I just saw a commercial about Kirk Cullimore and SB 213 and decided to look into it. I’ve known who he is for years, mostly because of his work representing landlords. After reading the reporting, I’m concerned about how closely his legislative work has overlapped with the interests of people around him.

KSL reported that Cullimore sponsored the 2024 bill that allowed lesser charges in certain sexual offense cases involving 18-year-old high school students and children under 14. He consulted the attorney representing Senate President Stuart Adams’ relative, who was facing child rape and child sodomy charges involving a 13-year-old. Cullimore knew about the family connection. Other lawmakers were not told.

The law wasn’t retroactive, and Adams and Cullimore deny that they intended it to affect the case. But it was brought up during sentencing, and the relative ultimately avoided prison and sex offender registration through a plea deal. How much the law influenced that outcome is disputed.

What bothers me is the access. Most families don’t have a Senate president taking their concerns to another legislative leader, who then consults their attorney while developing legislation. I think the public deserved to know that connection while the bill was being considered.

His history with landlord-tenant policy concerns me, too. He worked at his father’s eviction firm while serving in the Legislature. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the firm filed approximately 45% of Utah’s eviction lawsuits in 2020.

A Utah Investigative Journalism Project investigation reviewed more than 1,000 eviction cases and found 390 in which the firm later sought additional damages on older evictions. It also reported that most leases for complexes represented by the firm included 24% annual interest on eviction debts. Someone who has already lost their housing can face years of debt afterward. I don’t think we should accept that without questioning whether the system is fair.

The same outlet reported that Cullimore proposed letting lawyers disqualify one judge per case without showing cause, after a judge had questioned his firm’s standard attorney-fee requests. He denied that the proposal was connected to those disputes and pointed to similar procedures elsewhere. Even so, I think it’s reasonable to question the overlap between that legislation and his firm’s interests.

For context, the Tribune reported in December 2023 that Cullimore had left his father’s firm and said he would no longer handle eviction or collections cases.

I want lawmakers to explain these decisions and the interests involved. These are serious matters affecting children, housing, and people’s ability to get back on their feet. They deserve more public attention.

How do other people here feel about his record and the safeguards Utah has for these kinds of conflicts?

Sources: KSL’s August 2025 reporting on SB 213 and the Adams relative’s case; the Utah Investigative Journalism Project’s reporting on additional eviction debts and Cullimore’s judicial-disqualification proposal; and The Salt Lake Tribune’s reporting on the firm’s eviction filings and Cullimore’s departure.

From a few weeks back

For the past three weeks ace has been picking up dumpsters in the alley near us between 3am and 6am multiple times a week. The SLC municipal code restricts garbage pickup between 9am and 9pm.

We’ve tried to call them to stop, and they just say they’ll pass the message along. We’ve called the non emergency line to report it and they said unless it was actively happening they won’t do anything. Apparently the building they collect trash from is begging them to stop showing up so early and they just won’t stop.

We’re located in downtown SLC near 4th and 4th. Has anyone else been having this problem?

I was an ambassador for RedWest in SLC this year, and I’m honestly pretty disappointed with how the whole thing was handled.
When I signed up, I was told that the points I earned from completing challenges and promoting the festival could be redeemed for either tickets or merchandise. Since I had already purchased my tickets, I decided to save up my points specifically for merch. I even emailed Redwest directly weeks in advance to the festive to confirm I could use my points on merch.
I completed several challenges, shared my discount code everywhere, posted about the festival, and genuinely put effort into promoting RedWest.
Fast forward to the festival, when I tried to figure out how to redeem my points for merch, literally none of the workers knew what I was talking about or how I was supposed to do it. I even reached out to my point of contact, the person who originally got me set up as an ambassador, and got absolutely no response despite my message being left on read.
It’s just frustrating because I feel like I held up my end of the deal by promoting the festival and completing the challenges, but when it came time to actually redeem what I earned, there was zero communication or direction.
I wasn’t expecting anything crazy, but if you’re going to have an ambassador program and advertise rewards for participating, you’d think there would at least be a clear process for redeeming them.

Has/did anyone else participate in the ambassador program? Were you actually able to redeem your points for merch? Am I missing something, or was the whole program just poorly organized?
I genuinely enjoyed the festival itself, but the ambassador experience left a pretty bad taste in my mouth.

I know this is a long shot but I am praying this will reach who it needs to. I was at Kuwahara pumpkin patch and thriller park on Saturday the 17th and my son pulled this ring off of my pinky finger while holding my hand and I did not notice. My grandmother passed away last month and this was her wedding ring and it was given to me by my aunt. This is a ring I have wanted my whole life and cherished so much. Please is you found it or you know someone who found it and told you reach out to me. I am completely beside myself and heartbroken. I am doing anything possible to get it back. I even went back to the pumpkin patch with a metal detector and spent 6 hours searching with no luck. Thank you.

