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Environment: Officials Promise Ambitious Plan for City’s Trees at Public Meeting

July 23, 2021 Philadelphia Neighborhoods 0

The Philly Tree Plan seeks to address both environmental quality and inequality by finding where trees can have the most positive impact and then plant them there. [continue reading…]

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Education: Students Voice Concerns to City Officials

May 21, 2021 Dylan J. Fritz 0

Councilmember Helen Gym held a meeting to allow students to explain their concerns from the pandemic.
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Gun Violence: Local Organizations Discuss Struggles of Fighting Gun Violence Epidemic

April 27, 2021 Iris Amanda Wexler 0

On March 24, the Mayor’s Office of Black Male Engagement (OBME) and the Mayor’s Commission on African American Males (MCAAM) hosted a virtual community meeting to hear from local organizations that are determined to combat [continue reading…]

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City Hall: Virtual Town Hall Discusses Philadelphia’s Gun Violence Crisis

April 9, 2021 Iris Amanda Wexler 0

Councilmember Allan Domb hosted a virtual town hall to address the gun violence crisis in Philadelphia with Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw and Senior Director of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Erica Atwood. [continue reading…]

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City Hall: Committee Hears Report on Racism Within First Judicial District

December 18, 2020 Kamryn A Scrivens 0

Leaders of the subcommittee discuss the severity of discrimination at the workplace of the First Judicial District. [continue reading…]

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City Hall: Committee on Public Health and Human Services Evaluates Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine

December 16, 2020 Kamryn A Scrivens 0

A City Council subcommittee held a public hearing on Nov. 19 to discuss resolutions related to the plan for distributing a COVID-19 vaccine in Philadelphia.  The Committee on Public Health and Human Services held a [continue reading…]

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City Hall: Council Committee Discusses Continued Eviction Relief for Philadelphia Renters

November 19, 2020 Alexandra J Butz 0

A City Council committee recently amended a series of bills aimed at tenant relief for those facing eviction. [continue reading…]

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City Hall: Officials Say City’s Post-COVID Economy Must Be More Equitable

August 11, 2020 Miles Wall 0

In a hearing on Philadelphia’s path towards economic recovery, testimony from officials stressed plans to make the new economy more fair. [continue reading…]

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Center City: Demonstrators Rally, March Onto I-676 to Protest Police Violence

July 7, 2020 Jordan Holycross 0

The protest followed demonstrations in which police used tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets against civilians. Organizers demanded Mayor Kenney resign in response and for the police to be defunded. [continue reading…]

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City Hall: Council Approves New Renter Protections

June 26, 2020 Miles Wall 0

Measures include a lengthy extension of the city’s eviction moratorium and the waiving of all late fees on rent. [continue reading…]

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