Posts Tagged ‘Jan Bach’

It’s Election Day across the county today.  Here in Thornton there are city council races in every ward and we also have Adams County Issue 1A on the ballot.  Historically voter turnout in off-year elections is pretty dismal – around 30% or so.  This is truly sad and disappointing.  It is my firm belief that [...]

On Tuesday night the vote to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in the City of Thornton became official.  City council passed the measure on second reading by an 8 to 1 vote.  There were many reasons this ban was necessary and we have discussed those previously.  Today, 9News has a story on their site that confirms why this [...]

We recently wrote about how much money had been raised by the people running for the four open Thornton City Council seats.  This was done as an exercise in understanding not only how much it costs to run for local office but also where that money comes from.  In looking at the candidate contribution reports, [...]

Thornton City Council candidates posted their contribution / expenditure reports this week (click here to view them).  In looking at them, they provide some insight into how much it costs to gain one of the eight coveted seats – four of which are up for grabs right now.  It is also interesting to see who [...]

In a very long, sometimes emotional and slightly heated discussion last night, Thornton City Council voted to not allow medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.  In a 7 – 2 vote, the city upheld the belief that the detrimental effects of allowing these “businesses” to operate within the city by far outweighed any benefit to [...]

Tonight’s the night….  At the Thornton City Council meeting tonight council will decide whether or not to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.  We have already outlined why we feel Thornton citizens should be against any measure to bring the illegal drug trade to the city.  We sent emails to all the council members [...]

Take a look at the images in this story.  Those are but two of many taken in recent years when the Drug Enforcement Agency was raiding California medical marijuana dispensaries.  The current administration has halted these raids however a shift in public policy or a change in the White House could quickly change that.  While [...]

Between now and November there will be many opportunities to learn more about the individuals that would like to serve as your Thornton City Council representatives.  Twelve candidates have announced their intention to run for the four available seats thus ensuring a rather vigorous debate between now and Election Day.  MetroNorth Newspapers and the Metro [...]

The signs have started appearing alongside the streets in recent weeks so you know it must be election time.  Thornton will be holding elections for half of the city council seats this year.  Ward I and Ward IV feature incumbents Jan Bach and Charles Stevenson and each of them are facing three challengers, some of [...]