‘We are on the precipice of immense change.’ —Ward I’s Gianina Horton
Gianina Horton was born and raised in Denver. At 33, she is the eldest of six siblings and now lives in northwest Aurora, where in November she was elected to represent the area as the new city council member for Ward I. Her district includes parts of Central Park, Original Aurora, the University of Colorado Anschutz, and the Aurora Cultural Arts District.
A few days after Horton was sworn in, she sat down to talk with Front Porch at the Ollin Cafetzin coffee shop, a new business along East Colfax—an area in the middle of a conversation around change…