March 4, 2026: All headlines

Fire at Boulder’s Chautauqua

The Bluebell Fire burned 1.5 acres before being extinguished the same day. More than 100 firefighters responded. 

CU student journalists ‘not guilty’ in covering Palestine protest

Three student journalists were initially barred from campus and faced code of conduct charges for covering an October 2025 protest against military contractor Lockheed Martin. The demonstration was the third such event in which students faced disciplinary action from the university. Read more from the Daily Camera

BONUS CONTENT: An interview with Palestine Legal Defense Fund attorney Zoha Khalili about CU’s troubling pattern of punishing pro-Palestine activities. Listen at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

Boulder releases draft Comprehensive Plan

The Comp Plan guides Boulder’s decision-making for the next 15-20 years. Read the draft and comment by April 6.

GO: Comprehensive Plan Open House: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder

Bill to curb Flock cameras watered down

Senate Bill 70, sponsored by Boulder’s Judy Amabile, would allow law enforcement to search a person’s location data up to 72 hours in the past without a warrant, and would continue to allow controversial data-sharing across jurisdictions. Read more from BRL

GET INVOLVED: March 7 demonstration against Flock, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. How to participate

BONUS CONTENT: Listen to an interview with local cybersecurity professional Andrew Gentry at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

Caribou Current Issue #2 Launch Party

7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5

4720 Table Mesa Drive F100

New issue out March 5. Go to CaribouCurrent.com 

One More Thing

“A Tattoo of a Candle” by A Place for Owls

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