CITY COUNCIL PASSES BILL CREATING NEW PERMITTING SYSTEM AND REGULATIONS FOR MOBILE SERVICES IN KENSINGTON

May 8, 2025

POWER ACT PASSES IN CITY COUNCIL, GRANTING NEW PROTECTIONS FOR 750,000 WORKERS

May 8, 2025

READ THE 2024 PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL YEAR IN REVIEW

May 5, 2025

WEEKLY REPORT — CONCERNS OF MOBILE PROVIDERS & AN IMPASSIONED FLOOR SPEECH BY COUNCILMEMBER LOZADA HIGHLIGHTED THIS WEEK

May 2, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER CINDY BASS LAUNCHES “PLAYING IT SAFE IN THE 8TH” TO ENHANCE SAFETY AT RECREATION CENTERS

May 2, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER CINDY BASS – THE INAUGURAL GERMANTOWN JAZZ FESTIVAL DEBUTS APRIL 25–27, A 3-DAY CELEBRATION OF MUSIC, ART, AND CULTURE

May 2, 2025

POWER ACT PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

May 1, 2025

COUNCIL PRESIDENT KENYATTA JOHNSON HOSTS “PEACE NOT GUNS” ROUNDTABLE WITH DOZENS OF ANTI-VIOLENCE ADVOCATES TO PROTECT PHILADELPHIA YOUTH AS SUMMER APPROACHES

April 30, 2025

PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL AND PHILADELPHIA FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCE NEW CITY COUNCIL SMOKE ALARM INSTALLATION PROGRAM

April 29, 2025

WEEKLY REPORT — BUDGET HEARING DISCUSSING MAYOR PARKER’S HOUSING PLAN & APPROVAL OF THE SAFE STREETS FOR STUDENTS ACT

April 28, 2025

PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT KENYATTA JOHNSON ANNOUNCES HIRING OF NEW DIRECTOR OF PHILADELPHIA OFFICE OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

April 24, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER ISAIAH THOMAS’ BILL AUTHORIZING SPEED CAMERAS IN SCHOOL ZONES IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL

April 24, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER RUE LANDAU INTRODUCES UPDATES TO STRENGTHEN FAIR CHANCE HIRING LAW

April 24, 2025

Councilmember Gauthier and Housing Groups Respond to Mayor’s H.O.M.E. Plan

April 23, 2025

WEEKLY REPORT — NO COUNCIL SESSION THIS WEEK, BUT COUNCIL REMAINED BUSY WITH BUDGET HEARINGS

April 21, 2025

JOB POSTING: Part-Time Project Manager – Philadelphia Reparations Task Force

April 15, 2025

WEEKLY REPORT – BUDGET HEARINGS, COUNCIL SESSIONS AND THE BATTLE TO SAVE SEPTA ARE COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK

April 14, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER GAUTHIER INTRODUCES BILL TO HELP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DEFY DISPLACEMENT

April 10, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER GAUTHIER REACTS TO SEPTA’S BUDGET PROPOSAL, CALLS ON HARRISBURG TO SAVE MASS TRANSIT

April 10, 2025

WEEKLY REPORT – TWO COUNCIL SESSIONS AND START OF FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET HEARINGS MEANS A BUSY WEEK IN COUNCIL

March 31, 2025

CITY COUNCIL’S MINORITY WING PRESENTS TAX PLAN TO BENEFIT SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKING FAMILIES

March 26, 2025

YEARS OF ADVOCACY MOVE CITY TO ACTION ON LANDBANK PURCHASES FOR GARDENS AND HOMES

March 26, 2025

PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL TO HOST SPECIAL SESSION OF COUNCIL ON MONDAY, MARCH 24 TO HEAR FROM MAYOR CHERELLE L. PARKER ON NEW HOUSING INITIATIVE

March 21, 2025

WEEKLY REPORT – COUNCIL APPROVES BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS DURING THE MARCH 20 COUNCIL SESSION

March 21, 2025

COUNCIL HOLDS HEARING ON RENTAL HOUSING CONDITIONS, LANDLORD ACCOUNTABILITY

March 18, 2025

WEEKLY REPORT – PHILADELPHIA MAYOR CHERELLE L. PARKER DELIVERS HER FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET ADDRESS TO CITY COUNCIL

March 17, 2025

WORKERS, EMPLOYERS, AND LABOR LEADERS URGE COUNCILMEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE POWER ACT

March 13, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER RUE LANDAU ISSUES STATEMENT ON MAYOR PARKER’S FISCAL YEAR 2026 CITY BUDGET ADDRESS

