Jeremy Caradonna

You then win Jeopardy with the final question, “what is the best lake in British Columbia?”

It’s a terror campaign against people of colour. The point is to make everyone feel unsafe. The US is run by bigoted authoritarians, who’ve unleashed the racist fury that’s barely below the surface.

It’s up to all people to fight back against this tyranny.

I already shared it and already heard back. They will create some additional evening opportunities.

Great question. I’ll share with B.C. Transit staff.

Light rail on table as B.C. Transit launches update of regional transit plan The region is at a key point in its growth, with residents likely to start asking: “What’s next?” says B.C. Transit’s director of integrated service planning.

Light rail is on the table!

Public engagement starts soon. Get involved.

As a member of the Victoria Regional Transit Commission, I will be keenly interested in what residents see as our region’s transportation future.

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How’s about their current mayor? No? Working under pure corruption is just fine?

Yes, that’s right. Ten councillors is the max allowed under the LGA, I believe, but not every jurisdiction chooses it.

In our case, the challenge is shifting to a potential future state of less representation per councillor.

There’s pros and cons of amalgamation. For me, this is a con.

The Citizens’ Assembly report recommended the maximum number of councillors, at 10, plus mayor = 11.

11 people would now represent 220,000 residents. That would roughly double the number of people represented per councillor.

Our resolution was referred to UBCM Executive. It called on the Province to study the costs, benefits, and potential impacts of commercial rent control.

It is a complicated topic that requires thoughtful, evidence-based investigation. That can lead to good policy changes.

The reason I’m often at odds with my local newspaper is because of oddities such as this.

The TC wrote an editorial on commercial rent control, citing a UBCM resolution from New West, but neglected to mention that its own city — Victoria! — passed a UBCM resolution on the same topic.

So bizarre.

Editorial: Occupied commercial buildings need rent control A Vancouver-based real estate firm, Upfield Capital Management, has ­purchased Oak Bay’s historic Bell Block building, and tripled the rent.

Couldn't agree more. This kind of predatory landlord behaviour needs to be curbed or we're going to lose our downtowns.

Victoria sends housing resolutions to UBCM The resolutions include calls for funding for the creation of co-operative and non-market housing, and more supportive housing and detox beds

Because the TC is the TC, they somehow missed that Victoria City Council had a UBCM resolution to study the costs, benefits, and impacts of commercial rent control.

But sure, focus on New West. 🤷‍♀️

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Masked goons arresting the media again today in fascist America. It makes me sick.

Which is fine, but it does feel a bit disingenuous when it’s held up as a model of sustainable forestry. If you’re not cutting, it’s more of a preserve.

DO NOT GO TO THE US.

The Trump regime has waged culture war on its own people and any visitors who run afoul of the thought police.

The regime now enforces right-wing conformity and Christian nationalism.

The risks are very high. Stay home. Travel domestically. Buy Canadian.

It was barely reported on, but Trump signed a directive equating “anti-Christian,” “anti-capitalist,” and “anti-American” views with terrorism.

Canadians: your socials and phones can be checked at the US border.

If you’ve questioned “capitalism” or “America,” you are now considered a terrorist.

I’ve been there for mushroom IDing courses. Gorgeous place. Are they actually doing any logging, though? Seemed more like a reserve to me.

It’s really quite scary, and not just for me. It’s an easy way to harass women and young people. The whole thing is quite terrifying, and will 100% be exploited by both domestic and foreign bad actors to destabilize democracy.

I will be working on advocacy to the Province to more actively regulate and criminalize deepfakes.

This is a very, very serious risk to our democracy. We have quickly entered the ages where it is basically impossible to distinguish real from fake.

This is no joke for people with public profiles and who lead democratic societies.

We must regulate AI immediately to avoid total chaos and disinfo

Let’s talk about AI deepfakes.

Anyone could take my photo, or that of any elected official, and run it through an AI program, and make the image say something racist, sexist, misogynistic, etc.

AFAIK, I would have no legal recourse to stop this, other than hoping a media platform would remove it

I’m getting you started!

I’d love to know what you’re referring to.

Amongst the many changes made this term is a shift in tax burden from a ratio of 3.67:1 for commercial properties down to 3:1. Might not sound like much, but it reduces property taxes on commercial.

This move was well supported by Chamber and DVBA.

Paxton is a horrible horrible horrible human being

Exactly. Nobody really wants taxes to go up, but often times they do for reasons outside LG control.

(I would add interest rates and inflation to Coun. Istace’s list.)

In Victoria, 30 years of councils didn’t replenish our capital savings, so now we have an annual 2.8% increase just for that.

cropped still image from a Fox "News" broadcast bottom banner which reads: Trump: These are paid anarchists

hold up, i've been an anarchist for free and i could have been getting paid for it??

This is why it’s a problem to have right-wing governments at the local government level. If passed, this budget would not only devastate services, it would pass debt to future councils.

Interest and inflation don’t magically disappear.

It’s “electoral math,” not fiscal prudence or good governance.

It wouldn’t be an alternate plan, but their council *could* backtrack on certain aspects of the proposed budget. Very common for budgets to come down to the wire in March.

I know local politics is endlessly procedural, and both politicians and media have an incentive to make things exciting.

But council didn't vote to freeze property taxes today, and nothing is "locked in."

The actual budget will likely be voted in 3-6 months.

It just created debts that we’re still paying off. It might look good as a headline, but it’s not fiscally prudent in the medium term, even setting aside the impacts on service delivery.