This isn’t just a mistake an apology to @seanorr.bsky.social can fix. This is opens up the city to huge liability.
What other decisions has Ken Sim made that we now need to question the source and reliability of them?
I'm angry and sad to learn about this attack on a synagogue on Purim, of all days. People should be able to practice their faith in peace and to come together to celebrate their history without acts of anti-Semitism and hatred.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Picture of a social/supportive housing project in the Yaletown community in downtown Vancouver. Text says “if we don’t build housing to solve homelessness, we don’t really want to solve homelessness.” Logo of the urban truth collective in the corner.
If we don’t build housing to solve homelessness, we don’t really want to solve homelessness. #UrbanTruth
*deep sigh* Another project to add to the list.
The city can work to make events and celebrations across the city possible. Time for some new solutions.
Early flowers at Dude Chilling Park (and some social housing built by @wazaroff.bsky.social )
It was a bit weird to see false stories circulating about me just a few days after winning the OneCity nomination. Glad to see @theijf.org and @zakvescera.bsky.social pick this up. The story gets even weirder the deeper you go.
Just a few ideas to make Vancouver better.
What are yours?
Build Back Britannia.
We need to rebuild our parks, our pools & our pipes, and we’re going to start at the heart of Grandview Woodland with Britannia Community Centre.
GreenLight Vancouver
Vancouver can spend the next years improving its Traffic Lights to save you up to 2 work weeks worth of commuting time & make the bus go fast.
A Peoples’ Builder.
4,000 new affordable homes, on public land, for public good, as a public trust.
Childcare by right
In parts of Vancouver, you can open a bowling alley without a public hearing, but not a daycare.
We’re going to fix that.
I’ve talked with hundreds of Vancouverites over the last few months, and folks feel like the city is running on fumes. That our best days are behind us. But that can’t possibly be true.
Here are four little ideas to get big things done for Vancouverites.
NEW: The Chinese-language messages that accused non-ABC Vancouver councillors didn't start with Lenny Zhou, who has since apologized for them.
They started with the mayor.
Finally!
It's good this was finally approved, but...wow. What an indictment of our planning system that this took so long, and ended up being such a struggle to approve.
Can you believe that NIMBYs fought against a rezoning for a SCHOOL? Sheesh.
In a democracy, we are free to disagree. But we must never, ever lie about each other. This isn’t okay.
My response to ABC Councilor Lenny Zhou making serious, false, and malicious accusations about the four non-ABC councillors, including @lucymaloney.bsky.social of @onecityvan.bsky.social, on his civic matters short video series targeted at the Chinese community.
（中文翻譯請見下帖）
I see @russilwvong.bsky.social already posting the emerging Left/Right/Urbanist/Preservationist axes for Vancouver's upcoming mayoral contest.
Note also that Russil's running for a OneCity Council nomination. Another champion for housing, he'd be great! morehousing.substack.com/p/progressiv...
If you're curious about the St. George Rainway - come for a walking tour the afternoon of March 3rd, with myself and Julie M. from @cityofvancouver.bsky.social
Tour hosted by @grinbc.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ca/e/st-georges...
Our longtime volunteer @rhifaux.bsky.social was hit by a driver yesterday on the way home from a road safety workshop at city hall. She is home from the hospital and recovering with a broken wrist. We're grateful it wasn't worse, and outraged it happened at all. More to say soon.
I wholeheartedly agree with Sean Orr’s commitment to a progressive primary among the members of OneCity, COPE, and the Greens.
Unity gives Vancouver a real choice in October.
I have directed OneCity’s Board & Negotiating Team to table to COPE & the Greens a real unified primary to be held over the next 45 days.
Ken Sim won’t be defeated by posts, polls, or prayers. He’ll be defeated in a vote.
That takes conviction in a single progressive candidate who can unify this city.
It was an honour to stand before the membership to accept the nomination.
Vancouver is ready for change. Let’s build a city where we can all belong.
Thank you and congratulations Caitlin!
congratulations to @wazaroff.bsky.social — OneCity’s spectacular nominee for Mayor.
sincere congratulations to Amanda Burrows for running such an inspiring and disciplined campaign! our party and our movement is better for it.
(ft. a Mike Tan cameo and me screaming with a notebook)
Congratulations @wazaroff.bsky.social!
Great things in store for @onecityvan.bsky.social under your leadership.
#healthyfuture
Thank you @brenttoderian.bsky.social
Thank you @drmelissalem.bsky.social !
Thanks @lausterna.bsky.social!
And we wouldn’t be leading with our values if we didn’t lean in when our neighbours were in need.
Tonight I am committing donations to the Tumbler Ridge PAC and call on all OneCity members to do the same in support of Tumbler Ridge & the tragedy facing their community.
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