Christopher Cheung ✍️ (same handle on Bluesky)
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Not here anymore. Reporter at @thetyee. Metro Vancouver stories on urban change, inequality, diasporas, food.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined April 2013
The Keefer Rooms fire took away Steve's first real home after years under a bridge. Chef Anna lost the Gain Wah restaurant. Nicole led a charge to rescue the cats. My @TheTyee saga on escaping the flames, life in a special SRO and how to make them better.
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Vancouver's big Broadway Plan just got bigger. Many hate towers. But renters worry how the "strongest protections in Canada" will play out when demolitions start. Teresa was given a form with contacts that included "homelessness services." @thetyee
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RT @fumano: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has spent less time than past mayors in public meetings, and more time (& public money) travelling Supp…
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Pssst, have you visited the teeny tiny East Van Vodville Cinema yet? It plays actual movie clips and is a loving recreation of the Pantages Theatre at 1:55 scale — a wholesome way to enjoy moving pictures in our algorithmic age. My @thetyee story.
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Homelessness worsens. Displacement looms. Home prices superheat. How did this crisis begin? When the federal government decided to do nothing for 24 years and fuel the market instead. Some history for you on this National Housing Day. @TheTyee
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RT @lauvande: Gotta love covering city council, cuz where else do you get rhapsodies like this?? (they changed their council meetings from…
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RT @alex_shephard: It's been a while since I've read something that fails on every level—writing, reporting, and (above all!) editing—as sp…
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An "urban solutions industry" is selling shallow but feel-good ideas on making cities "smart" and "resilient." A geographer investigates the powerful players courting cities at conferences: Google, Shell, Rockefeller, the World Bank, and more. @TheTyee
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"The election proved the media is in crisis. Here’s what it needs to do to regain its relevance" via @CNN.
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RT @RobShaw_BC: I look back at @jjhorgan's rise from 'Angry John' to 'Happy Warrior' - and why a guy who didn't really want to be premier e…
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RT @vancolour: Is there “forced diversity” in Canadian media? Or is diversity being “forced out”? Christopher Cheung (@bychrischeung) dis…
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RT @evandavidbrown: 🧵On October 22nd of 2017, I finished my last bartending shift and began my first day as Premier Horgan's EA the very ne…
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"If you were woke, you'd know that pro rep is lit."
In #PRDebate, @jjhorgan says if @Wilkinson4BC was 'woke' he'd know that proportional representation is 'lit'. #electoralreform #bcpoli
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While I'm personally convinced but not practically ready to ditch Twitter... I've gone ahead and made a Bluesky where I've posted practically nothing. It's here if you want to follow (and maybe convince) me:
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Former BC premier John Horgan has died at 65. One of my pics from the historic night in 2017.
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Who gave this a new name? I didn't realize Buddha was a goblin.
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Been talking with some folks about BC NDP ✨vibes✨ and how Horgan gives working-class dad while Eby gives urban elite. @Leigh_Phillips goes much deeper here in this analysis for @jacobin.
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