E3-869 Surrey as performance art

At some point Brenda Locke should get tired of losing, but today is not that day. It does inspire us to think of Surrey as a grand collective delusion that we’re all experiencing. Importantly though, voting isn’t speech and the constitution still doesn’t recognize municipalities.

In Vancouver, Council wants to keep property taxes low, there are squabbles at the Park Board but maybe we can sell off naming rights to our parks to solve our budget woes (spoiler: we can’t). Ken Sim will continue to operate on vibes, however. Throughout that, Vancouver is behind on its housing targets but it has plenty of company from municipalities still grumbling about the province forcing them to upzone all residential zones.

George Harvie is still in hot water over travel expenditures, Port Moody mulled a lobbyist registry, Langley City is banning daycares and Coquitlam nearly banned joy.

And you should all go save the WISE Hall.

Links

• Surrey loses court bid to keep RCMP 
• As Brenda Locke’s policing losses mount, mandate argument weakens – CBC
• BC Supreme Court ruling
• Max tax increase agreed
• Integrity Commissioner Ruling
• Vancouver plans to give corporate names to city and park board assets
• ‘Decline in completions’: Vancouver misses housing targets ordered by B.C.
• Oof, A Deep Dive – The Bind
• Sim’s got the feels
• ‘Not my job to crunch numbers,’ Vancouver mayor says as expert questions FIFA’s economic benefit
• Vancouver votes to move ahead with pod hotel pilot project
• Cities ask for more time to comply with B.C.’s zoning laws
• Two Metro Vancouver mayors watching how densification impacts property values, taxes
• Provincial Legislation Compels Coquitlam to Pivot on Priorities and Restructure Funding Systems
• West Van council rejects provincial housing rules – North Shore News
• Delta mayor under fire over planned trip, travel expenses – BC | Globalnews.ca
• Fallout continues, following Delta council uprising against mayor
• No time for lobbyist registry, Port Moody council decides
• Langley City council votes to restrict new daycares downtown
• Coquitlam gets more bounce to the ounce; developer gets verbally trounced – Tri-Cities Dispatch
• At risk of closing, East Vancouver’s Wise Hall seeks public support
• WISE Hall • Vancouver Heritage Foundation
• Wise Hall