City Council
Darrell Clarke’s New Campaign Website Looks Prettty Mayoral
If this week’s bizarre Clarke-Nutter pissing match over school funding wasn’t signal enough that the Council Prez has bigger ambitions, Darrell’s got a new website up. […]
How Lax Are Philadelphia’s Demolition Processes?
The demolition industry in Philadelphia is an “open field” of contractors, some good but some sloppy, overseen by a system of self-policing, according to expert […]
Is Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown Under Federal Investigation?
Remember the stink surrounding Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown? Earlier this year, we learned that Brown admitted using campaign money to pay off a personal loan […]
William H. Gray III Passes Away at 71
Former Congressman William H. Gray III, 71, passed away Monday in London, according to his Washington, DC office. A widely influential figure in local and […]
Schools Left in Limbo as City Council’s Summer Break Has Officially Begun
City Council’s on vacation, beginning…now. On its last day of the current legislative term, the gang of 17 approved the Mayor’s 2014 budget, along with […]
WATCH: City Council President Makes Ejaculation Reference
What’s with the smirk on Philadelphia Councilman Bill Green’s face? He’s reacting to City Council President Darrell Clarke saying “we shot our load” on schools […]
City Council Getting Into Building Collapse Investigation Game Too
Shortly after D.A. Seth Williams announced he was convening a grand jury to investigate last week’s building collapse, City Council President Darrell Clarke said Council […]
When It Comes to Collecting Back Property Taxes, Does Philly Have Hope?
In March, the Inquirer’s data-laden, three-part series on tax delinquency, by Patrick Kerkstra, essentially reaffirmed much of what we learned from Kerkstra’s data-laden Inquirer series […]
City Council Cracks Down on Teenage Tanning
Yesterday, City Council passed a bill banning minors from going to indoor tanning salons without adult supervision. Anyone 14 or younger can’t go without a […]
Mayor Nutter Has a $2,950 Pen (But He Doesn’t Use It)
On May 1st each year, the city’s elected officials are required to tell the world how they make their money, and what kind of gifts […]
Bill Green Basically Calls His Job a Waste of Time
According to the Daily News‘s math beat reporter, at-large Councilman Bill Green has missed 15 of 16 budget hearings in the last two months. Brian […]
Say Neigh to Councilman Squilla’s Horse-Carriage Expansion
Did you ever stop and think to yourself: “Y’know who’s not working hard enough around here? Freaking carriage horses.” Me neither.
City Councilman David Oh Is Wrong About Collecting Kids’ Library Fines
I get where David Oh is coming from. But with all due respect, the Councilman is wrong. Yesterday, WHYY’s Tom MacDonald reported that the […]
City Councilman Cracking Down on Kids’ Overdue Library Books
Oh, David Oh. This issue might not be a political winner. The at-large Republican councilman is upset with the Free Library of Philadelphia, which starting […]
City Councilman David Oh: This Is a Truly Terrible Salad Recipe
Last week we reported that City Council–having repeatedly asked the mayor and the Office of Property Assessment to detail how it came up with the […]