A mayor is a symbol and a public face of what a city bureaucracy provides its citizens. John Hickenlooper bureaucracycitizencity Change image and share on social
I think we're in good shape, but the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is in some small way mitigated by the fact that we now have more people talking about it, thinking about it and working on it, so that we will be more vigilant and ready. John Hickenlooper factgoodhurricane share on social
Given that, and assuming that we begin to adjust to issues like climate change and the greenhouse effect, Denver's location in the center of the country becomes a tremendous advantage. John Hickenlooper adjustadvantageassume Change image and share on social
Some day, someone will do something wrong and there will be a scandal to report in the paper. When that happens, we will address it honestly and openly and try to deal with it as quickly and as fairly as we can, and keep moving the city forward. John Hickenlooper addresscityday share on social
America is always attracting people, from all over the earth. John Hickenlooper americaattractearth Change image and share on social
Especially during the first nine months, there was so much going on with trying to hire 55 people to run the city, it was hard to imagine any honeymoon. John Hickenlooper cityhardhire Change image and share on social
We are, by many measures, one of the more diverse cities in the country, growing more diverse all the time, and one of the more harmonious in terms of how we live together. John Hickenlooper citycountrydiverse Change image and share on social
I would argue that's because we had a bunch of smart people running around here. They were coming in and working very hard and many of them had left jobs in which they made significantly more money. John Hickenlooper arguebunchcome Change image and share on social
The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city. John Hickenlooper cityhireimportant Change image and share on social
Oftentimes, when constituencies or sectors of opinion are distinct, when they are confronted with a situation where they're going to have to make a serious compromise, they react very negatively publicly, but they also recognize when they step back that this is right. John Hickenlooper backcompromiseconfront share on social
