Politics
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LORINC: Mayoral candidates need to take on King Doug
The granite-hard conventional wisdom about the looming U.S. mid-term congressional elections is that they’ll be a giant referendum on Donald...
By John Lorinc -
Last-Mile Urbanism
A small cube-shaped robot rolls carefully along a crowded sidewalk, weaving between patio tables, cyclists, utility poles, and pedestrians carrying...
By Erick Villagomez -
UCS #98 – Consequences
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
From Exception to Entitlement
Vancouver is once again asking a familiar question: how tall should the city grow? Framed through the City’s ongoing review of the Higher Buildings...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Overhead: What We’ve Learned About Evictions
THIS EPISODE: What We’ve Learned About Evictions The Balanced Supply of Housing research node was formed to imagine real, working solutions to the...
By Spacing Radio -
UCS #96 – FIFA Fo Fum
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: FIFA...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
Walking the City, Together: Jane’s Walk Vancouver Returns This Spring – April 30-May 3
From April 30 to May 3, Jane’s Walk Vancouver returns with a citywide series of free, community-led walking tours that transform everyday streets into...
By Spacing -
LORINC: A clarifying moment for this fall’s mayoral race
News dropped this week that Anthony Furey, the right-wing broadcaster turned occasional candidate, has graciously withdrawn from the 2026 mayoral race in...
By John Lorinc -
How did FIFA’s free Fan Fest suddenly become a ticketed event?
Given the recent deluge of BS from local FIFA organizers, I wonder if Mayor Olivia Chow realizes she’s strayed into the middle of a political...
By John Lorinc -
UCS #94 – New Jobs In Vancouver!
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
Community Centres…and The Costs We Don’t See
On a weekday afternoon, a community centre in Vancouver hums in a way that rarely makes it into policy announcements. A seniors’ exercise class wraps up...
By Erick Villagomez -
LORINC: Toronto’s repackaged progressivism on menu at City Hall
A thing I didn’t have on my bingo card for 2026: that City-run grocery stores would suddenly become an all-encompassing symbol of municipal...
By John Lorinc