Boulder VotesCity of Boulder · November 3, 2026
Election year: 2026

Issues

Questions candidates were asked, sorted by topic and year. A 2023 answer is about the 2023 question, so read it as that, not as a 2026 position. Open a person to see everything they have said.

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Arts and culture

appeared 2026 · Cultural funding, creative spaces, the arts blueprint.

Business and the local economy

appeared 2026 · Downtown, small business, recruiting employers, public-private partnerships.

City budget

ongoing · Sales-tax slowdown, maintenance backlog, rec-center bonds.

Climate

ongoing · GHG inventory, Xcel, adaptation — the 2023 BRL climate question, distinct from 2025 home-hardening.

Foreign affairs at council

appeared 2025 · Gaza comment, divestment, whether council weighs in.

Homelessness

ongoing · Camping ban when shelter is full; services vs. enforcement.

Housing

ongoing · Supply, middle-income housing, Area III, ADUs, duplex/triplex, vacancy tax.

How the city is run

appeared 2026 · The mayor's role, council and staff, auditing, representation.

Land use and growth

appeared 2026 · Title 9 land-use code, Area III, permitting and development review.

Municipal airport

appeared 2026 · Whether to accept FAA grants that lock the airport open; housing-on-airport-land argument.

Policing and oversight

appeared 2023 · Police budget, discipline, Police Oversight Panel.

Rec and safety bond

appeared 2026 · The November 2026 $400 million general-obligation bond for rec centers and city facilities.

Transportation

ongoing · Iris Ave, 30th St, bike infrastructure.

Wildfire resilience

ongoing · Hardening existing homes, defensible space.

This race / other

ongoing · Lived experience and one-year visions.