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Holly Otterbein

Senior writer

@HollyOtterbein
City Life

Tom Wolf: No More Death Penalty (For Now)!

He announced a temporary moratorium Friday.

City Life

UPDATE: Nutter Signs Paid Sick Leave Bill

The law will go into effect in three months. Did its anticipated passage help Philly land the DNC?

Citified

The Council At-Large Race Just Got More Crowded

Council aide Derek Green jumps in.

Citified

Sam Katz Inches Even Closer to a Mayoral Run

In the fall, that is.

Citified

The Brief: Jim Kenney’s Council Record Comes Back to Haunt Him

Plus, Ori Feibush donates to Milton Street.

Citified

Single Women Really Outnumber Single Men in Philly — It’s Not Even Close

The disparity is greater here than in NYC.

City Life

Butkovitz on L&I: “No Excuse for Putting Lives at Risk”

Today the controller released another report critical of the department. Mayor’s office calls agency “very proactive.”

City Life

Nutter: Congressional Republicans “Are Almost Acting Like ISIS”

He says Philly will be put at risk if DHS isn’t funded.

Citified

Piling on Anthony Williams

In a sign the mayoral campaign is truly underway, Kenney and Diaz attack the state senator.

City Life

Here’s Everything Tom Wolf Did in the Last Two Weeks

He met with everyone from Mayor Nutter to the POTUS.

Citified

The Brief: Ethics 2.0 in the Mayoral Agenda

Will the candidates embrace open data?

Citified

Anthony Williams Half-Baked Plan for School Funding

The candidate’s first policy paper is on his marquee issue: schools. So why is it so thin?

School District of Philadelphia
Citified

Mayoral Candidates Pan $35 Million Offer To Expand Charters

They’ve got lots of questions.

Citified

Anthony Williams: “I’m Not Machiavellian”

The mayoral frontrunner talks about his leadership style, pensions and sick leave.

Citified

Meet Mayoral Front-Runner Anthony Williams

“I have never been bought, never been rented.”