journalist @CTVVancouver | @USCAnnenberg alum | IG @imzav11 Isabella.zavarise@bellmedia.cahttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3ml76tfcmfc2v“It would avoid us doing drugs in public, doing drugs around children, around elderly folks, just around people who don't want to be around drugs. Right now, we're on the street corners, we're on the sidewalk, and it's inhumane.” https://www.biv.com/biv-rss-linkedin/vancouver-mayor-moves-to-block-opening-of-downtown-overdose-prevention-site-1223953006 May 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml76tfcmfc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mkssmiq7kc2rI am at Ambleside beach for an interview. I am one of the hordes.01 May 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkssmiq7kc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mksq56lab22tI’m told Park board staff is now walking this back. They’ve found one-time funding within the budget to support lifeguard staffing at 9 beaches. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksq56lab22thttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mk6hveo3z22aAfter receiving a $175,000 boost to its budget, the Vancouver Police Board has only scheduled four meetings for all of 2026—half the number held last year, the bare minimum required by provincial legislation, and far fewer than other municipalities. https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/vancouver-police-boards-lack-of-transparency-raises-alarm-bells-expert/23 Apr 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6hveo3z22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mk2lf654ls2kSome Vancouver community centres are questioning Mayor Ken Sim’s decision to prioritize certain rec centers, following a comprehensive report published four years ago. https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/fully-disagree-vancouver-community-centres-critical-of-mayors-rec-centre-renewal/22 Apr 2026 03:43 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2lf654ls2khttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mjpmov5mck2hAs someone obsessed with skincare, I need to know what the $600 face serum is that was gifted to Mayor Ken Sim.17 Apr 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpmov5mck2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mjla34xhgc2iThe City of Vancouver has eliminated one of two sex worker safety planner positions as it continues to work through “organizational and operational changes.” https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/city-of-vancouver-cuts-sex-worker-safety-planner-position/16 Apr 2026 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjla34xhgc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mj34sut65c2cABC Coun. Mike Klassen on CBC right now telling Michelle Elliot he'd be surprised if people bring up the Mayor's false comments about Coun. Sean Orr while door knocking.09 Apr 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj34sut65c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mhrbz6rr7c2qThe Vancouver Park Board has confirmed to CTV News that it will save an estimated $400,000 to $600,000 by reducing seasonal, auxiliary lifeguards at five outdoor beaches this summer. https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/cutting-seasonal-lifeguards-on-beaches-will-save-up-to-600k-vancouver-park-board-says/24 Mar 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrbz6rr7c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mhb7hgou5c2rhttps://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/vancouver-to-remove-lifeguards-from-some-beaches-for-2026-season/17 Mar 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhb7hgou5c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mgzlun6lzs2xThe Vancouver Police Department’s new training academy in the Woodward’s development on Hastings Street will likely save the building’s owner more than $170,000 a year in property taxes, CTV News has learned. https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/vpd-lease-of-former-london-drugs-property-means-tax-revenue-loss-for-city-of-vancouver/14 Mar 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzlun6lzs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mguyyzgpcc2aThe mayor's team confirmed today that Sim, "will not be using any taxpayer dollars in the lawsuit." [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguyyzgpcc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mg6roahp4k2hMayor says someone showed him a photo that he didn’t verify. He is now admitting his mistake. Only03 Mar 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6roahp4k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mg6gnqi52s2pThe City of Vancouver has made changes to two of its financial teams, resulting in job losses. https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/city-of-vancouver-trims-its-financial-department-as-part-of-2026-budget/03 Mar 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6gnqi52s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mfuhrg6bjk24I don’t think anyone is going to be satisfied with these answers. Apologies for the lop sided video. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuhrg6bjk24https://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mfuep6jopc2vAt a housing announcement event. The mayor is here. Let’s see if he talks to media.27 Feb 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuep6jopc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mfsua3pymk2dThe Province has still not approve this training facility. Westbank was there but didn't take interviews. Chief Rai tapped Westbank founder Ian Gillespie on the shoulder and said, "Thanks for working with us." [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsua3pymk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mfspnllbjs2dDo we think the Mayor and Zhou will speak to media tomorrow?27 Feb 2026 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfspnllbjs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mfs7dosrkc2dIn a recording of Sim’s remarks to Chinese-speaking reporters about three weeks ago, the mayor says in English that Orr “was handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day to people on the streets.” https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/vancouver-mayor-ken-sim-started-false-claim-councillor-handed-out-illegal-drugs/26 Feb 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfs7dosrkc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mfrxghaqps2sThey made the announcement in front of this massive art piece. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrxghaqps2shttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mfrvayx3ys2zVPD Chief Cst. Steve Rai has just announced their own training facility in the Woodward’s building.26 Feb 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrvayx3ys2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/isabellazavarise.bsky.social/post/3mfqlreme222jThis motion passed. No surprises there, but I tried to delve into the back story behind this training facility. Sources say the mayors chief of staff told them the developer behind the project risks foreclosure if Woodward’s is not tenanted. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2026 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:mcu3gteccuulvalcuzirq7ct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqlreme222j