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A top official in Denver’s Department of Public Safety who oversaw police discipline was fired last month and claims the termination was retaliation after she lodged a gender-discrimination complaint against the city. Mary Dulacki, the department’s chief compliance officer, was fired June 5 after city officials said she was dishonest during an investigation into workplace misconduct that allegedly ranged from gossiping to mismanaging subordinates to speaking with a TV news reporter. Dulacki, who has been a city employee for 17 years, has claimed the firing was retaliation after she filed a gender-discrimination complaint with the Colorado Division of Civil Rights a year ago, according to a city letter of discipline. Executive Director of Public Safety Armando Saldate denied in the nine-page letter that he fired Dulacki in retaliation. “To the contrary, we received a complaint from one of the employees you directly supervised at the time alleging various perceived inappropriate a...

Denver and city cop appeal more than $14M in payouts to George Floyd protesters

Denver and a city police officer are appealing a federal jury’s orders that they pay millions in damages to demonstrators injured by officers during the 2020 protests over the death of George Floyd. The city and county argued in an appeal filed Dec. 23 that the case should be retried or thrown out, saying several errors took place when it was heard almost three years ago. Barring that, Denver is asking that the $14 million in compensatory damages that a jury awarded to a dozen plaintiffs be reduced. Officer Jonathan Christian is also appealing the order that he pay $50,000 in punitive damages to Elisabeth Epps, a former state representative who said Christian shot her in the leg with a pepper ball while she was crossing the street. Epps was also awarded $1 million from the city and county, which has yet to pay any of the plaintiffs, according to Elizabeth Wang, an attorney representing five of the 12. Plaintiffs were shot with pepper balls and sponge rounds, and subjected to chem...

Denver housing market: Cautious optimism for 2025 despite challenges

Denver area realtors are cautiously optimistic about the housing market in 2025. After a largely static year , realtors expect stable interest rates, a balanced market, more transactions, and a renewed interest in urban living. “I don’t think the market will change significantly,” said Craig Harcek with 8z. “Denver largely has a static population and I don’t think inventory will grow so fast we’ll see a deflation in value.” Stacie Staub with West+Main agreed. “Of course, we’re hoping that the market will heat up in 2025, but the little bit of balance that we are feeling now at the end of the year is a nice reprieve.” Interest rates likely won’t change much After the Federal Reserve made three cuts to its key interest rate benchmark since September, it indicated it would likely only make two cuts in 2025. That means interest rates will likely remain above 6% for at least the next year. “I’d love to think they will come down,” Harcek said. “I expect we will settle in with rates...

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