Jim Kenney
The Brief: This Mayor’s Race Is Bad For Business
Yesterday in City Council, some of the leading advocates of lower wage and business taxes showed up at a hearing for Councilman David Oh’s quixotic […]
Five Ways Jim Kenney Will Upend the Mayoral Race
The imminent entry of Jim Kenney into the mayoral race will upend the contest.
The Brief: Jim Kenney’s Authenticity Cuts Two Ways
Jim Kenney seems sure to dominate the mayoral news again today. Ditto for Thursday, when he will no doubt make a memorable final speech from […]
Jim Kenney Says He’s Not a Fan of Stop and Frisk
Expect to see a lot of Councilman Jim Kenney in the days leading up to the (expected) launch of his mayoral campaign. As a sitting Councilman, he has the opportunity […]
Jim Kenney Is Resigning From Council Thursday
Philadelphia City Councilman Jim Kenney is resigning Thursday, according to a press release just put out by his office. Sources confirm that Kenney has decided to […]
Can Jim Kenney Really Inherit Ken Trujillo’s Campaign Operation?
There’s been some speculation in recent days that Jim Kenney could more or less just take over the well-funded, professionalized campaign operation that Ken Trujillo […]
The Brief: Who’s Going to Give Jim Kenney a Job?
The Jim Kenney mayoral watch continued over the weekend, and what with snowpocalypse expected for the next two or three days, odds are his anticipated […]
Kenney: You’ll Know Next Week If I’m Running For Mayor
City Councilman Jim Kenney says he will make an announcement next week about whether he is running for mayor of Philadelphia. “I won’t have an answer […]
Are Jim Kenney and John Dougherty About to Join Forces?
The mayor’s race grew a hell of a lot more interesting over the last 48 hours.
Kenney Sees Kenney-Sized Opening in Mayoral Race
Now that Darrell Clarke and Ken Trujillo aren’t running for mayor of Philadelphia, will City Councilman Jim Kenney finally jump into the race? He seems to be […]
How to Improve City Council
Philadelphia’s City Council is about as popular as I was in high school. The legislative body’s approval rating stands at a sad 30 percent, according […]
Kenney Still on the Mayoral Fence
It looks like at-large City Councilman Jim Kenney is kicking off his council re-election campaign with a fundraiser on Feb. 5. Does that mean his […]
What Will it Take to Close the City Hall Parking Lot?
Despite the headlines, despite a humiliating single-purpose Tumblr, despite the introduction of a City Council ordinance that (might) limit the practice, the Nutter administration continues to allow VIP […]
Jim Kenney Tweets: About Pot, Soft Porn, Jasmine Oil and the Pope
Almost three years ago, writing for the Daily News, Citified’s own Holly Otterbein and DN staffer Will Bender broke the news that City Councilman Jim […]
WATCH: Andy Cohen Loved Jim Kenney’s Chris Christie “Fat Ass” Comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3NMh1Qux3Q Philadelphia City Councilman Jim Kenney got Andy Cohen’s coveted “Mazel of the Day” last night on Watch What Happens Live. Cohen got a kick out […]