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Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC008", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Fire is an existential threat to Boulder. We must address it. 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Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC011", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. 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Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC013", "candidate_slug": "lee-gilbert", "candidate": "Lee Gilbert", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "the changes they made on baseline are absolutely terrible. 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Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC017", "candidate_slug": "tara-winer", "candidate": "Tara Winer", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we need sales tax revenue to pay for all the stuff that we love so much.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1178s", "timestamp": "19:38", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC018", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We need to modernize our land use code to create little income housing ownership through inflow redevelopment streamline permitting", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1206s", "timestamp": "20:06", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Likely 'middle income housing ownership through infill redevelopment' (Whisper)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC019", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I support a independent performance audit to evaluate outcomes, strengthen long term planning and rebuild public trust.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1217s", "timestamp": "20:17", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC020", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We are headed in the right direction with the community wildfire protection plan.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1289s", "timestamp": "21:29", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC021", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "my third priority is to increase affordable housing through increasing the supply.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1309s", "timestamp": "21:49", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC022", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "in Boulder, a full time minimum wage job pays about 40% of AMI. And only 0.7% of our housing stock is available to that income category.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1347s", "timestamp": "22:27", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC023", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So, no, I can't say we're on the right track, but I believe we can get there and I'm running to be part of that change.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1385s", "timestamp": "23:05", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC024", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We have a Kafkaesque sort of process to be able to get approvals for building housing, for opening businesses", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1412s", "timestamp": "23:32", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC025", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we can't do anything about climate change if our city is on fire.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1441s", "timestamp": "24:01", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC026", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "They're going up to seven stories and it's absolutely unsustainable for us to have this much development.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1495s", "timestamp": "24:55", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC027", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "It doesn't matter how much housing you put here. Everyone's going to come and it's going to be higher.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1520s", "timestamp": "25:20", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC028", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Trying to find more middle income housing, making sure that our climate is resilient, working hard on safety, including safety from wildfire", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1553s", "timestamp": "25:53", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC029", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "The mayor has a unique role in building consensus and setting council priorities. How would you use that leadership role to bring council, city staff, and the business community together around a clear economic strategy and hold the city accountable for measurable progress?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we need to better engage our borders and our commissions in the work that we're doing, as well as in addition to our businesses and recognizing that all of our businesses are not the same.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1690s", "timestamp": "28:10", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: 'borders' = boards (Whisper)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC030", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "The mayor has a unique role in building consensus and setting council priorities. How would you use that leadership role to bring council, city staff, and the business community together around a clear economic strategy and hold the city accountable for measurable progress?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Start with what staff is recommending. It's not always the direction we should go. Work with the colleagues. Work with the community.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1852s", "timestamp": "30:52", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC031", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "The mayor has a unique role in building consensus and setting council priorities. How would you use that leadership role to bring council, city staff, and the business community together around a clear economic strategy and hold the city accountable for measurable progress?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think the city of Boulder is too strict on codes.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1876s", "timestamp": "31:16", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC032", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "The mayor has a unique role in building consensus and setting council priorities. How would you use that leadership role to bring council, city staff, and the business community together around a clear economic strategy and hold the city accountable for measurable progress?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "What we have is not a failure of values. Everybody here has incredible values. It's a failure of delivery.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=1959s", "timestamp": "32:39", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC033", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Boulder Area Rental Housing Association question on rental housing (question wording not captured in the recording/transcript)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we need to be able to strip out a lot of those regulations and make it faster and easier to build more rental properties.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=2152s", "timestamp": "35:52", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC034", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Boulder Area Rental Housing Association question on rental housing (question wording not captured in the recording/transcript)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "the older housing has to be torn down, built new, and the broken housing needs to be fixed before new better housing would be built.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=2222s", "timestamp": "37:02", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC035", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "What are your thoughts on the highest and best uses for Area 3 Planning Reserve? And what resources and tools can the City of Boulder use to help the land comprising Area 3 Planning Reserve achieve its highest and best use, particularly as it relates to bringing utilities and infrastructure to this site?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "land-use", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we could create middle-income ownership housing in ways that are unattainable within the City limits.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=2409s", "timestamp": "40:09", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC036", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "What are your thoughts on the highest and best uses for Area 3 Planning Reserve? And what resources and tools can the City of Boulder use to help the land comprising Area 3 Planning Reserve achieve its highest and best use, particularly as it relates to bringing utilities and infrastructure to this site?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "land-use", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we should make sure we're looking within the city limits first and having a good financial analysis to make that investment here first if we can.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=2503s", "timestamp": "41:43", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC037", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "What are your thoughts on the highest and best uses for Area 3 Planning Reserve? And what resources and tools can the City of Boulder use to help the land comprising Area 3 Planning Reserve achieve its highest and best use, particularly as it relates to bringing utilities and infrastructure to this site?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "land-use", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm not interested in opening up the planning reserve if we're going to get a bunch of luxury townhomes.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=2553s", "timestamp": "42:33", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC038", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Tell us one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective.", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Have we laid the groundwork to be successful at Area 3? I don't believe we have. Where's the money going to come from?", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=2743s", "timestamp": "45:43", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC039", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Tell us one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective.", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "it would be important to utilize our limited resources where the high risk areas are because that's going to keep us all safe.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=3238s", "timestamp": "53:58", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC040", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Tell us one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective.", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I don't want Iran to have nuclear capability. And I don't want Israel to have nuclear capability because we can't afford war anymore.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=3418s", "timestamp": "56:58", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC041", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Tell us one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective.", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I've come around on that issue because as I have seen buildings along 28 that are higher, we're able to increase the supply of housing.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=3477s", "timestamp": "57:57", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC042", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Tell us one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective.", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "my opinion has turned, and I don't think that we should take on such a large chunk of debt. I think we should prove first that we can actually execute against smaller projects before we take on bigger ones.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=3562s", "timestamp": "59:22", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Moderator said only 'Ryan'; Schuchard had already answered in this round, and speaker's bond stance matches Jamieson's." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC043", "candidate_slug": "lee-gilbert", "candidate": "Lee Gilbert", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Tell us one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective.", "topic": "transportation", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I would not have funded RGB so many years ago if I knew that they weren't going to actually get service to Boulder.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=3596s", "timestamp": "59:56", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: 'RGB' = RTD (Whisper)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC044", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "What role do you see public and private partnerships playing in some of our greatest areas of need?", "topic": "other", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'd be really curious about ways that we can work together with childcare providers, and especially with this new tax that we're considering", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=3682s", "timestamp": "1:01:22", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC045", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "What role do you see public and private partnerships playing in some of our greatest areas of need?", "topic": "other", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Public-private partnerships have always kind of disturbed me because it seems to usually be that the private part is making off like a thief.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=3734s", "timestamp": "1:02:14", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Moderator's cue ('Lynn, and then Tina') is garbled in the transcript; speaker confirmed by a listener to the recording, 2026-09-29." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC046", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "What role do you see public and private partnerships playing in some of our greatest areas of need?", "topic": "homelessness/safety", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we identified a problem with our unsheltered homeless population and looked to see how we could support them and also maintain our public safety goals.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=3800s", "timestamp": "1:03:20", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Moderator called 'Lynn, and then Tina' (garbled in the transcript; confirmed by a listener)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC047", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Lightning round: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt paid through additional property taxes (recreation, public safety, other city facilities). Do you support this measure? (one-sentence explanation)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Talks about other taxes; no yes/no on 2K in this quote.", "quote": "with the progressive income tax, in tax and actually tax, we could triple our general fund costs. I have no problem with the tax", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=4226s", "timestamp": "1:10:26", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC048", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Lightning round: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt paid through additional property taxes (recreation, public safety, other city facilities). Do you support this measure? (one-sentence explanation)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "It's $650 million. It's not $400 million. There's another $250 million in interest that we have to pay a quarter billion.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=4281s", "timestamp": "1:11:21", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC049", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Lightning round: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt paid through additional property taxes (recreation, public safety, other city facilities). Do you support this measure? (one-sentence explanation)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Critical of the bond but does not say yes or no in these words.", "quote": "No plan. No budget. No trust. It's nuts.