COUNCILMEMBER JAMIE GAUTHIER INTRODUCES BILL TO RESTORE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS TAX CREDIT

October 10, 2024

WEEKLY REPORT: MEMBERS SUBMIT LEGISLATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, SCHOOL FACILITIES AND CITY WORKER RECRUITMENT

April 27, 2023

CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE CHAIR ASSIGNMENTS

September 22, 2022

WEEKLY REPORT: CITY COUNCIL RETURNS TO FALL SESSION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT ISSUES WRITS FOR TWO MORE SPECIAL ELECTIONS

September 15, 2022

STATEMENT FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL L. CLARKE ON THE RESIGNATIONS OF COUNCILMEMBERS MARIA QUIÑONES SÁNCHEZ AND GREEN

September 6, 2022

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL APPROVES FY2023 BUDGET, MEMBERS HINT AT FALL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

June 24, 2022

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL COMMITTEE GIVES PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO FY2023 BUDGET; COUNCIL WELCOMES NEWLY ELECTED MEMBER

June 16, 2022

COUNCIL COMMITTEE GIVES FIRST APPROVAL TO FY2023 BUDGET, TAKES STEPS TO MITIGATE PROPERTY REASSESSMENTS; INVESTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY, NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS

June 15, 2022

CITY OFFICIALS, SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCE FUNDING TO INSTALL AT LEAST 100 SECURITY CAMERAS NEAR SCHOOLS IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE

June 13, 2022

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCILMEMBERS PUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FRONT AND CENTER WITH “TURN THE KEY” PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

April 28, 2022

WEEKLY REPORT: MEMBERS CALL FOR INVESTMENTS IN QUALITY-OF-LIFE SERVICES, PUBLIC TRANSIT

April 21, 2022

COUNCILMEMBER DOMB CALLS ON MAYOR AND GOVERNOR TO DECLARE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN KENSINGTON

April 7, 2022

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL TO CONSIDER BILLS TO ADDRESS LEAD CONTAMINATION IN SCHOOLS, QUANTIFY UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

March 10, 2022

WEEKLY REPORT: MEMBERS DEBATE RENEWAL OF PAID SICK LEAVE; APPROVE CHARTER AMENDMENTS FOR VOTER CONSIDERATION

February 24, 2022

COUNCILMEMBER JAMIE GAUTHIER INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF CITY-OWNED VACANT LAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES AND GARDENS

December 16, 2021

PHILADELPHIA’S FIRST LARGE-SCALE MANDATORY INCLUSIONARY ZONING LEGISLATION RECEIVES FINAL APPROVAL FROM CITY COUNCIL

December 16, 2021

COUNCILMEMBERS JAMIE GAUTHIER AND MARÍA QUIÑONES SÁNCHEZ’S ‘MIXED INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS OVERLAY BILL’ PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE

November 15, 2021

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCILMEMBERS PRAISE COLLEAGUE QUIÑONES SÁNCHEZ FOR HIGHLIGHTING HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES AMID HER OWN HEALTH CRISIS

November 4, 2021

CITY COUNCIL BUDGET LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZE $500,000 FOR RELOCATION OF CITY RESIDENTS THREATENED BY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY 

November 4, 2021

PHILADELPHIA ENERGY AUTHORITY UNVEILS STATE-OF-THE-ART SOLAR TRAINING LAB AT FRANKFORD HIGH SCHOOL TO CREATE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION

October 22, 2021

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL REACTS TO SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT’S PLANNED DEPARTURE

September 30, 2021

JOINT STATEMENT BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT CLARKE AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR QUIÑONES SANCHEZ ON SUPERINTENDENT DR. WILLIAM HITE’S PLANNED DEPARTURE

September 28, 2021

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL’S FALL TERM BEGINS WITH EMPHASIS ON NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT, EQUITY

September 24, 2021

CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES FUNDING PLAN FOR $400 MILLION NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION INITIATIVE – INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SMALL BUSINESSES AND COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS

September 15, 2021

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL GIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO FY2022 BUDGET CENTERED ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION, POVERTY REDUCTION

