Same question, every candidate · Boulder Chamber forum
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?
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 |
|---|---|
| Fred Smith | 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. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:26:10 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
| Lee Gilbert | I work on strategies to reduce the cost, both in terms of permitting and also in terms of local tax districts and things. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:26:46 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube) |
| Jamillah Richmond | I'd like to look at opportunities and ways for us to address the start of costs of creating businesses in the community. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:27:39 · 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.