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=4296s", "timestamp": "1:11:36", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC050", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, what is the single most important new initiative you would pursue in your first year to improve Boulder's business climate? Are there any past policies the Council has adopted you would consider reversing?", "topic": "other", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We need to start looking at two-hour parking to start bringing folks into our downtown businesses.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=4386s", "timestamp": "1:13:06", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC051", "candidate_slug": "tara-winer", "candidate": "Tara Winer", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, what is the single most important new initiative you would pursue in your first year to improve Boulder's business climate? Are there any past policies the Council has adopted you would consider reversing?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "My number one is always going to be do something about Title IX, and that is our land use code", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=4415s", "timestamp": "1:13:35", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: 'Title IX' = Title 9 (Boulder land use code)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC052", "candidate_slug": "tara-winer", "candidate": "Tara Winer", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, what is the single most important new initiative you would pursue in your first year to improve Boulder's business climate? Are there any past policies the Council has adopted you would consider reversing?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "the amount of time it takes to get a permit is insane.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=4448s", "timestamp": "1:14:08", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC053", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, what is the single most important new initiative you would pursue in your first year to improve Boulder's business climate? Are there any past policies the Council has adopted you would consider reversing?", "topic": "other", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "my initiative for businesses would be to revisit how we structure some form of downtown development before it.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=4496s", "timestamp": "1:14:56", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Refers to the Downtown Development Authority (DDA); 'before it' likely 'authority'." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC054", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Do you support continuing to prioritize alternatives to driving, or do you think the city should shift more investment back towards roads and automobile capacity?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "these deadly crashes are not generally accidents. They're designed.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=4888s", "timestamp": "1:21:28", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC055", "candidate_slug": "tara-winer", "candidate": "Tara Winer", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Do you support continuing to prioritize alternatives to driving, or do you think the city should shift more investment back towards roads and automobile capacity?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "In fact, I want to make this the e-bike capital of the world.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=4938s", "timestamp": "1:22:18", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC056", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Do you support continuing to prioritize alternatives to driving, or do you think the city should shift more investment back towards roads and automobile capacity?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So I absolutely do want to invest in other ways of transportation.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=5037s", "timestamp": "1:23:57", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Third respondent; moderator named Tina immediately after (unpaid-parking remark)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC057", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "What specific strategies would you recommend that the City of Boulder initiate to recruit and retain businesses in our community? What kinds of industries or businesses would you target?", "topic": "labor", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "if you're going to live in Boulder, they got to be better paying jobs because people can't live in Boulder on $15 an hour jobs.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=5170s", "timestamp": "1:26:10", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC058", "candidate_slug": "lee-gilbert", "candidate": "Lee Gilbert", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "What specific strategies would you recommend that the City of Boulder initiate to recruit and retain businesses in our community? What kinds of industries or businesses would you target?", "topic": "other", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I work on strategies to reduce the cost, both in terms of permitting and also in terms of local tax districts and things.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=5206s", "timestamp": "1:26:46", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC059", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "What specific strategies would you recommend that the City of Boulder initiate to recruit and retain businesses in our community? What kinds of industries or businesses would you target?", "topic": "other", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'd like to look at opportunities and ways for us to address the start of costs of creating businesses in the community.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=5259s", "timestamp": "1:27:39", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC060", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "What specific actions would you take to ensure Latino entrepreneurs have equitable access to city contracts, business resources, commercial space, and economic opportunities?", "topic": "other", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I believe that there is a real need to aggressively partner with chambers.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=5517s", "timestamp": "1:31:57", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC061", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "What specific strategies would you recommend for improving our permitting and development review process? And what standard would you set as our benchmark?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "land-use", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I would prioritize making it easier for businesses to renovate and open through code review.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=5654s", "timestamp": "1:34:14", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC062", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "What specific strategies would you recommend for improving our permitting and development review process? And what standard would you set as our benchmark?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "land-use", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "it's taking about six months to get a permit, and in that time, you're spending high commercial rent.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=5709s", "timestamp": "1:35:09", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC063", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, what specific actions would you take to support downtown businesses, encourage investment, and make economic vitality a priority?", "topic": "other", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I would have an initiative where we look at where can we get savings and make it more affordable for businesses to open.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=5938s", "timestamp": "1:38:58", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC064", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, what specific actions would you take to support downtown businesses, encourage investment, and make economic vitality a priority?", "topic": "other", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think the DBA wouldn't be necessary if we stopped the war in Iran", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=5976s", "timestamp": "1:39:36", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Moderator called 'Scott, Lynn, Taishya' (garbled) then 'Wendy'; second respondent." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC065", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "If elected, what specific actions would you take to support downtown businesses, encourage investment, and make economic vitality a priority?", "topic": "other", "issue": "economy", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We have 16,000 acres of agricultural land in our city. Why aren't we creating stronger partnerships so that we can reduce those food costs", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=6073s", "timestamp": "1:41:13", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Third of the called respondents (garbled 'Venetatia')." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC066", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "In your first two years on city council, what specific land use or housing policy would you champion? What types of housing would you prioritize? How would you accomplish this?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "But the most opportunity is in our low density zones. For incremental owner driven housing, this could look like lot splitting", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=6219s", "timestamp": "1:43:39", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC067", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "In your first two years on city council, what specific land use or housing policy would you champion? What types of housing would you prioritize? How would you accomplish this?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "there are opportunities for us to look at conversion of commercial spaces for being unused into residential spaces.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=6271s", "timestamp": "1:44:31", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC068", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Choose another mayoral candidate. Identify one strength or policy idea that person would bring to city leadership and explain how you look forward to working together.", "topic": "transportation", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I will not not charge for parking. Parking is a significant source of revenue for the city.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=6553s", "timestamp": "1:49:13", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC069", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Choose another mayoral candidate. Identify one strength or policy idea that person would bring to city leadership and explain how you look forward to working together.", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think that the council needs to take a stronger role in setting direction and holding ourselves accountable to the goals and the activities and the budgets that we set.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=6647s", "timestamp": "1:50:47", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC070", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Name one issue on which you believe you could work constructively with this candidate.", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I would like to work with Tina on this persistent problem of the missing middle income housing.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=6897s", "timestamp": "1:54:57", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC071", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-chamber-forum", "forum_name": "Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum", "date": "2026-08-26", "question": "Name one issue on which you believe you could work constructively with this candidate.", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we would work really well together in trying to streamline that process and reform Title IX and make it a more predictable process.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w&t=7285s", "timestamp": "2:01:25", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlalpB7N5w", "recording_title": "2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-chamber-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC072", "candidate_slug": "tara-winer", "candidate": "Tara Winer", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I do care about taking care of core responsibilities like open space, bike paths, rec centers, parks, public spaces, potholes, snow and ice removals.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=436s", "timestamp": "7:16", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC073", "candidate_slug": "tara-winer", "candidate": "Tara Winer", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "starting a permanent farmers market where we can not only help farmers, but people can come and start new business ideas without having heavy overhead.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=504s", "timestamp": "8:24", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC074", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Clean air, clean water, food that is close, that is clean, that is of high quality.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=602s", "timestamp": "10:02", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC075", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Having plans with measures and metrics and budget impacts to them", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=647s", "timestamp": "10:47", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC076", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I focus on helping to cut the cost of living, adapt our community to a world it wasn't built for, and make our government more predictable and effective.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=691s", "timestamp": "11:31", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC077", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we've created thousands of housing units, but more importantly, hundreds and hundreds of permanently affordable housing units.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=813s", "timestamp": "13:33", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC078", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I care about my neighbors, my neighbors who are changing very, very frequently because they can't afford to stay here.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=959s", "timestamp": "15:59", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC079", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "labor", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm a candidate for the working families, the working people of our community, to see that we're more inclusive, that we provide that economic power so that people can make it.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=1081s", "timestamp": "18:01", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC080", "candidate_slug": "dave-martus", "candidate": "Dave Martus", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think that fiscal stewardship is a key trait to bring as part of the city council team.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=1180s", "timestamp": "19:40", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Name transcribed 'Dave Martis'." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC081", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We recognize that density and access to transit are sustainability values.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=1270s", "timestamp": "21:10", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC082", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We have to fund our infrastructure. We have to fund emerging needs like wildfire risk mitigation, energy efficiency", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=1299s", "timestamp": "21:39", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC083", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think we're creating more transparency and usability in our budget, but we can build a lot more bridges", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=1426s", "timestamp": "23:46", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC084", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We have an influx of big institutional capital like we've never seen before.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=1569s", "timestamp": "26:09", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC085", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we need to be asking for a governing vision and be measuring the vision time after time.