News Highlights Annual State of the City Address Tuesday, July 1, 2008   Mayor John Hickenlooper’s annual State of the City Address recognized Denver's 150th anniversary as he outlined 25 initiatives and priorities in the year to come. They are practical, down-to-earth programs and enterprises that hope to pass the test of time towards Denver's next historical benchmark.  Read the entire address.

Denver's 150th Anniversary On November 22, 1858, Gen. William Larimer, a land speculator from eastern Kansas, placed cottonwood sticks on the hill overlooking the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek to stake a claim at the center of a square-mile town plat. Now, 150 years later, Denver is the 21st largest metropolitan area in the United States. The City and County of Denver is celebrating its sesquicentennial with a legacy project, the Denver Daisy; recognition of 150 people making Denver a better place; and a two-week celebration in November called 15 Days, 150 Years.  read more ... Greenprint Denver Sustainability: A Core Value in Denver City Government   In the summer of 2005, Mayor John W. Hickenlooper joined 49 other mayors nationwide in a U.S. Conference of Mayors pledge to improve the environment of their cities and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.        read more ... Denver's Road Home Denver's Road Home was developed by the Denver Commission to End Homelessness. The immediate goal of Denver's Road Home is to reduce homelessness in Denver by 75% over five years.  read more ... Partnership Denver Denver’s neighborhoods encompass a wide variety of architecture, culture, and amenities making them both unique and vibrant. In order to better serve the needs of Denver neighborhoods, the Mayor’s Office has a Neighborhood Liaison, Heather Barry.  read more ...

Mayor Hickenlooper Names Daniel Alexander Director of Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security Mayor Hickenlooper Names Daniel Alexander Director of Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 CONTACT: Sue Cobb, Mayor’s Office, 720-865-9016 Mayor Hickenlooper Names Daniel Alexander Director of Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security  (DENVER­) Mayor John Hickenlooper today announced the appointment of Daniel Alexander as Director of the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.  Alexander will assume his new post September 22, 2008. Alexander currently serves as Homeland Security Director for the City of Milwaukee. “Daniel’s experience is impressive, especially his efforts to involve the private sector in all aspects of emergency management,” Hickenlooper said. “His proven leadership of interdisciplinary teams within emergency management and his commitment to preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation make him a perfect fit with the talented, hard-working team in our Office of Emergency Management.” Currently leading Denver’s Office of Emergency Management is Steve Steed, acting director, and Ellis Stanley, former head of Emergency Management for the City of Los Angeles. Stanley serves under contract with Denver as Director of Democratic National Convention Planning. He will work with Alexander to complete of the City’s overall integrated emergency management and business continuity plans in time for the August 25-28 Democratic National Convention. Alexander joined the City of Milwaukee in 1993 as a Police Officer and was promoted to Sergeant in 1998. He was named Administrative Lieutenant of Police in 2004 and again promoted to Lieutenant of Police in 2005. In 2006, Mayor Tom Barrett appointed Alexander Homeland Security Director. As Milwaukee’s first Homeland Security Director, Alexander developed the city’s emergency management program and managed Milwaukee’s security planning, exercising and funding initiatives. He also created and managed the city’s continuity of operations plan. Alexander received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). ### Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Return