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Dollar Tree’s chronic understaffing and lack of security measures have made stores nationwide a “hunting ground” for sexual assaults involving what’s known as “gooning,” the act of public masturbation, a new Colorado lawsuit alleges.

The lawsuit, filed last week in El Paso County, alleges a woman shopping with her child and mother was victimized in March 2025, when a man followed the family around a Dollar Tree in Colorado Springs and ejaculated on her.

That man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure and aggravated unlawful sexual contact, according to the lawsuit. The same man had previously been involved in a similar incident at another Dollar Tree in Colorado Springs in December 2024, but was not banned from the chain, the lawsuit alleges.

Mayor Yemi's office released their Community-First Data Center Standards.

It has 6 points:

1. Colorado Springs residents and businesses will not subsidize private development.

2. Colorado Springs' water is one of our community's most valuable resources.

3. All large load user projects must be a good neighbor.

4. Every data center must meet Colorado Springs' development standards.

5. We Will Welcome Community Contribution

6. We Will Protect the Public’s Voice

City Council has scheduled the appeal for Project Taurus, the proposed data center on Garden of the Gods Rd. The project was previously approved by the Planning Department in June. The appeal of that decision was heard by the Planning Commision in July, who voted 6-2 to move the plan forward with conditions. This is the appeal of that decision. If you wish to make a public comment or contribute to the record, please email allcouncil@coloradosprings.gov with your name and address. The maximum number of citizen comments is 120, and speakers are on a first-come, first-serve basis.

If you've seen the document posted about Raeden requesting 300 MW critical, 420 MW gross from CSU, it came from the hard work of a 14-year old. Not being able to vote doesn't stop you from participating in democracy.

From the article:

>"Kyle McGuffey is four years away from being able to vote, but he’s become deeply involved in the debate over a proposed data center in Colorado Springs.

>The 14-year-old heard about the Project Taurus data center from a TikTok video he saw in the spring. The data center, which California-based company Raeden plans to build in a former computer chip manufacturing plant off Garden of the Gods Road, spurred concerns from neighbors about its utility demands and potential noise.

>Kyle said the video raised questions about the environmental impacts of adding such a large business to the city. He started Googling around and searching websites to figure out how to request records from the city and Colorado Springs Utilities. He sent both entities requests for planning documents, environmental impact studies and email communications about the data center."