Topic: City Council
Guest Commentary Council, Do Your Homework on Housing Prices
A Temple University law professor warns about the potential dangers of City Council’s plan to ban pricing software landlords use to set rents in Philadelphia
By Salil K. MehraHow To Up Your Election Day Game
November 5, 2024 Election Day in Philadelphia. Clearly, you’re going to vote. There is still more you can do
By Lauren McCutcheon and Roxanne Patel ShepelavyCould Philly Become a City of Eds, Meds, Beds and … Gaming?
City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas and a local video game entrepreneur have teamed up on Philadelphia's second annual PHL Gaming Conference and Expo, an event The Citizen Recommends
By Christina GriffithMystery Shopper Does City Council Answer Residents, Like, Literally?
Our Gen Z Mystery Shopper reached out to each member of Philadelphia City Council via email and phone to ask what they are doing about climate change. Here’s what happened
By Citizen Mystery ShopperThe Fix How to Really End the Reign of Johnny Doc
Labor leader and convicted felon John Dougherty has been sentenced to prison, but the corrupt culture he dominated still lives, abetted by a judge’s soft sentences, an ethically blind Councilmember, and a shrugging citizenry.
By Larry PlattThe Reparations Trap
City Council’s task force faces a daunting task: How do you close our opportunity and wealth gaps without alienating key parts of a fragile coalition? Devin Cotten's Cleveland pilot might have an answer
By Larry PlattThe New Urban Order Should City Workers Work in the Office?
Mayor Parker is mandating all city employees work in person starting next month. City Council is pushing back. Is government ever going to be ready to return to office?
By Diana LindIdeas We Should Steal Streetery Regulations That Actually Work
Unlike Philly — where only 13 restaurants have legal curbside dining — both New York City and Pittsburgh have made it easier to erect streeteries. Here’s what Philadelphia officials are — and can be — doing to bring back the fun
By Courtney DuCheneDid Voters Make Neighborhood Development Better?
The ballot measure Philadelphians passed last month could be the start of needed reforms to the role community groups play in creating more housing for more people
By Malcolm BurnleyYour City Defined The City Budget
Mayor Parker kicked off budget season with her $6 billion budget proposal to City Council. Here’s what that means, and what happens now
By J.P. Romney