{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Spacing Vancouver","provider_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver","author_name":"Erick Villagomez","author_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/author\/erick\/","title":"Behind the Curtain: Rethinking the Role of the City Manager - Spacing Vancouver","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zWSoDZhvsn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2025\/12\/01\/38761\/\">Behind the Curtain: Rethinking the Role of the City Manager<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2025\/12\/01\/38761\/embed\/#?secret=zWSoDZhvsn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Behind the Curtain: Rethinking the Role of the City Manager&#8221; &#8212; Spacing Vancouver\" data-secret=\"zWSoDZhvsn\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Feature_CityManager_Headline_d2_cropped.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"In the intricate machinery of urban governance, one figure looms large but largely out of sight: the City Manager. Appointed by City Council, not elected by the public, this individual is the city\u2019s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)\u2014a position with immense influence over how the city functions, develops, and prioritizes. Unlike the mayor or city councillors,Continue reading"}