Vancouver city councillor Kerry Jang says he won’t be running in the next civic election.

Jang was first elected in 2008. He says he’s stepping aside to make room for new blood in his party, Vision Vancouver.

“The needs of Vancouver have changed quite a bit since [2008], and there are a whole bunch of new people who have ideas on how to tackle things like affordability, housing, homelessness and things like that,” Jang said.

“This is their chance to