News About Golden - September 14, 2025

September 14, 2025 . 12:01 AM

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Pleasant View residents reject state plan to build housing

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

Pleasant View residents had accepted the idea that 9.3 acres north of the Pleasant View Community Park would become an energy research campus called the Glo Park when it was proposed years ago.

However, with both funding and tenants evaporating amid the current political and economic climate, the site might become a host for affordable housing instead... Read more...

Colorado quietly empties one of its largest juvenile detention facilities — internal emails reveal safety failures

By Rhea Jha
9News

GOLDEN, Colo. — The Colorado Division of Youth Services (DYS) quietly removed all juvenile offenders from one of the state's largest youth detention facilities, the Campus at Lookout Mountain in Golden. In public statements, the agency insisted the move was routine and due to staffing levels. In private, a senior official warned of ongoing "basic safety" issues... Read more...