will take the oath of office to become Denver’s 46th mayor this morning at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.of mayoral challengers in the city’ spring election on the wings of a substantial fundraising advantage and bold promises like ending street homelessness in Denver in his first four-year term.
He takes the reins from outgoing Mayor Michael Hancock at a time when downtown Denver is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of work-from-home arrangements that have undercut the commercial real estate market. A recent rise in crime and growing homelessness have many Denver residents feeling uncertain about the future. At the same time, sky-high home prices and rising rents threaten a cost-of-living crisis for working-class people.
Johnston, 48, laid out detailed plans to address all of those issues and more when he was a mayoral hopeful. Now Denverites will be looking at him to deliver.