Amber Carlson

Amber Carlson covers Boulder city government, local politics and community issues for the Daily Camera. She has been with the newsroom since 2022. Born and raised in Colorado, Amber is a music lover, running enthusiast and dancer who occasionally dabbles in pastry making.

A HALO Smart Sensor device is in the ceiling of a public restroom at the Boulder main library branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. (David Farnan/Boulder Public Library District)

Boulder library tests out vape detection device

May 23, 2024 at 4:44 p.m.

The Boulder Public Library District is testing out a vape detection device this month at its flagship library branch near downtown.

Broken utility poles on Monday came down along U.S. 36 between Lefthand Canyon Drive and Nelson Road in Boulder County after high winds were reported over the weekend. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

“We鈥檙e the guinea pigs”: Boulder County officials question Xcel about power shutdown

April 11, 2024 at 10:59 a.m.

Officials from Boulder, Jefferson and Larimer counties met on Wednesday with executives from Xcel Energy, seeking answers to questions and concerns constituents have raised about extended power outages in the...

Decorated tall curbs to protect bike lanes on Baseline Road are seen near Mohawk Drive on Wednesday. Transportation safety is one area Mayor Aaron Brockett says he hopes the City Council will prioritize for the coming years. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

What to expect from Boulder City Council鈥檚 2024 retreat

April 1, 2024 at 10:14 a.m.

Boulder's City Council is set to hold its 2024 retreat on Wednesday and Thursday. The retreat gives council members a chance to discuss city issues and firm up key policy...

Randy Bare poses for a portrait with his dog, Mia, at a makeshift memorial for dogs near Coot Lake on Tuesday. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Boulder removed makeshift dog memorial at Coot Lake, community members replaced it

March 16, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.

There's an unofficial Boulder landmark that's become well-known among community members and visitors who walk the trails around Coot Lake: a heart shape, several feet wide, its borders made of...

The Penfield Tate II Municipal Building in Boulder is seen on July 29, 2021. (Matthew Jonas 鈥� Staff Photographer)

Boulder City Council OKs more photo radar vans, new historical landmark, budget appropriations

December 12, 2023 at 1:57 p.m.

In addition to swearing in new council members and electing a new mayor pro tem, Boulder City Council unanimously gave the green light on Thursday evening to three other policies...

Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett, left, talks with Nick Forster on Tuesday. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Incumbent pulls ahead of challenger in Boulder mayor’s race as ranked-choice voting has effect on results

November 9, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

Incumbent Mayor Aaron Brockett, a software developer and small business owner, has pulled into the lead in Boulder's ranked choice mayoral race.

A cyclist rides east on Baseline Road in protected bike lanes on Tuesday. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Boulder plans “tall curbs” featuring local art along Baseline Road bike lanes

October 24, 2023 at 2:36 p.m.

Boulder will install "tall curbs" to provide physical separation between the bike lane and vehicle lane on parts of Baseline Road between 30th Street and Foothills Parkway. Baseline Road is...

Boulder Police Oversight Panel member Mylene Vialard is pictured near Boulder Creek on Thursday. She was recently convicted of felony obstruction for protesting an oil pipeline in northern Minnesota in August 2021. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

After felony conviction for oil pipeline protest, Boulder activist vows to keep fighting

September 19, 2023 at 10:07 a.m.

It's been just over two years since Mylene Vialard headed north to protest a major oil pipeline in northern Minnesota.

Paul Lepant makes change for a driver who parked at the 11th and Spruce streets parking garage in January 2017.

Downtown Boulder parking garages to go gateless, switch to touchless payments

September 18, 2023 at 8:05 p.m.

The five city-owned BoulderPark parking garages in downtown Boulder will switch to gateless operations and touchless payments effective Oct. 1.

Isabel Sanchez is pictured at her home Thursday. The Mapleton Mobile Home Park, where she lived (and still does) at the time of the 2013 flood was hit hard by the disaster. (Cliff Grassmick – Staff Photographer)

2013 flood: 10 years later, Boulder has learned resiliency, preparedness

February 5, 2024 at 12:32 p.m.

Isabel Sanchez was home alone with five kids and her dogs on the night the water started to seep inside that night in September 2013.

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