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August 26, 2026

Is Denver Done With ADUs? Plus, AI Slop is Spreading and Expired Tags Beware!

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Is Denver Done With ADUs? Plus, AI Slop is Spreading and Expired Tags Beware!

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Denver’s $200 million budget shortfall is impacting everything from city services to road repairs to our parks system – and the latest casualty could be housing, with the city’s ADU program losing a quarter million dollars. Green chile correspondent Justine Sandoval joins host Bree Davies to discuss what the loss of public funding means for this type of affordable homes. Plus, they share information on how to not get caught with expired license plates this week and Bree rants about the AI slop creeping into local businesses.

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