samona, delilah & myself spoke about some of the things we have seen at P.O.W.E.R. (@policeoversight.ca) as District 5 was created and FIFA approached in @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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VicPD officer Chris Kayiatos worked on Pandora Avenue “Beat Team” while under investigation for sexual assault
New:
www.policeoversight.ca/p/vicpd-chri...
whether this is a 'pause' or reversal is not the point. we are not just one OPS short of stopping the deaths and ending the crisis. access delayed is access denied–it has been denied already for thousands of people who deserved urgency:
themainlander.com/2026/05/29/c...
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Failure to ensure city centre overdose prevention site reflects BC NDP deadly abandonment of people who use drugs: themainlander.com/2026/05/29/c...
"The Health Minister has capitulated to the ideology of criminalization and containment"
Maybe if Vancouver Coastal Health rebranded it the FIFA Overdose Prevention Site the mayor would support it.