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Blue bins get sold, more parks get beer, and the vacant home tax gets fixed — maybe
The Week at Toronto City Hall for April 22 to 26, 2024, featuring a mini recap of an April Council meeting, plus tiny cars go to the Ex.
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A trio of charts, with some help from AI
City Hall Watcher #275: A data analysis trio, with a look at procurement, provincial economic development funding and dangerous dogs — like Mushroom Boo…
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Vacant tax crowds Council's agenda
The week at Toronto City Hall for April 15 to 19, featuring a Council meeting with so very many items about the vacant home tax, plus Airbnb…
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Walking on the Sunshine List
City Hall Watcher #274: ...and don't it feel, well, okay, I guess. City Hall Watcher celebrates eclipse day with our annual look at the Sunshine List…
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City Hall's lobbyists spring forward
City Hall Watcher #273: Lobbyist Watch for March 2024, featuring labour unions, Chinese drones, former councillors, Therme's water works and more!
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Bye-bye parking, hello housing?
City Hall Watcher #272: A look at Council's decisions on FIFA, parking-versus-housing, parking ticket hikes, and more, plus a look at where donations…
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Booze in parks didn't bring about the apocalypse — what's next?
The week at Toronto City Hall for March 25 to 29, featuring parking authority woes, drinking in parks success, the end of City Hall's recycling program…
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Toronto's next chief planner will need a plan
City Hall Watcher #271: A look at ten years of planning division budgets, and service levels, as the hunt for Toronto's next top planner continues
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