Fill in the blank:
The people of ___________ are rightly worried that we are losing what makes our city special, livable and progressive.
- We have an affordable housing crisis that is pushing people out of neighborhoods we always saw as the beating heart of our community.
- We are failing to confront the issues of inclusion and opportunity for every part of our community.
- We are searching for bold new leadership that will bring energy, vision and integrity to City Hall.
In this case, it comes from Portland, Oregon, on behalf of Andrea Valderrama – but it could be cut-and-paste for almost every candidate in Vancouver (and other west-coast cities.)
However, we will be offering PT space for all the council candidates running in our upcoming election on why they’re doing so, and what they’d do.
Monorail!
Seriously, I can’t recall the last time that any politician actually said anything with content. Sound bites, yes. Evasions, yes. Talking points, yes. Playing it so, so safe, yes.
But actually take a stand on something remotely “controversial?” Never.