🌱Suncor Belches Chemicals + Paying Red Light Tickets + STAR To Expand

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• All of these restaurants were born in Colorado, see the list below.
• Denver's STAR program is set to expand amid dispute over the direction of the program.
• Are RTD fares too high? Now's your chance to weigh in and help the beleaguered transit agency rethink its fare structure.

Thursday's weather: An afternoon thundershower. High: 68 Low: 43.

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Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. If you get an automated red-light ticket in Denver, do you have to pay it? If you're issued a red-light photo ticket violation notice, you're provided a 15-day period to respond. Failure to respond within 45 days will result in either an in-person penalty assessment notice or a certified mail notice being served. (KDVR)
2. Amid tension over its future, the STAR program in Denver is scheduled to expand. With success comes growth, the STAR program, also known as Support Team Assisted Response, is set to expand this year, from five to eight vans and staffing will grow from 10 to 16. But some community advisory board members don't agree on the direction the program has taken. (Axios)
3. Calls for change after refinery repeatedly violates pollution standards. Commerce City Councilwoman Jennifer Allen-Thomas wants to know why the Suncor refinery in her district in Commerce City continues to emit gases that violated state rules 4o times since Christmas 2022. (9News)
4. These restaurant chains all started in Colorado. Some of the most popular food spots like Snarfs, Noodles and Chipotle were all born right her in the Centennial State. (FOX31)
5. Share your thoughts on future fares for RTD: How much do you RTD rides should cost? A fare study at RTD is currently underway, and depending on the results, changes to the current cost of riding for passengers could go down. (Denverite)

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Today in Denver:

• May the 4th be with you: Edgewater Library. (4 p.m.)
• Art wars, pop-up art gallery and party: For Star Wars Day! (5 p.m.)
• Thursday Night Book Group: "The Dictionary of Lost Words" by Pip Williams. (6 p.m.)
• Instrumental concert: East High. (7 p.m.)
• Ali Siddiq: Comedy Works. (8 p.m.)
• Things to do in Colorado: This weekend, May 5-7. (9News)

From my notebook:

• Free comic book day: Every Saturday. (Westword)
• Great rooftop decks in the metro area. (The Denver Post)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update. — Brad K. Evans

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