Topic: City Council

Reality Check: Jon Geeting

City Council and Mayor Kenney began their new terms this week. WURD’s afternoon host wonders if that will matter at all for Philadelphians

What bills passed—and didn’t—in City Council’s final session of the year

As the end of this legislative session approaches, Philly 3.0’s engagement director looks at the bills our elected leaders may still consider—or let die—before new Councilmembers take office

Philly 3.0's engagement director with a fine-grained look at how citywide voting coalitions made a difference in 2019

Proposed legislation would provide free lawyers for Philly tenants at risk of evictions, similar to how defendants are guaranteed counsel in criminal court. Could it help even the playing field here, as it has in New York City?

Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez models how to get stuff done while speaking truth to power … and slamming Stellas

As Philly 3.0’s engagement director notes, new members could bring even more sense to the ongoing debate over zoning code parking minimums

How Dan Tinney may be the unexpected beneficiary of this year’s tumult

The first-time Council candidate is a true outsider who turned her own life around and now wants to do the same for her native Northeast