June 25, 2021

COUNCILMEMBERS JAMIE GAUTHIER AND MARÍA QUIÑONES SÁNCHEZ INTRODUCE ‘MIXED INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS OVERLAY BILL’

June 24, 2021

MAYOR KENNEY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT CLARKE ANNOUNCE WORKING GROUP TO CREATE TAX REFORM PLAN TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE RECOVERY IN PHILADELPHIA

June 24, 2021

CITY COUNCIL GIVES APPROVAL TO FY2022 BUDGET WITH HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION, POVERTY REDUCTION & POLICE REFORMS

June 17, 2021

COUNCILMEMBER GILMORE RICHARDSON’S MINOR CURFEW REFORM BILL ADVANCES OUT OF COMMITTEE

June 14, 2021

WEEKLY REPORT: MAYOR DELIVERS $5.2 BILLION FY2022 BUDGET PROPOSAL, COUNCIL OUTLINES VIOLENCE PREVENTION AGENDA

April 15, 2021

WEEKLY REPORT: MORE FUNDING, PROPOSED GOVERNANCE CHANGE FOR PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS UP FOR DEBATE IN CITY COUNCIL

March 18, 2021

CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATION EXPANDS INVESTMENT BY $5 MILLION IN NEW NORMAL JOBS INITIATIVE TO SPARK EMPLOYMENT CITYWIDE

March 18, 2021

WEEKLY REPORT: AS VACCINE SUPPLY INCREASES, MEMBERS DEBATE KENNEY ADMINISTRATION’S DISTRIBUTION PLAN

March 4, 2021

CITY COUNCIL, UNITED WAY SET POVERTY ACTION PLAN IN MOTION WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF $10 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH KEY NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE PROVIDERS

February 22, 2021

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL CLOSES 2020 WITH FINAL VOTES ON TAX REFORMS, WORKER PROTECTION BILLS

December 10, 2020

PHILADELPHIA ELECTED OFFICIALS JOIN WITH BUSINESS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CALL ON CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO APPROVE EMERGENCY RELIEF PACKAGE

December 9, 2020

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL ADVANCES DEVELOPMENT IMPACT TAX, ABATEMENT CHANGES; MEMBERS LOOK AHEAD TO COVID RECOVERY

December 4, 2020

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL TO WEIGH COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TAX ABATEMENT REFORM; AS COVID CASES CLIMB, MEMBERS MONITOR VACCINATION PLANS

November 20, 2020

COUNCIL INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO REDUCE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TAX ABATEMENT

November 19, 2020

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL APPROVES CREATION, FIRST GRANT FOR POVERTY ACTION PLAN FUND; CITY ANNOUNCES MORE COVID RELIEF

November 12, 2020

WEEKLY REPORT: SHOOTING OF WALTER WALLACE, JR. BY POLICE HEIGHTENS FOCUS ON POLICE REFORM, MENTAL HEALTH

October 29, 2020

CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO GENERATE $400 MILLION TO INVEST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, POVERTY REDUCTION & JOB CREATION

October 15, 2020

COUNCILMEMBERS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO RETAIN HOSPITALITY SECTOR JOBS FOR LAID OFF WORKERS AS ECONOMY REOPENS

October 14, 2020

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL, KENNEY ADMINISTRATION RENEW INVESTMENT IN “SAME DAY WORK AND PAY” PROGRAM; COUNCIL CALLS FOR URGENCY ON GUN VIOLENCE

October 2, 2020

CITY COUNCIL, KENNEY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCE RENEWED INVESTMENT IN ‘SAME DAY WORK AND PAY’ PROGRAM TO PROVIDE PATHWAY TO EMPLOYMENT FOR UP TO 500 PEOPLE

October 1, 2020

CITY COUNCIL HONORS THE LIFE & LEGACY OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG

September 25, 2020

CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION URGING MAYOR KENNEY TO DECLARE GUN VIOLENCE A CITYWIDE EMERGENCY IN PHILADELPHIA

September 17, 2020

WEEKLY REPORT: POLICE REFORM, POVERTY, GUN VIOLENCE AND PANDEMIC PROTECTIONS ON THE AGENDA IN COUNCIL’S FIRST FALL SESSION

