Public Hearing – January 23rd, 2024 - 6:00pmUpdate : As city council was unable to finish the meeting before 10pm, they voted to recess and resume it on January 30th at 3pm. At that point, they will hear from public speakers, as well as debate, and decide the fate of Item #4. Items #1-3 were approved... Continue Reading →
December 14th, 2023 Public Hearing – Continued Commercial Clearcutting Threatens Cedar Place
Public Hearing – December 14th, 2023 - 1:00pm As this is the last public hearing of the year, Hannah and I had assumed its agenda would be a relatively quiet one. Certainly the first item, an application under the Secured Rental Policy for a five-floor building across from the oldest remaining BC Housing site in... Continue Reading →
November 16th, 2023 Public Hearing – Development Industry Lobbyist Inspires An Unintended Rental Housing Reception
Public Hearing – November 16th, 2023Two years ago, dozens of letters flooded city council as supporters and opponents of a six floor rental application on Arbutus Street clashed over their community’s future. Yet on today’s agenda Item #1, a five floor rental building on the block directly to the north has barely drawn a peep.... Continue Reading →
October 17th, 2023 Public Hearing – Real Estate Insiders Push To Protect Vancouver’s Unqiue Cul-De-Sac Character
Public Hearing – October, 17, 2023 – 6:00pm As one of our cats has fallen critically ill within the last few days, I hope you’ll forgive Hannah and I if this post is a little more unpolished than usual. Thankfully, this hearing’s agenda is almost entirely comprised of simplified rental buildings under the Secured Rental... Continue Reading →
July 13th, 2023 Public Hearing – Hundreds Of Redditors Rally To Save Yaletown’s Affordable Homes
Public Hearing – July 13th, 2023 As this is the last public hearing until city council returns from their summer break in September, some may have hoped its agenda would consist of some minor items. Well, Hannah and I have bad news, as like the Duplex amendments in 2018, or last year’s Broadway Plan, there’s... Continue Reading →
July 11th, 2023 Public Hearing – Seven Lucky Numbers Win Vancouver Renters A Jackpot Of Homes
Public Hearing – July, 11th, 2023 After spending 17 hours at the Khatsahlano Street Party (Hannah was a volunteer), this seven item public hearing agenda looked pretty intimidating on Sunday morning. However, after skimming through it Monday, we realized the actions of the previous council should speed it along, and Item #1 seeks to build... Continue Reading →
Worthless Seniors Enhance Screams To Remedy A Flawed Community Vision
5505-5585 Oak Street (Shawn Oaks) - (Archived Link)((Updated July 6th, 2023 - Corrected the post to note that it was city staff, and another separate applicant team who wanted this enquiry to be combined with their own.))On the night of this meeting, passionate people filled the Jewish Community Centre, gesturing at pictures, and discussing the... Continue Reading →
An Enhanced Vision Promises To Reveal The Future Of Shawn’s Hidden Oaks
5505-5585 Oak Street (Shawn Oaks) - (Archived Link)((Updated July 6th, 2023 - reflected that it was city staff who wanted this enhanced rezoning process to be combined with another proposal.))Normally when we become aware of a pre-application open house, Hannah and I dive into the area’s history to create a more compelling article, instead of... Continue Reading →
June 15, 2023 Public Hearing – Secured Rental Homes Set The Mood For A Multi-Millionaire Lawsuit
Public Hearing – June 15th, 2023 Whether you’re a morning person like Hannah, or a night owl like me, there’s never really a good time to sit down for a public hearing, especially when they often drag on late into the night. City council’s recent decision to move the start time for these meetings from... Continue Reading →
April 27th, 2023 Public Hearing – Intergenerational Memories Renew Vancouver’s Cedar Heart
Public Hearing – April 27th, 2023 With the grey dreary skies, and chill in the air, it hasn’t really felt like spring this year, which thankfully the weather forecast suggests should change this Thursday. However, this evening won’t offer Item #1 any reprieve, as this mix of market, and below-market rental homes remain limited by... Continue Reading →