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Frances Bula
FreelanceUrban affairs contributor
francesbula@gmail.com

Frances Bula has written about urban issues and city politics in B.C.’s Vancouver region, covering everything from Downtown Eastside drug addiction to billion-dollar development projects, since 1994.

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Only one NPA councillor left in Vancouver as three more leave party to go independent
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COVID-19 has fewer people riding transit and this could be good for transit systems
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B.C. pledges $2-billion more in loans to build lower-cost housing
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Political operative steps forward to run for Vancouver mayor
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Vancouver signs agreement with province and city park board to end Strathcona Park encampment
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Vancouver’s NPA picks John Coupar as candidate for mayor
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B.C. to receive $205-million in rapid-housing funding
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BC Housing aims to avoid mistakes of Little Mountain in redevelopment of Skeena Terrace social-housing site
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Vancouver’s chief planner Gil Kelley to depart amid debate over slow pace of progress
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Vancouver traffic injuries, deaths declined last year
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Vancouver police balk at budget freeze, request review of city council decision
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Federal rent-subsidy program to roll out to 25,000 B.C. households
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Transition to electric vehicles will be uneven across Canadian cities
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B.C. moves to crack down on campaign financing after criticism over gaps
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Vancouver buys hotel to help tackle housing crisis
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B.C. real estate industry braces for postpandemic immigration boom
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Vancouver’s permit systems need urgent rework, councillors say
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Vancouver city hall backlog delays crucial developments
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Thinking about building a laneway house? Assess your capacity for patience
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Public input sought in False Creek redevelopment
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