by Sean Orr | The Force Awakens: B.C. Premier Christy Clark strikes back at LNG opponents. “Clark had sharp words Monday for what she calls the ‘forces of no’ in British Columbia who mount resistance efforts to government initiatives purely out of a fear of change”. Fear of change, like the fear of changing from an oil and gas-based economy to a green one? And what about these so-called ‘forces of no’? What about saying ‘no’ to protecting wild salmon, peer-reviewed science, and the Lax Kw’alaams First Nations? Laila Yuile expands.

And that’s why the NDP will win B.C. byelections in two very different ridings.

You’re going to choose some negative nancy who grew up in social housing over the dynamic backroom Harvard guy? Liberal Candidate Highlights Ivy League Cred, Attended One-Week Course. Guy who didn’t go to Harvard working for Premier who didn’t graduate from SFU? Sounds about right.

Sandy Garossino breaks down the Province article about fraud in YVR real estate. Widespread industry malfeasance in real estate? Next you’re going to tell me our bankers are corrupt!

Meanwhile, Vancity Buzz has a cute little poll asking how much you would pay for this house, thereby completely missing the fucking point (again).

Related: Vancouver’s next condo crisis. “Owners really need to understand the concept of reserve adequacy and how it relates to their strata. And not everybody does.” I can’t even sit through an entire strata meeting let alone even fathom how they work…

I love Vancouver, but it doesn’t love me. The blogger almost lost me with his “boo-hoo I have no friends” bit but the post nevertheless highlights a stark truth: Vancouver hates families. Why? Because we’ve eaten the Lotus.

March of progress: Really big changes are coming to the Downtown Eastside intersection of East Hastings and Gore. I know the Downtown Eastside Local Area Development isn’t quite thorough enough ($900 a month social housing?) but at least it prevents any of these developments from being Keefer Block-style condo behemoths.

Most concerning is the loss of this Moderne landmark. Thought? DTES Mental Health Art Gallery run by Gallery Gachet? Updated recreation centre with public sweat lodge? Underground music incubator operated by Red Gate? Drug War Museum?

‘Well, I see Trump is getting a lot of attention these days, hmmm’: NPA councillor Melissa De Genova calls for closure of all existing medical marijuana retail stores in Vancouver. Because, as many commenters pointed out, it’s way safer letting the gangs have a full monopoly instead.

Translink of the day: TransLink keeping Compass Card gates open for paralyzed users. But what if I just want to go to Crab Park?