William Azaroff for Mayor

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Community housing leader & city builder. Running for Mayor of Vancouver with OneCity. Vote by Oct 17 🗳️ https://www.onecityvancouver.ca

KEN SIM AND ABC VOTE TO SPEND HALF A MILLION ON A HAIL MARY QUESTION, AFTER FOUR YEARS OF REFUSING TO FUND THE ANSWER Mayor and Council majority rejects funded, evidence-based alternative in favour of election-season plebiscite VANCOUVER, B.C., On the Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh – This morning, Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC Vancouver majority voted down a fully funded alternative to their public safety plebiscite, then pushed through a measure that will cost Vancouver taxpayers up to $560,000 to ask voters a question in October, instead of spending that money to build solutions the city already knows work. Councillor Lucy Maloney's amendment, defeated by the ABC majority, would have directed city staff to immediately begin funding and scaling programs with a proven track record in Vancouver: this amendment outlined how to proceed, today, on building out the Four Pillars in a real material way, with proven programs that have already worked in Vancouver, a real plan to deliver: • A peer support and community intervention • A Crisis Response Systems Review • Restorative Justice through the Restorative City Framework • A Housing First framework integrated with community safety & recovery • With cross community & sectoral engagement
Policy Announcement: Legalize Backyard Businesses, Good Business Starts at Home.
A video of William Azaroff, OneCity Mayoral Candidate announcing Backyard Businesses, a plan to build more unique businesses in more neighbourhoods, and our first part of OneCity’s Local Economy Action Plan
OneCity Vancouver Policy Announcement
Photo of William Azaroff in the CBC Green Room (it’s orange)
Response to Mayor Ken Sim’s position on the Ontario - Federal Housing & Infrastructure Investment.
A series of photos of Willliam Azaroff and others with the caption: LET'S DO THIS. OneCity Members: Vote Online by February 11th
Panel discussion with five panelists listed on a screen, Djaka Blais, Josh White, Geoff Meggs, Angela-Marie MacDougall, and Mike Tan.
In politics and public service, integrity and grit are more than desirable traits, it is the foundation that enables trust, legitimacy, and meaningful progress. Integrity ensures that decisions are rooted in principle and that the public interest remains at the forefront. I had the pleasure of serving our province as an MLA, and if you're going to run for office, you have to have fire in your belly. So, listen up. William Azaroff is the real deal.
Kate Hammer: Because I want to know who is the politician—and I'll start with you, Richard, on this one—who is the politician to watch for 2026? • Richard: So, I think it's going to be William Azaroff. So, this is a guy who a lot of people may not be familiar with right now, but he may be the mayor of Vancouver in a year from now. So, we will see what unfolds in that— • Mike McDonald: Does he have to win—well, he still has to win a nomination first. • Richard: He has to win a nomination. He has to win an election. He has to make sure that more than just the five of us know who he is. So, I'm going way in my bag there to say this could be the guy who wins the nomination, becomes the progressive voice on the ballot in Vancouver, and is the person that takes down Ken Sim if he ends up on the ballot when we have the municipal election in a year from now. So, I think that's one to watch.
William Azaroff, CEO of Brightside Community Homes, a major non-profit housing provider in Vancouver, told council on Wednesday about a specific project his group was building in Marpole. The development was six storeys, which would normally be allowed under the zoning in the neighbourhood, and Brightside hoped they would be able to proceed directly to a development permit, without needing a rezoning.
A written endorsement of William Azaroff by Dr. Melissa Lem. Includes a photo of Melissa in the bottom right corner.
East Side Culture Crawl is this weekend!
Harrison Mooney presenting at Housing Central.
Endorsement of William Azaroff’s campaign from VSB trustee Jennifer Reddy. Includes a photo in the bottom right corner.
A group of people visiting a construction site.