It was established by Vancouver city councillor Colleen Hardwick, first elected in 2018 with the Non-Partisan Association (NPA), and a group of citizens from across the political spectrum who shared Hardwick's concerns about the nature and direction of city policies regarding budget priorities, property development, and engagement with residents and neighbourhoods.
[7] At a general meeting on June 11, TEAM members nominated six candidates for city council: Cleta Brown, Sean Nardi, Param Nijjar, Grace Quan, Stephen Roberts and Bill Tieleman.
[8] Brown made a previous run for council in 2014 as a Green Party candidate,[9] and Roberts ran provincially with the BC Liberals.
[10] Longtime NDP strategist Tieleman told The Georgia Straight that TEAM "will make affordable housing, public safety and city services and livability the priority".
[11] TEAM's platform favoured vacancy control[12] use of city land to build affordable housing,[13] and refusing to accept personal election contributions from major corporate property developers.