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Denver area ranks as third most competitive rental market in the West

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:59 GMT

The Denver area ranks as the third most competitive large rental market in the West behind Salt Lake City and Tucson, Ariz., blowing past Phoenix and Las Vegas.A new report by apartment search website Rent Cafe points to the market’s scant availability of rentals, with prospective tenants usually vying against eight others for a place to live – a statistic that’s on par with the U.S. average of nine people per empty rental. Apartments are typically snagged off of the market within 42 days.Denver’s occupancy rate is close to 94%, even though recent months have seen an almost 0.5% jump in new apartments, according to the report.More than half of Denver tenants, 56%, renewed their leases this season.Out of the small Western markets, Montana takes the top ranking, followed by Albuquerque, N.M., at No. 2, Boise, Idaho, at No. 3, Wyoming at No. 4 and Colorado Springs at No. 5. Montana and Wyoming are considered single markets.The news comes as Denver’s average apar...

Bookkeeper robbed Boulder frozen yogurt shop of $114K, owners say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:59 GMT

On Feb. 8, a man called Ripple Frozen Yogurt in Boulder with a strange message.He told the self-serve dessert shop that he had noticed unusual money transfers from Ripple to the bank account that he shares with his ex-wife, a woman named Aiesha Teague. There had been unexplained deposits of $2,750, $2,900 and $4,500, this man claimed.Teague’s name was not foreign to Jamie Gardner and David Humphrey, Ripple’s owners. She had been the company’s bookkeeper since 2012 and had access to its bank account.That single phone call in February led to a startling revelation: Teague had steadily been stealing from Ripple for 10 years — nearly the entire time that its single store in a nondescript strip mall at 1682 30th St. had been open — according to Ripple’s owners.“At this time, Ms. Teague will not be making any statements,” her defense attorney, Claire Elster with the Elster Law Office in Westminster, told BusinessDen.On her LinkedIn page, Teague claims that she is a member of the “Co...

9 places to find refreshing spritzes this summer in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:59 GMT

Summer is for spritzes. They’re bubbly, refreshing and usually low in ABV — qualities worth seeking out in a sunny-day sipper. Native to Italy, the birthplace of Aperol and limoncello — and where lemons grow as big as grapefruits and perfume the air along the sun-baked Amalfi Coast — spritzes are easy to find throughout Europe.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | It’s not summer without a tinto de verano Restaurants, Food and Drink | Taylor Swift parties: A guide to Denver events before the singer’s Eras Tour concerts Restaurants, Food and Drink | Rum-focused cocktail bar opens in Cherry Creek with mojitos, pina coladas and daiquiris Restaurants, Food and Drink | Two friends open all-day taco shop in Five Points Restaurants, Food and Drink | LoHi hot-spot named one of the 50 best rooftop bars in the country Thankfully, for “la dolce vita” in the Mile High City...

Man killed, 2 others wounded in Inglewood shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:59 GMT

Police are searching for whoever was involved in a shooting that left one person dead and two others injured at an Inglewood marketplace Tuesday night.First responders were called to the intersection of Rosewood Avenue and Arbor Vitae Street around 10:30 p.m.Jose Guadalupe Valenzuela is seen in this image provided by family members.Firefighters found three men suffering from gunshot wounds. One of the victims, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Family members later identified the man as Jose Guadalupe Valenzuela.Two others were taken to local hospitals in unknown condition. Santa Monica city councilman attacked by homeless man on 3rd Street Promenade Both of the transported victims were described as men but no further information about them was released. Video from the scene showed a gray Honda Civic surrounded by crime scene tape and multiple evidence markers. Police investigate a fatal shooting in Inglewood on July 18, 2023. (KeyNews.TV)Investigators do not bel...

Investigation into accused Long Island killer Rex Heuermann expands to Nevada and South Carolina

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:59 GMT

By Elizabeth Wolfe | CNNProbes into Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann now reach across the country as investigators are examining his connections to Las Vegas and South Carolina, where the suspect has owned property.Police in Las Vegas are sifting through their roster of unsolved cases for any sign Heuermann may have been involved, a spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed in a statement.Though Heuermann lived on Long Island, New York, he and his wife had purchased two timeshare condos in Las Vegas between 2003 and 2005, according to property records obtained by CNN. The couple has since sold the first property, the records show, and it is unclear whether they still own the second.The 59-year-old architect and father of two was arrested last week in New York City and charged with the murders of three of the “Gilgo Four,” a group of four women whose remains were found along a short stretch of Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in 2010.Heuermann ...

