Susan Kim 김수잔
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Opinions are my own. Retweets are not endorsements. she/they. Free Palestine. Peace and unity in Korea in our lifetimes. "Part-time" City Councillor in BC.
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This being named a NYT Notable Book of 2025 seems to prove it's thesis
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This being named a NYT Notable Book of 2025 seems to prove it's thesis
We are wrapping up. Next budget conversation is next Monday afternoon at 1 PM. See you at our regularly scheduled COTW on Thursday the 27th.
Thanks for following along.
Thanks for following along.
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We are wrapping up. Next budget conversation is next Monday afternoon at 1 PM. See you at our regularly scheduled COTW on Thursday the 27th.
Thanks for following along.
Thanks for following along.
Gardiner: "I no longer believe we should be targeting 4%, that is too high"... "before we knew the police provisional budget and the challenges the whole economy would be facing in the years ahead, and that means the taxpayers."
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Gardiner: "I no longer believe we should be targeting 4%, that is too high"... "before we knew the police provisional budget and the challenges the whole economy would be facing in the years ahead, and that means the taxpayers."
Coleman: We don't invest in being a capital city. But looking at changing geopolitics, we should be more embracing of opportunities. For example, we don't know how many Consul Generals live in Victoria!
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Coleman: We don't invest in being a capital city. But looking at changing geopolitics, we should be more embracing of opportunities. For example, we don't know how many Consul Generals live in Victoria!
Conversation is now shifting into potential future directions.
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Conversation is now shifting into potential future directions.
Gardiner tries a motion arising: "Council direct staff to report back on revenue agreements with the City's tenants of Royal Athletic Park, including concession sales, to explore opportunity for increasing revenue for the City."
November 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Gardiner tries a motion arising: "Council direct staff to report back on revenue agreements with the City's tenants of Royal Athletic Park, including concession sales, to explore opportunity for increasing revenue for the City."
Reposted by Susan Kim 김수잔
Today, DULF co-founders launch their constitutional challenge to Canada’s drug laws that criminalize possession for the purposes of trafficking.
“[The law] is over broad in that it prohibits non medical safer supply programs no matter how efficacious” - lawyer Tim Dickson
@pressprogress.ca
“[The law] is over broad in that it prohibits non medical safer supply programs no matter how efficacious” - lawyer Tim Dickson
@pressprogress.ca
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Today, DULF co-founders launch their constitutional challenge to Canada’s drug laws that criminalize possession for the purposes of trafficking.
“[The law] is over broad in that it prohibits non medical safer supply programs no matter how efficacious” - lawyer Tim Dickson
@pressprogress.ca
“[The law] is over broad in that it prohibits non medical safer supply programs no matter how efficacious” - lawyer Tim Dickson
@pressprogress.ca
Gardiner moves another motion arising.
"Reimbursement of Councillor expenditures be limited to duties representing the City through appointment to orgs
"Per-diems or stipends paid to Councilors serving as appts to orgs (except CRD) be placed in a Council fund...
"Reimbursement of Councillor expenditures be limited to duties representing the City through appointment to orgs
"Per-diems or stipends paid to Councilors serving as appts to orgs (except CRD) be placed in a Council fund...
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Gardiner moves another motion arising.
"Reimbursement of Councillor expenditures be limited to duties representing the City through appointment to orgs
"Per-diems or stipends paid to Councilors serving as appts to orgs (except CRD) be placed in a Council fund...
"Reimbursement of Councillor expenditures be limited to duties representing the City through appointment to orgs
"Per-diems or stipends paid to Councilors serving as appts to orgs (except CRD) be placed in a Council fund...
Gardiner is moving a motion arising. Paraphrasing here.
Staff explore and report back on memberships in orgs and possible reductions; full range of City memberships including ones involving Council and others more focused on admin. Examples would be UBCM, UDI, CCCO....
Staff explore and report back on memberships in orgs and possible reductions; full range of City memberships including ones involving Council and others more focused on admin. Examples would be UBCM, UDI, CCCO....
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Gardiner is moving a motion arising. Paraphrasing here.
Staff explore and report back on memberships in orgs and possible reductions; full range of City memberships including ones involving Council and others more focused on admin. Examples would be UBCM, UDI, CCCO....
Staff explore and report back on memberships in orgs and possible reductions; full range of City memberships including ones involving Council and others more focused on admin. Examples would be UBCM, UDI, CCCO....
Back from break. Onto individual Councillors' motions arising.
Dell starts with: "Reduce the infrastructure budget increase to $4m, but add any NMC [non-market change] additional tax revenue over $1m towards the capital budget."
Dell starts with: "Reduce the infrastructure budget increase to $4m, but add any NMC [non-market change] additional tax revenue over $1m towards the capital budget."
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Back from break. Onto individual Councillors' motions arising.
Dell starts with: "Reduce the infrastructure budget increase to $4m, but add any NMC [non-market change] additional tax revenue over $1m towards the capital budget."
Dell starts with: "Reduce the infrastructure budget increase to $4m, but add any NMC [non-market change] additional tax revenue over $1m towards the capital budget."
Break until 10:20a.
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Break until 10:20a.
Moving onto considerations of revenue amounts that Council can direct staff to include in the budget. This includes things like "Boulevard Tax increase", "Victoria Conference Centre increased revenue potential", etc.
