City Council
Testy Council Debates Mandatory Sick Leave Bill
NewsWorks reports on today’s day-long debate about a proposed bill to force employers to offer paid days off for employees. The radio station reports that […]
Does Bill Green Want to Skip the Mayor’s Race and Run for Congress?
Whenever the subject of Philadelphia’s 2015 mayoral race comes up, the one person who is always named first or second in the pack of candidates […]
Video: City Council Sings, Dances, Puts on a Talent Show
The City Council put on a talent show last night. Which makes this the sort of blog post that practically demands snarkiness. Options include: A., […]
Who Will John McDaniel Help the FBI Take Down?
On February 6th, former Blondell Reynolds Brown campaign manager turned $87,000-a-year airport patronage appointee John McDaniel (seen here with Bill Clinton and President Obama via […]
The Best $100 You Can Spend Today
Man oh man, I wish I could have been around for this photo shoot. On February 21st at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, […]
Blondell Reynolds Brown Says She’s Not Going Anywhere
Brushing aside allegations that she used campaign funds for personal reasons, as well as the federal charges being levied against her former campaign manager, Blondell […]
The Biggest “Lunatic” in Philly Journalism
The most important neighborhood newspapers you’re probably not reading are the Germantown Chronicle and the Northwest Independent. One spot in Philadelphia where these papers have […]
Bill Greenlee Taking on Fake Tanning Industry with New Bill
I already hear the overwrought indignation coming from the Jersey Shore. Aggressively anti-tanning Councilman Bill Greenlee is proposing a bill to prevent young folks from […]
Chaka Fattah Gave Blondell’s Husband a Famously Corrupt Earmark in 2004
One time, in 2004, U.S. Rep Chaka Fattah delivered an earmark so unquestionably questionable, the Environmental Protection Agency (under Bush!), nixed it. What was it […]
Blondell Reynolds Brown Probably Knows Philadelphians Don’t Give a Crap About Her Lawbreaking
On Monday, Philadelphia’s Board of Ethics released a settlement it had reached with Philadelphia Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, who has served as an At-Large Councilperson […]
This Is What Your City Councilperson Has to Say About the Arson at the Quaker Meetinghouse Site
In a recent Philly Post column, Liz Spikol decried both the controversial union tactics used against non-union workers at the Goldtex construction site at 12th and […]
City Council has Secret Slush Fund for “Walking Around” Money
Big city politics and “constituent services” have always gone hand-in-hand: Rather than solve problems on a macro level, elected officials often get stuff done for […]
After Quaker Meetinghouse Site Arson, Who Will Stand Up to Unions?
Illegally blocking vehicles. Threatening people with physical harm. Distributing vulgar, sexist fliers. Frightening residents. This is an abbreviated, understated list of union workers’ tactics employed […]
The Top 10 Philly Lobbyists of 2012
Far and away, the biggest spender was the American Beverage Association. Now that a soda tax has twice been defeated in city council, in 2010 […]
The Complete Streets Bill Passes Through City Council Unanimously
Cyclists, pedestrians and drivers, you’d better all start getting along quick, lest you suffer a grip-up from the long arm of the law. That’s right, […]