Denverite: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration has a counting problem.
The new mayor campaigned to end homelessness in four years — something no other mayor has done.
On July 18, his first full day in office, he launched an ambitious short-term plan, costing taxpayers more than $48 million, to bring 1,000 people living on the streets indoors into housing and shelter by Dec. 31.
With weeks to go, the city’s Housing Outcomes dashboard shows more than 580 people have been brought indoors. Johnston launched the online dashboard in September in the name of accountability and transparency.
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