March 13, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER ISAIAH THOMAS, STAKEHOLDERS CELEBRATE THREE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF LANDMARK DRIVING EQUALITY LAW WITH DATA DASHBOARD LAUNCH

March 6, 2025

COUNCIL PRESIDENT KENYATTA JOHNSON HOSTED A HOMELESSNESS ROUNDTABLE TO ADDRESS CITY’S GROWING CRISIS

March 5, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER ISAIAH THOMAS INTRODUCES THE SAFE STREETS FOR STUDENTS ACT

February 28, 2025

COUNCIL ENACTS RESOLUTION CONDEMNING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

February 27, 2025

PHILADELPHIA TAX REFORM COMMISSION UNVEILS RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE POVERTY AND CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR PHILADELPHIANS

February 26, 2025

WEEKLY REPORT – CITY COUNCIL’S LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR IS PICKING UP

February 21, 2025

WEEKLY REPORT – A LOVE FOR THE EAGLES ON THIS VALENTINE’S DAY

February 18, 2025

A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE VICTIMS OF PLANE CRASH IN NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AND WORKER PROTECTION LEGISLATION DOMINATE COUNCIL

February 7, 2025

PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL’S FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY TASK FORCE HELD ITS INAUGURAL MEETING, SETS AREAS OF PRIORITIES TO ADDRESS FOOD ACCESS

February 5, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER RUE LANDAU UNVEILS RESULTS OF CITYWIDE ARTIST SURVEY

February 5, 2025

WEEKLY REPORT – CONCERNS OVER TRUMP PRESIDENCY EXPRESSED DURING COUNCIL SESSION

January 31, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER JAMIE GAUTHIER INTRODUCES BILLS TO CUT RED TAPE, SPEED UP AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION

January 30, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER RUE LANDAU INTRODUCES MOVE-IN AFFORDABILITY PLAN TO CUT RENTAL FEES AND EASE HOUSING COSTS FOR RENTERS

January 30, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS TO HOLD HEARING ON SCHOOL DISTRICT REASSIGNMENT ROOMS

January 23, 2025

STATEMENT ON SOUTH PHILADELPHIA ARENA FROM COUNCILMAN JIM HARRITY FOLLOWING JANUARY 13, 2025 PRESS CONFERENCE

January 14, 2025

CITY COUNCIL’S MINORITY WING ISSUES STATEMENT ON SIXERS ARENA DEVELOPMENTS

January 13, 2025

COUNCILMEMBERS GAUTHIER AND LANDAU ISSUE STATEMENT AFTER 76ERS ABANDON PLAN FOR CENTER CITY ARENA

January 13, 2025

COUNCILMEMBERS APPLAUD MAYOR PARKER FOR NEGOTIATING FOR INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT OF POLICE MISCONDUCT

January 8, 2025

COUNCILMEMBER QUETCY LOZADA APPLAUDS ADMINISTRATION AT PRESS CONFERENCE OPENING WARMING CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY

January 8, 2025

PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL OFFICES CLOSED ON JANUARY 6, 2025

January 6, 2025

WEEKLY REPORT – A BUSY FIRST YEAR OF COUNCIL ENDS WITH APPROVAL OF A NEW SIXERS ARENA IN CENTER CITY

December 23, 2024

From the Desk of Councilmember Jamie Gauthier: A bad deal for our city and communities

December 19, 2024

CREATIVE PHILADELPHIA AND COUNCILMEMBER RUE LANDAU RE-OPEN ART GALLERY AT CITY HALL WITH EXHIBITION OF ART BY UARTS STUDENTS & FACULTY

December 18, 2024

WEEKLY REPORT – PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL APPROVES SEVERAL BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS THIS WEEK AND TAKES A CRITICAL STEP IN THE FUTURE OF A SIXERS ARENA IN CENTER CITY

December 17, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER RUE LANDAU PRESENTS LGBTQ+ HALL OF FAME AWARDS AT FIRST ANNUAL CEREMONY

December 17, 2024

COUNCILMEMBERS JAMIE GAUTHIER AND RUE LANDAU RELEASE STATEMENT AFTER VOTING AGAINST ADVANCING ARENA LEGISLATION OUT OF COMMITTEE

December 12, 2024

ASIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NEIGHBORHOOD RCOS, PCDC, AND OTHERS SUPPORT CALL FOR $300 MILLION COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT

