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Tea & Two Slices: The Economics Of Fear And Spurning Development On The DTES

by Sean Orr | Market fundamentalists aflutter: Fear stalks stocks: Economic malaise mauls markets. “The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible”. On the bright side, there’s lots of new material for Sad Guys on Trading Floors.

The Province releases an instructional video on how to kill a prostitute in a crack shack in Surrey. It’s a bit long but has some good tips.

Meanwhile, in Langley: Vicious llama attack at Langley petting zoo. Who put the ram in llama llama, ding dong?

City Caucus gets wet over the idea of Toronto’s Rob Ford being the mayor of Vancouver. But then all they really say is that he could privatize garbage services. I’m sure that Ron Swanson is who they really want.

Panel rejects old Pantages site plan.

William’s earlier comments that described the site as a “dead zone” that has seen no activity in 30 years apart from drug-dealing also raised the ire of many people living in the Downtown East Side.

And by letting it sit idle we’re totally proving him right. The city, the province and the feds all had ample time to step in and save the theatre. While his comments are indeed naive, there’s also some truth to them. We can’t be totally against all development. We can make concessions to those that attempt to improve the neighbourhood. Look at 60 West Cordova for example, which had the words ‘can you say gentrification?” spray painted on it’s boarding. We need to address all classes of renters. What do you think?

What do B.C. families make of this HST act? Just ask mom. I like the mom behind door number 2: “She likes to form her own opinions, so she didn’t let her dislike of former premier Gordon Campbell – who introduced the tax – get in the way of making up her mind”.

The Georgia Straight – in 2011 – is still fucking obsessed with hipsters.

Spacing Vancouver has finally arrived.

On Ken Sim’s So-Called “Swagger” and ABC’S Class War

Sean Orr is back from his hiatus with a rundown of the local headlines that have been running on a ticker tape through his mind over the past six months...

On Post-Election Recuperation, Platform Paradoxes and Refund Communities

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds irony in "safety, affordability, and sustainability", and shouts out a bunch of amazing local organizations working on the frontlines.

On Running for City Council, Playing Whack-a-Mole with Homelessness, and the Public Washroom Deficit

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a park ranger with a grudge, a gross misuse of air quotes and Tripadvisor slander.

On Living in a City Preoccupied with Street Cleaning, Chandeliers, and Campaigns Against the Homeless

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr hones in on the recent Langley shootings, and the ongoing criminalizing and dehumanizing of the homeless population.