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=1751s", "timestamp": "29:11", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Name garbled in transcript." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC086", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Opening introduction (two minutes)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So I want to be able to bring forth a city auditor", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=2019s", "timestamp": "33:39", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC087", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Title 9 of our city code is our land use code. Some council and community members are advocating for a complete rewrite of this title. Do you support or oppose this, and do you think now is the right time to undertake this effort?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "land-use", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Our code inadvertently favors the big guy and not the little guy. So yeah, I do support a rewrite and I do support it now.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=2172s", "timestamp": "36:12", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC088", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Title 9 of our city code is our land use code. Some council and community members are advocating for a complete rewrite of this title. Do you support or oppose this, and do you think now is the right time to undertake this effort?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "land-use", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I like the term modernization. I think a complete rewrite would be a little destabilizing,", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=2216s", "timestamp": "36:56", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC089", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Title 9 of our city code is our land use code. Some council and community members are advocating for a complete rewrite of this title. Do you support or oppose this, and do you think now is the right time to undertake this effort?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "land-use", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "The first answer to this is yes, we do need to be careful. There are some people that have a principled view that this needs to be done cautiously,", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=2452s", "timestamp": "40:52", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: No name cue; speaker describes running in 2023 and current council action." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC090", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Title 9 of our city code is our land use code. Some council and community members are advocating for a complete rewrite of this title. Do you support or oppose this, and do you think now is the right time to undertake this effort?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "land-use", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "But we've gotten about as far as we can with the current Byzantine Title IX.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=2613s", "timestamp": "43:33", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC091", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Core Arterial Network / Iris Avenue transportation question (wording partly garbled in transcript)", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "it reduces the kinetic energy in the system which calms things down and makes it safer for people trying to turn left,", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=2780s", "timestamp": "46:20", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC092", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Core Arterial Network / Iris Avenue transportation question (wording partly garbled in transcript)", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Absolutely, I support them. I've supported since Matt Benjamin and Rachel Friend brought it forward", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=3105s", "timestamp": "51:45", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC093", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Open space budget priorities question (wording partly garbled in transcript)", "topic": "other", "issue": "budget", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we need to look at what the different demands are and go through a prioritization process.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=3286s", "timestamp": "54:46", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC094", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Infrastructure bond / oversight question (wording partly garbled in transcript)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Before implementation, we need a performance auditor. We need to have updated assessments. We need to have cost alternatives and ROI analysis.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=3459s", "timestamp": "57:39", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: No name cue; her later auditor answer refers back to 'my last answer'." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC095", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Infrastructure bond / oversight question (wording partly garbled in transcript)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm a huge fan of trying to come up with some type of capital infrastructure oversight committee.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=3616s", "timestamp": "1:00:16", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC096", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "A citizen group has developed a proposal for the city to hire a performance auditor, different from a financial auditor, and to fund a small department to support that auditor; this auditor would report to city council, with an audit committee in the 2027 budget. Do you support this or think it is necessary?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "it's not only going to help us evaluate whether our programs are efficiently achieving goals", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=3754s", "timestamp": "1:02:34", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC097", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "A citizen group has developed a proposal for the city to hire a performance auditor, different from a financial auditor, and to fund a small department to support that auditor; this auditor would report to city council, with an audit committee in the 2027 budget. Do you support this or think it is necessary?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "the good news is that the city actually hired a performance auditor a few months ago,", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=3868s", "timestamp": "1:04:28", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Speaker references council financial strategies committee; sequence-based." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC098", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "A citizen group has developed a proposal for the city to hire a performance auditor, different from a financial auditor, and to fund a small department to support that auditor; this auditor would report to city council, with an audit committee in the 2027 budget. Do you support this or think it is necessary?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I would also recommend a director of research and evaluation,", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=3919s", "timestamp": "1:05:19", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC099", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "A citizen group has developed a proposal for the city to hire a performance auditor, different from a financial auditor, and to fund a small department to support that auditor; this auditor would report to city council, with an audit committee in the 2027 budget. Do you support this or think it is necessary?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "what you'd want to be able to create is an audit committee", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=4149s", "timestamp": "1:09:09", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC100", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Wildfire question: mandatory home-hardening/defensible-space compliance and how to fund it (wording partly garbled in transcript)", "topic": "climate", "issue": "wildfire", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Yeah, I support mandatory compliance.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=4267s", "timestamp": "1:11:07", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC101", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Wildfire question: mandatory home-hardening/defensible-space compliance and how to fund it (wording partly garbled in transcript)", "topic": "climate", "issue": "wildfire", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I would also add having a requirement for the rental property permit, also having to have a detailed home assessment.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=4432s", "timestamp": "1:13:52", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Sequence + renter perspective; no spoken name." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC102", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Wildfire question: mandatory home-hardening/defensible-space compliance and how to fund it (wording partly garbled in transcript)", "topic": "climate", "issue": "wildfire", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We need to do it through regulation.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=4578s", "timestamp": "1:16:18", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC103", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Wildfire question: mandatory home-hardening/defensible-space compliance and how to fund it (wording partly garbled in transcript)", "topic": "climate", "issue": "wildfire", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm in support of it. I'm a co-author of the plan.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=4740s", "timestamp": "1:19:00", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Co-author of the Fire Adapted Boulder plan." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC104", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Wildfire question: mandatory home-hardening/defensible-space compliance and how to fund it (wording partly garbled in transcript)", "topic": "climate", "issue": "wildfire", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We have a climate tax, and that climate tax currently allocates about $1.5 million for wildfire remediation", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=4760s", "timestamp": "1:19:20", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC105", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Wildfire question: mandatory home-hardening/defensible-space compliance and how to fund it (wording partly garbled in transcript)", "topic": "climate", "issue": "wildfire", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We need extensive public outreach on this.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=4913s", "timestamp": "1:21:53", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC106", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Given the strong city manager / weak mayor structure of our city's government, how would you approach your role as mayor to set the council's overall objectives?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I would recommend that we move to a quarterly and have specific milestones and reporting", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=5014s", "timestamp": "1:23:34", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC107", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Given the strong city manager / weak mayor structure of our city's government, how would you approach your role as mayor to set the council's overall objectives?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we must demand a governing vision and we must measure against that governing vision again and again.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=5100s", "timestamp": "1:25:00", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC108", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-votes-forum", "forum_name": "Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder)", "date": "2026-09-02", "question": "Given the strong city manager / weak mayor structure of our city's government, how would you approach your role as mayor to set the council's overall objectives?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I worked closely with all of our colleagues to shape a vision for where our community can go", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0&t=5144s", "timestamp": "1:25:44", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZzGJNB7g0", "recording_title": "City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-votes-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC109", "candidate_slug": "tara-winer", "candidate": "Tara Winer", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "What is one action you would prioritize during your term to strengthen Boulder's creative ecosystem and keep Boulder competitive?", "topic": "arts", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "What I would do, and this is going to be, it might have a few heads turning, is bring back the DBA.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U&t=702s", "timestamp": "11:42", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: 'DBA' = DDA (downtown development authority). Second of drawn names; Ryan Jamieson later says 'the DDA, as Tara mentioned'." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U", "recording_title": "(Pt 1/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC110", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "What is one action you would prioritize during your term to strengthen Boulder's creative ecosystem and keep Boulder competitive?", "topic": "arts", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "You see a lot of these real estate companies, what they're doing is essentially leaving these areas vacant because it's more cost effective for them to keep prices high than to lower them", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U&t=804s", "timestamp": "13:24", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U", "recording_title": "(Pt 1/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC111", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "How should the city use these tools [tax increment financing, special districts, public-private partnerships, city-owned assets] to strengthen cultural infrastructure and create more vibrant commercial and civic areas?", "topic": "arts", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So I would clearly look for monies that are available for doing art therapy.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U&t=1008s", "timestamp": "16:48", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: First of drawn names ('Lisa and ... Ryan Jameson'); speaker identifies as a medical doctor." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U", "recording_title": "(Pt 1/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC112", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "How should the city use these tools [tax increment financing, special districts, public-private partnerships, city-owned assets] to strengthen cultural infrastructure and create more vibrant commercial and civic areas?", "topic": "arts", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think that kind of financing, bond financing, private sector partnering is what we need to look at to help accelerate some of the projects", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U&t=1099s", "timestamp": "18:19", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U", "recording_title": "(Pt 1/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC113", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "How should the city use these tools [tax increment financing, special districts, public-private partnerships, city-owned assets] to strengthen cultural infrastructure and create more vibrant commercial and civic areas?", "topic": "arts", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Colorado Springs threw a half million dollars from their DDA towards artist spaces. There's no reason that we shouldn't be able to do that.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U&t=1169s", "timestamp": "19:29", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Third of drawn names (Lisa, Benita, Ryan Jameson)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U", "recording_title": "(Pt 1/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC114", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "What measures would you support to ensure future CCRS non-profit capital investments are transparent, guided by clear public priorities and evaluation criteria, and directed toward significant projects that create visible, lasting community value?", "topic": "arts", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we need to have some hard conversations about how are we going to deal with the urgent and important, but also recognizing the long-term necessity to invest in the arts.