Vyas Saran

if the city is removing these important ways for residents to communicate concerns to the government they should just post the $450,000 per year city manager donnie van dyk’s address so we can talk to him in person

Been covering DULF's constitutional challenge for @thetyee.ca this week. Crown prosecutors have tried to poke lots of small holes in what founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum were doing. Nyx and Kalicum have largely defended themselves saying they were doing the best they knew how at the time.

i need you to put all these into a book

Lenny characterized using ABCs own survey’s results as racist and yes, “colonial”.

when you hear city councillors like @lisadominato.bsky.social say that this budget reduces the financial pressure on seniors, people with disabilities, and families — remember all of those people can defer their property taxes indefinitely. this is a bad argument I hear too often.

what in the world

ABC councillor zhao just said that relying on the 600+ community members speaking out against the ABC budget would be unacceptable and “colonial” because most of them spoke in english. unbelievable.

Sean Orr voting no: “This is the most opposed [City] budget in history”

VPD’s councillor montague goes after opposition councillors for trying to use negate property tax increases as an “ATM”. the VPD has been using property tax revenue as an ATM to the tune of nearly half a billion dollars.

How is a “core city” in Sims words debating this on the day of the budget vote.

ABC getting rid of baby change tables due to vandalism. Are we demolishing buildings because of the graffiti. What are we fucking doing here.

adam friedland interviews too many obscure rappers

Kwikwetlem First Nation filed a land claim in 2016 including the Riverview lands | Globalnews.ca The land in question covers several publicly-owned parcels in Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam, including the Riverview lands, but not private properties.

The Cowichan hysteria keeps getting dumber. Now cities are coming out to make statements about old land claims - if the news is going to cover it, they should mention it's been on the First Nation's website for nearly a decade. It's not some big secret. 1/2 globalnews.ca/news/1153572...

the last time i saw hockey at pacific coliseum evander kane was good

Pretty proud of this one

it’s a shame hugo chavez died because i think he’d have trump in a red beret by the end of a first meeting

Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?

MAMDANI: I've spoken about--

TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.

Vancouver’s Last Sex Worker Drop-In Centre May Shutter in Spring | The Tyee The city is changing how it funds Kingsway Community Station. That’s ‘dangerous,’ its program director says.

Vancouver's last all-night drop in centre for street-based sex workers is facing an uncertain future as the city considers changing how its funded.
If the KCS closed there would be no other drop in centres for sex workers, anywhere in the city. That's dangerous.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

it’s actually to build him a tunnel to escape the province

no fund city

Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply

very impressed by COPE Councillor Orr for reporting summaries of every speaker for this budget, and actually staying until the end unlike most ABC councillors

my crude count is there were less than 10 in favour, roughly 260 opposed, with around 330 more speakers to go.

liveskying?!?!?

HALF OUR GRANT GOES BACK TO THE CITY IN POLICE COSTS

— Vancouver Folk Festival

We can do better. We need to be more transparent. I pass the mic. 235: David chudnovsky (former COPE guy and MLA). I know about governance and budgets.,short term pain does not lead to long term gain. Today’s housing crisis was caused by what we were told was short term pain. We are still paying

Vancouver Goes Small The city risks big new problems with its proposed turn to austerity

Austerity budgets are always about short-term gains, and long term losses. Vancouver's City Council is voting on a budget that will save little and cost the city much. stewartprest.substack.com/p/vancouver-...

197: jane shi. Poet writer and organizer. TW. Was abused by my parents and tried suicide. Full circle moment was when she presented at local library. Cops kill disabled autistic people like me. Brian scoffs. Several community leaders have billed themselves. Blatant disregard for people.

so far, maybe he'll be convinced into supporting by the guy who wants 12 ATVs.

152: clear majority want a property tax increase. Our services shouldn’t degrade to cater to a small subset of the population. Already have one of the lowest tax rates in North America. This is just 16 cents per 100k in property value. So many own more than one property.

“Brian let me know where you’re living” www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...