Same question, every candidate · Boulder Chamber forum
Tell us one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective.
Asked at the Boulder Chamber City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum, August 26, 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 |
|---|---|
| Aquiles La Grave | 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? Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 45:43 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
| Lee Gilbert | I would not have funded RGB so many years ago if I knew that they weren't going to actually get service to Boulder. Transcript note: 'RGB' = RTD (Whisper). Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 59:56 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
| Rachel Rose Isaacson | it would be important to utilize our limited resources where the high risk areas are because that's going to keep us all safe. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 53:58 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
| Scott Rendleman | 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. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 57:57 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
| Ryan Jamieson | 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. 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. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 59:22 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
| Lynn Segal | 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. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 56:58 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
If a candidate isn't listed, we didn't quote them on this question. They may have been absent or not called on.