Entries tagged with: vision vancouver
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Exclusive: Internal memo & survey reveals plummeting City staff morale
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An internal memo shared with CityCaucus.com reveals deep unhappiness among exempt staff CityCaucus.com received a copy of a memo and survey that indicates a growing dissatisfaction among over 700 non-union staff working for the City of Vancouver. The memo...
Posted on August 30, 2010 6:15 PM
Vancouver Mayor benefits from $1000 per day no-bid contract
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The interesting case of Linda Oglov – see contracts & invoices City hall watchers familiar with some of Dr. Penny Ballem's more famous quotes will recall her defense of a private staff party that cost taxpayers $34,000, calling it...
Posted on August 29, 2010 2:26 PM
Penny Ballem's controlled avalanche
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Stand clear! City hall wants you to pay attention now rather than in September The folks down at 12th & Cambie wants the public to get past the whole empty-building-new-mayor's-office-story now rather than in a couple of weeks. We've learned...
Posted on August 23, 2010 6:38 PM
Renos run amok! New council dining room to occupy Mayor's office
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Cin cin! Too cramped for Robertson, a new dining room comes to the Mayor's office You first heard in early 2009 here at CityCaucus.com that city manager Penny Ballem was headed upstairs to the sixth floor, and Mayor Gregor...
Posted on August 22, 2010 8:55 PM
Politicos wake up to growing Filipino influence
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The Conservative party makes their presence known at the Filipino festivalThe following column appeared in 24 Hours newspaper this week...Last Saturday morning while standing in my backyard, I could hear the swelling sound of drums coming from nearby Fraser...
Posted on August 21, 2010 6:58 AM
Robertson reclines while Magee drives Vision's agenda
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The elusive Bob Penner of Strategic Communications, advisor to Gregor Robertson Doled out as a freebie to homes on the tony west side, Vancouver magazine may have our city's name but its unfailingly glamorous version of our town seems...
Posted on August 19, 2010 8:38 PM
Cycling lobbyists' guidebook provides insight into bike lanes debate
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A lobbyist handbook provides insight into the bike lane debates – click for larger Last week I published two posts on modernizing public participation in city government. I briefly touched upon the concept of lobbyists and advocacy groups and...
Posted on August 12, 2010 8:29 PM
City not getting value out of this village
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Realtor Bob Rennie shows off a social housing unit under construction It's one thing if you're hungry in Vancouver and can't find a food cart because Vision couldn't get them on the streets on time. But it's altogether an entirely...
Posted on August 12, 2010 1:26 PM
Five reasons why political campaigns go into debt
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Got debt? You might be a political party then It might seem obvious to some, but let's ask the question. Why do political campaigns go into debt? In Vancouver, we've discussed how during the past two elections (2005 &...
Posted on August 7, 2010 9:53 AM
Modernizing participation in civic government: Part I
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Vancouver's horse and buggy citizen engagement process needs to be modernized About a week ago, I contacted Laurie Best to discuss how technology could improve citizen engagement in Vancouver. Best is the former Director of Communications for the City...
Posted on August 6, 2010 10:00 PM
Council priorities mapped out in Olympic tickets policy doc
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Back in June CityCaucus.com sent in a freedom of information request to the City of Vancouver for a document that was apparently buried in the heap of data related to being the Olympic Host City. The document's cumbersome title...
Posted on August 5, 2010 8:33 AM
Vision's big debt erased by big donations from big developers
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The lid has finally been taken off the private list of Vision donors Exactly as we arrived at the 500-day mark since Vision Vancouver last divulged who is paying down their $240,000 campaign debt from the 2008 election, lo and...
Posted on July 29, 2010 9:06 PM
NPA mayoral candidate Tung Chan would give Robertson a run for his money
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The race to become the NPA's mayoral candidate is set to begin We're smack dab in the middle of a beautiful summer in Vancouver and as you can appreciate, politics is not on the mind of most people. Although...
Posted on July 28, 2010 7:25 PM
Vancouver's green image tarnished by tonnes of fireworks trash
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Annual fireworks show results in tonnes of garbage being strewn on Vancouver's beaches It’s that time of the year again when tens of thousands of Vancouverites descend upon the West End to enjoy Canada’s largest free family fun event....
Posted on July 21, 2010 2:42 PM
Vision attack dogs aim to crush Green Party's Mackinnon
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So insecure with their own Park Board governance, Vision goes on the attack To me, it looked like an innocent expression of one person's principles. Green Party park board Commissioner Stuart Mackinnon was putting to his colleagues the idea...
Posted on July 16, 2010 4:32 PM
Don't like Vision? Then blame COPE
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Doctors have discovered that COPE's backbone has completely deteriorated A lot has been written (and I mean a LOT) regarding Vision Vancouver’s recent verbal tirade against a West End community group pleading with council to listen to its concerns...
Posted on July 14, 2010 2:41 PM
Can Vision Vancouver return to its founding principles?
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GlobalTV reports on how Gregor mocks citizens at a public hearing People who I speak to that voted for Vision Vancouver are highly aware of the broken campaign promises. The tweaking of the homelessness commitment, the lack of openness...
Posted on July 14, 2010 9:34 AM
Vision Vancouver arrogance exposed in off-guard moment
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This unbelievable video reveals that Mayor Robertson is completely out of touch It is a rare moment of candor from our slickly managed and pre-packaged Hollyhock figurehead Mayor. Gregor Robertson, sounding like he just landed in Vancouver from Mars,...
Posted on July 12, 2010 8:47 AM
City Hall's street vendor picks get thumbs down from foodies
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According to foodies, City Hall picked some real lemons in their food cart trial The food cart issue brought about by Vancouver city council struck me as a goldmine of populist politics. Who doesn't like food, right? There were...
Posted on July 10, 2010 8:35 AM
Chicken policy implications coming home to roost for Vision
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Winnipeg takes a pass on chickens, while Vancouver can't get compliance Chickens are in the news again, as they will likely be right up until Election Day 2011. First, the Vancouver Sun's Randy Shore has written Vancouver's chicken registry lays...
Posted on July 9, 2010 12:05 PM
Support the Metro Vancouver Labour Bargaining Unit, says North Van
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That little red area is where we're seeing regional leadership coming from We're finally starting to see some real leadership coming from Metro Vancouver cities, and it's coming from the North Shore. The City of North Vancouver passed a...
Posted on July 9, 2010 10:01 AM
With four-year terms, Vision will govern Vancouver to 2015
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Four More Years of social change under Gregor after 2011?The BC government confirmed today that the entire list of recommendations of their Local Government Elections Task Force will be implemented next spring in time for the November 2011 municipal...
Posted on July 8, 2010 3:14 PM
Joel Solomon's 500-year vision for Vision
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Christopher Columbus landing on the shores of America 500 years ago inspired Solomon Just when you think you've heard it all when it comes to Vision Vancouver, along comes something new to make you sit up and ask Whaaaaaa?...
Posted on June 29, 2010 11:56 AM
NPA votes against Vision/COPE school budget
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A proposed list of Vancouver schools is slated for closure I attended last night's Vancouver School Board meeting to hear what I knew to be inevitable. My child's school would be put on a list for closure. To me...
Posted on June 24, 2010 9:15 AM
Gregor Robertson hands $50,000 no-bid contract to political insiders
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The Mayor tries to remember FD Element, who have been working for him for years Wednesday night's TV schedule was spiced up by the opening story on GlobalTV News. Reporter Marisa Thomas in another crack piece of journalism uncovered...
Posted on June 24, 2010 12:31 AM
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