The campaign donation lists are in. But the news is not always news. For their 2014 campaign, Vision Vancouver has raised $2.25 million dollars, and it’s no surprise that the development industry is Vision’s biggest donor by far. (The $2.2m does not include the $25,000 plates at a private fundraiser hosted in March by ‘condo king’ Bob Rennie, which…
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Longtime City activist Tim Louis ready for November 2014 election – calls for expropriation of Arbutus Corridor
These are the highlights of my speech this morning. Friends and the media joined me at the Arbutus Corridor as I announced my bid for a COPE nomination to run for City Council in Vancouver’s November municipal election. I will be running for a nomination at COPE’s Nominating Conference Sunday Sept. 7th. — I am here…
Vision’s Vision is Getting Blurry
In politics, as in our personal lives, sometimes we need to revise our expectations. Other times, we have to admit we are wrong; we are required to concede that we simply did not do enough. In the case of Vision Vancouver’s highly touted and infinitely flexible promise to end homelessness, it appears that a rather…
Resurrecting the Downtown Historic Railway
Great analysis below is courtesy of my friend Peter Finch, who is an advocate for (and very informed about) streetcars. Vancouver’s Vision-dominated city council recently produced a report on the Downtown Historic Railway, declaring it “too old to work on a safe and viable basis,” and adding that “ridership was ….low” (attrib. Geoff…
Letter of the Week: Vision Vancouver shows little respect for citizens
My letter to the editor got selected as the Letter of the Week in the March 16 2014 edition of the Vancouver Province. It was also published in March 17th’s Vancouver Sun. Let’s keep the pressure on Vision Vancouver until Election Day, when hopefully we’ll say goodbye to them! Letter of the Week: Vision Vancouver…
New Years 2014 — the numbers are in!
On January 1st, my partner Penny and I had our annual New Years Day drop-in event at our home. This year, we turned it into a fundraiser for COPE. Entry was by donation, and once inside attendees enjoyed an enormous feast put together by Penny. A big thanks to everyone who came out and made…