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U&t=1461s", "timestamp": "24:21", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U", "recording_title": "(Pt 1/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC115", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "What measures would you support to ensure future CCRS non-profit capital investments are transparent, guided by clear public priorities and evaluation criteria, and directed toward significant projects that create visible, lasting community value?", "topic": "arts", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I would like for us to, in addition, find targeted opportunity to make larger investments in specific organizations to have more of those transformational effects.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U&t=1526s", "timestamp": "25:26", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U", "recording_title": "(Pt 1/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC116", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "What measures would you support to ensure future CCRS non-profit capital investments are transparent, guided by clear public priorities and evaluation criteria, and directed toward significant projects that create visible, lasting community value?", "topic": "arts", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I believe that we need an imitated performance monitor that measures our outcomes on our programs", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U&t=1562s", "timestamp": "26:02", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Likely 'independent performance monitor' (Whisper)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXLjT1gH5U", "recording_title": "(Pt 1/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC117", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "What would you do as a council member to make Boulder's budget, debt commitments, use of dedicated taxes, and major capital priorities more transparent and understandable to the public?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "budget", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We need to have clear public dashboards that clearly illustrate exactly where money's going, why.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj4_V5cQOk&t=97s", "timestamp": "1:37", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: First of drawn names ('... Rose Isaacson, Lynn Segal, and Ryan Schuchard')." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj4_V5cQOk", "recording_title": "(Pt 2/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC118", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "What would you do as a council member to make Boulder's budget, debt commitments, use of dedicated taxes, and major capital priorities more transparent and understandable to the public?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "budget", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "The planning board is going to approve a density increase at Naropa University in about a half an hour.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj4_V5cQOk&t=161s", "timestamp": "2:41", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Second of drawn names." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj4_V5cQOk", "recording_title": "(Pt 2/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC119", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "What would you do as a council member to make Boulder's budget, debt commitments, use of dedicated taxes, and major capital priorities more transparent and understandable to the public?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "budget", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we've got to strengthen our balance sheet. We need more predictable and flexible sources of funding.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj4_V5cQOk&t=233s", "timestamp": "3:53", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj4_V5cQOk", "recording_title": "(Pt 2/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC120", "candidate_slug": "dave-martus", "candidate": "Dave Martus", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "What changes would you support to make Boulder easier for creative activity and small cultural businesses to operate in?", "topic": "arts", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "The second would be to introduce a dashboard where if you're a creative, you're an artist, you can go there", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj4_V5cQOk&t=419s", "timestamp": "6:59", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Self-identified as 'Dave Morris' (Whisper)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj4_V5cQOk", "recording_title": "(Pt 2/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC121", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "What changes would you support to make Boulder easier for creative activity and small cultural businesses to operate in?", "topic": "arts", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I do support reviewing our permitting and land use regulations to make it simpler for artists and arts organizations to be in this town.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj4_V5cQOk&t=464s", "timestamp": "7:44", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj4_V5cQOk", "recording_title": "(Pt 2/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC122", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "What changes would you support to make Boulder easier for creative activity and small cultural businesses to operate in?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "The other thing I would focus on is creating more permanently affordable housing for everybody, including artists", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj4_V5cQOk&t=474s", "timestamp": "7:54", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj4_V5cQOk", "recording_title": "(Pt 2/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC123", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final council-candidate arts question on implementing adopted plans/priorities (question wording partly lost at the Pt 2/Pt 3 video split)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm saying we need to work on the revenue stream, it's not the expense stream", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=71s", "timestamp": "1:11", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Pt 3 begins mid-answer; Fred Smith was first of the three named (Smith, Marquis, Richmond)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC124", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final council-candidate arts question on implementing adopted plans/priorities (question wording partly lost at the Pt 2/Pt 3 video split)", "topic": "arts", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "making sure that we have a clear way of identifying our priorities for investment, which types of public private partnerships would we prioritize", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=111s", "timestamp": "1:51", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC125", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final council-candidate arts question on implementing adopted plans/priorities (question wording partly lost at the Pt 2/Pt 3 video split)", "topic": "arts", "issue": "arts", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Most of the artists that I know don't live in Boulder and I think that that's important.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=183s", "timestamp": "3:03", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC126", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "If elected mayor, how would you use your leadership role to help ensure that adopted plans are translated into action and that major projects are delivered responsibly and within budget?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "As we have a dashboard that tracks with each one of them how they're going, what percent are they complete and what steps are coming next. I'd like to see us do that with other major plans.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=356s", "timestamp": "5:56", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC127", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "If elected mayor, how would you use your leadership role to help ensure that adopted plans are translated into action and that major projects are delivered responsibly and within budget?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we need to rethink in changing the measurement rubric for the city manager and we need a city auditor.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=444s", "timestamp": "7:24", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Moderator's announced order put La Grave second; intro garbled." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC128", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "If elected mayor, how would you use your leadership role to help ensure that adopted plans are translated into action and that major projects are delivered responsibly and within budget?", "topic": "climate", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We are going to have more extreme heat. We are going to have more wildfires. And arts plays a critical role in not only communication and education, but climate grief.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=507s", "timestamp": "8:27", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC129", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "If elected mayor, how would you use your leadership role to help ensure that adopted plans are translated into action and that major projects are delivered responsibly and within budget?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "That means firing city of Boulder workers who are slow, ineffective, and not doing their jobs.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=588s", "timestamp": "9:48", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC130", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "If elected mayor, how would you use your leadership role to help ensure that adopted plans are translated into action and that major projects are delivered responsibly and within budget?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm a super majority guy. I think in big decisions you should have a two-thirds majority for them to pass.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=637s", "timestamp": "10:37", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Fifth in moderator's announced order (after Jacobs); not re-named." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC131", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "If elected mayor, how would you use your leadership role to help ensure that adopted plans are translated into action and that major projects are delivered responsibly and within budget?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "It's a $350 million project that's going to house about 300 employees, so over a million dollars per employee.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=719s", "timestamp": "11:59", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Referring to Alpine-Balsam." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC132", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "If elected mayor, how would you use your leadership role to help ensure that adopted plans are translated into action and that major projects are delivered responsibly and within budget?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think the best way that we can do this is by bringing in an independent auditor.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=742s", "timestamp": "12:22", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC133", "candidate_slug": "tara-winer", "candidate": "Tara Winer", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "arts", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So I want us to remain relevant and dynamic and reduce red tape", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=875s", "timestamp": "14:35", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC134", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "arts", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We say that we value the arts, but we make it hard to open up a gallery.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=930s", "timestamp": "15:30", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC135", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "arts", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I would say that artists are a lot more important than businessmen because they create the culture that businessmen operate within.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=994s", "timestamp": "16:34", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Third of drawn names (Winer, Jamieson, Goldstein, Martus, Segal)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC136", "candidate_slug": "dave-martus", "candidate": "Dave Martus", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "fiscal transparency and good stewardship of capital. And why is that important to the arts? Because through that, I think we can make the pie bigger.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=1055s", "timestamp": "17:35", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC137", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Every development that goes on here just increases the wealth disparity", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=1129s", "timestamp": "18:49", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Fifth of drawn names." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC138", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "arts", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We need an implementation plan that relates to arts and cultural investment", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=1204s", "timestamp": "20:04", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC139", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "arts", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "If I'm reelected, I hope to continue to focus on how we prioritize funding", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=1354s", "timestamp": "22:34", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Third of drawn names (Duran, Jacobs, Marquis, La Grave, Brockett)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC140", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "arts", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I really do believe that the art holds the key for our economic recovery", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=1401s", "timestamp": "23:21", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC141", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "arts", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "In fact, in 2024 we granted $1.4 million and that's since gone up to $2 million as of 2026.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=1476s", "timestamp": "24:36", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Fifth of drawn names; speaker describes joining council in 2015." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC142", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "arts", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Art funding should be transparent so that we can tell our community members when we spend on art funding that it was worthwhile and enriched the community.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=1599s", "timestamp": "26:39", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC143", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "arts", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "It is important that as we look forward, that we think about creating funding and supporting funding for the arts", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=1658s", "timestamp": "27:38", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC144", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "arts", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "the average income from being an artist in Boulder is under $19,000.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=1701s", "timestamp": "28:21", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC145", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "arts", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "another thing I will prioritize in addition to these common themes is access to the arts for everybody.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk&t=1856s", "timestamp": "30:56", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Fifth of last seven drawn names; speaker cites managing a children's arts nonprofit." