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International speculation distorting Vancouver house prices, needs limiting measures Yolande Cole November 4, 2011 Straight.com Independent city council candidate Sandy Garossino believes international speculation may be pushing up housing prices in Vancouver. As part of her civic election campaign, the … Continue reading →

Who’s at the Vision Vancouver fundraiser tonight Jeff Lee November 2, 2011 Vancouver Sun I’m at the Vision Vancouver fundraiser tonight at the swanky Westin Bayshore. Nearly 900 have turned out for this and the demographics are wide. There’s the … Continue reading →

Fledgling party denounces developer donations Andrew Fleming, Contributing writer November 3, 2011 Vancouver Courier His name may not be familiar to some readers but Randy Helten plans on being the next mayor of Vancouver. Helten, the founder of civic watchdog … Continue reading →

Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver attracting donations, candidate Terry Martin says Matthew Burrows, November 1, 2011 Straight.com A city council candidate with Vancouver’s emerging Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver slate has claimed that cheques are rolling in from a variety … Continue reading →

Could Gregor Robertson lose the 2011 Vancouver mayoral election? Charlie Smith, October 31, 2011 Straight.com Last week, I ran into NPA mayoral candidate Suzanne Anton at the Loden Hotel’s third-anniversary party. At the time, she insisted that she is going … Continue reading →

Is Randy Helten Vancouver’s Ralph Nader? Michael Aynsley, October 31, 2011 Openfile.ca Last week, Suzanne Anton insisted to Georgia Straight editor Charlie Smith that she will become mayor after Nov. 19; however, many polls suggest otherwise. An article in the … Continue reading →

COPE’s Tim Louis may vote for Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver Carlito Pablo, October 28, 2011 Straight.com Candidates on the combined council slate of the ruling Vision Vancouver and Coalition of Progressive Electors should start asking themselves one question. Who … Continue reading →

By Carlito Pablo, October 27, 2011 Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver may endorse candidates running with the Coalition of Progressive Electors, but the upstart group won’t be doing the same for any candidates with COPE’s senior electoral partner, the ruling … Continue reading →

NEW NSV team at Vancouver City Hall, Oct 24, 2011 – History in the Making Read more or comment

Bethany Lindsay, Oct. 24, 2011 3:21 PM PT ctvbc.ca A new political party is elbowing its way into Vancouver municipal politics, promising to limit the power of real estate developers.   West End housing activist Randy Helten announced Monday that … Continue reading →