Same question, every candidate · Arts and culture forum
Final council-candidate arts question on implementing adopted plans/priorities (question wording partly lost at the Pt 2/Pt 3 video split)
Asked at the 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture, September 15, 2026.
Each page shows one forum question and every candidate we quote on it, in ballot order. There are no scores. We mark yes or no only when the candidate said it outright. A blank means they didn't, so read the quote. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording.
| Candidate | In their words |
|---|---|
| Fred Smith | I'm saying we need to work on the revenue stream, it's not the expense stream 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). Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:11 · (Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube) |
| Jamillah Richmond | Most of the artists that I know don't live in Boulder and I think that that's important. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 3:03 · (Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube) |
| Tina Marquis | making sure that we have a clear way of identifying our priorities for investment, which types of public private partnerships would we prioritize Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:51 · (Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube) |
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