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1At-W2cR9Mk", "recording_title": "(Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC146", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "arts", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "if we build it tomorrow, it'd be the cheapest time to build it.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1PXyt_DLqw&t=28s", "timestamp": "0:28", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Sixth of drawn names; Pt 4 opens with this speaker." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1PXyt_DLqw", "recording_title": "(Pt 4/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC147", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-arts-forum", "forum_name": "2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture", "date": "2026-09-15", "question": "Final one-minute statement", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We need to invest in our values, and our budget doesn't currently reflect that.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1PXyt_DLqw&t=120s", "timestamp": "2:00", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Last drawn name; speaker says 'as mayor'." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1PXyt_DLqw", "recording_title": "(Pt 4/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-arts-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC148", "candidate_slug": "lee-gilbert", "candidate": "Lee Gilbert", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "transportation", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "A vote for me is a vote of no confidence in Boulder's road projects.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=509s", "timestamp": "8:29", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC149", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We all know too many families can't afford to live in our town, and that's why affordable housing is my top priority.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=564s", "timestamp": "9:24", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC150", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "First, to cut the cost of living so that everybody can afford to live here.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=643s", "timestamp": "10:43", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC151", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We have a lot of people that are working here but not living here because they can't afford to and I think that that is an issue.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=711s", "timestamp": "11:51", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC152", "candidate_slug": "tara-winer", "candidate": "Tara Winer", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I take accessibility and availability to the community seriously, which is why I give out my cell phone number", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=830s", "timestamp": "13:50", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Winer was absent (out of state); moderator read her submitted statement per League policy." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC153", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we are facing rising cost of living, job loss, structural deficit, and increased wildfire risk.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=911s", "timestamp": "15:11", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC154", "candidate_slug": "dave-martus", "candidate": "Dave Martus", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "the superpower I would bring to council is financial acumen.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=961s", "timestamp": "16:01", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC155", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I will advocate for the people who feel that their voices have not been heard.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1053s", "timestamp": "17:33", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC156", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we've built 4,000 units in the last decade, and our non-resident population hasn't grown by one single person.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1100s", "timestamp": "18:20", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: 'non-resident' likely 'resident' (Whisper); at the Chamber forum she said 'our population has not grown by one single person'." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC157", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "pair supply with demand and look at investor-driven acquisitions on the Hill in particular.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1110s", "timestamp": "18:30", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC158", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm also pushing to create a independent city auditor, and I'm going to focus significantly on wildfire remediation.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1170s", "timestamp": "19:30", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC159", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "And I'm against CU South. I'm for municipalization.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1198s", "timestamp": "19:58", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC160", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "$40 million for Alpine Balsam, now $366 million. Not OK.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1238s", "timestamp": "20:38", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC161", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "The other piece that I am focused on is more sticky housing. This is the kind of housing where someone can stay, not just rent for one to two years", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1285s", "timestamp": "21:25", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC162", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think the city is generally moving in the right direction on all three, but there is still work to be done", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1347s", "timestamp": "22:27", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC163", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I start with wildfire and getting really focused on a plan to give us a five to ten year adoption curve", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1401s", "timestamp": "23:21", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC164", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "being very careful to protect the climate budget and the climate programming that we have", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1427s", "timestamp": "23:47", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC165", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We can have as many units as we want to build, but if people can't afford to move into them, then that doesn't create availability or accessibility.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1464s", "timestamp": "24:24", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC166", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "One relates to the Land Use Code and Title IX, updating that, getting a process in place", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1524s", "timestamp": "25:24", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC167", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'd like to see more consistent profit and loss statements that are shared with the public", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1558s", "timestamp": "25:58", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC168", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So the top priority for me is going to be wildfire and climate resilience.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1583s", "timestamp": "26:23", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC169", "candidate_slug": "dave-martus", "candidate": "Dave Martus", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think the bond issue that's coming up is going to be a no, and it's not a no because people don't agree with supporting these facilities.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1668s", "timestamp": "27:48", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC170", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "My priority would be to have a pilot of a performance auditor to see where our programs are working well and where they need improvement.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1733s", "timestamp": "28:53", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC171", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we've gone from a generative city to an extractive one.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1779s", "timestamp": "29:39", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC172", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think the DDA was a prime example of really poor outreach and stakeholder engagement.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1817s", "timestamp": "30:17", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC173", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We are just one windy day away from our own marshal fire event.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1884s", "timestamp": "31:24", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC174", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "The four bungalows next to the library are going to be demolished for senior affordable housing. This is not okay.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1917s", "timestamp": "31:57", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC175", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I want to create a capital infrastructure advisory panel with community members", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=1970s", "timestamp": "32:50", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC176", "candidate_slug": "lee-gilbert", "candidate": "Lee Gilbert", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, name your top three priorities, and do you believe the city is currently moving in the right direction on those priorities?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "These projects are expensive. They're not efficient. They're not needed. And the city never allows a public vote on these issues.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2043s", "timestamp": "34:03", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC177", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "One thing I'd like to see us do in 27 is for the council and BVST to partner on an evidence-based approach to understanding even more from families.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2175s", "timestamp": "36:15", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: 'BVST' = BVSD." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC178", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "creating more collaborative partnerships between BVSC affordable housing initiatives", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2238s", "timestamp": "37:18", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC179", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "labor", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "affordability also means having good paying jobs here in this community again", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2289s", "timestamp": "38:09", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC180", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "homelessness/safety", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I also want to say that we need to continue to support our partners with EFA.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2371s", "timestamp": "39:31", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC181", "candidate_slug": "dave-martus", "candidate": "Dave Martus", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "What are the opportunities there to repurpose them into the type of housing that's needed in the community because the infrastructure is there.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2418s", "timestamp": "40:18", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Refers to city properties vacated when offices move to the Western City Campus (Alpine-Balsam)." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC182", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We need to look at those municipal properties that will be going offline and repurpose them for affordable housing.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2442s", "timestamp": "40:42", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC183", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I want to preserve our inclusionary housing requirements.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2530s", "timestamp": "42:10", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC184", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "if we want to be able to build affordable housing we have to just build it and not spend a ton of time in committee reviewing and double checking", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2585s", "timestamp": "43:05", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC185", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "There need to be impact fees more inclusionary housing it's 25 percent it should be at least 50 percent.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2624s", "timestamp": "43:44", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC186", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "other", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I do not support the downtown development authority", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2648s", "timestamp": "44:08", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC187", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I support shifting to the below 30 percent housing type.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2682s", "timestamp": "44:42", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC188", "candidate_slug": "lee-gilbert", "candidate": "Lee Gilbert", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm not knowledgeable on this issue", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2745s", "timestamp": "45:45", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC189", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI? (submitted by co-sponsor EFAA)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I support bringing San Lazaro into the city and helping the residents purchase that park", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2811s", "timestamp": "46:51", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC190", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2K (the $400 million bond)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "Okay. Thank you. I do not support this bond measure.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2926s", "timestamp": "48:46", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Richmond was called twice; this is her second, complete answer." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC191", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2K (the $400 million bond)", "stance_note": "Adds that she does not oppose the investment in recreation, public safety and facilities.", "quote": "But this one I do oppose, but I don't oppose the investment that we want to be making in our recreation, our public safety, our municipal facilities.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=2978s", "timestamp": "49:38", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC192", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Says 'I do support this measure' and adds that she shares concerns. Not labelled because the answer is caveated; read the quote.", "quote": "I do support this measure, but I also do share concerns.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3025s", "timestamp": "50:25", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC193", "candidate_slug": "dave-martus", "candidate": "Dave Martus", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2K (the $400 million bond)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "As I mentioned earlier, I'm a no vote on this.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3088s", "timestamp": "51:28", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC194", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2K (the $400 million bond)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I don't support the bond measure. And in fact, if I had been on city council, I would not have voted to submit the bond measure to the Boulder voters.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3149s", "timestamp": "52:29", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC195", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Calls for a smaller, more targeted bond; no yes/no in this quote.", "quote": "I think we need to go back to the community, get clear on our priorities, and then bring back a smaller, more targeted bond.