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Pandora Street photos off limits to media

31 May 2011

Vancouver fire fighter keeps a record of Pandora Street - photo: Vancouver Sun Last December three men died tragically in a flop house fire on Pandora Street in Vancouver. Thanks in part to the tireless efforts of family members;...

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By his own standard, Gregor Robertson has "failed" the people of Vancouver

24 May 2011

Will Mayor Gregor apply the same standard to himself he has others? Photo: Vancouver Sun In February of 2008, when the homeless count in Vancouver stood at 1,580 people, Gregor Robertson declared he was running for Mayor. As the...

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Web archive proves Vision Vancouver altered homeless promise

24 May 2011

Can you spot the difference between Vision in 2008 & 2011? It was only moments after NPA city councillor Suzanne Anton announced that she was seeking the Mayor's job when the Vision Swiftboating crew revved their engines. With the party...

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Part II: Empty units at Olympic Village costing taxpayers $200K per month

4 May 2011

The not-so-hidden costs of Vision's social housing experiment are mountingIn the second part of this series, Michael Geller explores some of the more recent events to take place regarding the Olympic Village social housing units. He reveals that a number...

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CityCaucus Redux: Gregor urged last council to spend additional $50 million on Olympic Village

13 Apr 2011

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Homeless death count in Burnaby is a call for action

1 Mar 2011

"Street" homelessness being solved? Yes, according to Mayor Gregor's targets (video) Last week's recent snap of sub-zero temperatures trained the public mind back onto Metro Vancouver's homeless problem, at least for a day or two. A noble campaign was...

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Olympic Village, False Creek North and the DTES: How best to achieve socially diverse communities?

17 Jan 2011

The north shore of False Creek will have less social mix thanks to Vision Vancouver This week, Vancouver City Council will consider another major proposal for the North Shore of False Creek. Concord Pacific is proposing to build four new...

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CityCaucus Redux: Tim Louis' "seven indicators" of a progressive Vancouver government

11 Oct 2010

Former COPE city councillor & lawyer Tim Louis is coming back to the pages of CityCaucus.com We're extremely pleased to announce the imminent return of Tim Louis to CityCaucus.com. Tim wrote for us in the early days of the site...

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Robertson's letter to NPA council paints a different picture

4 Oct 2010

Robertson's spinmeisters make valiant attempts to portray him as a fiscal conservative A lot has been written in the mainstream media over the last two years regarding how "the previous city council" supposedly left the problem of the Olympic...

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Poll offers hope and despair for Gregor Robertson's political opponents

8 Sep 2010

Should Gregor Robertson's plummeting approval ratings concern Vision? At first blush, a review of the newly released poll by Justason Marketing Intelligence regarding the municipal scene in Vancouver appears to be enough to send both the NPA and COPE into...

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Teachers now provided with special access to Olympic Village rentals

23 Apr 2010

Voters? Pah! Vision's arrogance becomes more evident on Olympic Village file In what is quickly becoming one of the most surreal debates regarding the controversy-plagued Olympic Village, Vancouver Council has decided to add teachers to the growing list of occupations...

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Geller: My thoughts on the Olympic Village "social housing"

21 Apr 2010

The long awaited report from city staff on what to do with the Social Housing was released yesterday. There were a few surprises. On one hand it recommends proceeding as before with half of the units offered as social...

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City recommends spending $32 million on social housing at Olympic Athlete's Village

20 Apr 2010

The costly waterfront social housing will remain in SE False CreekThe City of Vancouver has filed yet another late distribution report on the social housing at the Olympic Athlete's Village. Here are the high level recommendations of the report:All 250...

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Hockey playoffs can throw political agendas offside

14 Apr 2010

The NHL playoffs will be dominating the headlines for the next few weeksIt’s the time of year that some politicians either learn to love or hate. It’s called hockey playoff season. Over the next several weeks (hopefully over a...

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Robertson takes credit for $170 million secured in 2007

29 Mar 2010

Hey, what's a hundred million here or there anyway? During the last term of council I received several media inquiries insisting that former Mayor Sam Sullivan provide proof regarding his claim to have secured 3,500 new units of social...

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Vancouver's funding requests done on a back of a napkin

2 Mar 2010

Policy preparation Vancouver-style from the Mayor's office In what has become a regular occurrence, Mayor Gregor Robertson held a press conference to make a prepared speech, then responded to reporter's questions with answers riddled with clichés. "We suppressed expectations...

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Little Mountain is "the key," says Minister. The Rich Coleman interview, part two

10 Jan 2010

Rich Coleman with media during a recent housing announcement in Victoria LAST MONTH CityCaucus.com sat down for an interview with Minister of Housing and Social Development, the Hon. Rich Coleman, MLA for Fort Langley-Aldergrove. In December we listed Minister...

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CityCaucus.com interview with Minister Rich Coleman, part one

23 Dec 2009

Rich Coleman (l) on the campaign trail last Spring Last week CityCaucus.com posted its first annual top five list of Metro Vancouver's most influential public figures, and we concluded that the person at the top of this list was...

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CityCaucus.com's 1st Annual Civic Report Card

26 Oct 2009

Vancouver City Council needs to turn down the political rhetoric, and turn up the results Every local columnist and media outlet covering the city beat will soon be giving you their views on the first year of Vision Vancouver's...

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Gregor Robertson claims win-win on Little Mountain demolition

21 Sep 2009

Residents of Little Mountain social housing will be allowed to remain in their homes while demolition continues There is no doubt few will be completely satisfied with the "compromise" announced this afternoon by Mayor Gregor Robertson and the office...

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