Pressure on Denver Mayor Johnston builds around homeless micro-communities

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, front, details his plans to address homelessness with city residents during a town hall at the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Johnston has laid out a plan to create temporary “micro-communities” as part of an initiative to house 1,000 homeless people by year’s end. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Joe Rubino | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: September 4, 2023 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: September 5, 2023 at 6:39 PM MDT

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Pressure is building on Denver Mayor Mike Johnston as the city's new leader barnstorms neighborhoods to sell his plan for temporary "micro-communities" as part of an initiative to house 1,000 homeless people by year's end.

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