Jim Kenney
The Brief: Shane Montgomery’s Mom Presses for More Surveillance Cameras in Philly
1. The mother of Shane Montgomery testified in favor of a bill that would beef up the number of surveillance cameras in the city. The gist: Last year, 21-year-old […]
The Brief: How Jim Kenney Is Like John Belushi
1. The inside story of how the Jim Kenney campaign started with nothing and won with 56 percent of the vote. The gist: When Jim […]
Progressives Won the Philly Election? You Sure About That?
Philadelphia is suddenly a progressive utopia. At least, that’s what you might believe after reading articles about the city’s primary election in the national media. “Jim Kenney, a […]
Insider: 4 Things Jim Kenney Must Do To Fix Philly’s Schools
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) If you’re a parent in the School District of Philadelphia, you may have worried that […]
The Brief: Can Philly Reduce Its Prison Population?
1. The city won a $150,000 MacArthur Grant to tackle mass incarceration. The gist: Philadelphia is one of 20 jurisdictions that has been selected by the MacArthur Foundation to develop a plan […]
Will Jim Kenney and Council Play Nice?
The next mayor of Philadelphia is going to face massive challenges: A horribly underfunded pension system, a poverty rate higher than that of any other […]
The Brief: Is George Norcross Staking a Claim in Philly Politics?
1. George Norcross lands the first post-win meeting with Jim Kenney. The gist: The Next Mayor has a juicy little scoop: George Norcross, the political kingmaker of South Jersey, […]
Insider: Black Pols Will “Rue the Day” They Backed Kenney
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider. McCalla is a policy consultant who has provided pro bono advice to mayoral candidate Anthony H. […]
The Brief: Pay by Phone Parking Coming to Philly Really Soon
1. Parking kiosk down again? No problem. The gist: PlanPhilly reports that the Philadelphia Parking Authority has picked a company — Pango USA — to […]
Exactly How Wasteful Was the Tony Williams Campaign?
The only metric that really matters in an election is the vote count. But it’s interesting to look at which candidates got the most value […]
The Brief: Jim Kenney and the Rebirth of Big City Liberalism
1. Kenney’s victory is latest in series of liberal City Hall wins. The gist: The big east coast cities of New York, Boston and Philadelphia […]
13 Biggest Winners and Losers in Tuesday’s Election
There were the obvious winners and losers in Tuesday’s election. In the mayoral race, Jim Kenney eviscerated the competition, while Anthony Williams lost by a downright embarrassing margin. […]
Party Hopping: Scenes From Philly’s Big Election Night Bashes
Last night, Philadelphia magazine dispatched reporters to most of the Democratic mayoral candidates’ Election Day parties (sorry, Milton Street) to document the agony and the ecstasy […]