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This, combined with the previous Ontario Science Centre announcement, will hopefully help Harbourfront find their financial footing...

Via Gizmodo: Blackout in San Francisco Litters Streets with Traffic-Blocking, Deactivated Waymos https://gizmodo.com/blackout-in-san-francisco-litters-streets-with-traffic-blocking-deactivated-waymos-2000702290

Fortunately the smokestacks are preserved in the new TOC development https://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/gerrard-carlaw-south-toc-badgerow-carlaw-thackeray-block.55099

How does this keep getting worse?!?

I expect to be in the area on Christmas Day. I'm happy to take some pics.

A Crosstown construction worker was injured and hospitalized this afternoon near Jane. Appears to be non-life threatening. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/construction-site-injury-eglinton-jane-9.7021241

Does Rogers/Sportsnet still have office space there? They used to rent TV studio space in the CBC Building and have their back offices at the Hyatt.

From Matt Elliott on X: Cynthia Lai Park, formerly Rosebank Park, renamed for the late councillor, has received a $15 million donation to build an Asian Garden. More information in the Background file. cc: @Northern Light

A few tidbits from council today, via Matt Elliott. .

Is the Tim Hortons going to remain? In the late 2000s it was a Loblaws-run coffee stand.

From @AlexBozikovic in The Globe. Excerpt: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-ontario-science-centre-temporary-home-harbourfront/

Thanks, NL, for your analysis. On parks, I see parallels between this project and the proposals around Danforth GO just down the tracks, where the inclusion of parkland seems like a check-box exercise.

At 60s, would this be the largest tower in Scarborough outside of Scarborough City Centre?

Time to bring back the Pugly Awards.

Today.