Replacing Cops With Drones, Cheap yet Controversial Calzones, and the Mayor’s Affordable Housing Fail
Should law enforcement employ drones to respond to 911 calls? DPD has already signed a free-trial contract with Flock, but how these drones will actually be used isn’t clear. Then, even as restaurants say they are struggling to stay open amid rising costs, labor issues, and concerns about crime, one calzone shop owner on South Broadway has chosen to drastically lower his prices. Producers Paul Karolyi and Olivia Jewell Love are joined by Denverite reporter Kyle Harris to talk about automating law enforcement and a very iconoclastic calzone maker, plus their wins and fails of the week.
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Paul talked about the mayor’s latest affordable housing proposal downtown, Beyonce, and Chef Jose Avila’s new spot, Malinche Audio Bar. Olivia mentioned Fox31 meteorologist Kylie Bearse’s stalking case, Evergreen shooting survivor Matthew Silverstone, and some of Gov. Polis’ recent social media posts. Kyle discussed the Pentagon’s new press rules.
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