Davis Kyle
@daviskyle.bsky.social
https://www.kyleforkelowna.ca/
Procurement & Contract Analyst
Kelowna Area Cycling Coalition, Past President
Vice Chair of the RDCO Planning Advisory Committee
Prize-winning housing policy author
Views do not reflect those of my employer.
Procurement & Contract Analyst
Kelowna Area Cycling Coalition, Past President
Vice Chair of the RDCO Planning Advisory Committee
Prize-winning housing policy author
Views do not reflect those of my employer.
Merry Christmas all :)
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Merry Christmas all :)
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
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By FPPC’s logic, every homeowner or renter – actually everyone in California – should be disqualified from voting on housing policy.
Just leaving this here: Complaint@fppc.ca.gov
Just leaving this here: Complaint@fppc.ca.gov
In Santa Monica, the FPPC has disqualified pro-housing Councilmember Jesse Zwick from all future housing votes. They said that because he works for a housing non-profit, he’s “conflicted” and must recuse.
Pretty absurd. The NIMBY deep state strikes again.
www.smdp.com/state-regula...
Pretty absurd. The NIMBY deep state strikes again.
www.smdp.com/state-regula...
State regulators say Councilman Zwick is conflicted on housing votes
The California Fair Political Practices Commission has ruled that Santa Monica Mayor Pro Tem Jesse Zwick must recuse himself from housing production decisions
www.smdp.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
By FPPC’s logic, every homeowner or renter – actually everyone in California – should be disqualified from voting on housing policy.
Just leaving this here: Complaint@fppc.ca.gov
Just leaving this here: Complaint@fppc.ca.gov
15 people accounted for 1335 files in Kelowna in 2024.
The charge rate from 2014 to 2024 went down by 48.5%.
There are some very obvious solutions that have not been attempted because we as society have been ignoring low-level offenders for too long.
www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna...
The charge rate from 2014 to 2024 went down by 48.5%.
There are some very obvious solutions that have not been attempted because we as society have been ignoring low-level offenders for too long.
www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna...
Downtown Kelowna business owner frustrated after window smashed again
A downtown Kelowna business owner is frustrated after he once again has to replace a broken window that was vandalized this weekend.
www.castanet.net
December 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
15 people accounted for 1335 files in Kelowna in 2024.
The charge rate from 2014 to 2024 went down by 48.5%.
There are some very obvious solutions that have not been attempted because we as society have been ignoring low-level offenders for too long.
www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna...
The charge rate from 2014 to 2024 went down by 48.5%.
There are some very obvious solutions that have not been attempted because we as society have been ignoring low-level offenders for too long.
www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna...
There are apparently still some tickets left for the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra concert this weekend (Friday-Sunday, Friday in Kelowna.
Hope to see you there. I’ll be on stage again with the chorus. Always good to support local arts organizations.
Hope to see you there. I’ll be on stage again with the chorus. Always good to support local arts organizations.
December 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
There are apparently still some tickets left for the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra concert this weekend (Friday-Sunday, Friday in Kelowna.
Hope to see you there. I’ll be on stage again with the chorus. Always good to support local arts organizations.
Hope to see you there. I’ll be on stage again with the chorus. Always good to support local arts organizations.
Interesting Castanet results.
December 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Interesting Castanet results.
“A new bombshell modeling report by the State of Minnesota has found that small single-stair buildings with smoke-separated stairwells are likely to be SIGNIFICANTLY SAFER than typical double-loaded apartment buildings”
December 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“A new bombshell modeling report by the State of Minnesota has found that small single-stair buildings with smoke-separated stairwells are likely to be SIGNIFICANTLY SAFER than typical double-loaded apartment buildings”
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
This is excellent news.
www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna...
Credit where it is due. Some of our local elected officials on past and current councils have really understood how this is key prerequisite to affordability..
www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna...
Credit where it is due. Some of our local elected officials on past and current councils have really understood how this is key prerequisite to affordability..
https://castanet.net/news/Kelowna/5…
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This is excellent news.
www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna...
Credit where it is due. Some of our local elected officials on past and current councils have really understood how this is key prerequisite to affordability..
www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna...
Credit where it is due. Some of our local elected officials on past and current councils have really understood how this is key prerequisite to affordability..
