Dan Fumano

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Recent work

• 'It's terrible': No running water or heat for six weeks in DTES apartments, residents reportOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 9, 2026
• 'Let's get to work': Vancouver's new mayor strikes collaborative note as council sworn inOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 2, 2026
• Dan Fumano: In poignant final council meeting, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and most of his party say goodbye and good luckOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 27, 2026
• Dan Fumano: Here's what will — and won't — likely change quickly with Vancouver's new left-wing mayor and councilOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 20, 2026
• Why Vancouver's 2026 municipal election could feel like a testOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 16, 2026
• This new Vancouver daycare is sitting empty, despite massive a wait-list. Advocates say this may become more commonOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 15, 2026
• B.C. Election: Leaders Eby, Doerkson, Lowan talk vision, economics at Vancouver Board of Trade eventOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 13, 2026
• Vancouver election: New poll shows Ken Sim and Pete Fry battling for lead in mayoral raceOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 9, 2026
• Vancouver election: ABC reveals 100-day plan, derided by rivals as a 'to-do list for someone else'Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 5, 2026
• Vancouver's political candidates make expensive campaign promises. Here's how they say they'll pay for themOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 2, 2026
• Dan Fumano: Dual election campaigns competing for talent, lawns, and air spaceOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 28, 2026
• How some Vancouver candidates are leaning into the snap B.C. election call, while others rail against itOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 23, 2026
• ABC Vancouver wants to 'reestablish social norms' around public drug use, but rivals question the party's record so farOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 21, 2026
• Dan Fumano: Mental-health struggles of B.C.'s local politicians are a problem for everyoneOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 19, 2026
• Dan Fumano: Police, protest, and art intersect again at Vancouver's Woodward's building — 55 years laterOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 13, 2026
• Can Vancouver's left agree on a 'unity candidate' before election day? The clock's tickingOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 28, 2026
• Dan Fumano: How big tech is emerging as an issue in the Vancouver electionOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 21, 2026
• Real estate: Vancouver council rejects controversial 'villages' plan, citing public backlashOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 29, 2026
• Vancouver mayor asks premier for urgent action on foreign influence at City HallOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 24, 2026
• AI slop, Californians, and bogus 'translators': Vancouver council went off the rails this weekOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 24, 2026
• Retiring Vancouver fire chief Karen Fry reflects on Hastings tent city, opioids, and sexismOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 22, 2026
• World Cup gave Vancouver and Canada plenty of reasons to celebrate during uneasy times. Many of us embraced itOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 19, 2026
• Vancouverites say they want vibrant, walkable neighbourhoods. So why is the 'villages plan' so controversial?Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 13, 2026
• New data reveals scope of big-money investors in B.C. rental home marketOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 8, 2026
• Something big is brewing at Vancouver's old Molson site beside Burrard BridgeOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 22, 2026
• Why don't Vancouver taxpayers know true cost of City Hall's surge in severance payouts?Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 12, 2026
• Dan Fumano: ABC Vancouver councillors refuse, again, to reprimand Mayor Ken Sim after investigationOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 2, 2026
• Dan Fumano: How many parking apps does Vancouver need?Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 28, 2026
• Vancouver's supportive housing pause may be unconstitutional, legal scholars sayOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 15, 2026
• Former B.C. cabinet minister to run for Vancouver council, proposes bringing UBC into cityOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 25, 2026
• 'New territory for Vancouver': At 315 metres, city's first supertall tower could be first of more to comeOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 24, 2026
• Dan Fumano: The latest stab at developing Vancouver's 'most complicated' propertyOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 16, 2026
• Veteran Vancouver city hall journalist looks to cross 'thin line' with first political runOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 9, 2026
• Dan Fumano: Despite silence from his ABC party leaders, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim still has key backersOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 5, 2026
• Gone in five minutes: After (very) brief appearance, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim leaves more unanswered questionsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 3, 2026
• Caught making a 'set of lies,' Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim offers no answersOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Feb 27, 2026
• Ex-ABC Vancouver politician joins new civic party to seek re-electionOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 19, 2026
• Should Vancouver's city hall make it easier to open daycares in residential neighbourhoods?Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 14, 2026
• 'Deceitful and unfair': Vancouver municipal workers' union files complaint alleging bad-faith negotiationOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 10, 2026
• ABC Vancouver accused of 'cooking' crime stats in year-end messagingOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 4, 2026
• Calgary's recent move to repeal multi-unit zoning provides 'beacon of hope' for some B.C. politiciansOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Dec 31, 2025
• Why ABC Vancouver's move to fast-track Filipino cultural centre project is continuing to spur intense debateOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Dec 17, 2025
• City of Vancouver eyes changes to make housing development more viableOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Dec 4, 2025
• Who's accountable for the PNE Amphitheatre's budget overrun? Seemingly, no oneOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 27, 2025
• Vancouver city council approves $2.39 billion operating budget with property tax freezeOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 25, 2025
• The potential risks and rewards for ABC Vancouver with its big 'zero' budgetOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 25, 2025
• Most Vancouverites believe the city’s 'brand' is in decline. Why is that?Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 19, 2025
• Leaked memo says Vancouver's 'back to basics' budget will mean slashing 400 jobsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 5, 2025
• Vancouver police and fire departments are over budget by combined $21 millionOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 4, 2025
• Vancouver loses 'a culinary community centre' with sudden closure of Floata Seafood RestaurantOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 30, 2025
• Future uncertain for thousands of planned homes after Vancouver council rejects city-owned development corporationOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 22, 2025
• Vancouver council rejects plan to create city-owned 'enterprise' to develop market housingOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 22, 2025
• Vancouver council directs city staff to slash $100 million from next year's operating budgetOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 8, 2025
• 'Sea change:' Vancouver city council rezones thousands of properties in Broadway and Cambie corridorsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 7, 2025
• As Vancouver city hall braces for job cuts, 'top-heavy' management structure could be targetedOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 3, 2025
• 'The right to stay cool'? Why a growing chorus of experts say B.C. needs legal reform in changing climateOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 23, 2025
• 'It's bad for democracy': Former politicians plan to challenge B.C.'s electoral system in courtOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 18, 2025
• A family business is shocked that their landlord wants them out after decades. Their landlord is the City of VancouverOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 11, 2025
• 'A bit of a disaster:' New wave of stop-work orders halt five laneway house projects in VancouverOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 2, 2025
• Public libraries aren't just a place to borrow books — and B.C.'s are at a 'breaking point'Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 29, 2025