This week, Councillors Caradonna, Dell, and I will bring a motion that would be the first step toward requiring landlords to allow and/or provide cooling in Victoria’s rental buildings. In …
Update (Feb 27, 2026) The trend line note in this post (below) hasn’t improved. The CRD’s latest regional growth indicators report came to our Planning and Protective Services Committee this …
Many thanks to the Victoria Times Colonist for publishing my short letter to the editor noting the existence of credible research and data on housing vacancy chains, also known as …
Many thanks for to the Times Colonist for publishing my short letter to the editor: “As people move up, cheaper homes available.” You can read it at this link. And …
The 2024 Housing Strategy Report and the staff presentation from today deserve a look. The report is at this link and the presentation video is at this link. I highly recommend …
61 percent of Victoria residents are renters. And rents have risen dramatically in recent years. This should be a top priority for everyone. It is for me. It’s been known …
Many thanks to the Vancouver Sun for publishing my op-ed on housing and affordability: I suggest you read it at the link above. In case that link becomes inoperative, here …
Cities are facing a crisis-level housing shortage. And of course, the worst impacts are on people with moderate to lower incomes. Wealthier people can always afford homes; they simply outbid …
A central question about future development in Victoria is the extent to which it is concentrated in key areas vs. spread out in all areas. Residents have a range of …
Many thanks to the Times Colonist for publishing my op-ed. I suggest reading it at the link above, but in case that link ever gets broken in future, here is …