Topic: Cherelle Parker
Mayor Parker’s Best Housing Ideas
The new plan lays out an ambitious array of changes to speed up the building of new affordable housing in Philly
By Jon Geeting
Early Promise in Kensington
After a year of intervention in Philadelphia’s most infamous neighborhood, homicides and shootings have dropped.
By Mensah M. Dean
Want More Housing? Fix the Land Bank
Dozens of proposed new homes are sitting in limbo because City Council won’t release City-owned properties for affordable development
By Jon Geeting
Parker’s Gun Violence Prevention Plan
The Mayor’s budget would maintain programs that she says helped drive down shootings, despite uncertainty under President Donald Trump
By Mensah M. Dean
Are We on the Path to Affordable Homes for All?
Mayor Parker’s Mission 30,000 could be a game-changer for Philadelphia’s housing crisis — if City Council doesn’t get in the way
By Jon Geeting
Does Philly Need Our Own (Gulp!) DOGE?
While Oligarch-in-Chief Musk wages culture war on the so-called deep state, what’s the way forward for local and national Democrats? Actually showing they can make government work better for you
By Larry Platt
Just What Is A Sanctuary City?
What we know so far about the debate swirling around immigrants, Donald Trump and Philadelphia
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
City, Save Thyself
With Trump targeting cities — and resistance an antiquated model — how should Mayor Parker and others respond? How about lessening our dependence on D.C. by pursuing growth … which just might start with tax reform
By Larry Platt
The Arena Deal That Wasn’t
Billionaires fighting. Pols flailing. Protestors screaming. Did the last three years really happen? What went wrong — or right — behind the arena wars
By Larry Platt
Who is Cherelle Parker?
Parker is the 100th — and first woman — mayor of Philadelphia. Here's what we know about her
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff