Topic: City Council

Mayor Cherelle Parker’s signature program, H.O.M.E., will build far fewer dwellings than she once promised. Will it solve the problems that need solving?

The 10-year tax abatement spurred the city’s growth. But recent policies may threaten that progress

A new City law — believed to be the first in the nation — requires gun shops to post signs discouraging Philadelphians from buying guns for those not allowed to own them

Planned Parenthood clinics serve 20,000 Philadelphians each year. They’re at risk of closing — unless the City steps up

Compromise may finally be in the air. Some thoughts (including a Mellencamp cameo?) on the politics behind our budgetary fiasco — and why a win/win has been so elusive

The Philadelphia City Councilmember (and alumna) who represents the district where University of Pennsylvania resides urges the Ivy to make DEI an ethical and core operating principle

A City Council bill recently ended yet another threat to beloved food trucks in University City. Recent Drexel graduate Claire Toomey, students and University City organizers were the driving force behind it.

Some Philly Registered Community Organizations give individuals outsized power to shut down housing proposals in their neighborhoods. A better approach can be found in D.C.

Cherelle Parker’s budget boiled down to jobs versus housing. Did she and City Council make the right bet?

Vote for a ballot measure to stop City Hall shortchanging communities out of affordable housing benefits