Politics
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Billboard tax: What really happened to arts funding
Having worked with the Beautiful City alliance to win the billboard tax and signs by-law [PDF] that was adopted by City Council yesterday, I’ve got...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
City Council votes for a Beautiful City
“It’s David and Goliath, not Solomon,” observed Councillor Joe Mihevc. “The lobbying has been transparent,” said Mayor...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
Councillor Kelly wants your neighbourhood to look like Dundas Square
A typical intersection in Los Angeles. If Councillor Norm Kelly gets his way, every single billboard in this city will be allowed to turn into an...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
Billboard Industry to City Council: “Just Trust Us”
Chief Building Official V. Ann Borooah presenting the City staff report on the Billboard Tax this morning. Two hundred. Thirty-seven. Eight million.Â...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
Better Know A Lobbyist
Lobbyists. In the lobby. Ahead of the November 4 Planning and Growth Management Committee meeting at which the Billboard By-law and Tax were debated...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
JOHN LORINC: Face Off!
The girls hockey imbroglio, which could turn into a bench-clearing brawl at council this week, is one of those curious political sideshows — the...
By John Lorinc -
Karen Stintz, Billboards, and how to get around the Lobbyist Registry
On January 9, 2009, City Councillor Karen Stintz had a business lunch with Les Abro, president and CEO of billboard company Abcon Media. They went to The...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
How would a National Housing Strategy impact our cities?
cross-posted from Spacing Atlantic HALIFAX — National Housing Day was first marked on the calendar by a team of Toronto housing advocates on Nov 22...
By Emma Feltes -
Arts Vote 2010: Make your creative voice heard!
Arts Vote recently launched their 2010 campaign to identify and support Arts and Culture friendly Mayoral candidates in the next Municipal election. The...
By Nicole Bruun-Meyer -
Cooking a 2010 election agenda
Almost one month ago, Councillor Gord Perks commented on a Spacing Toronto article that speculated about which progressive candidates might run for mayor...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
LORINC: Tuning in Tory
Is John Tory in a conflict of interest with his daily drive-time radio show on CFRB? This past week, the question became impossible to ignore when he...
By John Lorinc -
Breaking News: TTC to make student fares fairer, Metropass to increase less
A campaign called Fair Student Fares is about to get what it wants out of the TTC and Metropasses won’t be increasing in price by quite as much as...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler