Nov 19, 2011
#VanElxn: Confronting Vision's 'Creative City': Evictions, gentrification, developers
David P. Ball
The Left Coast Post looks beyond the election: can you back Vision Vancouver and not back gentrification?
David P. Ball
David P. Ball is a reporter and photojournalist in Vancouver, on unceded Coast Salish land. His website is www.davidpball.net. On Twitter: @davidpball. Co-winner, with The Vancouver Observer, of the 2012 Canadian Journalism Foundation's award for Excellence in Journalism (small media), and finalist for the Canadian Association of Journalists community news award, David studied professional writing and political science. He followed his passion for independent journalism to the Middle East, where he reported from the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war. A veteran of more than a decade of global justice convergences and movements, David has written and shot for more than 30 publications including The Tyee, Windspeaker, Indian Country Today Media Network, Xtra!, Shameless, Briarpatch, Geez and the Dominion/Media Co-op.
Nov 16, 2011
#VanElxn: Systemic dysfunction and addiction to campaign financing
David P. Ball
With three days left until the election, The Left Coast Post catches up with Randy Helten and Nicole Benson of Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver. Spoilers or prophets? You decide.
Nov 11, 2011
#VanElxn: Roundup 1
David P. Ball
In this week's Vancouver elections coverage, The Left Coast Post chases the Mayor around for answers, and an Occupier appeals for unity and respect.
Nov 8, 2011
Medics at Occupy Vancouver share tales in face of eviction
David P. Ball
Concerns about force being used on Occupy protesters.
Nov 8, 2011
Occupy Vancouver prepared for potential police violence: Medics
David P. Ball
Volunteer medics at Occupy Vancouver, including an emergency room nurse and a first aid responder, prepare to help those hurt by possible confrontations as rhetoric over removing the camp intensifies.
Nov 3, 2011
#VanElxn: Overcoming the left's ambivalent relationship with power
David P. Ball
In this third instalment of The Left Coast Post, Occupy Vancouver becomes a leading election issue, the mayor is interrupted by lobsters, and we talk with Vision councillor Andrea Reimer.
Oct 18, 2011
#VanElxn: Occupy City Hall, decolonize Vancouver
David P. Ball
In this week's Vancouver elections coverage, The Left Coast Post joins #OccupyVancouver downtown and profiles the only city council candidate camping out.
Oct 10, 2011
#VanElxn: Do developers control city hall?
David P. Ball
rabble.ca's newest blog, The Left Coast Post, begins with an eight-part series on the November 19 Vancouver election.
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