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24 Hours Vancouver: Post mortems on NPA & COPE have begun

24 Nov 2011

The candidate pictured above is not to blame for COPE's demiseIn lieu of new content here at CityCaucus.com, we will continue to republish Daniel Fontaine's 24 Hours column here as usual.The civic campaign is over and the volunteers have packed...

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Kudos to Mayor Robertson and his Vision Vancouver team

19 Nov 2011

It's late on Saturday night and I've been doing the circuit of media appearances for the better part of the last six hours. I had the pleasure of working with the team over at CTV, Vancouver Sun and CKNW...

CityCaucus.com official candidate endorsement list

17 Nov 2011

Our official list of endorsed candidates in Metro Vancouver is now online! It's all come down to this. We're only a couple of days away from the civic elections in Metro Vancouver and a projected 28% of you (or...

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Who will Occupy Vancouver City Hall after Nov 19th?

14 Nov 2011

The NPA hope this kind of video will help bridge a six point gap in the polls With only a few more days left until the Nov 19th civic election, we are down to the final crucial week of campaigning....

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Poll has Anton (42.8%) within striking distance of Robertson (48.7%)

11 Nov 2011

Is Robertson's dithering over Occupy Vancouver costing him thousands of potential votes? Only a couple of weeks ago I was quoted in the Vancouver Sun stating it would take a "herculean" effort for Suzanne Anton to defeat Gregor "Goliath"...

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Occupy Vancouver fatality still won't move Mayor into action

6 Nov 2011

The illegal tents at Occupy Vancouver will be there long after the electionIt's Sunday morning and I find myself at a loss for words. After weeks of tweets, blog posts and media appearances pleading with Mayor Gregor Robertson to do...

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Randy Helten and NSV cleverly develop new "progressive" slate

5 Nov 2011

Which of these mayoral candidates is running with a "progressive" slate? In the midst of a very busy news cycle, Randy Helten and his Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver party announced they were rounding out their civic slate. Instead...

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Future of illegal Occupy Vancouver structures now rests with voters

2 Nov 2011

These structures have cost Vancouver taxpayers at least $540,000 + so far It’s official. The fate of the illegal Occupy Vancouver structures now rests in the hands of Vancouver voters who are set to go to the polls on...

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CityCaucus Redux: Vision described housing strategy in revealing video

30 Oct 2011

Jang & Reimer discuss their housing strategy with DTES activists – see video In our next CityCaucus redux post, we feature a great story we ran back in December 2009. We discovered a very interesting YouTube video which provided...

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Mayor Robertson's Happy Planet Juice company leaves Vancouver

28 Oct 2011

NPA says jobs are being squeezed out of Vancouver at an alarming rate Less than a week after Mayor Gregor Robertson unveiled his economic strategy to attract new jobs to the city, it has been revealed the company he...

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Suzanne Anton can win the civic election

28 Oct 2011

Anton is the underdog heading into the November 19th civic election Yesterday I attended a video-taped debate with Vision Vancouver’s Ian Baillie to discuss the state of affairs regarding the upcoming civic election. It was my first opportunity to...

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Policy wonks having tough time connecting with civic election

26 Oct 2011

What kind of issues should civic candidates be debating over coming weeks If you’re starting to wonder whether there are any other issues to be discussed in this civic campaign besides the Occupy Vancouver squat, you’d be in good...

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A campaign day Vision Vancouver would rather forget

25 Oct 2011

Today's Vancouver Sun front page can't give Vision confidence There are some days in an election campaign when you wake up and think "when is this ever going to be over?" For Mayor Gregor Robertson and his Vision Vancouver...

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Occupy movement costing Vancouver taxpayers dearly

20 Oct 2011

The front cover of 24 Hours Vancouver asks a very good question UPDATE @ 6 pm: Several media outlets are reporting that the costs related to Occupy Vancouver are approximately $500,000 for the first week alone...with no end in...

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"Effen NPA hack" Helten now de facto COPE mayoral candidate

18 Oct 2011

Former Vision member Randy Helten wants to become Mayor of Vancouver Not a lot of people in Vancouver consider mayoral candidate Randy Helten a household name, but that might be about to change. A former Vision Vancouver member, Helten...

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CityCaucus Redux: Vision Vancouver arrogance caught on infamous audio tape

18 Oct 2011

This unbelievable video reveals that Mayor Robertson is completely out of touch It was this incident that helped catapult mayoral candidate Randy Helten into the media spotlight. We thought it might be timely to share it with you again...

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Occupy Vancouver tents & porta potties could become election issue

17 Oct 2011

City of Vancouver tweet raises questions as to whether by-laws will be enforced UPDATE @ 9:00 pm: The Vancouver Sun is reporting this evening that Mayor Gregor Robertson has declared the tents and other structures can stay on the...

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CityCaucus Redux: Costly renos to Mayor's office caused controversy

16 Oct 2011

Mayor Gregor is caught in some nose-stretchers by CKNW's Sean Leslie Back in August 2010 Mike Klassen did a great story about Mayor Gregor Robertson's public statements regarding his costly office renovations. As part of our CityCaucus Redux series,...

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Red tape reduction commissioner good first step to making housing affordable

14 Oct 2011

Anton wants to reduce red tape and get housing projects approved fasterI'm told by sources within both the NPA and Vision camps that affordable housing and homelessness are some of the top issues of concern for Vancouverites. However, you'd never...

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Anton motion calls for more transparency regarding Olympic Village project

12 Oct 2011

Robertson and Anton will square off next week regarding controversial developmentIt was the central theme of the last civic election, but few people are talking about the financial status of Olympic Village any longer. Is that about to change?NPA mayoral...

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