Coun. De Genova pushes for cheap rental housing

Non-Partisan Association Coun. Melissa De Genova wants to see at least one new building go up in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside that is entirely comprised of core-need, rental housing. 
In the motion presented to council Tuesday, De Genova called for staff to look at using budget surpluses, the city’s innovation fund, cash from the mayor’s office budget and unallocated development-cost levies, among other sources, to fund a 10- to 12-storey building on city-owned land in th