There's a new task force on housing and homelessness. Plus, everything is a district, recreation centres will soon be sponsored, and we discuss police accountability.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Housing task force

• Edmonton mayor names 16-member task force to tackle housing and homelessness
• State of the City

Clean energy retrofit

• Edmonton finalizes clean energy retrofit loans program
• Lauren Boothby's thread

Police accountability

• Edmonton mayor disturbed by images of police response to pro-Palestinian protesters
• Message to the U of A community: Update on encampment
• Protesters attend Edmonton city hall meeting after police teardown of U of A pro-Palestine camp
• Disruptive meeting could trigger security changes at Edmonton city hall
• Tweet about commission meeting

Districts

• Rice Howard Way to become Edmonton's new entertainment district
• Downtown Edmonton 'education district' could spur revitalization, school leaders say
• Experience Edmonton's Arts District
• 2015: Coffee Bureau and Lock Stock Coffee have revived Edmonton's coffee district

Naming rights

• Edmonton's Terwillegar rec centre to get a new, sponsored name
• 2022: Jumpstart Inclusive Playground now open in Edmonton

Rapid fire

• PSA: Have fun in the sun in Edmonton's spray parks, opening this weekend
• News Release: New EPark App launches today
• Canada's 100 Best restaurants list snubs Edmonton; three bars crack top 50

See us in person!

• May 21: Don't let the pink slime get you: AI's role in a healthy media ecosystem at Work Nicer Beaver House.
• May 25: Edmonton International Cat Festival at the Robbins Health Learning Centre at MacEwan.
• May 30: Speaking Municipally Live: Untangling the housing knot at the Foundry Room.

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