Policy Programs
Let’s Put the ‘Comprehensive’ in the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan
Let’s Put the ‘Comprehensive’ in the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan April 2, 2026 Originally published by BizWest, March 31, 2026. When I think “comprehensive,” I think something like an encyclopedia, a complete medical exam or a Las Vegas buffet table. I really expect them to have everything covered. I wouldn’t want, for example, to…
Read MoreResponse to January 23, 2026 Dear Colleague Letter
Response to January 23, 2026 Dear Colleague Letter Intent to Restructure Critical Weather Science Infrastructure March 17, 2026 Dear Director Stone, On behalf of the Boulder Chamber and the broad business community we represent, we write to express strong concern regarding proposals that could dismantle or substantially restructure the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).…
Read MoreBoulder County Commission Expansion: Call The Question!
Boulder County Commission Expansion: Call The Question! March 6, 2026 Originally published by BizWest, March 2, 2026. The Boulder Chamber doesn’t often weigh in regarding structural questions pertaining to government representation and/or elections. The balance of economic and business interests isn’t always clear in, say, ranked-choice voting or council districts. However, when public agitation…
Read MoreAdopt Motion Finding Sufficient Community Need: Area III Planning Reserve
Adopt Motion Finding Sufficient Community Need: Area III Planning Reserve Boulder Chamber – CO February 12, 2026 Mayor, Members of City Council, RE: Adopt Motion Finding Sufficient Community Need – Area III Planning Reserve On behalf of the Boulder Chamber, we strongly urge City Council to adopt the motion finding that there is sufficient community…
Read MoreInfrastructure Blitz: Boulder Chamber and Downtown Boulder Partnership submit comments to the PUC regarding the Xcel PSPS
Infrastructure Blitz: Boulder Chamber and Downtown Boulder Partnership submit comments to the PUC regarding the Xcel PSPS Boulder Chamber – CO January 30, 2026 Colorado Public Utilities Commission 1560 Broadway, Suite 250 Denver, CO 80202 RE: Proceeding No. 26M-0037E – Pre-rulemaking Regarding Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Procedures Chairman Blank and Commissioners Gilman and Plant:…
Read MoreAdvocacy Priorities Blowing in the Wind
Advocacy Priorities Blowing in the Wind January 9, 2026 I write this as the wind continues to howl outside and the terrible impacts of December’s power outages are fresh in my mind … And as the wind blows, so blows the Boulder Chamber’s 2026 advocacy agenda. When our businesses are excited about an economic-development opportunity,…
Read MoreTransportation Maintenance Fee: Standing on Principle
Transportation Maintenance Fee: Standing on Principle October 30, 2025 Originally published by BizWest, October 29, 2025. I hate it when the business community is out of sync with our City of Boulder colleagues, but sometimes you just need to stand on principle. And that is where the Boulder Chamber stands on the recently adopted Transportation…
Read MoreBoulder Chamber Endorses City CCRS Tax, County Mental-Health Funding
Boulder Chamber Endorses City CCRS Tax, County Mental-Health Funding October 8, 2025 Originally published by BizWest, September 26, 2025. The Boulder Chamber is offering its official endorsement of both the Community, Culture, Resilience and Safety (CCRS) Sales and Use Tax and Boulder County’s Issue 1B — Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax. The…
Read More‘Trust, But Verify’ Infrastructure and Mental Health Tax
‘Trust, But Verify’ Infrastructure and Mental Health Tax October 8, 2025 Originally published by BizWest, October 2, 2025. In the waning days of the Cold War, it was President Ronald Reagan who adopted the proverb, “Trust, but verify.” Ironically of Russian origin, the saying was meant to convey faith in the intentions of two sides…
Read MoreHomeless Strategy Update: Will It Be The Clutch Move?
Homeless Strategy Update: Will It Be The Clutch Move? September 4, 2025 Originally published by BizWest, August 26, 2026. Will the City of Boulder stumble in addressing its homeless challenges? Or, as we all hope, will it come through in the clutch with a win for the unhoused population and our community? As is so…
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