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.

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

Boulder City Council approves drafting partial moratorium on Police Oversight Panel’s work

June 16, 2023 at 11:43 a.m.

鈥淚 would like for us to formalize a partial moratorium so that they can focus on making those changes to the city ordinance.鈥�

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

Boulder’s Police Oversight Panel may soon have a new independent monitor

June 15, 2023 at 12:14 p.m.

鈥淚 felt like it was a really fruitful conversation in terms of being on the same page about the work group and understanding that it抖阴ap one part of the recommendation...

Ironman Boulder 70.3 returns to Boulder County

June 7, 2023 at 3:36 p.m.

The Ironman Boulder 70.3 race returns to Boulder County on Saturday.

A structure was set up near Boulder Creek and the Boulder Public Library in December 2021. (File photo)

Boulder pushes back against ACLU camping ban lawsuit

June 6, 2023 at 7:12 p.m.

Boulder has filed another official response to the ACLU lawsuit challenging the city's camping ban opposing plaintiffs' request for a partial judgment on the pleadings of the case.

Police oversight panel selection committee member files lawsuit against Boulder

June 2, 2023 at 11:33 a.m.

A member of Boulder's Police Oversight Panel Selection Committee filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city and City Council over their handling of a complaint that led to Lisa Sweeney-Miran's...

Boulder officials hear community concerns about homeless center location

May 31, 2023 at 3:39 p.m.

A new homeless day services center slated to open in Boulder in the coming months has drawn backlash from residents at a condo complex adjacent to the center's location at...

Icy Taylor Peak rises above The Loch in Rocky Mountain National Park. (Camera file photo)

Climber rescued from Rocky Mountain National Park

May 23, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

A 37-year-old man from Fort Collins was rescued Sunday night from Rocky Mountain National Park after he fell while rock climbing.

Peter Underhill poses next to a John Denver album at Dot’s Diner. (Courtesy photo/Megan Yalkut

Longtime Dot抖阴ap Diner owner remembered as a “gentle spirit”

May 14, 2023 at 5:48 p.m.

Peter Underhill was many things to many people: a boss, a father, a friend, a partner. But friends, family members and former employees remember him as a uniquely kind, laid-back,...

Boulder Police Department. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Boulder鈥檚 Police Oversight Panel to suspend most operations in wake of member’s removal

May 11, 2023 at 8:51 a.m.

Daniel Leonard, co-chair of the oversight panel, said at Wednesday鈥檚 meeting that he and fellow co-chair Hadasa Villalobos were calling for a vote on the matter because they were 鈥渃oncerned...

The Penfield Tate II Municipal Building in Boulder. (File photo by Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Boulder Police Oversight Panel to vote on suspending operations

May 9, 2023 at 10:35 a.m.

Boulder's Police Oversight Panel will vote Wednesday on whether to suspend its operations temporarily after聽City Council voted 5-2 last week to remove panelist Lisa Sweeney-Miran.

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