[Northern Light]

Quito Maggi says it all here:

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Quito says a lot of things; some merit greater weighting than others..........

 

[SJD_Toronto]

Quito says a lot of things; some merit greater weighting than others..........

I doubt he would put his reputation on the line. If Mainstreet’s current polling data is incorrect, that will be shown on June 26th if Olivia Chow wins big and Ana Bailao barely makes a dent. He’ll have to admit his company got this really wrong. Or if the data continues to show Bailao has some growing momentum whereas other polling organizations don’t, if Bailao wins this race then Mainstreet will be looked at as the company who got this completely right, much like how they got the 2015 federal election right. They were the only polling company which correctly predicted a Liberal majority.

 

[adma]

I doubt he would put his reputation on the line. If Mainstreet’s current polling data is incorrect, that will be shown on June 26th if Olivia Chow wins big and Ana Bailao barely makes a dent. He’ll have to admit his company got this really wrong. Or if the data continues to show Bailao has some growing momentum whereas other polling organizations don’t, if Bailao wins this race then Mainstreet will be looked at as the company who got this completely right, much like how they got the 2015 federal election right. They were the only polling company which correctly predicted a Liberal majority.

Still, the "legal jeopardy" part is weird.

 

[rdaner]

Don’t know if it has been mentioned yet here but one of the candidates floated an idea to redone all ground level units on main streets to live/work units. Great idea!

 

[zang]

Don’t know if it has been mentioned yet here but one of the candidates floated an idea to redone all ground level units on main streets to live/work units. Great idea!

I think you’ll find very few wanting those units in the downtown area unless the mental health/homelessness issue gets proper attention, funding and resources.

There are areas of this city which have broken/smashed windows on a weekly basis. The Church/Wellesley village sees a lot of vandalism, even in high-trafficked areas. The owner of Dudley’s Hardware is replacing a smashed window seemingly once a month. Mailboxes have been removed after being repeatedly tipped, broken into or vandalized.

Not living on ground floor immediately gives some security by default. And frankly, I don’t see opening up ground level units actually adding that much to the housing pool.

 

[christiesplits]

A few new campaign announcements.

Ana Bailao promising Presto access for Toronto Island ferries and no fares for children.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1659922697034317825

Mitzie Hunter announcing below-market commercial space in food deserts.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1659972737966780417

 

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[SJD_Toronto]

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No doubt Bailao’s team wants John Tory’s endorsement.

 

[christiesplits]

New Forum poll.

Forum calls the lead "untouchable," which means I'm bookmarking the article for a possible "Dewey beats Truman" moment.

34% - Chow
12% - Matlow
12% - Saunders
10% - Hunter
9% - Bailao
7% - Bradford
15% - Other

Olivia Chow has ‘untouchable’ lead in final weeks of Toronto’s mayoral campaign, new poll finds

Support for Chow remains nearly triple that of nearest rivals Coun. Josh Matlow and former police chief Mark Saunders, says a Forum Research poll conducted for the Star

www.thestar.com

 

[Pacer]

No doubt Bailao’s team wants John Tory’s endorsement.

Absolutely, but how desperate is it from the campaign to try and get the rub publicly, without an explicit endorsement? She's a savvy operator, but without an issue to campaign on she's struggling to be relevant.

Like I said before, if he endorses one, he basically kills his relationship with 2 others (Mitzie/Bradford). His influence is

 

[Northern Light]

New Forum poll.

Forum calls the lead "untouchable," which means I'm bookmarking the article for a possible "Dewey beats Truman" moment.

34% - Chow
12% - Matlow
12% - Saunders
10% - Hunter
9% - Bailao
7% - Bradford
15% - Other

Olivia Chow has ‘untouchable’ lead in final weeks of Toronto’s mayoral campaign, new poll finds

Support for Chow remains nearly triple that of nearest rivals Coun. Josh Matlow and former police chief Mark Saunders, says a Forum Research poll conducted for the Star

www.thestar.com

'Untouchable' is a poor turn of phrase in the best of times...........when your candidate has a plurality, but is far short of a majority..............it may well turn out to be true, but it seems a tad premature.

 

[alklay]

Don’t know if it has been mentioned yet here but one of the candidates floated an idea to redone all ground level units on main streets to live/work units. Great idea!

And we are putting retail on the 10th floor now? (stupidest. idea. ever.)

 

[PinkLucy]

I lived in a building with live/work units. Not sure what the goal would be to make this city wide, but it does nothing for local vibrancy or even interest. Many of our units weren’t actually lived in and were office space for realtors and the occasional lawyer. One was a front for a drug dealer that the police ended up breaking into with a bartering ram. That was fun.

 

[picard102]

All the work/live units I've ever seen in my neighbourhood were dead zones.

 

[christiesplits]

Bailao released more of her housing platform:

As Mayor, Ana will lead a Mayor’s initiative to incentivize intensification, including “missing middle” housing of medium scale that meets needs between condos and single-family homes. To accomplish this she will champion planning, zoning, and land use reforms including:

• Legalizing walk-up apartments on secondary transit routes across Toronto;
• Upzoning avenues to be “as of right” for 8 to 12 storeys;
• Relaxing “Shadow Guidelines” which have, for too long, arbitrarily increased the cost of building in Toronto, and reduced the number of units that could be built;
• Introduce “Rental Zoning” to ensure that there are sites zoned exclusively for rental;
• Prioritize approvals for development applications that include rental homes; and
• Reduce office replacement requirements when buildings are demolished or converted in exchange for affordable housing.

Bold Reforms to Build More Homes

Ana Bailão announced more details on her housing plan with planning reforms that will create more housing options for Toronto residents.

anabailao.ca