Voice: John Kromer
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Guest Commentary: How the Next Mayor can Make Vacant Land Work for Philly
The Land Bank law makes it easy for the city to buy up foreclosed properties. A former city official on how that could be a tool for community-minded development
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Guest Commentary: Make this Sheriff the Last Sheriff
Another scandal prompts a former city official—and one-time candidate for the job—to call for getting the Sheriff’s Office out of the City’s real estate business
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Guest Commentary: Is Philly Ready For a Third Wave of Political Activism?
Now is the time to capitalize on the greatest civic engagement in a generation. A former city official lays out a plan to do that.
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Guest Commentary: Is the Philadelphia Committee Person an Endangered Species?
The key to unlocking more civic engagement in elections could be you
By John Kromer