https://crdwatch.ca/2026/04/11/the-political-panic-behind-councils-james-bay-rejection-by-arthur-mcinnis/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-04-11T10:47:31+00:00The Political Panic Behind Council’s James Bay Rejection, by Arthur McInnisdevelopment, real estate, Official Community Plan, OCP, politics, City of Victoria, upzoning, accountability, Marianne Alto, urban planning, Bill 44, times colonist, Housing Targets, SSMUH, decision-making, Homes For Living, City Hall, Victoria city council, Dave Thompson, Matt Dell, Susan Kim, James Bay, zoning, housing policy, housing affordability, Fire Safety, Marc McInnis, 15 minute communities, 50 Government Streethttps://crdwatch.ca/2026/04/10/eby-achieves-the-goal-lobbied-to-him-by-the-udi-4-years-previously-by-overriding-west-vancouvers-local-government-autonomy-on-zoning/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-04-10T07:53:24+00:00Eby achieves the goal lobbied to him by the UDI 4 years previously, by overriding West Vancouver’s local government autonomy on zoning.real estate, lobbying, udi, Official Community Plan, OCP, politics, Urban development Institute, province of BC, local government, authoritarianism, history, David Eby, separation of lobby and state, forced housing targets, Nathan Cullen, development industry, pre-zoning, West Vancouver, Housing Bills, blanket upzoning, density, overriding local government autonomy, Premier Eby, Provincial Intervention into Local Government Zoning, Bob Rennie, Condo King, Development Industry Influence over the BC NDP, state capture, regulatory capture, development industry influence, carrot and stick approach, power grab, Ambleside Centre Plan, Directives, corporate coup, forced density, tyrannyhttps://crdwatch.ca/2026/04/09/bc-bill-m216-the-professional-reliance-act-is-defeated/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-04-10T03:52:58+00:00BC Bill M216 the ‘Professional Reliance Act’ is defeated.CRD Watch, lobbying, udi, Urban development Institute, Homes For Living, Christine Boyle, Strong Towns, George Anderson, Bill M216, Strong Towns Nanaimo, defeated, YIMBY, Minister Boyle, George Anderson MLA, CityHallWatch