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Robertson's Riot: When all else fails, blame Vancouver's media

24 Sep 2011

City police take aim at Vancouver's media saying they helped "incite" Robertson's RiotIt likely wasn't a date you noted on your calendar, but earlier this week we surpassed the 100 day mark since Robertsons' Riot. There are still no charges...

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Mayor Gregor makes Monday morning appearance on CKNW open line

17 Jul 2011

Was Mayor Gregor Robertson really clueless about riot preparations?After making a brief appearance on the Bill Good Show a few days after Robertson's Riot, Mayor Gregor has not fielded any questions from their listeners. That's all about to change on...

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Vision cuts invited more graffiti & big costs to restore program

14 Jul 2011

Even City of Vancouver vehicles are getting tagged across town – click for larger A decision made by Vision Vancouver to slash the anti-graffiti program in late 2009 has had predictable consequences: our city is now a mess thanks...

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It's Robertson's Riot

19 Jun 2011

Vancouver cops get well-deserved laurels from citizens after the hockey riot – photo: PNG On Friday, Daniel Fontaine wrote that the "teflon mayor" was getting a free pass after successfully spinning Wednesday's Vancouver riot as the work of a...

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Why weren't we better prepared for the Stanley Cup riot?

16 Jun 2011

"A billion dollars worth of bad publicity for the City," says '94 riot investigator – video The damage to our reputation from last night's riot in the opinion of the man who investigated the 1994 Stanley Cup riot is...

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City Hall quietly announces 9% VPD salary increase on a Friday

9 Apr 2011

How long until the cupboard for municipal salaries is completely bare?It was another "take out the trash Friday" news bulletin that caused barely a ripple in local media. The only news we've been able to locate on this are a...

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You don't mess with a man's hedge

22 Feb 2011

"They stole my hedge!" says home owner Don Pooley Most of you probably haven't heard of Don Pooley, an 87-year old WWII veteran who has lived in a small house in the Kerrisdale neighbourhood for forty years. But last...

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CityCaucus Redux: what's the future of Vancouver's DTES cop shop?

10 Dec 2010

Is there an opportunity to redevelop the old police station into DTES Renewal Centre One? What to do with the aging police facility in the Downtown Eastside is back in the news. Here's what CityCaucus.com wrote on this topic...

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COPE's Tim Louis says Vision gets failing marks so far

8 Dec 2010

When it comes to judging Vision, Tim takes the cake In January 2009, I proposed seven benchmarks we could employ to measure Vision Vancouver at the end of their term. As it has now been two years since Vision Vancouver...

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FOI shows 132 more VPD staff join $100,000 Club

29 Jul 2010

This image features neither a VPD member nor Canadian money, but you get the point An FOI filed months ago with the Vancouver Police Department by CityCaucus.com has now arrived in our mailbox – coincidentally just before a long...

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Megaphone magazine releases video of police assault

8 Jul 2010

This security camera video shows VPD members in arrest of Ali Eltah Ishag Not sure what to make of this one. The video supplied by our friends down at Megaphone magazine is potentially incriminating, and no doubt it will...

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Throw a party for blue coats & cops, involve the kids

3 Mar 2010

Keeping cool – VPD members remain relaxed as thousands pour into downtownWidely celebrated for their part in a successful, high energy 2010 Games, the Olympic volunteers (aka the Blue Coats, or Smurfs), police and security forces deserve to be feted...

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Spotlight-loving Penny Ballem causing grief

19 Jan 2010

"Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up" – Vancouver's City Manager even micro-manages the message Ever since Gregor Robertson's hand-picked City Manager showed up for an interview on CBC Radio's Early Edition just days after she replaced Judy Rogers,...

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The other Vancouver demonstrated how it's done

29 Dec 2009

Unionized firefighters in Vancouver, Washington left money on the table as they decided to give up their pay raise in recognition of hard times In a couple of days, new pay rates for unionized and management staff at Vancouver...

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Edmonton and Coquitlam finalize budgets and raise taxes by 5%

11 Dec 2009

Edmonton chose not to put high profile items on the chopping block in their 2010 Budget While Vancouverites are being told by their Vision elected officials that 2% is the maximum tax hike they will permit this year (0%...

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Olympic related policing costs an unknown budget risk for Vancouver

26 Nov 2009

GlobalTV's Ted Chernecki wonders what the real cost of 2010 Games security will be There will likely be a lot of anxiety over at Vancouver City Hall in the coming weeks as council grapples with which programs they must cut...

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Klassen. 24 Hours. Thursday.

19 Nov 2009

This week it's all about Vancouver's "big play" over the 2010 budget Be sure to pick up a copy of 24 Hours Vancouver (we know that you all do anyway). This week Mike takes a look at Vancouver City...

City charges us $1410 to access budget documents

15 Nov 2009

Skip that trip to Mexico... A whopping bill for a Vancouver FOI request Just as CityCaucus.com was starting to see increased revenues as we pull out of this dreadful recession, we received another invoice from the City of Vancouver....

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VPD facility change could be welcome change to DTES

27 Oct 2009

Is there an opportunity to redevelop the old police station into DTES Renewal Centre One? With news coming out of the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) that they are lobbying to move to VANOC’s head office once they vacate in...

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Are the VPD negotiating a new police facility through the media?

22 Oct 2009

City Council to the VPD – Call me, babe A strange story caught the attention of the media monitoring crew on floor 21 of CityCaucus Tower this morning. Vancouver Deputy Police Chief Bob Rolls was saying how nice it...

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