Colorado Springs City Councilor Gold was reprimanded recently, for comments “in violation of the rules and procedures of City Council,” when in fact her comments were an example of the civility and decorum council rules strive to achieve. We share what went down in the January 13, 2026 Colorado Springs City Council meeting – in which faith leaders made comments about Martin Luther King Jr. Day which incited City Councilor Dave Donelson to walk out, refusing to participate in a photograph commemorating the mayor and council’s proclamation. Councilor Kimberly Gold reminded the room that, “Doctor MLK was a fiery person. He had to be in order to create change. And we need that same fiery spirit today and beyond to create the continued change that we need in our country.”
At its next public meeting, City Council heard from several citizens who praised Gold’s behavior and comments. In this episode we speak with Kimberly Gold to get her take, and we discuss the incident, the reprimand, and subsequent events with Pikes Peak Bulletin Managing Editor Heila Ershadi.
LINKS:
Pikes Peak Bulletin Coverage:
Councilmember Gold Reprimanded for MLK Proclamation Remarks:
https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/councilmember-gold-reprimanded-for-mlk-proclamation-remarks/
Juicy Public Comments on No Black History Month Proclamation, Gold Reprimand, ICE:
https://pikespeakbulletin.org/news/juicy-public-comments-on-no-black-history-month-proclamation-gold-reprimand-ice/
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MENTIONED:
City Councilor Kimberly Gold
City Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson
City Councilor Dave Donelson
Rev. Josh Rumple
First Congregational Church
Rev. Candace Woods
Seth Palmer Harris
League of American Bicyclists
Bicycle Colorado Springs
PikeRide
2026 Winter Olympics
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum
U.S. Olympic pommel horse champion Stephen Nedoroscik
Galentine’s Day
Good Intentions
Novis Mortem Collective
Painting With a Twist
Comfort & Joy Cat Café
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
The Local Motive
Loving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.
Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.
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47 mins