Q&A with Denver City Council District 5 candidate Amanda Sawyer

Briefly describe the single most urgent issue facing the city of Denver and how it should be addressed. It’s public safety. I’ve worked hard to create and fund new programs to address this in my first term. I partnered with DPD District 2 leadership and residents to design a community policing program in East Colfax. I created a program using CPTED studies to help small businesses address crime issues. In 2022, I took almost 1,000 weapons off our streets through a gun buyback program, which were turned into garden tools....