CITY COUNCIL
• Mayor Ford wants Ward 9 byelection [The Star]
• Residents of Ford country back killing Cadillac snow removal [The Star]
• Toronto Podcast: On bike lanes, the crumbling Liberal Fortress and Prime Minister Ford(?!) [National Post]
• Polling data didn’t factor into support, Ford says [The Sun]
TRANSIT
• TTC board to get private members [The Star]
• TTC bus route cuts and seasonal service changes begin Sunday [The Star]
• TTC looks at running bigger buses on Finch [The Star]
• TTC chair hopes to add two private-sector members to board quickly [National Post]
• Variety Village finally gets bus stop [The Sun]
POLICE & CRIME
• Ford’s costly police deal a ‘rookie mistake,’ critics say [The Star]
• Jane’s Walk recalls G20 violence in Toronto [The Star]
• Status of Pizza Gigi in limbo under restraint order [Globe & Mail]
• Inspired by Toronto officer’s remark, SlutWalks spread to U.S. streets [Globe & Mail]
• Toronto police would be country’s highest-paid under contract offer [Globe & Mail]
ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION
• Bloor Street Transformation Project nears completion [BlogTO]
• Towers’ toll on birds still rising [OpenFile]
OTHER NEWS
• Meet the new MPs of the 416 [National Post]