Taishya Adams

Voted for a new fee on home demolitions and rebuilds. The money goes to affordable housing. It passed 7-2.

November 9, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: boulderreportinglab.org

Voted for zoning changes that make it easier to turn single-family homes into duplexes and triplexes. The goal was more housing and lower costs. The vote was 6-3.

January 9, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Cast the only vote against selling a downtown city parking lot for $5.8 million to build a 110-room hotel. She cited water and energy concerns.

August 23, 2026

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Voted against sending a downtown development authority to the ballot. It would have shifted some tax growth to downtown and University Hill. The 4-4 tie killed it.

August 6, 2026

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Supported keeping Boulder Municipal Airport open with no end date in a 5-4 straw poll. Closing it could have freed the land for housing.

April 23, 2026

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Voted no when the council found a need to study growing Boulder into Area III, which could one day add 8,700 homes. She cited land conservation. The vote was 7-2.

February 12, 2026

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Voted against a new transportation maintenance fee billed to residents and businesses to help pay for street upkeep. The fee passed 6-3.

October 23, 2025

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Cast the only vote against Boulder's $521 million city budget for 2026. The budget passed 8-1.

October 23, 2025

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Cast the only vote against a new short-term rental license for the Sundance Film Festival. The license let people rent out homes during the festival.

September 18, 2025

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Was the only council member to support reopening the city's investment policy over the Gaza war. She asked the city to sell its Caterpillar and Microsoft holdings.

August 21, 2025

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Cast the only vote against new council meeting rules. She said moving the start time to 5:30 p.m. made it harder for working people to attend. The rules passed 8-1.

July 24, 2025

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Voted against stopping public comment at the council meeting after the Pearl Street attack. She said grieving residents had a right to speak to the council.

June 5, 2025

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Was the only council member who did not sign the city's statement calling the June 1, 2025 Pearl Street attack antisemitic. She said she wanted it also called anti-Zionist.

June 3, 2025

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Was cleared by a special counsel of breaking the city's code of conduct. Residents had complained that she blocked them on Instagram and from her book group.

March 18, 2025

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Voted to reopen the city's investment rules on weapons makers, tied to the war in Gaza. The council declined 6-3.

February 6, 2025

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Voted against a larger St. Julien Hotel downtown. She said the plan did not give enough benefit to residents. The council approved it 6-3.

January 16, 2025

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Voted against a faster minimum wage raise meant to match Denver's wage by 2027. The plan failed 5-4, and the council passed a smaller raise to $15.57 an hour.

October 10, 2024

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Voted against 45 small apartments on Pearl Street. She said rents of about $2,500 a month would not meet the needs of Boulder families. The project passed.

September 5, 2024

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Voted to let the city council start work on a Gaza ceasefire resolution. The council rejected the idea 7-2; only she and one other member voted yes.

February 15, 2024

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Won a seat on Boulder City Council in the November 2023 election. She placed third among 10 candidates for four seats, with 14,633 votes in the official count.

November 7, 2023

Source: electionresults.bouldercounty.gov