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The Americans continue to act as though accepting Russia’s demand to hand over territory it has failed to occupy will bring peace. Yet all the evidence suggests Vladimir Putin sees it as a means to achieve Ukraine’s political subjugation
Ukraine struggles to cope with America’s destructive peace plans
The latest manoeuvres by Donald Trump are familiar
econ.st
December 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The Americans continue to act as though accepting Russia’s demand to hand over territory it has failed to occupy will bring peace. Yet all the evidence suggests Vladimir Putin sees it as a means to achieve Ukraine’s political subjugation
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The Vancouver code update doesn’t include part 9 either? It sounds like the province isn’t going to move on part 9 until it’s done, if it’s ever done, at a national level (maybe 2030).
It’s a big miss by the @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social as it would unlock more under SSMUH legislation.
It’s a big miss by the @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social as it would unlock more under SSMUH legislation.
December 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Vancouver code update doesn’t include part 9 either? It sounds like the province isn’t going to move on part 9 until it’s done, if it’s ever done, at a national level (maybe 2030).
It’s a big miss by the @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social as it would unlock more under SSMUH legislation.
It’s a big miss by the @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social as it would unlock more under SSMUH legislation.
Congratulations, America, for ending tourism.
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Congratulations, America, for ending tourism.
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3 Storey SES could work pretty easily in most places.
With an exterior 1100mm stair (Vs the big 5' stair in the BCBC) this would be doable. Could be combined with a low cost LULA elevator to provide an accessible alternative to multiplexes.
With an exterior 1100mm stair (Vs the big 5' stair in the BCBC) this would be doable. Could be combined with a low cost LULA elevator to provide an accessible alternative to multiplexes.
July 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
3 Storey SES could work pretty easily in most places.
With an exterior 1100mm stair (Vs the big 5' stair in the BCBC) this would be doable. Could be combined with a low cost LULA elevator to provide an accessible alternative to multiplexes.
With an exterior 1100mm stair (Vs the big 5' stair in the BCBC) this would be doable. Could be combined with a low cost LULA elevator to provide an accessible alternative to multiplexes.
Amplifying this reply.
We really do need to see Part 9 rules that make financial sense.
We really do need to see Part 9 rules that make financial sense.
Yeah the code update was for part 3 buildings, so there isn’t (yet) a good alternative for 3 storey buildings that could compete with part 9 plexes.
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Amplifying this reply.
We really do need to see Part 9 rules that make financial sense.
We really do need to see Part 9 rules that make financial sense.
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America has become a very screwed up society. There’s widespread human rights abuses and state-sanctioned kidnapping.
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
America has become a very screwed up society. There’s widespread human rights abuses and state-sanctioned kidnapping.
A little debate on Reddit today.
I think part of expanding public support for social programs is explicitly trying to preserve the high-trust society equilibrium and social norms.
We want public support for food banks, social housing, etc. That means aggressively cracking down on theft & vandalism
I think part of expanding public support for social programs is explicitly trying to preserve the high-trust society equilibrium and social norms.
We want public support for food banks, social housing, etc. That means aggressively cracking down on theft & vandalism
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December 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A little debate on Reddit today.
I think part of expanding public support for social programs is explicitly trying to preserve the high-trust society equilibrium and social norms.
We want public support for food banks, social housing, etc. That means aggressively cracking down on theft & vandalism
I think part of expanding public support for social programs is explicitly trying to preserve the high-trust society equilibrium and social norms.
We want public support for food banks, social housing, etc. That means aggressively cracking down on theft & vandalism
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As a non-profit housing CEO, here's why the Social Housing Initiative mattered. It offered a real pathway to build homes for our neighbours in need, without half a million dollars in paperwork. Without 8-12 months of unnecessary delays for projects Council never rejects anyway.
December 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
As a non-profit housing CEO, here's why the Social Housing Initiative mattered. It offered a real pathway to build homes for our neighbours in need, without half a million dollars in paperwork. Without 8-12 months of unnecessary delays for projects Council never rejects anyway.
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(Though they should remove vacancy control and IZ from their platform to improve financial viability, while adding DCC cuts).
Perhaps offsetting with a public builder or RFP process for new social supply.
Perhaps offsetting with a public builder or RFP process for new social supply.
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
(Though they should remove vacancy control and IZ from their platform to improve financial viability, while adding DCC cuts).
Perhaps offsetting with a public builder or RFP process for new social supply.
Perhaps offsetting with a public builder or RFP process for new social supply.
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Mike Klassen just went full NIMBY in council just now, citing "principles of liveability" (a deeply NIMBY coded phrase) to apparently set the stage to justify his vote against legalizing more affordable social housing.
