Topic: City Council

The City’s former Litter Czar bemoans what could be a missed opportunity for real environmental and sanitation changes in Philly. Here’s how we can do better

A Philadelphia preservationist argues a City Council policy that changed zoning processes for historic buildings is both intentional and highly effective

A Point Breeze resident responds to her neighbor’s dismay over the historic reuse of their local church. The city’s zoning law? She says it works

A year from reelection, the mayor has taken big swings, sustained political losses, and faces progressive backlash. Here, a job performance review — and a challenge

City Council’s new law follows reporting from The Trace about relatives whose health insurance and benefits were cut when their family member died by suicide

Historic properties deserve preservation, but a circa 2019 loophole unfairly limits nearby residents’ input, says an attorney and concerned neighbor

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