September 11, 2020

KENSINGTON COMMUNITY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION

July 10, 2020

PHILADELPHIA FUNDS LEGAL DEFENSE INITIATIVE FOR IMMIGRANTS

June 25, 2020

PHILADELPHIA BECOMES FIRST CITY IN U.S. TO PROHIBIT RETALIATION AGAINST WORKERS SEEKING TO ENFORCE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS

June 25, 2020

COUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON INTRODUCES “LET PHILLY BREATHE” BILL TO BAN THE USE OF CERTAIN TYPES OF CHOKEHOLDS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

June 12, 2020

CITY COUNCIL INTRODUCES POLICE REFORM LEGISLATION

June 11, 2020

CITY COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ANNOUNCE ‘NEW NORMAL BUDGET ACT’ TO ADDRESS HOUSING, POVERTY, HEALTH CARE, JOB INEQUITIES REVEALED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND CIVIL UNREST IN AMERICA

June 5, 2020

COUNCILMEMBER GYM INTRODUCES ESSENTIAL WORKER PROTECTION BILL, ADVANCES KEY ANTI-RETALIATION PROTECTIONS AMIDST COVID-19 OUTBREAK

May 21, 2020

CITY COUNCILMEMBERS GAUTHIER, BROOKS, GYM, DOMB, THOMAS, GILMORE RICHARDSON, SQUILLA, JONES, QUIÑONES-SÁNCHEZ, JOHNSON, BASS AND PARKER ISSUE APOLOGY ON 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOVE BOMBING

May 13, 2020

COUNCILMEMBERS GYM, BROOKS AND GAUTHIER INTRODUCE EMERGENCY HOUSING PROTECTION PACKAGE

April 30, 2020

MEMBERS OF CiTY COUNCIL CONDEMN RACIST AND XENOPHOBIC RHETORIC AGAINST ASIAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AMID THE RISE OF COVID-19

April 7, 2020

CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD HEARING ON EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO HELP CITY FIGHT CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

March 20, 2020

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL UNVEILS POVERTY ACTION PLAN; MAYOR KENNEY DELIVERS FY2021 BUDGET ADDRESS

March 6, 2020

CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES POVERTY ACTION PLAN WITH NEW INVESTMENTS AND STRATEGIES TO LIFT 100,000 PHILADELPHIANS OUT OF POVERTY BY 2024

March 3, 2020

COUNCIL CALLS FOR MORE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL, FOLLOWING QUADRUPLE SHOOTING NEAR SCHOOL

February 20, 2020

WEEKLY REPORT: ONE MONTH INTO THE NEW TERM, COUNCILMEMBERS DIVE DEEPER INTO PUBLIC SAFETY, HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

February 7, 2020

WEEKLY REPORT: FOLLOWING INAUGURATION, COUNCILMEMBERS BEGIN NEW TERM, DIVE INTO POLICY DISCUSSIONS

January 22, 2020

LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN COUNCIL TO CHANGE THE REAL ESTATE TAX ABATEMENT

November 21, 2019

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL APPROVES BILL PROVIDING LAWYERS FOR LOW INCOME RENTERS, “RED FLAG” GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION

November 15, 2019

CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE HOLDS BUDGET HEARING TO FUND VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NEIGHBORHOOD CORRIDORS & SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH

November 13, 2019

WEEKLY REPORT: DIVERSE NEW CITY COUNCIL COMES INTO FOCUS AFTER ELECTION

November 8, 2019

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL APPROVES LANDMARK DOMESTIC WORKERS RIGHTS BILL, ADVANCES KEY PUBLIC SAFETY LEGISLATION

November 1, 2019

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL ADVANCES PLASTIC BAG BAN AND AMENDED BED BUG BILL; CELEBRATES EARLY SUCCESS OF HOME-OWNERSHIP PROGRAM

October 25, 2019

STATEMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER SÁNCHEZ REGARDING WEEKEND VIOLENCE IN KENSINGTON AND HUNTING PARK

October 21, 2019

WEEKLY REPORT: SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON POVERTY GETS UNDERWAY, COUNCIL REACHES CONSENSUS ON DHS REVIEW

