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Denver City Councilwoman Robin Kniech served as one of the parade marshals. Kniech was the first out LGBTQ+ member of the city council when she was elected in 2011.

From the perspective of Robin Kniech, the at-large City Councilwoman who did not endorse either candidate, the key to the race started with Johnston’s messaging and strategy.

“Mike ran as a Democrat in a Democratic city and he had a Democratic record,” Kniech said. “I think it’s that simple.”

City councilwoman Robin Kniech offers insight and analysis on the mayoral runoff results.

Hinds and Councilwoman Robin Kniech proposed the ordinance to move SOS sites under the same zoning code “that governs temporary tiny home villages,” the city said.

Councilmember Robin Kniech, who co-sponsored the bill with Councilmember Chris Hinds, said safe outdoor sites fill a necessary role while the city works to build more permanent homes for people in need.

Jonathan Cappelli from the Neighborhood Development Collaborative, Nola Miguel from the GES Coalition, and outgoing Denver City Council member Robin Kniech break down the issues standing in the way of creating more affordable housing across the city, and how the Mayoral candidates stack up on their ideas for change.

Jonathan Cappelli from the Neighborhood Development Collaborative, Nola Miguel from the GES Coalition, and outgoing Denver City Council member Robin Kniech break down the issues standing in the way of creating more affordable housing across the city, and how the Mayoral candidates stack up on their ideas for change.

Councilmember Robin Kniech, who cosponsored the bill with Councilmember Stacie Gilmore, said in committee that these smaller fixes to the fund are important. But added that the state needs to do more, and that Denver should also consider larger scholarship amounts.

“If we could raise people’s wages so they could earn enough, we wouldn’t need to lower the cost of their housing,” says Denver City Councilmember Robin Kniech. For the past 12 years Kniech has represented Denver as an at-large councilmember and is now completing her final year before being term-limited. “The price of housing went up as the population grew, but wage stagnation accompanied that and so we ended up with the gap.”

“To the extent we reduce this conversation to one single action we are not doing our kids justice,” said Denver Councilwoman Robin Kniech. She represents the entire city and is chair of the Safety Committee.