The good and the bad in new homelessness numbers; municipal drama in Mountain View; a Tiny Desk finalist from Colorado

The number of people experiencing homelessness last year held steady, but digging into the numbers reveals a potentially concerning trend, when it comes to youth living on the streets. Then, on Denver’s western border, officials in the tiny town of Mountain View have been filing complaints against each other at a furious clip. And we meet Lauren Frihauf, a Colorado musician who caught the judges’ ears during NPR’s annual Tiny Desk contest.Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: Information about Documents That Forged A Nation at History Colorado. Denverite’s Kyle Harris on what new numbers tell us about homelessness in Colorado. Denverite’s Kiara DeMare on political conflicts in the town of Mountain View. 2026 Tiny Desk Finalist Lauren Frihauf. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Stephanie Wolf, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.