Vancouver Sun
Richmond’s mayor has come under fire for lack of action on housing from his opponent in the city’s mayoral race.
Mayor Malcolm Brodie told an all-candidates meeting this week that the city needs more resources to tackle housing and affordability issues, and that it needs to work with other levels of government and developers.
But his challenger in the race, RITE Richmond mayoral candidate John Roston, said city hall under Brodie has not been tough enough in the issue and writing letters is not enough. …
Richmond has joined other Metro cities in recent years is requiring a higher proportion of new residential units be dedicated to rentals, including below-market rentals, in developments that have more than 60 units. …
Brodie has been in the seat for 21 years and is considered a shoo-in for his sixth term. He won the last election in 2018 with about 65 per cent of the vote and the one in 2014 with nearly 70 per cent. …