David Heitz

Opinion: Homeless hotel diary: General store rewards responsibility - NewsBreak Fusion Studios, the former hotel turned into homeless, housing where I live, is reviving a general store of sorts on site. Tenants will be able to buy toil

They've started a general store at the homeless hotel where I live. My latest for NewsBreak. www.newsbreak.com/david-heitz-...

Growing up gangster: Hanks movie made Rock Island infamous Underground tunnels littered with Prohibition-era liquor bottles snake through obscure town

Check out this story I wrote about my scary hometown in Illinois. I moved to Colorado on a whim in 2018 after my house, which I owned free and clear, was shot up. vocal.media/theSwamp/gro...

RTD’s plans to borrow $539 million for diesel buses, sidelining hopes for electric “If the agency is now saying we are not buying hybrids, that’s a big deal. It means we are moving backward.”

This is climate denial from RTD. Insanity

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Homeless people experience violence waiting in lines While nobody likes waiting in a long line, people experiencing homelessness sometimes become violent

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Mentally ill people are offended when others call President Trump mentally ill. My latest for NewsBreak.
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Advocates: Denver chasing homeless people out of public spaces like never before - NewsBreak Representatives of Housekeys Action Network Denver, or HAND, on Tuesday released statistics that show people experiencing homelessness are being chased off

If you're homeless in Denver, expect to be shooed away. My latest for NewsBreak. www.newsbreak.com/david-heitz-...

Denver children sleeping on cardboard outdoors, speaker tells council - NewsBreak Speaking through an interpreter, Arturo Gerder made an impassioned plea in Spanish Monday during the Denver City Council public comment period to get child

Kids are sleeping on cardboard on Denver's streets. My latest for NewsBreak. www.newsbreak.com/david-heitz-...

Advocates: Denver chasing homeless people out of public spaces like never before - NewsBreak Representatives of Housekeys Action Network Denver, or HAND, on Tuesday released statistics that show people experiencing homelessness are being chased off

Denver homeless advocates have a new name for Mayor Mike Johnston. It's "The Enforcer." My latest for NewsBreak. www.newsbreak.com/david-heitz-...

Denver to clean out infamous airport tunnels tied to conspiracies - NewsBreak The Denver City Council will vote Monday on a $10 million, five-year contract with Wright Choice Inc. to clean out the tunnels that lie beneath the Denver

But will the workers be abducted by reptilians? My latest for NewsBreak. www.newsbreak.com/david-heitz-...

Oct. 1: Mom’s birthday, dad’s funeral For me, the first of October is "Parents Day."

My mother was born Oct. 1, 1941. My father was buried Oct. 1, 2015. Here's my story about today, for Vocal. vocal.media/humans/oct-1...

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Third fatal bike crash this part of Denver this year.

'Tall Whites': Legend of alien species makes resurgence in Trump era Does the legend have racist overtones?

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President Trump's complicated love affair with AI Flattery, politics, and humor go a long way

My latest for Vocal: Trump's love affair with AI. vocal.media/01/president...

It's really obvious that NewsBreak is trying to get me to quit. I really can't take any more abuse, so they may just get their way.

Aurora will hold court no-shows responsible for interpreter fees - NewsBreak The most diverse city in Aurora will start charging court no-shows for interpreter fees. The court has seen more activity since a law requiring motorists t

My latest for NewsBreak: Aurora will start charging court no-shows for interpreter fees. www.newsbreak.com/david-heitz-...

My latest for NewsBreak: The latest on the Loretto Heights campus.
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Denver suburbs eye street medicine for homeless - NewsBreak Members of the Tri Cities Homelessness Policy Group expressed interest Tuesday in exploring street medical outreach services for its unhoused population. S

My latest for NewsBreak: Denver suburbs may bring street medicine to homeless. www.newsbreak.com/david-heitz-...

Aurora council votes to hold parents responsible for dirt bike violations - NewsBreak The Aurora City Council gave initial approval Monday to an ordinance that will hold responsible the parents of children who violate the city’s off-road veh

My latest for NewsBreak. Parents better make sure their kids are following off-highway vehicle rules. www.newsbreak.com/david-heitz-...

Council member looks out for migrants, transgender people at budget hearing - NewsBreak Denver City Council member Sarah Parady on Monday asked the director of the Agency of Human Rights and Community Partnerships whether migrants in the city

Council member Sarah Parady looks out for transgender people, migrants. www.newsbreak.com/david-heitz-...

Denver homeless taking over trails, streams: Council member Flynn - NewsBreak The author used artificial intelligence in the crafting of this article. Although there are fewer visible homeless encampments downtown, the outposts are m

Denver's downtown may be virtually free of homeless people, but council member Kevin Flynn said now they're congregating in steams and on trails. www.newsbreak.com/david-heitz-...

Homeless drug users on Platte River Trail ‘scary’: A second council member expresses concerns - NewsBreak A second Denver City Council member during this week’s budget hearings has expressed concerns about homeless people migrating to the city’s trails. Specifi

My latest for NewsBreak -- another council member speaks out about homeless people on Platte River Trail. www.newsbreak.com/david-heitz-...

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Growing up gangster: Hanks movie made Rock Island infamous Underground tunnels littered with Prohibition-era liquor bottles snake through obscure town

A little story I wrote about my corrupt hometown, Rock Island, Ill. vocal.media/theSwamp/gro...

Opinion: Trump’s a huge fan of A.I., but A.I. doesn't seem too flattered - NewsBreak The author used A.I. in the crafting of this article. Trump and A.I. sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g. But why is the president of the United States so ena

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Three Denver council members put homeless family in hotel, cop buys unhoused man breakfast - NewsBreak Denver City Council members Serena Gonzales Guttierez, Sarah Parady and Shontel Lewis combined forces after Monday’s meeting and helped a family that had b

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Denver’s Crossroads homeless shelter finally getting makeover - NewsBreak Denver’s Salvation Army Crossroads homeless shelter, where bed bugs crawl out of cracks in the floor and bite the men sleeping on mats, is finally getting

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Families with children still suffering on Denver’s streets, advocates tell council - NewsBreak A trifecta of advocates from Housekeys Action Network Denver, or HAND, a non-profit serving the homeless, told the City Council Monday that families with c

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Overdose has killed 351 people in Denver so far in 2025 - NewsBreak Overdose deaths have claimed 351 lives so far this year, officials said Monday. The City Council adopted a resolution at their weekly meeting recognizing I

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Police brutality settlement costs Denver another $1,060,000; more than $6 million paid in 2025 - NewsBreak The Denver City Council awarded several plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the city a $1,060,000 settlement on Monday. The settlement stems from the George Fl

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