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Moving onto considerations of revenue amounts that Council can direct staff to include in the budget. This includes things like "Boulevard Tax increase", "Victoria Conference Centre increased revenue potential", etc.
Centennial Square isn't being discussed today because a staff update on it is coming at this Thursday's regular Council committee meeting.
Check it out here: pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
Check it out here: pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Centennial Square isn't being discussed today because a staff update on it is coming at this Thursday's regular Council committee meeting.
Check it out here: pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
Check it out here: pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
We move away from operational budget expenditures to capital budget considerations. In other words, we shifted towards discussing $ for the hard infrastructure things. Now onto similar deliberations: what do we want to keep? What's on track? What can we defer? What amounts can we cut (or add)?
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We move away from operational budget expenditures to capital budget considerations. In other words, we shifted towards discussing $ for the hard infrastructure things. Now onto similar deliberations: what do we want to keep? What's on track? What can we defer? What amounts can we cut (or add)?
Gooooood morning. Today we continue to nickel and dime the City with ongoing budget discussions. Reminder that none of this is final final final until it gets ratified at the end of weeks of discussion. The sausage is still getting made. #yyj
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Gooooood morning. Today we continue to nickel and dime the City with ongoing budget discussions. Reminder that none of this is final final final until it gets ratified at the end of weeks of discussion. The sausage is still getting made. #yyj
Reposted by Susan Kim 김수잔
A 100% unforced error. And the 4% target doesn't even exist. Here's the resolution that started it all. It was the "baseline" for the budget. I watched the meeting, and it was clear to everyone that Council had the authority to make whatever changes that made sense.
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 AM
A 100% unforced error. And the 4% target doesn't even exist. Here's the resolution that started it all. It was the "baseline" for the budget. I watched the meeting, and it was clear to everyone that Council had the authority to make whatever changes that made sense.
Reposted by Susan Kim 김수잔
So my tremendous housing and health problems continue and if anyone could help with a few bucks it would be greatly appreciated. the poverty is the thing.
e-transfer: [email protected]
Here’s a GIF I made, for ahistorical flamers
e-transfer: [email protected]
Here’s a GIF I made, for ahistorical flamers
a bunch of red and yellow monsters standing next to each other on a blue background
Alt: flame monsters dancing, as the word AHISTORICAL scrolls.
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
So my tremendous housing and health problems continue and if anyone could help with a few bucks it would be greatly appreciated. the poverty is the thing.
e-transfer: [email protected]
Here’s a GIF I made, for ahistorical flamers
e-transfer: [email protected]
Here’s a GIF I made, for ahistorical flamers
Confirmed, landlord is selling. Any leads on dog-friendly rental housing in #yyj would be appreciated! Dog includes two human treat dispensers who need a place to sleep.
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Confirmed, landlord is selling. Any leads on dog-friendly rental housing in #yyj would be appreciated! Dog includes two human treat dispensers who need a place to sleep.
*gestures at everything on fire in the world*
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
*gestures at everything on fire in the world*
One of the wildest things about having a public inbox are the newsletters I get signed up for. This includes Trump 2025 campaign updates, Washington Post updates, and pro-resource extraction e-newsletters.
At first it was annoying, but now it's just fascinating. Who else gets these?
At first it was annoying, but now it's just fascinating. Who else gets these?
November 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
One of the wildest things about having a public inbox are the newsletters I get signed up for. This includes Trump 2025 campaign updates, Washington Post updates, and pro-resource extraction e-newsletters.
At first it was annoying, but now it's just fascinating. Who else gets these?
At first it was annoying, but now it's just fascinating. Who else gets these?
Today is National Housing Day, for whatever that's worth.
What does housing as a human right actually mean in a housing crisis that is only getting worse? 🏘️
BC Cities Declared Housing Is a Human Right. Now What? | The Tyee
Some municipalities are still voting against policies that could help end homelessness. Here’s a better way forward.
thetyee.ca
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Today is National Housing Day, for whatever that's worth.
I have a character limit on Bluesky, but occasionally my posts need a page limit instead.
Posts are meant to be consumed and interpreted within context. Singular posts may not be representative of final decisions, thoughts, opinions.
Posts are meant to be consumed and interpreted within context. Singular posts may not be representative of final decisions, thoughts, opinions.
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I have a character limit on Bluesky, but occasionally my posts need a page limit instead.
Posts are meant to be consumed and interpreted within context. Singular posts may not be representative of final decisions, thoughts, opinions.
Posts are meant to be consumed and interpreted within context. Singular posts may not be representative of final decisions, thoughts, opinions.
Alto moves that we consider the balance of this conversation during the next schedule special COTW budget meeting. Which happens to be Monday at 9 AM. Passes unanimously, so the crunchy part of today's conversation has wrapped up. See y'all on Monday.
November 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Alto moves that we consider the balance of this conversation during the next schedule special COTW budget meeting. Which happens to be Monday at 9 AM. Passes unanimously, so the crunchy part of today's conversation has wrapped up. See y'all on Monday.
Kim motivates to maintain public event programming money at $146,500 (Centennial Square like Eventide, Cameron Bandshell, Ship Point, Fort Commons, and others).
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Kim motivates to maintain public event programming money at $146,500 (Centennial Square like Eventide, Cameron Bandshell, Ship Point, Fort Commons, and others).
Discussing the grants budget reduction of 20% at $961,361.
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Discussing the grants budget reduction of 20% at $961,361.