Same question, every candidate · Arts and culture forum
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?
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 |
|---|---|
| Lisa Ann Jacobs | That means firing city of Boulder workers who are slow, ineffective, and not doing their jobs. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 9:48 · (Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube) |
| Taishya Adams | 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. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 8:27 · (Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube) |
| Aaron Brockett | 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. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 5:56 · (Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube) |
| Jameson Goldstein | It's a $350 million project that's going to house about 300 employees, so over a million dollars per employee. Transcript note: Referring to Alpine-Balsam. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 11:59 · (Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube) I think the best way that we can do this is by bringing in an independent auditor. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 12:22 · (Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube) |
| Fred Smith | I'm a super majority guy. I think in big decisions you should have a two-thirds majority for them to pass. Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them. Transcript note: Fifth in moderator's announced order (after Jacobs); not re-named. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 10:37 · (Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube) |
| Aquiles La Grave | we need to rethink in changing the measurement rubric for the city manager and we need a city auditor. Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them. Transcript note: Moderator's announced order put La Grave second; intro garbled. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 7:24 · (Pt 3/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube) |
If a candidate isn't listed, we didn't quote them on this question. They may have been absent or not called on.