Johnston, who swore his oath as Denver mayor in July, immediately took aim at the city s homelessness crisis. He declared a state of emergency, launched an operations center to coordinate responses, hired a homelessness advisor, and spent millions of dollars to buy "tiny homes" — his foremost transition strategy — under the umbrella of a "housing first" approach to the challenge.
Thursday's debate saw 16 of the 17 candidates cover a range of topics, including housing, crime, transportation and environmental issues. CBS News Colorado will provide similar recaps on other portions of the debate in the coming days.
CBS News Colorado Political Specialist Shaun Boyd debuted her new political show, "Left, Right, Center" with a discussion about the first gubernatorial debate for the November election.