October 11, 2019

COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S OFFICE UNVEILS NEW PODCAST TO HIGHLIGHT COUNCIL’S WORK

October 8, 2019

STATEMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER SÁNCHEZ REGARDING JUDGE MCHUGH’S SAFEHOUSE RULING

October 2, 2019

COUNCILMEMBER DOMB INTRODUCES BILL TO PROVIDE WAGE TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY

September 26, 2019

WEEKLY REPORT: CITY COUNCIL RETURNS FOR FALL SESSION

September 13, 2019

CLARKE, QUIÑONES-SÁNCHEZ, JOHNSON, AND BLACKWELL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO STREAMLINE SALES OF VACANT CITY LAND, INCREASE TRANSPARENCY

June 20, 2019

QUIÑONES-SÁNCHEZ, GLADSTEIN, MATLOCK-TURNER, WELLS TO LEAD SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON POVERTY REDUCTION AND PREVENTION

June 13, 2019

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCES UP TO $10,000 FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS

May 9, 2019

COUNCILWOMAN REYNOLDS BROWN HOSTS HEARING ON BILLS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM LEAD EXPOSURE

March 20, 2019

COUNCIL RELEASES REPORT ON POVERTY, ANNOUNCES TENANTS’ RIGHTS & AFFORDABLE HOUSING BILLS

March 5, 2019

CITY MARKS TRANSFER OF $19M TO HOUSING TRUST FUND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

March 1, 2019

COUNCILWOMAN MARIA QUIÑONES SÁNCHEZ TO OPA: LONGTIME HOMEOWNERS DESERVE FAIR TAXES

January 11, 2019

CITY OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE THE INSTALLATION OF 15 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS TARGETING ILLEGAL DUMPING

December 19, 2018

CLARKE, SQUILLA, JOHNSON & SÁNCHEZ PROPOSE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF EXPANSION TO HELP HOMEOWNERS EXPERIENCING ASSESSMENT INCREASES

December 13, 2018

PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL PASSES LANDMARK $100 MILLION AFFORDABLE HOUSING PACKAGE

October 4, 2018

CONSTRUCTION TAX TO ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AWAITS MAYOR KENNEY’S SIGNATURE

August 29, 2018

IN OP-ED MEMBERS REASSERT COUNCIL COMMITMENT TO REBUILD DIVERSITY GOALS

June 25, 2018

COUNCILWOMAN QUIÑONES-SÁNCHEZ INTRODUCES AMENDMENT TO MIXED-INCOME HOUSING BILL

June 11, 2018

FROM NBC10: PHILLY PUSHES TO MAKE HOMEOWNERSHIP MORE AFFORDABLE

May 21, 2018

BUILDERS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES APPLAUD CITY COUNCIL PLAN TO INCREASE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IN PHILLY

April 11, 2018

COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON LAW AND GOVERNMENT HOLDS HEARING ON COUNCILWOMAN REYNOLDS BROWN’S SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING LEGISLATION

February 13, 2018

IN OP-ED, COUNCILWOMAN QUIÑONES-SÁNCHEZ CALLS FOR COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING PLAN

January 29, 2018

STATEMENT FROM COUNCILWOMAN MARIA QUIÑONES-SÁNCHEZ ON EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID CRISIS

January 24, 2018

WOMEN OF CITY COUNCIL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO MANDATE SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES

December 15, 2017

WOMEN OF CITY COUNCIL ISSUE STATEMENT CONDEMNING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AMID SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS

November 21, 2017

COUNCILMEMBERS MARÍA QUIÑONES-SÁNCHEZ & HELEN GYM RESPOND TO TRUMP’S PLAN TO END DACA

September 6, 2017

PHILADELPHIA MAKES HISTORIC INVESTMENT TO AID LOW-INCOME RENTERS FACING EVICTION

June 29, 2017

COUNCIL MEMBERS GREEN, QUIÑONES-SÁNCHEZ, HENON, SQUILLA AND GYM INTRODUCE PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS

June 23, 2017

PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS & POLICY LEADERS TO SERVE ON SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM

June 19, 2017