Event Dime
Why Firefighters Are Getting Raises When the City Is Doing Layoffs
Arts & Culture
- When:
- October 9, 2025 · 9:00 AM
- Where:
- City Cast Denver
- Source:
- City Cast Denver
City Council is meeting today to debate amendments to the mayor’s proposed budget for 2026, and it could get spicy! Because Mayor Mike Johnston been facing a lot of criticism for the way he’s handled the city’s $250 million shortfall lately. He laid off workers. He asked every department to look for cuts. Clerk and Recorder Paul López even said the mayor’s proposed cuts represent ”a threat to democracy.” And as López and other critics have pointed out, the mayor did not ask police or firefighter