Jim Kenney
The Brief: No Standouts at Green-Themed Mayoral Forum
Six Democrats vying to be mayor of Philadelphia pitched themselves Tuesday night at a forum where sustainability issues such as bike lanes, plastic bag fees and street cleaning […]
Philly’s Mayoral Candidates Pretty Much Cool With Wolf’s Ouster of Green
[Updated at 6 p.m. to include Lynne Abraham’s comments.] Most of Philadelphia’s Democratic mayoral candidates either agree with Gov. Tom Wolf‘s shocking decision this week […]
Heavy Hitters on Jim Kenney’s New Policy Team
[Updated at 2:15 p.m. It seems there was some sort of miscommunication between the Kenney camp and Sister Mary Scullion, because Project HOME tells us she is […]
The Brief: Who Will the Philly Teachers Union Support for Mayor?
The Democratic candidates for mayor of Philadelphia each tried to make their strongest case Wednesday that the city’s teachers union ought to endorse them. At a meeting held by the Philadelphia Federation […]
The Brief: Doug Oliver Doubles Down on Being Vague
Last night, I interviewed long-shot mayoral candidate Doug Oliver at Venturef0rth as part of Citified’s new Candidate Conversations series. Going into the Q&A, my big question was: […]
Lynne Abraham Goes Nuclear on Jim Kenney
At Thursday’s mayoral forum, the first of the 2015 election season, Lynne Abraham touched off what might be the first real fight of this campaign when […]
The Brief: What the Mayoral Candidates Are Saying About Charter Expansion
Today’s the day the Philadelphia School Reform Commission must decide the fate of 39 applications to create new charter schools. It’s not an easy decision, at least politically: Republican […]
Could Ed Rendell Endorse Long-Shot Candidate Doug Oliver for Mayor?
[Curious about Doug Oliver? Register to attend one of Philly mag’s forthcoming Q&As with the mayoral candidates at this link. On Monday, Feb. 23, Citified’s […]
Sam Katz Inches Even Closer to a Mayoral Run
Sam Katz says he has switched his party registration to Independent. Why does that matter? It’s a sign he is considering running for mayor for real, for real […]
The Jim Kenney Q&A: He Declares Himself “Uniquely Philadelphian”
In part two of the Citified Q&A with mayoral candidate Jim Kenney, the former councilman defends his inaction on the proposed sale of PGW, vows […]
The Brief: Jim Kenney’s Council Record Comes Back to Haunt Him
Back in 2007, then-City Councilman Jim Kenney sponsored legislation that required Philadelphia’s pension fund to give bonus checks to retired workers if it surpassed its investment goals. Today, […]
The Jim Kenney Q&A: The Candidate on Empathy, Vince Fumo, Johnny Doc and Mummers
Jim Kenney is a candidate with huge strengths and glaring weaknesses. He has the potential to appeal to probably a broader swathe of the electorate than any […]
Piling on Anthony Williams
Until today, Philadelphia’s mayoral race seemed to be missing something: good old-fashioned mudslinging. That all changed when former City Councilman Jim Kenney and former Judge Nelson Diaz issued press […]
Mayoral Candidates Pan $35 Million Offer To Expand Charters
The School Reform Commission has a tough choice to make: Should it accept the Philadelphia School Partnership’s offer of $35 million? In return for the big check, […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week
Politicians aren’t known for brilliance. Philly pols, especially, aren’t known for brilliance. But at a panel discussion at Temple on Tuesday, newly announced mayoral candidate […]