Type of site | Political blog |
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Available in | English |
URL | citycaucus.com |
Launched | December 7, 2008 [1] |
Current status | Ceased operations on July 3, 2012 [2] |
CityCaucus.com was a well-known [3] online multi-author blog focused on coverage of Vancouver municipal civic affairs. [4] [5] [6] It was co-founded by Daniel Fontaine, the former chief of staff of Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan, [7] and Mike Klassen, the former vice chair of the Vancouver City Planning Commission. [3] [4] [8] During the Vancouver 2010 Olympics the blog offered a popular free-event guide. [9] The blog was called partisan by some while being acknowledged for its investigative reporting, [10] [11] and being at the front of political conversation in Vancouver. [12] The blog broke the 2010 story on Vancouver city staff being unhappy and having fears of aggressive agenda implementation by the ruling Vision Vancouver party. [8] [13] [14] The Vancouver municipal government made an unprecedented decision to respond to the blog's criticism of a trade mission to China in September 2010. [8]
Type of site | Political blog |
---|---|
Available in | English |
URL | citycaucus.com |
Launched | December 7, 2008 [1] |
Current status | Ceased operations on July 3, 2012 [2] |
CityCaucus.com was a well-known [3] online multi-author blog focused on coverage of Vancouver municipal civic affairs. [4] [5] [6] It was co-founded by Daniel Fontaine, the former chief of staff of Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan, [7] and Mike Klassen, the former vice chair of the Vancouver City Planning Commission. [3] [4] [8] During the Vancouver 2010 Olympics the blog offered a popular free-event guide. [9] The blog was called partisan by some while being acknowledged for its investigative reporting, [10] [11] and being at the front of political conversation in Vancouver. [12] The blog broke the 2010 story on Vancouver city staff being unhappy and having fears of aggressive agenda implementation by the ruling Vision Vancouver party. [8] [13] [14] The Vancouver municipal government made an unprecedented decision to respond to the blog's criticism of a trade mission to China in September 2010. [8]