Boulder City Council

Two issues are at the top of the list for voters and many of the Boulder City Council candidates as the Nov. 3 election draws closer: housing affordability and the environment.

Six candidates running to become Boulder’s next mayor faced tough questions about housing, city spending, homelessness, public safety and their qualifications for office during a debate hosted by Boulder Reporting Lab and KGNU on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The roughly 90-minute debate, gave candidates a chance to make their case to voters, challenge one another’s positions and explain how they would lead the city over the next two years.

As a result of a 4-4 Boulder City Council vote, a proposal to create a downtown development authority to help reinvigorate the Pearl Street Mall and University Hill districts will not be sent to area voters in November.

Boulder city council was rocked by a sudden resignation this month, plus record turnout numbers for the primary election and a first-of-its-kind marmot adoption.