Politics
Chief Heat Officer
At least seven cities worldwide have officials solely focused on mitigating rising heat. An event at Penn this week will lay out why that could help Philadelphia’s most vulnerable
By Diana Lind
How Can Center City Achieve Total Recovery?
Despite what you’ve heard, downtown Philly is doing pretty well. Center City District’s President/CEO on how the city is rebounding from the last three years — and what new leaders must do
By Paul R. Levy
Who’s Polling Ahead in the Mayor’s Race?
We don’t know, because there has been no independent polling all primary season. Philly 3.0’s engagement director on why a poll is needed — now
By Jon Geeting
The Next Mayor’s Crime Prevention Plan
Cities around the country are using cameras and data analysis to solve and prevent crimes. Is there a candidate, a local resident wonders, who will do the same in Philly?
By Daniel Chertok
Is Helen Gym a Hypocrite?
Or is she just wrong?
By Larry Platt
Leave Our Judicial Elections Alone
A recent Citizen piece called for a new way to put judges in our courtrooms. That, a local elections lawyer says, might just make things worse
By Adam Bonin
A Mayoral Agenda for Older Philadelphians
More than 60 percent of voters are over 50. That’s just one reason, the AARP’s state director says, candidates should listen to them
By Bill Johnston-Walsh
Primary Elections
Why we have them, why they are the way they are — and how they might change to allow more people to vote in Pennsylvania
By J.P. Romney
Philadelphia City Council Money Race
Philly 3.0’s engagement director with who’s up, who’s down in the fundraising contest for the City Council primary
By Jon Geeting
Who Is Maria Quiñones Sánchez?
The four-term, former City Councilmember repped the 7th District and became the first to announce — and to suspend — her campaign for mayor
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff