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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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Why is Chair of Vancouver Police Board using cops as props?

24 Oct 2011

A screen shot of two uniformed officers posing for Vision Vancouver campaign website Yesterday Mayor Gregor and a few glum looking candidates appeared in front of a children’s park to reveal another component of their platform. They were probably...

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Vision Vancouver's shaky track record when it comes to protecting free speech

23 Oct 2011

A large police presence can be seen at Olympic Village tent city before it was dismantled As we head into week two of the so-called "occupy" movement and the campers get settled in at the Vancouver Art Gallery, we...

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CityCaucus Redux: Vancouver City Hall staff morale in dismal shape

13 Oct 2011

An internal memo shared with CityCaucus.com reveals deep unhappiness among exempt staff In August 2010 CityCaucus.com exclusively reported on how bad staff morale was at Vancouver City Hall. The story eventually made it on to the front page of...

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CityCaucus Redux: City Manager says $34,000 a "drop in the bucket"

12 Oct 2011

Vancouver's City Manager shrugs off criticism of costs for private staff parties What follows is the next installment in our ongoing CityCaucus.com Redux series whereby we republish some of our more popular stories. Mike Klassen first published this doozie...

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Mayor's office was involved in at least one Stanley Cup non-event

12 Sep 2011

Mayor Gregor was very involved in the planning of the parade that never happenedIf you’re wondering why I haven’t posted here in a few days, it’s because I’ve been wading through reams of riot-related documents the City of Vancouver posted...

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Not all city employees are created equal

8 Sep 2011

"Don't you dare try to blame the riot on me, buddy" It's been rather intriguing to watch a half-dozen or so senior staff at Vancouver City Hall move into major butt-covering mode once the independent review regarding Robertson's Riot...

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Robertson's Riot report ignores critical issue of political accountability

1 Sep 2011

Does this politician not bear any responsibility for what happend the night of the riot? Photo: Stephen HuiOn June 15th, Vancouver was turned into a virtual war zone. Our streets were torn up and cars were set ablaze as Mayor...

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Lightning speed of Robertson's Riot Review opens it up to criticism

1 Sep 2011

Will the Furlong report will help to ensure political accountability for the riot?After only a few weeks of being on the job, John Furlong and Douglas Keefe have now wrapped up their work reviewing the circumstances surrounding what has been...

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Fan zone? Secrecy zone!

31 Aug 2011

Gregor Robertson's fun zone turned out to be anything but after Game 7 was overWe are pleased to feature a cross-post written by Bob Mackin who is the editor of the 2010 Goldrush blog. Here is his most recent column...

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CityCaucus Redux: Survey reveals Vancouver staff morale in terrible shape

20 Aug 2011

An internal memo shared with CityCaucus.com reveals deep unhappiness among staff Last year CityCaucus.com exclusively received a copy of a memo revealing staff morale at City Hall under Vision Vancouver was abysmal. What follows is our post from last...

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CityCaucus Redux: Mayor Gregor's office renos kick off controversy

17 Aug 2011

Cin cin! Too cramped for Robertson, a new dining room comes to the Mayor's officeIn today's CityCaucus Redux post, we go back one year and remind readers when Mayor Gregor decided his opulent teak-paneled office needed to be replaced...

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Robertson's Riot: The Review, Pt. 1 - council clueless on terms of reference

31 Jul 2011

Vision could be holidaying in Hollyhock with Joel Solomon while Penny reviews the riot It’s been a little over a month now since the Vancouver Canucks choked and our downtown turned into a riot zone. For his part, Mayor...

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Vision/COPE questions Furlong: Pot. Kettle. Black.

24 Jul 2011

Is it appropriate for Penny Ballem to be judge and jury regarding Robertson's Riot?It was another crazy week in civic politics last week as the Vision/COPE coalition went on the attack against a man some refer to as "Saint John"....

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EXCLUSIVE: Why won't Vancouver's City Clerk act as Chief Election Officer?

20 Jul 2011

Vancouver council bypasses City Clerk as Chief Election OfficerCityCaucus.com has learned that for the first time in living memory, Vancouver's City Clerk will not perform the duties of the Chief Election Officer. According to the Vancouver Charter (the legislation which...

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Anton's attempt to shed light on Robertson's Riot will go nowhere

13 Jul 2011

City process regarding "internal" riot reviews is ass backwards In the famous words of W.C. Fields "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again." That's probably the best way to describe NPA opposition leader Suzanne Anton's most recent...

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"Greenestocracy" about to get a big boost from Vancouver City Hall

12 Jul 2011

Talking green, versus cutting green (grass) now in vogue at Vancouver City HallUPDATE - July 13, 6:00 am: Vision Vancouver ended up passing their 162 page green manifesto into law. Amazingly, Deputy City Manager Johnston admits they have not determined what this...

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Vancouver's "internal" riot reviews won't pass sniff test

1 Jul 2011

Another YouTube creation capturing the aftermath of "Robertson's Riot" There are a lot of reviews going on right now regarding what some have dubbed as “Robertson’s Riot.” On Tuesday the B.C. government announced that Douglas Keefe, a former Nova Scotia...

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MSM Editorial: Robertson displays "arrogance" and "disdain for democracy"

30 Jun 2011

"Dumb and Dumber" is now playing at 12th and Cambie cinemas It's rare that our team will take an editorial from the mainstream media and post it here in its entirety, but that's what we're doing today. That's because we...

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YouTube creation captures essence of Robertson's Riot

28 Jun 2011

Need to know everything about riot in under 2 minutes? See video If you happen to be driving by Vancouver City Hall today around 2 pm, you can expect to see a few satellite trucks and TV cameras hanging...

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