Ken Sim proposes abolishing the Park Board, shocking half of the ABC Park Board caucus who are now in open revolt. Can the right decisions be made for the pettiest of reasons? Ken Sim also saw the City Hall walls and wanted them painted...with the Rolling Stones logo. New regulations from the province dictating how cities need to implement the coming upzoning laws are giving city planners nightmares but that's a good thing. Cops and West Van mayors seem to rely on loose interpretations of facts (allegedly). And we have some holiday drink recommendations.

Links

• Mayor moving to dismantle Vancouver Park Board
• Vancouver's mayor makes a bold step to eliminate the park board — at the risk of dividing his party | CBC News
• Move to abolish Vancouver park board reveals rift in Mayor Ken Sim's ABC party
• 9 points on the ABC Vancouver split over the future of the park board
• The motion
• The letter to the ABCD councillors
• Renting Vancouver City Hall to Rolling Stones promoters is peak Sim City cringe
• Regulations, policy manuals issued to help deliver more homes for people faster | BC Gov News
• 'Steady decline' in Vancouver stranger assaults since 2021, police department report reveals
• West Vancouver mayor facing probe for election ‘spending irregularities’ - BC | Globalnews.ca
• Vancouveratta: How did the Vancouver Christmas Market come to be? | Evolution 107.9