Nathan Lauster
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Nathan Lauster
@lausterna.bsky.social
UBC sociologist, demographer, housing & urban regulation scholar, author, immigrant, blogs at https://homefreesociology.com/
You can see West Van Mayor, Mark Sager, from above, attempting to rally other local mayors against provincial requirements at Metro meeting here, @ 3.45 mark, and he gets a fair amount of support, though Surrey's mayor keeps screwing up his name... 2/ metrovancouver.org/media-room/v...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Reposted by Nathan Lauster
Pure joy on the Bike Bus this morning!
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Yeah, we've got a regional metro-level of regional governance here, but it's very much driven by municipal delegations, as per this recent mayor's council meeting where everyone is griping about the province intruding on their powers. metrovancouver.org/media-room/v...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
After a bit of time researching old cattle bylaws I've come to think of it as something like zombie pastoralism persisting long after all the farm animals have been banned.
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Nice! Got a handy summary of the projects funded anywhere?
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Ok, all true. But also EUROVISION, Alex.
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Great list! And really enjoying the thread.

A couple I haven't seen recommended yet:

CSE Cooney (Saint Death's Daughter - so good!)
CL Polk (Witchmark series & The Midnight Bargain both hit that sweet spot in Fantasy/Romance, like T. Kingfisher)
November 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
You're in the queue now. We will have that all cleared out by Wednesday, sir. No problem.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM