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City Hall: 911 Dispatchers Voice Concerns About Understaffing, Disaster Response

April 30, 2020 Marissa Howe 1

Dispatchers spoke about challenges they face on the job that could impact public safety [continue reading…]

City Hall: Police Commissioner, Survivors of Gun Violence Testify Before City Council

March 16, 2020 Marissa Howe 0

The committee focused on the accounts of survivors of gun violence and the loved ones of homicide victims. [continue reading…]

Every other chair in the audience section of city council is blocked with a piece of paper that reads, “by request of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, please do not sit in this chair, social distancing is to reduce exposure to COVID-19 coronavirus”

City Hall: Philadelphia City Council Responds to COVID-19

March 13, 2020 Marissa Howe 0

Councilmembers proposed legislation in response to the spread of the new coronavirus [continue reading…]

City Hall: Mayor, City Officials Announce First COVID-19 Case In Philadelphia

March 11, 2020 Marissa Howe 0

An adult resident of Philadelphia is being quarantined and treated at home. [continue reading…]

Several hundred people sit in the pews in a church. Two people are seated at a table in the front of the church, and one of them is speaking into a microphone.

Mill Creek: City Council Public Safety Committee Hears Testimony On Gun Violence

February 25, 2020 Marissa Howe 0

Community organizers testified about gun violence prevention programs [continue reading…]

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