The next Vancouver civic election is on October 17, 2026. As announced in “CityHallWatch launches civic party intro series, courtesy of FSGAC,” over the coming weeks, CityHallWatch will republish ...

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This article by Erick Villagomez was first posted on Spacing Vancouver on August 24, 2026. Reprinted here with permission. In it, he analyzes the voting record of the eleven-member Vancouver City ...

The next Vancouver civic election is on October 17, 2026. FSGAC e-mailed the following analysis to their subscribers on August 20. With Vancouver’s municipal election approaching on October 17, the ...

Above: Massing model shows a theoretical build-out of the Broadway Plan. This is what the City of Vancouver does NOT want you to see. Rendering by CityHallWatch. The Broadway Plan was passed in June ...

The federal housing fund carrot turns into a stick. But it doesn’t have to be that way. (Steadily being updated with more links, resources, video. This version July 21 noon.) (The Public Hearing Day ...

The next Vancouver civic election is on October 17, 2026. FSGAC e-mailed the following analysis to their subscribers on August 18. To help inform residents, we will publish a weekly election series ...

As Vancouverites pack City Hall to fight historic upzoning proposals, the city’s newly appointed Chief of External Relations is stepping directly into a trial by fire—one complicated by her immediate ...

Above: City of Vancouver real estate staff sold city-owned land at a real steal for PCI to build this 40-storey tower at Broadway and Granville. A 40-storey tower is currently being constructed on top ...

Above: 1225 Cardero in Vancouver’s West End, where tenants have battled landlord Larco for ten years to improve health and safety conditions in the building. On December 19, they won another case at ...

Preamble: Across British Columbia, municipal leaders are being asked to confront a growing governance challenge hidden behind the province’s housing agenda. The Mayor of View Royale has initiated an ...