees in tipped positions in Boulder, Boulder County, Denver, and Edgewater.