that's a tough one. I admit I probably don't have all the facts. I'd start with studying the problem. With the first question being is there a problem at all? Every town Boulder's size has homeless. Homelessness is a national issue. What can you really do about it on the local level? It's like the question of traffic. Is there really a traffic problem in Boulder? I guess you might think so unless you've ever lived anywhere else. But if you have lived in any other metro area you'd know that it's easy to get around Boulder. Traffic in and out of Fort Collins is way worse during rush hour. So is Colorado Springs.

After that I'd want to know who the homeless are. What percentage are actually just passing through as all their signs say and what percentage are indigenous to boulder. Then I'd want to know how many are truly mentally ill and how many are 'lifestyle' homeless. Then I'd need to research what the legal options really are. What's legal to do with homeless people. If you give them shelter can you make them work? Can we actually just kick them out of town? Those are tricky legal questions. I don't know the answers to them. In the end I think that we may not have much more of a 'homeless problem' in Boulder any more than any other metro area in the US. My aunt lives outside of Phoenix and I can tell you that the homeless problem there is way worse than here. Been to Vegas lately? The homeless there are downright scary.

Can anyone tell me if we have even one candidate for city council that is anti muni, anti right sizing, and anti affordable housing? All the things that make Boulder more expensive and annoying for those of us that already live here. How about a candidate that is pro recreational access to open space? Someone that isn't in the pocket of the Audubon society and doesn't want to see all our open space turned into bird sanctuaries? How about a candidate that wants to prioritize fixing potholes and shoveling snow over changing the world from Boulder out? Tell me who they are. They have my vote.

Can anyone tell me if we have even one candidate for city council that is anti muni, anti right sizing, and anti affordable housing? All the things that make Boulder more expensive and annoying for those of us that already live here. How about a candidate that is pro recreational access to open space? Someone that isn't in the pocket of the Audubon society and doesn't want to see all our open space turned into bird sanctuaries? How about a candidate that wants to prioritize fixing potholes and shoveling snow over changing the world from Boulder out? Tell me who they are. They have my vote.

Can anyone tell me if we have even one candidate for city council that is anti muni, anti right sizing. pro recreational access to open space, and wants to prioritize fixing potholes and shoveling snow over changing the world from Boulder out? Tell me who they are. They have my vote.

As a long time lurker on this Daily Camera opinion forum I have to say that in my experience the ONLY topic that almost every single poster on here is in agreement on is that the MUNI is a bad idea. If this thing doesn't end soon we really should question how representative our government is. I mean Patrick Murphy and I agree on this issue. Unbelievable.

Kill 'right sizing'!!! End the muni debacle!! Vote yes on 300 and 301. Let's send this city council a message.

Yes on 300 and 301...!!!

What a silly letter. What's the point? Should we now ban universities? Yes, students party. Guess what Stacey, they always have and always will. You live on the hill. Okay, for how long? If you just moved there then you really have no justification for this letter. Don't move 200 yards from a University and expect anything else. If you've lived there for many years then you know that the hill has always been this way. I moved here in '82 and my first house was right on University hill. There was a riot within 2 weeks of me moving to Boulder. If anything it's gotten better since we haven't had a riot in a decade. Were you ever young Stacey? If so you may remember that when you were things like world affairs didn't seem that important. Most of those kids that live near you could care less about Syrian refugees. But they will when they're older. That's how it works.

Mr. Harmon,
The citizens of Colorado voted for marijuana to be regulated just like alcohol. Instead is being regulated more strictly than any other legal item that doesn't require a prescription has ever been regulated as far as I know. That issue needs to be addressed. But the bigger issue that needs to be addressed in Boulder is the city council's absolute refusal over the course of many years to even consider the wishes of the electorate. The open space master plan, right sizing and the muni disaster are the most obvious examples. This has to stop. We need a city council that works for the people of Boulder, not just for the minority cabal that got them elected.

Can we end right sizing and the muni debacle in one fell blow in this year's elections? Are there any other candidates available? Or are we stuck with the same old same old?