Coquitlam council continues to meet in-person, Vancouver continues to be expensive and the NPA continues to be a trainwreck. Nevertheless, some things are moving forward as the City makes in roads on decriminalizing all drugs, easing the path for nonprofit developments and allowing corner stores once more. And council agreed to call for a slightly higher threshold to run for office.

* Why is Coquitlam council meeting in person during COVID?

* Home prices in Vancouver have increased by nearly 80% in the last decade: study

* Vancouver mayor says feds agree to talks over decriminalization of drugs 

NPA shenanigans

* Worries Rise that NPA Board Could Run Extremist Candidates in 2022

* Dan Fumano: NPA leadership opts not to publicly face serious questions

* Dan Fumano: Frustrations boiling over between NPA politicians and their board 

* NPA claims above articles are “false and defamatory”

* UBC Students Against Bigotry brings receipts

 

* City of Vancouver considering expediting non-profit housing by eliminating rezoning step | Urbanized 

* Classic Vancouver corner stores could be making a comeback – NEWS 1130 

* Report Back Random Order Ballot Model Used in the 2018 Vancouver Election: 2021 Jan 21 and Staff Presentation 

* Justin McElroy’s tweet thread on Kennedy Stewart’s dropped electoral reform platform pledge

* ‘Unprofessional and Disrespectful’: Walker Among Items Taken from Homeless People 

* Citywide Parking Permits consultation 

* Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation launches coyote education campaign 

* Vancouver seaplane company to resume test flights with electric commercial airplane

* Vancouveratta: Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre