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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 3h

I would have thought to his was a given. Carbots, in the US.

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 3h

The escalating debate on housing, in Spain

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 7h

Yes, it is oh so difficult to return to the "beautiful" trade pact that your govt already negotiated, already signed, and then tore up. "Difficult difficult lemon difficult."

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 12h

32 days until US mid-terms 27 days to E-Day in Winnipeg's local elxns 25 days to E-Day in Ontario municipal elxns 18 days to Alberta's "can we plz do treason?" vote 16 days to British Columbia local elxns I'm happy I'm a local politics guy so let's put provincial politics in BC and QC aside for now

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 13h

Gord Downie's talking to me Singing things he probably shouldn't sing It'd be better for us if you don't understand

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 13h

On the one hand, I have hours of work to do that relate to the Mayor's plans to chart the future of this great city. On the other hand, I really feel like I could go to bed at 8:15pm tonight, and be asleep by 8:17:45.

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 14h

Moving and shaking, in the Chicago mayoral race

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dan mentos @danmentos.com · 22/09/2026

[job interview] interviewer: so god killed all your kids? job: that's right

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 19h

Tofino, BC and waste management regulation

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 21h

I don't know How I'm supposed to respond To those posts

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thursday morning wish: that the people media call about local govt issues would learn something (very low bar, but that's the bar) about local govt and local issues.

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Large majorities say deceptive AI could make election information harder to trust, spread false claims faster than officials can respond. (Catawba College-YouGov National Survey) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260929-top...

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"I know what the right way to do it is! And the right way is my way." My son, aged 7 and 3 months.

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The international era of fire and smoke continues, this time in urban SE Asia.

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

St. Louis, MO and business regulation

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is a generous offer. Britain would be wise to consider it.

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Windsor, ON. I'll say more after October but for now, speaking strictly on the 'strong Mayor' part, I don't know how this doesn't kill the veto/pre-veto (eg what most people see as 'strong Mayor') for good. Between it and 2-3 other cases, it will mean the authority - windsorstar.com/news/dilkens...

windsorstar.com

Dilkens vows to use strong mayor powers to kill fourplexes if new council supports sweeping density

'For a lot of Windsorites, this was a central issue to them'

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

White Rock, BC in Metro Vancouver. (And... what?)

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Winnipeg mayoral race. Klein is promising a water/sewer rate freeze. Sounds great. Pertinent: the Mayor and Council have *already* voted to freeze rates in 2027, pending confirmation of fed-prov funding for the sewer plant (which we already have from the Province). www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.ca

Winnipeg mayoral candidates promise rate freeze, restored fall cleaning, festival permit exemptions | CBC News

Winnipeg mayoral candidate Kevin Klein promised a water and sewer rate freeze, Scott Gillingham pledged to restore fall street cleaning and Don Woodstock promised no permits and fees for some street f...

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A fascinating policy debate about the awkwardness of property tax aid in Halifax, NS. This is also the most obvious impact of holding back reassessments in Ontario; new builds get assessed at 2026 values as they come onto the roll, while older properties stay at pre-pandemic values.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

1959

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Short-term rental regulation, in Annapolis, MD

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Winnipeg mayoral race. Klein claiming the Mayor torqued housing numbers by using CMA stats. Klein's crack, municipally-seasoned team appears to be unaware that the CMHC breaks out housing data by municipality, not just the census metro. (Hint: CY means... CITY). Do these guys check *anything*-?

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Spanish housing policy and politics

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Winnipeg, MB mayoral race. It astounded me when they cut a popular, useful frontline service like this in 2015 (when Morantz as budget guy). Apparently, my boss felt the same way, and so we are in a place where it can be restored next year. Re-elect Scott Gillingham, etc.

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

No election result is a Result until all the votes are in the box and safely counted. Period. Full stop. You actually have to vote to get the outcomes you comfortably read about.

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Those guys over there aren't being honest, but truth is often a casualty in elections.

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