Frances Bula was a reporter at the Vancouver Sun for 21 years, writing about urban issues and city politics for a lot of that time. Frances is the city columnist and a contributing editor with Vancouver Magazine and an instructor in the journalism program at Langara College. She also writes for other publications about the city, including the Globe and Mail and B.C. Business magazine. She also appears on the CBC’s civics panel and does guest appearances on CKNW to talk about city politics and issues. Frances also has her own blog, State of Vancouver.