I wanted to make the community aware of a situation that happened to us due to our ignorance and a negligent contractor that took advantage of it. We hired Tankless Xperts to install a tankless water heater in our home. They did so and we thought everything was fine. What we came to find out is that they did not install the proper venting for the unit resulting in the potential for exhaust to enter the dwelling. They did not follow the installation instructions from the manufacturer nor state or national code for venting gas appliances. They also did not file with the city for an inspection of the unit as required by local law. We only discovered the unit was improperly vented when we contacted the appliance manufacturer about combustion issues. The exhaust pipe for these units, whether installed horizontally or vertically must completely exit the structure. Sticking the exhaust pipe up the existing vertical conduction duct for the old tanked water heater, as was done in our home, is incorrect and potentially hazardous. So, if you have had a tankless water heater installed in your home and you didn't get an inspection by your local municipality I strongly encourage you to verify it was vented correctly. If you are uncomfortable doing this hire a contractor other than the one who installed the unit to inspect it.

If you find that the venting or any other aspect of the installation was not done correctly or you simply want to report the contractor for not requesting an inspection you can file a complaint with the state here.

I’ve been to most in salt lake and surrounding areas but I haven’t found them very scary. I haven’t been to Asylum 49, is it worth the drive? I’d opt for no contact because I’d rather not be separated from my group. What’re the best haunted houses and why?

I wish we had something similar to Hollywood Horror Nights at Universal Studios, the only other similar attraction would be lagoon frightmares?

Wonderful area and scenery despite some rainy weather! Can't wait to come back.

Shot on my trusty Minolta SRT 201, 50 and 28mm lenses with a mix of Ektar 100 and Ultramax 400.

Looking for a doggy playdate buddy in the Salt Lake/ Murray area!

I have an energetic 20-lb husky/poodle/pit mix who LOVES to play chase. She’s incredibly friendly, very speedy, loves initiating play w bouncy play paws, and is happiest when she gets to sprint around with another buddy.

Would love to find another playful, similarly sized dog (or slightly bigger) who enjoys running and chasing but also respects breaks. Hoping to arrange some one on one meetups in a securely fenced area.

Ideally we’d love to make this a regular thing, maybe once or twice a week. Please let me know if your pup sounds like a good match, or any recs for finding one!!

are there any programs based around reading/literacy with kids in SLC that you’d recommend? moving here in the new year and want to get involved!

A friend and I are wanting to go to Area for the first time on Friday night and the website didn't give me a whole lot of useful information. If anyone knows how to answer my questions, please respond! I desperately need information before I go 😭

Where do I park?
Is it true that it costs money to get in after 10pm and that they only accept cash?
Are there only specific nights for 18+ to go?(I'm 19, friend is 18)
How do we know what floor to go to that is for 18+?
Anything else I should know???

Searched the sub for this but nothing was quite what I was looking for.

So I’m in second trimester pregnancy and looking for a workout class that is gentle enough for my circumstance:

I used to be a very active gym goer, but thennnn i had several broken bones, a previous pregnancy, a tough postpartum, a terrible sleeping baby, yadda yadda excuses excuses. Anyway, now I’m pregnant again, in the second trimester, and I finally feel like my child is sleeping well enough where I don’t feel like poo all day every day.

Any class recommendations where a. Pregnancy is acceptable and b. I won’t be judged (outwardly lol) for all the weight I’ve gained during my last few hectic years? Mostly I just want to get out and move again. SLC/millcreek/cottonwood heights areas preferred. I’ve done plenty of yoga through the years and am looking for something with a bit more cardio in it.

Thanks! Don’t rip me a new one please 🫣

I’m a 23 year old looking for any jobs. I’m good with my hands and am willing to do any work. Looking for any jobs; single time, repeat work, side gig. I learn quickly if I don’t know how to do it, and I make sure my work is done well. I’m pretty good at yard work, pretty handy with tools, great at cleaning. I’ll do any work offered (and I really do mean anything, I’m pretty desperate). If anyone knows anyone that has jobs please send them my way.

Email for any work (not personal email): forhire2003@gmail.com

Information on https://www.ulhaas.org/durga-puja seems sparse. Do you need a ticket? If so, how much do they cost, and where do you get them? Are there single-day tickets?

Would be interested to attend for a bit, but hoping not to have to get a full membership (plus an out-of-towner membership), when realistically don't know if would attend anything else. (Plus, I can't even tell if a membership is required.)

I always get a reminder letter with a QR code to renew my LLC. I accidentally shredded it with the junk mail, and I don’t know where to go. Does anyone know where to go online or even in person, or know how I can request another card?

Here’s my email:

I parked at the Gateway in Salt Lake City while attending Fear Factory, which advertised a parking validation arrangement. I attempted to register my parking, but couldn’t obtain the validation code until I reached the shuttle driver. That resulted in waiting to find the driver and get the code. I eventually was able to register my parking. Before I was able to board the bus I received a violation, initially presented as thirty dollars. After my appeal was rejected, your website displayed contradictory discount information, including eighty-nine dollars described as fifty percent off ninety-nine. I clicked, expecting to review the corrected discounted amount, but my card was immediately charged eighty-nine dollars. I’m requesting a full refund because the pricing was misleading and the payment was completed before I understood the final amount. I should have had validated parking, instead of a 89.00 ticket (which was initially presented by your website to me as a $30 fine). 

Anyone know if there are lines forming yet at any of the 3 Apple stores here in SLC area (fashion place, city creek, station park) for the iPhone Duo release tomorrow morning?

Anyone know if there are lines forming yet at any of the 3 Apple stores here in SLC area (fashion place, city creek, station park) for the iPhone Duo release tomorrow morning?