Why is San Jose’s gun insurance law going unused?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:59 GMT

It was touted as a novel way to hold gun owners accountable.San Jose’s gun liability insurance requirement — the first-of-its-kind in America and upheld by a federal court judge last week — will make the city safer from the firearm-related violence that has wreaked havoc across the nation, its proponents assert.But nearly eight months after the ordinance went into effect on Jan. 1, not a single resident has been cited for not having the insurance, according to the city manager’s office, raising questions about the law’s effectiveness.Nor is there any data on how many firearm owners in San Jose are actually following the law. The city does not have access to the state’s gun registry, meaning it cannot contact gun owners to ensure that they are in compliance. Instead, the city is trying to boost cooperation through digital advertising, point-of-sale materials at gun retailers and letters to 2,400 local insurance agents.Under the city ordinance, fire...

Editorial: Newsom’s mental health plan needs work before going to voters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:59 GMT

It’s easy to see the appeal of the $4.7 billion mental health plan Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to place before voters next March.The proposal is designed to provide in-patient treatment facilities and services for 10,000 homeless people with mental health and addiction disorders.The problem lies with the way that the programs would be funded. A portion would be paid by taxpayers through a  new $4.7 bond issue on the upcoming statewide ballot. And Newsom plans to divert another $700 million annually from important mental health services currently provided by California counties using funding from a 2004 ballot measure.As a report released last week by the independent Legislative Analyst’s Office warns, the Legislature needs to take a hard look at the overall impact of the governor’s proposal before voting to put it on the ballot. Getting people with mental health and drug addiction problems off the streets is a worthy goal. But the current county services play a crucial...

49ers camp preview: Rookie Ji’Ayir Brown fits right into safety trio

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:59 GMT

SANTA CLARA – Ji’Ayir Brown’s position as the 49ers’ top-drafted rookie guarantees him nothing, but his first impression on their practice fields signals he could be an immediate contributor this season.Brown, a versatile safety, has been told to learn from the hip pocket of returning starters Talanoa Hufanga and Tashaun Gipson Sr.“When you look at a guy like Ji’Ayir Brown, he has the DNA we are looking for on defense — a guy that’s physical, that’s smart, that can finish,” defensive backs coach Daniel Bullocks said.Bullocks wants Brown and any young players to first learn their job before competing for a starting role. Bullocks has coached the 49ers’ defensive backs since 2017, and this offseason brought him a promotion from safeties coach to defensive backs coach, under new coordinator Steve Wilks.Here is how the safety unit looks in Bullocks’ eyes heading into this week’s minicamp:HUFANGA’S ‘DIRTY EYES’Hufanga became a full-time starter last season a...

Scores of apartments may sprout inside downtown San Jose office tower

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:59 GMT

SAN JOSE — A downtown San Jose office tower that was recently upgraded may be converted to a housing highrise with scores of apartments or into a hotel with well over 100 rooms, plans on file with city officials show.The new plans for the tower at 2 West Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose represent a new indicator of economic shifts in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and an uncertain return to the workplace.DivcoWest, a savvy and veteran Bay Area development firm that owns the office tower, has floated plans for what would be a dramatic revamp of the highrise.Interior areas of a 10-story tower at 2 West Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose. (DivcoWest, Newmark)Apartments, co-living units, or hotel rooms, along with ground-floor retail or restaurant spaces, are the three primary options proposed by DivcoWest for the 10-story tower, which was built in 1910 and once was a Bank of the West site.In recent years, DivcoWest launched a wide-ranging upgrade of the off...

Opinion: Something is wrong with California’s homelessness spending

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:17:59 GMT

California put aside $7.2 billion to address homelessness in the 2021-22 state budget. Last year, there were an estimated 172,000 homeless statewide, which equates to spending nearly $42,000 per homeless person.Spending of this magnitude — which only accounts for state money — is sufficient if it were applied effectively. The worsening crisis indicates that something is off with how the state spends its resources.This perspective is important in light of a comprehensive homeless survey by UC San Francisco. Many of its findings are enlightening, but too many of its suggestions call for more spending.It strains credulity to believe that spending $42,000 per person is insufficient, but if bumped up to $45,000, all will be OK. California does not have the worst-in-the-nation homeless crisis because it spends too little.Continued calls for more government subsidies supporting the state’s ineffective housing-first approach will waste money while failing to alleviate the emerge...