now this one kind of surprises and impresses me ... I never knew her as a left winger but she is an incredibly sharp and knowledgeable writer. quite a get, as they say.
https://www.straight.com/city-culture/5-thoughts-on-veteran-vancouver-journalist-frances-bula-running-for-council-with

#VanPoli #OneCity

5 thoughts on veteran Vancouver journalist Frances Bula running for council with OneCity

The longtime civic affairs writer is throwing her hat in the ring with OneCity.

The Georgia Straight

she said here on her choice of party: "I like what he and the party are saying about practical progressivism and that OneCity has a decade of history – it's not some random instantly created party that will blow up in a couple of years."

https://bsky.app/profile/fabulavancouver.bsky.social/post/3mgn2y47byk2n

#vanpoli

Frances Bula (@fabulavancouver.bsky.social)

Dear my delightful tweeps, some news! So after 30 years of City Hall and urban-issues stories that you all know, I'm doing something completely different — I’ve decided to run for a City Council nomination with @onecityvan.bsky.social and hopefully run on their slate this October.

Bluesky Social

@carkner

All.the evidence I have ever seen is that the green.party in BC is a sack of marbles, and never would I.put them "on the left" except by accident.

I assume there have been events I missed to purge the city greens of anti Vax loons and libertarians.

And, to get off Twitter, post on Mastodon first, pit a link to mastodon on the column, take twitter off your columns. (Youre trying to stay in touch with old twitter users, not create new ones)

#vancouver #vanpoli #bcpoli

@kevinrns
I didn't write this piece, just sharing it. it seems like your comments are more directed at them. I didn't say anything about Twitter or the Green Party.

@carkner

Thank you for sharing this article. Its as exciting as the author feels.

I lll search for the authors handle.

I hope on one was injured in the drive by.