Cut & Paste:
The first time McGrogan came to the Bakery he was nice enough. All man-to-man, you know? The sanctions had just been imposed, and I had responded with targeted criticism of him, which led him to visit the Bakery.
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
There are forty-five people running for office right now, without wards, so everyone is running everywhere. In this sense, the abundance of signs isn’t so surprising, although it is getting tiresome now that we’re a month into it.
The Document
7 pages of standard conservative priorities: population growth, business development strategies, more police and surveillance cameras, and mainly low-cost suggestions for dealing with street-level disorder.
Case Study: Kingsway
Kingsway hosts some businesses that make it an auto hub, but several auto businesses have failed there, too. It has hosted some non-profits, and lost others, but it is not a service delivery hub. As a commercial zone, results are clearly mixed.
So you want to be on City Council, All thirty-three of you
You’re sitting in the Council meeting on July 21, 2025. You’ve just spent the last two hours listening to yet another rich old guy get paid (by us) to scold the Mayor.
Some thoughts on Pride, May 2025 (Long Read)
Local, local, local. When we choose fundraisers at McBride’s, I look for local impact. I look for things that moms care about, because moms are everything here.

