Posts Tagged ‘Steve Lebsock’

Politics are about to become very local as the list of those seeking an office at the Thornton civic center is finalized.  The list has some notable incumbents, fascinating new comers and some old retreads trying for a new office. Here’s a quick look at the candidates in each race: Mayor This is the big [...]

Catering to special interests has become the modus operandi for the leftist dominated Thornton City Council over the past two years.  Now the liberal elements sitting on the dais are set to pass a resolution backing benefits for illegal immigrants that even U.S. citizens cannot receive. Senate Bill 11-126 has been passed by the Colorado [...]

All it takes is several thousand dollars worth of campaign contributions and you too can further your special interest group with the City of Thornton.  Over the past year and a half unions have found a veritable haven within Thornton and a proposed new ordinance seeks to further push labor groups’ interests while making Thornton [...]

So what does tens of thousands of dollars buy you with Thornton City Council?  Judging by the actions of some on council Tuesday night, it gets you payback in the form of granting unions inroads to city employees. City council members that have received significant campaign contributions from organized labor managed to pass a resolution [...]

 Certainly Adams County is virtually dominated by Democrats so it isn’t always surprising when things tilt to the left.  Despite this, Thornton has managed to always maintain a good balance between the left and the right in matters of city policy.  At last night’s city council meeting however, council shifted the balance by granting benefits to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I usually refrain from commenting on issues dealing with the City of Thornton itself as I have learned that politics, even on the local level, can be a nasty affair.  My commentary on city affairs in the past has impacted other, non-related endeavors which is of course entirely unfair but a sad reality. Nevertheless, after [...]