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3261s", "timestamp": "54:21", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC196", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2K (the $400 million bond)", "stance_note": "Adds he would support smaller, more targeted projects financed by debt.", "quote": "I am against this particular bond measure, but I would be definitely for smaller, more targeted projects that were facilitated through debt.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3307s", "timestamp": "55:07", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC197", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2K (the $400 million bond)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "Opposed for all the reasons brought forward.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3319s", "timestamp": "55:19", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC198", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "2K (the $400 million bond)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "Yeah, I support the bond and was one of the members of council to put it on the ballot.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3382s", "timestamp": "56:22", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC199", "candidate_slug": "lee-gilbert", "candidate": "Lee Gilbert", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2K (the $400 million bond)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm also a no on the issue.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3447s", "timestamp": "57:27", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC200", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Says 'a reluctant yes, but a yes.' Not labelled because the answer is caveated; read the quote.", "quote": "Yeah, I'm a reluctant yes, but a yes.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3493s", "timestamp": "58:13", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC201", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Gives reasons; no yes/no in this quote.", "quote": "One, we're going to have service cuts if we don't proceed with the funding", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3593s", "timestamp": "59:53", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC202", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Boulder voters are being asked to authorize $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities as part of ballot issue 2K. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Second, this sets a cap. We are already talking about $100 million off of the $400 million.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3604s", "timestamp": "1:00:04", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC203", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Endorses the principles of the CAN; no explicit yes/no on the lanes.", "quote": "I believe in the principles and the guidance and the policies related to CAN.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3643s", "timestamp": "1:00:43", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC204", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I just felt like people's voices were not being heard", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3675s", "timestamp": "1:01:15", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC205", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I live 10 minutes down Broadway to get to my job, and I can't get to work on time with our current public transit system.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3727s", "timestamp": "1:02:07", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC206", "candidate_slug": "dave-martus", "candidate": "Dave Martus", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So we need to measure it. It can't be permanent if it's not going right.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3787s", "timestamp": "1:03:07", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC207", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "The way that it's being implemented or planned to be implemented on IRIS is not what North Boulder wants.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3821s", "timestamp": "1:03:41", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC208", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I am proposing that we have a trial of the North Boulder lanes where we use cones", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3850s", "timestamp": "1:04:10", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC209", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Says 'I do support' and adds a funding condition (grant dollars only). Not labelled because caveated.", "quote": "I do support the core arterial network. I want to be careful, though, not to spend dollars outside of grant funding.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3886s", "timestamp": "1:04:46", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC210", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Supports 'in general' with a funding condition. Not labelled because caveated.", "quote": "So in general, I do support the can. I would want it to be executed with somebody else's cash", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3958s", "timestamp": "1:05:58", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC211", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Opposed 'the way it's going'; conditional, not labelled.", "quote": "I'm opposed to the can the way it's going because we're developing this place so fast.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=3982s", "timestamp": "1:06:22", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC212", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Growth is the problem. Area three, not developable, should not be used.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4001s", "timestamp": "1:06:41", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC213", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "the Core Arterial Network / bus-only lanes", "stance_note": null, "quote": "So first of all, I do support the dedicated bus lanes.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4044s", "timestamp": "1:07:24", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC214", "candidate_slug": "lee-gilbert", "candidate": "Lee Gilbert", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I call it the Folsom fiasco", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4123s", "timestamp": "1:08:43", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC215", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "the Core Arterial Network / bus-only lanes", "stance_note": null, "quote": "So I am a supporter of the CAN and the protected bike lanes.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4188s", "timestamp": "1:09:48", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC216", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "the combination of your housing and transportation costs being less than 45% of your total income.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4217s", "timestamp": "1:10:17", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC217", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "the Core Arterial Network / bus-only lanes", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm a yes on the can.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4283s", "timestamp": "1:11:23", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC218", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I do not think that there's proportionate representation on council currently.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4372s", "timestamp": "1:12:52", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC219", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "a study session on proportional representation", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I do support us having a study session", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4409s", "timestamp": "1:13:29", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC220", "candidate_slug": "dave-martus", "candidate": "Dave Martus", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So overall, I think we're representing the community very well.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4442s", "timestamp": "1:14:02", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC221", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Interested in hearing more; not a yes or no.", "quote": "In terms of a study session, I'd be interested in hearing more about whether that would make sense", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4498s", "timestamp": "1:14:58", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC222", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Not sure a study session solves it; not a yes or no.", "quote": "We don't have proportional representation. I think the question is, what do we do about that? I'm not sure that a study session solves that", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4534s", "timestamp": "1:15:34", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC223", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I also don't think that we need to strive for proportionality across the board", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4628s", "timestamp": "1:17:08", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC224", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I don't think people are being represented.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4657s", "timestamp": "1:17:37", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC225", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "'Open to' a study session; not labelled.", "quote": "I am open to a study session on that specific methodology.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4730s", "timestamp": "1:18:50", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC226", "candidate_slug": "lee-gilbert", "candidate": "Lee Gilbert", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Well, clearly the council is not representative of the people.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4788s", "timestamp": "1:19:48", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC227", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "a study session on proportional representation", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I would support a study session on this issue", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4846s", "timestamp": "1:20:46", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC228", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "But I don't know about proportional representation.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4908s", "timestamp": "1:21:48", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC229", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So we do need to have more representation, more diversity", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=4980s", "timestamp": "1:23:00", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC230", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Do you agree or disagree that our city council is adequately representative of the social, political and economic interests of Boulder? Would you support a study session on proportional representation?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think our public engagement needs a refresh and a fix.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5035s", "timestamp": "1:23:55", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC231", "candidate_slug": "dave-martus", "candidate": "Dave Martus", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2J (the vacancy tax)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "No, and it's for the exact second half of the question, the complexity of administrating it.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5095s", "timestamp": "1:24:55", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC232", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "2J (the vacancy tax)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I do support that measure. We need to disincentivize people from having homes that they don't occupy.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5120s", "timestamp": "1:25:20", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC233", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "35% are verifiably second homes.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5154s", "timestamp": "1:25:54", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC234", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "2J (the vacancy tax)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "Yeah, I absolutely support it.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5154s", "timestamp": "1:25:54", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC235", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2J (the vacancy tax)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "Yeah, I'm against this because I don't think that the juice is worth the squeeze.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5184s", "timestamp": "1:26:24", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC236", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Supports a vacancy tax in principle but says it should be much higher; not labelled.", "quote": "We should have a vacancy tax, but it should be much, much higher.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5216s", "timestamp": "1:26:56", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC237", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? 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Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC238", "candidate_slug": "lee-gilbert", "candidate": "Lee Gilbert", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Says he leans toward yes; a lean is not labelled.", "quote": "I lean towards the yes.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5283s", "timestamp": "1:28:03", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC239", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "2J (the vacancy tax)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm a yes. I would consider raising it", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5299s", "timestamp": "1:28:19", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC240", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "2J (the vacancy tax)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm also a yes.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5336s", "timestamp": "1:28:56", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC241", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "2J (the vacancy tax)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I say yes to this.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5369s", "timestamp": "1:29:29", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC242", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2J (the vacancy tax)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I am opposed to it and would be voting no.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5393s", "timestamp": "1:29:53", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC243", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax, would be a tax of approximately $4,000 on residential property vacant for more than half the year. Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering this complex program? (30 seconds)", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "No explicit yes or no in the transcript.", "quote": "I'm really happy that we finally get to make a decision about this. I think homes are for people", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5434s", "timestamp": "1:30:34", "attribution_confidence": "medium", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.", "Transcript note: Supports implicitly; no explicit yes/no in the transcript." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC244", "candidate_slug": "scott-rendleman", "candidate": "Scott Rendleman", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I believe in certain areas it's appropriate to increase our height so that we can have more housing.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5514s", "timestamp": "1:31:54", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC245", "candidate_slug": "jill-grano", "candidate": "Jill Grano", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "really changed how I think about how we need to address housing on the hill and protect that neighborhood a little bit more.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5553s", "timestamp": "1:32:33", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC246", "candidate_slug": "ryan-jamieson", "candidate": "Ryan Jamieson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "a commercial vacancy tax is a penalty, basically kicking somebody who's already down.