Upcoming details about past Sam Sullivan administration contracting out

Posted by Jonathan Ross

I have started down a path of some interesting contracts doled out by the Sam Sullivan administration during his tenure in office.

Of interest is one individual who likes to criticize contracts coming out of the Mayor’s office/City Hall, yet was the recepient of several back in the day from what my sources are telling me (thanks for directing my inquiries, gentlemen).

In fact, these contracts were cleverly and sneakily hidden so that they were not easy to discover.

Until now.  More to come in the  ensuing weeks.

Selective reporting about City Hall consultant on display by usual Vision detractors

Posted by Jonathan Ross

Over the weekend, an apparent joint effort between virulent anti-Vision Vancouver critics Alex Tsakumis and Mike Klassen culminated in two separate posts about consultant Linda Oglov.

But who is Linda Oglov and what exactly did she do for the City?  Well, let’s take a look at everything that these two City Hall opponents failed to examine in detail.

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Media gives NPA a free ride on City Hall renovations

Posted by Jonathan Ross

The image of a reporter aggressively tracking down a story has been shattered by a Vancouver media contingent that doesn't seem to be bothered with the facts.

So this week’s latest pile-on by the media is over the renovations that are occurring at City Hall and the empty space that has resulted in the city’s engineering department moving to the Crossroads building at Broadway and Cambie.

This story by Vancouver Sun reporter Jeff Lee was the piece that started the frenzy.

And ever since Monday, most reporting that has picked up on the item has failed to acknowledge a number of pertinent pieces of information that changes the entire context of the way in which the vacancies within City Hall came to be.

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Back next week

Posted by Jonathan Ross

Vactation, family and smoked meat in Montreal have overtaken my head this week…so we’ll see you all back here next week.

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FACT OF THE DAY

More than 221,000 people have taken the second Amtrak evening train to Vancouver since the service began last August. It had a record month in July with nearly 25,000 passengers. Ridership on the morning train has also increased 21% in the past year.

Quote OF THE DAY

“Economic power is [dependent] on how fast you move people and goods around. You see China growing right now very rapidly in this direction. This is the direction North America must go.” – California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

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