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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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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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Mayor Gregor could learn a lesson or two from brave CTV reporter

16 Nov 2011

<br><br> CTV reporter Mi Jung Lee is confronted and shouted at by Occupy protestor Could Mayor Gregor’s dithering regarding Occupy Vancouver result in anything worse for him as we head into the final few days of this election campaign? You...

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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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CityCaucus seeking feedback for endorsed candidates list

12 Nov 2011

Next Saturday thousands of voters will be marking their ballots in Metro Vancouver In one week from today about 30% of eligible voters will be heading to the polls. For most residents living in Metro Vancouver, they’ll wake up...

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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 for Dummies

7 Nov 2011

Your guide on how to legally break dozens of city bylaws (click for larger) It's been just over five weeks since we first heard about the threat of a campground on the front lawn of the Vancouver Art Gallery....

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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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Affordability Economics 101: high demand + low supply = costly housing

3 Nov 2011

Limiting the supply of housing in Vancouver will only make a bad situation worseRegardless of which pollster you ask, the question of affordable housing seems to be a top issue of concern for most Metro Vancouver residents.Nowhere is the topic...

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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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Happy Planet Juice departure puts the squeeze on Robertson

31 Oct 2011

Global TV reports on Happy Planet Juice jobs leaving Vancouver Last week Bob Mackin over at the Courier broke a very interesting story about how Mayor Gregor Robertson's Happy Planet Juice company had moved out of Vancouver. Last Friday's...

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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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CityCaucus Redux: "Red Light Robertson" triggered debate about cyclist safety

27 Oct 2011

Whoa! Mind those stop signs! CityCaucus.com's exclusive video of a UBC intersection We first posted this YouTube video on our site in July 2010. Since then it's had over 2000 page views! Coincidentally our video went to air around...

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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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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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Metro Vancouver civic races will provide a few surprises

21 Oct 2011

Who will come out on top on election day?When it comes to civic elections, incumbents usually rule the day. The upcoming election on Nov. 19 will likely continue that pattern – with a few notable exceptions.In Surrey, the ever-popular Mayor...

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