We can’t not talk about Renee Nicole Good. So we will. If you want to skip it, fast forward about 2 minutes.

Peaceful protest and participation are how we fight for accountability. Learn about caucus and assembly, the statutorily mandated process by which the two major political parties organize and select candidates for the primaries. Meg Furlow, the chair of the Douglas County Democrats, is here to educate us.

Email me any time, I’d love to hear from you: [email protected]Find all peaceful protests here: https://www.mobilize.us/ and filter the results with your city.

Here are the results, for example, for Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, and Parker. Parker ICE Out for Good on Sunday, January 11 at 1-3pm. Get details here, you do not have to sign up to participate. Go to https://www.dougcodems.org/ to find out more about caucus and assembly. Caucus is March 5 and County Assembly is March 14. If you are a Democrat, you can register for caucus here.Learn about being an election judge here.

Check your voter affiliation and voter registration at the CO Secretary of State’s office.

Phil Weiser event on January 20 at 5:30pm in Sterling Ranch, RSVP here. Read Renee Nicole Good’s poetry and learn about her life thought her art and the people who knew her.

It’s the new year! Flex those muscles, local muscles that is. When you learn about an issue and put your voice on the record, it makes a difference. Amendment 13 in its original form would have effectively blocked Douglas County School District from building new schools in Sterling Ranch, and the decision about new schools would have defaulted to the developer. With unhappy residents and a lawsuit from the school district looming, the Sterling Ranch developer came back to re-negotiate Amendment 13 for a much better outcome for Douglas County students and their families. Thank you to Lori Wright for the update.

Read more about amendment 13 here:

Episode 42 and Episode 43Episode 10 on John Adams Academy

What aspect of Douglas County government and politics are you curious about? Let me know, I’d love to look into it. Email me at [email protected] sincere thank you for supporting the podcast this year. I truly appreciate it!

Let’s talk about Douglas County’s proposed retail theft ordinance and why it’s more performative tough-on-crime theater than effective policy. Plus, school board accountability after the election, and a few bright-spot local recommendations Retail theft press conferenceThe proposed retail theft ordinanceGeorge Teal wants to work with ICE

Kyle Clark and Marshall Zelenger on the shoplifting ordinance. Since the commissioners have turned of FB comments, you can see the comments under the 9News story here (hint, they’re not supportive).SUBMIT FEEDBACK on retail theft ordinance here. Douglas County Lantern on the new county ordinance around construction building defects: Breaking: Commissioners Plan to Weaken Homeowners Rights, Critics Say

Incoming School Board Members Sworn In Privately Before Public Meeting Douglas County Watch’s fb post on newly elected directors’ comments about early swearing in

School board meeting where Susan Meek explains the situation around early swearing in.

Get free tickets to CD4 candidate forum for the four Dems vying for Lauren Boebert’s seat. Hurry, this will be sold out. Books are Awesome in ParkerOpa - Greek food in ParkerWhat are your favorite small businesses and restaurants in Douglas County? Comment or email me at [email protected], I want to hear!

In this episode I break down the November 25 public hearing on Amendment 13, the provision that prevents Douglas County School District from building schools in Sterling Ranch. I also address a false statement made about me during this meeting. It’s more commissioner chaos and cronyism in Douglas County.

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Links:

The commissioner hearing on youtube

Colorado Times Recorder reporting on this meeting (thorough yet simplified)

Ellie Reynold’s comments about me

Douglas County Parents response to false allegations (it’s on Angela Thomas’s page, not DCP’s like I said in the podcast)

George Teal’s false statements about home rule here and here.

Marshall Zelleger in Truth Be Told

Sterling Ranch has been in the news for controversies regarding Zebulon and the conservative state-run charter school John Adams Academy. Lately, the developers of Sterling Ranch have proposed a sketchy change to its planned development agreement. If approved by the county commissioners, this amendment will not only hurt Sterling Ranch residents who relied on the promise of neighborhood schools but could set a precedent that would allow private developers (not the school district) to determine who receives public school land in Douglas County.

Project 2025 vibes.

Thank you to Sterling Ranch residents Lori Wright and Robyn DePan for breaking down this complex issue and telling us what we can do about it.

LINKS:

What’s going on with John Adams Academy? Episode 10 with Lori Wright.

Link to DCSD letter opposing amendment 13. Full agenda packet, including emails from the public and the DCSD letter is here.

Send a message of “no on amendment 13” to the following three county emails; it can be one email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Let’s pack the Board of County Commission hearing:

November 25 at 2:30pm, 100 3rd Street, Castle Rock

Find a livestream here. (I hope)

Follow this issue on Facebook: Douglas County Parents or Sterling Ranch Activism Network.

email me anytime: [email protected]

My guest today is Chris Coté of Living Liberally Douglas County (UPDATED NAME: Blue Crew Social). Need to socialize with non-maga folks before the holidays? This is your group. Find out all about the Living Liberally Douglas County and their events here.

Holiday Boycott Nov 25 - Dec 2.

County Commission Meeting on Nov 25 at 2:30pm at 100 3rd Street, Castle Rock CO. This is a special meeting to discuss school land dedication rules and making a special exception for Sterling Ranch that could result in less land for Douglas County School District schools. If you can’t make the meeting, you can email the board at [email protected]

It’s a complicated issue but some well-informed people have broken it down. Email me for more info on this issue an I’ll send it right away: [email protected]

Are you the type of person who has been known to gasp at the drama of a local school board meeting? Me too! I’m condensing this surprising 7 hour school board meeting into 20 minutes. While our national shitshow continues to unfold, take hope at local progress and good representation.

Watch the whole school board meeting here. Listen on 2x speed like I do!

Kyle Clark weighs in on the last-minute agenda item. So does the Denver Post, Denver 7, and CBS News.

Brad Geiger’s remarks on the topic of trans girls in lockerrooms and “private spaces”

Email a word of thanks to our directors who voted to respect processes designed to protect us: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected]

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Last night, Douglas County voters sent a clear message yet again. Let’s talk about it and revel in it before we get back to work. Also, the masterclass phone call to Boebert’s office.

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Election results

The call to Boebert’s office on facebook and on tik tok. You gotta watch!

My guest today is Brad Geiger, one of the seven current members of the school board in Douglas County School District. He’s here to talk about what the pressing concerns are in regard to our schools and wow, cultural issues are nowhere on it.

Elections are a week away! Get those ballots in by Nov 4 and keep talking to your friends and neighbors. I support the Community Choice slate: Kyrzia Parker, Kelly Denzler, Clark Callahan and Tony Ryan. Volunteer for them here (scroll down).

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Cali Wolf piece on Douglas County SNAP benefits and why Props LL and MM are important to feeding kids.

Kim Turnage on resources for food assistance in Douglas County

Man arrested after accidentally shooting door of middle school, sheriff’s office says

Sterling Ranch Activist Network on Facebook

Today my guest Kyrzia Parker talks with us about how to make our schools safer and why people who don’t have kids in the school district play an important role in this election. Plus, some news on Kyrzia’s opponent who is into the politics of dominance.

Find out more about Kyrzia Parker here: https://www.kyrziaparker4dcsd.com/

The bad-news-first time stamp: go to 17:31

Kyrzia’s tik tok

“DougCo GOP Selected Conservative Replacements for School Board” story by the Colorado Times Recorder

Read and view Matt Smith’s email to the board of ed president

Volunteer with the Community Choice Slate (Kelly Denzler, Kyrzia Parker, Clark Callahan and Tony Ryan) (Scroll down to see opportunities)

Email me anytime: [email protected]