Lisa Ann Jacobs

Boulder Chamber forum · August 26, 2026

Boulder Area Rental Housing Association question on rental housing (question wording not captured in the recording/transcript)

the older housing has to be torn down, built new, and the broken housing needs to be fixed before new better housing would be built.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 37:02 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

(EFA) What specific policies, development strategies, funding approaches, or partnerships would you pursue to increase or preserve housing affordable to families at approximately 30 to 40 percent AMI?

I intend to put the money into fixing the older affordable housing and not putting the money into new affordable housing.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 2:25:57 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

What types of housing would you prioritize? How are you as mayor going to promote housing for middle-income families?

I'm not for middle-class housing.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 2:42:22 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

Ballot issue 2J, the residential vacancy excise tax (~$4,000 on residential property vacant more than half the year). Do you support this tax and will it generate enough income to pay for administering it?

No on 2J (the vacancy tax), in their words below.

so absolutely not.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 2:47:30 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

Ballot measure 2K: Boulder voters will consider authorizing up to $400 million in new debt through additional property taxes for recreation, public safety and other city facilities. Do you support this measure? Why or why not?

No yes/no label: Critical of the debt; no yes/no in these words.

It would be financial suicide to take that amount of debt.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 2:30:52 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

If elected, what is the single most important new initiative you would pursue during your first year as mayor? (30 seconds)

That means basically focusing on reducing taxes because Boulder has way too high taxes.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 2:56:16 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

Boulder Chamber forum · August 26, 2026

Choose another mayoral candidate. Identify one strength or policy idea that person would bring to city leadership and explain how you look forward to working together.

I will not not charge for parking. Parking is a significant source of revenue for the city.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:49:13 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

What are your feelings about the bus-only lanes and the core arterial network (CAN)? Should Boulder continue prioritizing protected bike lanes?

No yes/no label: Wording is ambiguous in the transcript; not labelled.

So I am for bus lanes being driven by cars.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 2:36:34 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

Empower Our Future climate forum · October 6, 2026

Mayoral opening introduction, climate and energy forum (one minute)

I spoke with the county attorney today, and my understanding is Boulder never should have sued.

Transcript note: Refers to the Boulder County/City climate lawsuit against Exxon and Suncor.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 8:40 · Empower Hour 2026-10-06 Climate & Energy Forum with Boulder Boulder Mayoral Candidates. (Empower Our Future, YouTube)

Empower Our Future climate forum · October 6, 2026

Climate hushing: political leaders now seem reluctant to connect negative everyday experiences to climate change and its driver, carbon pollution. How do you plan to be vocal and lead on climate?

Boulder needs to legislate that new construction is only allowed to have heat pumps, no gas or oil infrastructure.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 21:42 · Empower Hour 2026-10-06 Climate & Energy Forum with Boulder Boulder Mayoral Candidates. (Empower Our Future, YouTube)

Empower Our Future climate forum · October 6, 2026

Xcel says it will deliver 100% clean electricity by 2050, not Boulder's 2030 goal, and has presented no concrete plan under the 2020 franchise agreement. What remedies would you propose for Xcel's failures to deliver, at the city level, at the PUC, or at the state level? And would you be open to inviting cities that have gone to market for their electricity to come to Boulder to educate us about life after Xcel?

I do not expect that Excel will do better. Cities can own their own sources of power, which residents love,

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 27:45 · Empower Hour 2026-10-06 Climate & Energy Forum with Boulder Boulder Mayoral Candidates. (Empower Our Future, YouTube)

Empower Our Future climate forum · October 6, 2026

Xcel is preparing a decade-long remediation of nearly 2 million tons of coal ash at the Valmont power station. Should Boulder use its franchise and partnership agreements with Xcel to require strong, independent air quality monitoring throughout the cleanup? And if so, how specifically would you do this?

Given Excel's history of unfair deceptive business acts, then I would not trust their monitoring results.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 43:11 · Empower Hour 2026-10-06 Climate & Energy Forum with Boulder Boulder Mayoral Candidates. (Empower Our Future, YouTube)

Arts and culture forum · September 15, 2026

How should the city use these tools [tax increment financing, special districts, public-private partnerships, city-owned assets] to strengthen cultural infrastructure and create more vibrant commercial and civic areas?

So I would clearly look for monies that are available for doing art therapy.

Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them.

Transcript note: First of drawn names ('Lisa and ... Ryan Jameson'); speaker identifies as a medical doctor.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 16:48 · (Pt 1/5) 2026 City Council Candidates Forum on Arts and Culture (Boulder County Arts Alliance, YouTube)

Boulder Chamber forum · August 26, 2026

If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?

they're getting too low fines where people are not doing jail time for serious crimes.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 8:23 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)

Boulder Chamber forum · August 26, 2026

If elected, name your top three priorities. And do you believe the city is moving in the right direction or wrong direction on those top priorities?

Fiscal sustainability and core services, economic vitality, transportation and street safety.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 7:42 · 2026 | Boulder City Council Candidate Forum (Boulder Chamber, YouTube)

Arts and culture forum · September 15, 2026

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?

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)

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

Mayoral opening statement (one minute)

I am the people's choice of Boulder

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 2:08:31 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

What are the unique roles of the Boulder mayor that make the job different from being a city council member?

Instead, our Mayor and City Councillors are going into executive sessions without giving notice.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 2:20:05 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)

League of Women Voters forum · September 26, 2026

Tell us about one city issue on which you changed your position after considering new evidence or another perspective. What changed your mind?

I changed my view to believe that the election is publicly corrupt.

Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 3:01:04 · September 26, 2026 League of Women Voters of Boulder County Candidate Forum (City of Boulder, YouTube)