And sure enough, ABC voted against the Social Housing Initiative. Rank NIMBYism.
And sure enough, ABC voted against the Social Housing Initiative. Rank NIMBYism.
December 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Mike Klassen just went full NIMBY in council just now, citing "principles of liveability" (a deeply NIMBY coded phrase) to apparently set the stage to justify his vote against legalizing more affordable social housing.
And sure enough, ABC voted against the Social Housing Initiative. Rank NIMBYism.
And sure enough, ABC voted against the Social Housing Initiative. Rank NIMBYism.
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My simple test for city housing policy:
1) Do you support turning a parking lot and grocery store next to skytrain into lots of homes, and
2) do you support making it easier to build more non-market housing throughout the city?
Votes are in and only One City of Vancouver party supports both 1 & 2.
1) Do you support turning a parking lot and grocery store next to skytrain into lots of homes, and
2) do you support making it easier to build more non-market housing throughout the city?
Votes are in and only One City of Vancouver party supports both 1 & 2.
Mike Klassen just went full NIMBY in council just now, citing "principles of liveability" (a deeply NIMBY coded phrase) to apparently set the stage to justify his vote against legalizing more affordable social housing.
And sure enough, ABC voted against the Social Housing Initiative. Rank NIMBYism.
And sure enough, ABC voted against the Social Housing Initiative. Rank NIMBYism.
December 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
My simple test for city housing policy:
1) Do you support turning a parking lot and grocery store next to skytrain into lots of homes, and
2) do you support making it easier to build more non-market housing throughout the city?
Votes are in and only One City of Vancouver party supports both 1 & 2.
1) Do you support turning a parking lot and grocery store next to skytrain into lots of homes, and
2) do you support making it easier to build more non-market housing throughout the city?
Votes are in and only One City of Vancouver party supports both 1 & 2.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
Good grief. The lack of a ranked ballot is going to really mess things up in Vancouver.
Good grief. The lack of a ranked ballot is going to really mess things up in Vancouver.
He's back: Former Vancouver mayor seriously considering 2026 run | Urbanized
A former Vancouver mayor is giving serious thought and consideration to running in the 2026 mayoral election.
dailyhive.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
Good grief. The lack of a ranked ballot is going to really mess things up in Vancouver.
Good grief. The lack of a ranked ballot is going to really mess things up in Vancouver.
If they’re not willing to fully outline, on budget day, what they want to cut, you know it’s political theatre.
Same story in every city.
Same story in every city.
What an embarrassing stunt by the NWP members of #NewWest Council today. These are not serious people. Afraid to tell the community what they would cut (except a couple of small items that have no real impact on our taxes) but talking out of both sides of their mouths while demanding tax cuts.
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
If they’re not willing to fully outline, on budget day, what they want to cut, you know it’s political theatre.
Same story in every city.
Same story in every city.
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I’m glad RealPage was investigated, and they’re now limiting the sharing of rent data as a result, but anyone who thinks this will make a detectable difference to rents is going to be very disappointed.
If they had any impact it was a rounding error at best
www.propublica.org/article/doj-...
If they had any impact it was a rounding error at best
www.propublica.org/article/doj-...
In the year after San Francisco banned rent gouging software, rents surged.
It’s tangential. You can ban it if you want to feel better, but it doesn’t actually solve the underlying problem.
Same thing as vacancy taxes.
It’s tangential. You can ban it if you want to feel better, but it doesn’t actually solve the underlying problem.
Same thing as vacancy taxes.
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I’m glad RealPage was investigated, and they’re now limiting the sharing of rent data as a result, but anyone who thinks this will make a detectable difference to rents is going to be very disappointed.
If they had any impact it was a rounding error at best
www.propublica.org/article/doj-...
If they had any impact it was a rounding error at best
www.propublica.org/article/doj-...
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Asking rents in Victoria for a 1 bed apartment have fallen under $2000 for the first time in the rentals.ca data
Why? Slower population growth + lots of new rental completions
Supply and demand remains undefeated
Why? Slower population growth + lots of new rental completions
Supply and demand remains undefeated
December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Asking rents in Victoria for a 1 bed apartment have fallen under $2000 for the first time in the rentals.ca data
Why? Slower population growth + lots of new rental completions
Supply and demand remains undefeated
Why? Slower population growth + lots of new rental completions
Supply and demand remains undefeated