Topic: City Council

Philadelphia's FY27 budget and the failure to think bigger, says a former member of Philadelphia City Council

The leader of a PA child advocacy group urges City Council to pass a rideshare tax to help fund schools

Local debates around Gaza, school closings, and ICE all raise the same question: Does anyone care about actual governing, or has Philly fully entered the age of the political grandstand?

When police die by suicide, their loved ones often lose benefits. Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia, may now change that

Bipartisan zoning reform bills that could open up the state to in-law apartments and rooming houses could leave our city out. That would be a mistake

The Center City legislator’s proposed bill would block more than 90 percent of city building projects, just as Mayor Parker says to build, build, build

The controversy over a new restaurant planned for Fishtown is another instance of the City making it harder for small businesses to operate. Councilmember Squilla, are you listening?

Homeowners aren’t the only ones who need affordable housing that’s fair for its occupants. A tenants rights advocate asks City Council to crack down on negligent landlords

Undisclosed in rental leases, add-on costs threaten to upend affordable housing. Seattle and other cities have begun to put a stop to the practice

The City law requiring elected officials to quit before running for another office makes elections less competitive. Council’s new proposal won’t fix it — without a change