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5608s", "timestamp": "1:33:28", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC247", "candidate_slug": "lynn-segal", "candidate": "Lynn Segal", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "housing", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "The wealth disparity in Boulder has eviscerated the middle class, and that's why we are closing our schools.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5630s", "timestamp": "1:33:50", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC248", "candidate_slug": "tina-marquis", "candidate": "Tina Marquis", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think that a limited view of Area 3 and starting to accelerate that process is a good idea.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5689s", "timestamp": "1:34:49", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC249", "candidate_slug": "lee-gilbert", "candidate": "Lee Gilbert", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "the RTD tax, where we were promised rail service, I was supported that. I definitely would not support it now.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5717s", "timestamp": "1:35:17", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC250", "candidate_slug": "sam-fuqua", "candidate": "Sam Fuqua", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I know we have no money to actually do this for the foreseeable future, but I'm now in favor of that change.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5771s", "timestamp": "1:36:11", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Refers to Iris Avenue CAN redesign." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC251", "candidate_slug": "ryan-schuchard", "candidate": "Ryan Schuchard", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We need a council level task force or a committee that is going to get our arms around how to practically minimize the occurrences", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5803s", "timestamp": "1:36:43", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: On grid power outages / Xcel." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC252", "candidate_slug": "jamillah-richmond", "candidate": "Jamillah Richmond", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Initially, I was a yes on the $400 million bond, but after listening and studying more and reflecting, I changed my mind.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5831s", "timestamp": "1:37:11", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC253", "candidate_slug": "benita-duran", "candidate": "Benita Duran", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think the city should have put a pause on the plans for that project", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5890s", "timestamp": "1:38:10", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Alpine-Balsam." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC254", "candidate_slug": "rachel-rose-isaacson", "candidate": "Rachel Rose Isaacson", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "the more equitable strategy is allocating resources to the most high risk areas", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=5937s", "timestamp": "1:38:57", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC255", "candidate_slug": "dave-martus", "candidate": "Dave Martus", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think the DDA can help deliver that.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=6026s", "timestamp": "1:40:26", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC256", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Mayoral opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I am the people's choice of Boulder", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=7711s", "timestamp": "2:08:31", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC257", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Mayoral opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I bring an insider-outsider perspective as someone who's been able to serve on city council", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=7731s", "timestamp": "2:08:51", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC258", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Mayoral opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "The most important is making sure that our city's staff and our city's council get in right relationship with each other.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=7775s", "timestamp": "2:09:35", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC259", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Mayoral opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I've dug deep into the policy work of the city with a particular focus on equity and sustainability.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=7797s", "timestamp": "2:09:57", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC260", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Mayoral opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "if I'm reelected to a final two-year term, I pledge to continue that work", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=7836s", "timestamp": "2:10:36", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC261", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Mayoral opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think it's very important that we bring back a people-first approach.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=7868s", "timestamp": "2:11:08", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC262", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Mayoral opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we return to making our decisions by taking the inputs of the citizens of Boulder first, instead of implementing top-down measures.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=7879s", "timestamp": "2:11:19", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC263", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Mayoral opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Right now, we process 6 billion gallons of water a year, and 2 billion of those gallons are used for lawns.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=7895s", "timestamp": "2:11:35", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC264", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Mayoral opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "And I think this is by City Income Tax to help supplement sales tax.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=7933s", "timestamp": "2:12:13", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.", "Transcript note: Whisper renders the name as 'Instead or Smith'." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC265", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Mayoral opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "When we arrived here as immigrants, Boulder took a family facing housing and food insecurity and launched them on a journey of opportunity.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8023s", "timestamp": "2:13:43", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC266", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Mayoral opening statement (one minute)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm running for Mayor to make Boulder work as well as our values to serve.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8034s", "timestamp": "2:13:54", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC267", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are the unique roles of the Boulder mayor that make the job different from being a city council member?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "being able to be at the table every week to determine what our city's agenda is going to be", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8067s", "timestamp": "2:14:27", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC268", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are the unique roles of the Boulder mayor that make the job different from being a city council member?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Also, convening is an important, incredibly important part of the role.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8165s", "timestamp": "2:16:05", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC269", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are the unique roles of the Boulder mayor that make the job different from being a city council member?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Because right now the people of Boulder don't feel like they're heard.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8233s", "timestamp": "2:17:13", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC270", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are the unique roles of the Boulder mayor that make the job different from being a city council member?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Why wouldn't you want 19 and 20 year olds in the bars?", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8310s", "timestamp": "2:18:30", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC271", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are the unique roles of the Boulder mayor that make the job different from being a city council member?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I believe the Mayor has a sacred apolitical duty to ensure that all members of Council succeed.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8318s", "timestamp": "2:18:38", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC272", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are the unique roles of the Boulder mayor that make the job different from being a city council member?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Failure in Boulder should never be an orphan, and it should be the Mayor who stands in that space.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8373s", "timestamp": "2:19:33", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC273", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are the unique roles of the Boulder mayor that make the job different from being a city council member?", "topic": "other", "issue": "governance", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "Instead, our Mayor and City Councillors are going into executive sessions without giving notice.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8405s", "timestamp": "2:20:05", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC274", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "(EFA) What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "the Keeping Families Housed program, where we provide money that EFA spends on rental assistance and financial counseling", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8502s", "timestamp": "2:21:42", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC275", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "(EFA) What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "When people actually pay cash in lieu for affordable housing in a new project, it allows us to reach those deeper level of affordability goals", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8530s", "timestamp": "2:22:10", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC276", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "(EFA) What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "reduce legal red tape in order to set up accessory dwelling units, or ADUs.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8559s", "timestamp": "2:22:39", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC277", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "(EFA) What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "This is extra money which could be pumped into affordable housing, which I'm all for.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8631s", "timestamp": "2:23:51", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC278", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "(EFA) What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "They've been trying for five years to come into the city and be annexed to no avail because we insist on charging inclusionary fees as part of that.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8718s", "timestamp": "2:25:18", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC279", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "(EFA) What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We need to be more flexible with our programs to get the outcomes we deserve.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8729s", "timestamp": "2:25:29", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC280", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "(EFA) What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I intend to put the money into fixing the older affordable housing and not putting the money into new affordable housing.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8757s", "timestamp": "2:25:57", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC281", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "(EFA) What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "The first is the need to expand permanently affordable housing and make sure that it's inclusive of child care on site.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8818s", "timestamp": "2:26:58", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC282", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "(EFA) What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "restore our elevate Boulder program which was our universal basic income program.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8836s", "timestamp": "2:27:16", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC283", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot measure 2K: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2K (the $400 million bond)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I 100 percent do not support this measure.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8881s", "timestamp": "2:28:01", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC284", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot measure 2K: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "If we want to do a bond we need to bring it from the bottom up instead of having City Council propose the bond.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8909s", "timestamp": "2:28:29", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC285", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot measure 2K: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Suggests a smaller first step; no yes/no in this quote.", "quote": "I think we could get a lot of fixes for half and then two or four years come back and ask for the second half", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=8961s", "timestamp": "2:29:21", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC286", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot measure 2K: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "In one measure, we are being asked to more than double it.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9009s", "timestamp": "2:30:09", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC287", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot measure 2K: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2K (the $400 million bond)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "are fully against it? So no.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9039s", "timestamp": "2:30:39", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC288", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot measure 2K: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Critical of the debt; no yes/no in these words.", "quote": "It would be financial suicide to take that amount of debt.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9052s", "timestamp": "2:30:52", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC289", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot measure 2K: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Says she was initially a yes; her current position is not stated in this quote.", "quote": "Initially, I was a yes to this $400 million bond", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9108s", "timestamp": "2:31:48", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC290", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot measure 2K: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I realized that there's really a lack of community support and the need to do more trust building and collective buy-in.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9132s", "timestamp": "2:32:12", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC291", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot measure 2K: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "2K (the $400 million bond)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "So I do support the bond and here's why.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9169s", "timestamp": "2:32:49", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC292", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot measure 2K: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "bond", "measure": "2K", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "construction cost inflation is going up higher than the rate of interest that we would be paying on the bond.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9187s", "timestamp": "2:33:07", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC293", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "And it's really mixed bag on bicycles.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9290s", "timestamp": "2:34:50", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC294", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Transcript wording is garbled ('... options than can'); not labelled.", "quote": "So I'm an absolute supporter of safer alternative transiting options than can.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9344s", "timestamp": "2:35:44", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC295", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We can't continue to make our visitors who are coming in by car feel punished", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9361s", "timestamp": "2:36:01", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC296", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Wording is ambiguous in the transcript; not labelled.", "quote": "So I am for bus lanes being driven by cars.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9394s", "timestamp": "2:36:34", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC297", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "the Core Arterial Network / bus-only lanes", "stance_note": null, "quote": "And so I'm a yes to continuing to do the incredible work on the core arterial network and the protected bike lanes.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9441s", "timestamp": "2:37:21", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC298", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "the Core Arterial Network / bus-only lanes", "stance_note": null, "quote": "Yes, I absolutely support our bus lanes and our core arterial network.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9500s", "timestamp": "2:38:20", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC299", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Implicit; no explicit yes/no in this quote.", "quote": "That means completing the core arterial network.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9578s", "timestamp": "2:39:38", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC300", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?", "topic": "transportation", "issue": "transportation", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think it is important we place limitations on e-moto bicycles", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9590s", "timestamp": "2:39:50", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC301", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What types of housing would you prioritize? How are you as mayor going to promote housing for middle-income families?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I absolutely believe we need more missing middle-income housing that's attracting young families to Boulder.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9666s", "timestamp": "2:41:06", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC302", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What types of housing would you prioritize? How are you as mayor going to promote housing for middle-income families?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "We also need to consider whether developments that are providing that type of housing should be paying an inclusionary housing fee.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9695s", "timestamp": "2:41:35", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC303", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What types of housing would you prioritize? How are you as mayor going to promote housing for middle-income families?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm not for middle-class housing.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9742s", "timestamp": "2:42:22", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC304", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What types of housing would you prioritize? How are you as mayor going to promote housing for middle-income families?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I am a strong advocate for diversifying the housing portfolio and types within the existing footprint of Area 1.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9782s", "timestamp": "2:43:02", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC305", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What types of housing would you prioritize? How are you as mayor going to promote housing for middle-income families?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "And I'm against moving into Area 3, which is north of Boulder.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9804s", "timestamp": "2:43:24", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC306", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What types of housing would you prioritize? How are you as mayor going to promote housing for middle-income families?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So we should focus density along transit corridors and where there are services.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9864s", "timestamp": "2:44:24", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC307", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What types of housing would you prioritize? How are you as mayor going to promote housing for middle-income families?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So I would look at the planning reserve north of town", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9893s", "timestamp": "2:44:53", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC308", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What types of housing would you prioritize? How are you as mayor going to promote housing for middle-income families?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "is to implement this vacancy tax.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9930s", "timestamp": "2:45:30", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC309", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "What types of housing would you prioritize? How are you as mayor going to promote housing for middle-income families?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": "housing", "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think we could do all this if we had more money.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=9971s", "timestamp": "2:46:11", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC310", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax (~$4,000 on residential property vacant more than half the year). Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering it?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": "no", "stance_about": "2J (the vacancy tax)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "so absolutely not.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10050s", "timestamp": "2:47:30", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC311", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax (~$4,000 on residential property vacant more than half the year). Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering it?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "2J (the vacancy tax)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I am a supporter of a residential vacancy tax.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10109s", "timestamp": "2:48:29", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC312", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax (~$4,000 on residential property vacant more than half the year). Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering it?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "2J (the vacancy tax)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "Yes, I'm absolutely a supporter of this tax.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10170s", "timestamp": "2:49:30", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC313", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax (~$4,000 on residential property vacant more than half the year). Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering it?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "the $4,000 per house should be more than sufficient to cover the administrative costs", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10182s", "timestamp": "2:49:42", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC314", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax (~$4,000 on residential property vacant more than half the year). Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering it?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": "yes", "stance_about": "2J (the vacancy tax)", "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'm 100% in support of this vacancy tax.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10237s", "timestamp": "2:50:37", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC315", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax (~$4,000 on residential property vacant more than half the year). Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering it?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Calls it 'a great idea' and then doubts $4,000 would make a difference; no explicit yes/no.", "quote": "Well, I think it's a great idea.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10279s", "timestamp": "2:51:19", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC316", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax (~$4,000 on residential property vacant more than half the year). Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering it?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I don't know, truly, if $4,000 would make a difference", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10299s", "timestamp": "2:51:39", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC317", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax (~$4,000 on residential property vacant more than half the year). Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering it?", "topic": "housing", "issue": "housing", "measure": "2J", "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": "Says he has been supportive and raises a fairness question; not labelled because caveated.", "quote": "I have been supportive of it. The question is fairness depends on why a home is empty", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10330s", "timestamp": "2:52:10", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC318", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, what is the single most important new initiative you would pursue during your first year as mayor? (30 seconds)", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I'd say the newest initiative would be updating our 2017 agricultural plan.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10401s", "timestamp": "2:53:21", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC319", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, what is the single most important new initiative you would pursue during your first year as mayor? (30 seconds)", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I think the time has come for us also to require existing homes to implement certain amounts of wildfire hardening.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10450s", "timestamp": "2:54:10", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC320", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, what is the single most important new initiative you would pursue during your first year as mayor? (30 seconds)", "topic": "homelessness/safety", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "would be to begin the removal of flock cameras in Boulder.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10467s", "timestamp": "2:54:27", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC321", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, what is the single most important new initiative you would pursue during your first year as mayor? (30 seconds)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "do four hours of community service a month", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10508s", "timestamp": "2:55:08", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC322", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, what is the single most important new initiative you would pursue during your first year as mayor? (30 seconds)", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "That means ensuring that nothing is moving forward to council without answering five questions.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10543s", "timestamp": "2:55:43", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC323", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "If elected, what is the single most important new initiative you would pursue during your first year as mayor? (30 seconds)", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "That means basically focusing on reducing taxes because Boulder has way too high taxes.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10576s", "timestamp": "2:56:16", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC324", "candidate_slug": "aaron-brockett", "candidate": "Aaron Brockett", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "climate", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So that's changed my mind on retroactivity requirements.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10684s", "timestamp": "2:58:04", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC325", "candidate_slug": "jameson-goldstein", "candidate": "Jameson Goldstein", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "homelessness/safety", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "So I think we need to reduce pathways for transient homeless people to come into Boulder", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10739s", "timestamp": "2:58:59", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC326", "candidate_slug": "fred-smith", "candidate": "Fred Smith", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I really wrestle around with the amount of spending on rich schools to poor schools.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10785s", "timestamp": "2:59:45", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC327", "candidate_slug": "aquiles-la-grave", "candidate": "Aquiles La Grave", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "budget/bond 2K", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "we need to move towards a two year budget like other cities around us have.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10831s", "timestamp": "3:00:31", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC328", "candidate_slug": "lisa-ann-jacobs", "candidate": "Lisa Ann Jacobs", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I changed my view to believe that the election is publicly corrupt.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10864s", "timestamp": "3:01:04", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC329", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "other", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "I do believe that there is a need for stronger council driven direction and participation.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10968s", "timestamp": "3:02:48", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" }, { "id": "FC330", "candidate_slug": "taishya-adams", "candidate": "Taishya Adams", "forum": "2026-lwv-forum", "forum_name": "League of Women Voters of Boulder County City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forums", "date": "2026-09-26", "question": "Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?", "topic": "growth/development", "issue": null, "measure": null, "stance": null, "stance_about": null, "stance_note": null, "quote": "But also in land back and I think when we think about area three, we should consider land back.", "watch_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg&t=10988s", "timestamp": "3:03:08", "attribution_confidence": "high", "caveats": [ "Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording." ], "recording_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9IeGL6deg", "recording_title": "September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)", "page_url": "https://bouldervotes.org/forums/2026-lwv-forum.html" } ] }