December 6, 2024

POLICY FELLOWSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER RUE LANDAU

December 5, 2024

COUNCIL CALLS ON GOVERNOR SHAPIRO TO REALLOCATE HIGHWAY FUNDS TO SEPTA

November 21, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER ISAIAH THOMAS LEADS HEARING ON PHILLY’S 2026 PREPAREDNESS

November 21, 2024

PHILADELPHIA COUNCILMEMBER RUE LANDAU INTRODUCES TRUMP PREPAREDNESS HEARING TO PROTECT MARGINALIZED GROUPS

November 21, 2024

WEEKLY REPORT – PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE RENAMING OF TANEY STREET AND OTHER BILLS THIS WEEK

November 18, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER GAUTHIER ISSUES STATEMENT ON PENN MUSEUM DISCOVERING MORE REMAINS FROM MOVE BOMBING

November 14, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER JAMIE GAUTHIER ISSUES STATEMENT AS COUNCIL CONCLUDES FIRST HEARING ON 76ERS ARENA

November 12, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER JAMIE GAUTHIER ISSUES STATEMENT ON IMPENDING SEPTA ‘DEATH SPIRAL’

November 12, 2024

PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT KENYATTA JOHNSON ANNOUNCES DATES OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON PROPOSED 76 PLACE LEGISLATION

November 8, 2024

WEEKLY REPORT – PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL CONTINUES TO WORK ON LEGISLATION BEFORE WINTER RECESS IN MID DECEMBER

November 4, 2024

CITY COUNCIL HOLDS HEARING ON LAND BANK

October 30, 2024

PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL’S HISTORIC LGBTQ+ EQUITY HEARING ADDRESSES KEY DISPARITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES

October 30, 2024

STATEMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER GAUTHIER CONDEMING UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA POLICE DEPARTMENT VIOLENTLY SERVING A SEARCH WARRANT AGAINST STUDENTS FOR SUSPECTED VANDALISM

October 29, 2024

WEEKLY REPORT: DEMOCRACY IN ACTION DURING THIS WEEK’S PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL SESSION

October 28, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER O’ROURKE’S ALGORITHMIC RENTAL PRICE-FIXING BAN PASSES COUNCIL, HEADS TO MAYOR PARKER’S DESK

October 24, 2024

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL CONTINUES TO DO THE WORK OF THE CITIZENS OF PHILADELPHIA WHEN IT COMES TO FINAL CONSIDERATION OF BILLS & RESOLUTIONS THIS YEAR

October 21, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER O’ROURKE’S ALGORITHMIC RENTAL PRICE-FIXING BILL PASSES OUT OF HOUSING COMMITTEE IN UNANIMOUS VOTE

October 17, 2024

TASK FORCE TACKLES EMERGING CHALLENGES TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE ACCESS

October 16, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER AHMAD’S BILL TO ENSURE SAFE, CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF EV CHARGERS PASSES CITY COUNCIL

October 11, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER NINA AHMAD (AT-LARGE) HOSTED THE “SHOW ME THE MONEY” EVENT DURING PHILADELPHIA’S 40TH ANNUAL MINORITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK

October 10, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER JAMIE GAUTHIER INTRODUCES BILL TO RESTORE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS TAX CREDIT

October 10, 2024

District 10 – 2024 Fall Events

October 8, 2024

STATEMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER GAUTHIER AFTER CITY RECORDS 10 HOMICIDES IN SEPTEMBER, LOWEST IN ALMOST A DECADE

October 8, 2024

WEEKLY REPORT – CITY COUNCIL DID NOT HAVE A SESSION ON OCT 3 IN HONOR OF ROSH HASHANAH, COUNCILMEMBERS REMAINED BUSY, HOLDING COMMITTEE HEARINGS

October 7, 2024

OVER 300 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CONVENE AT ART MUSEUM FOR YOUTH VOTER EVENT

October 3, 2024

AUTISM PLAYDATE HIGHLIGHTS RESOURCES AND ACCEPTANCE FOR FAMILIES TOUCHED BY AUTISM

September 23, 2024

WEEKLY REPORT – CITY COUNCIL CANCELLED ITS SEPTEMBER 19 STATED MEETING TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL SERVICES OF PHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICER JAIME ROMAN

September 23, 2024

PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL CANCELS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 STATED MEETING

September 16, 2024

Philadelphia Workers and Leaders Rally for Stronger Workplace Anti-Retaliation Protections and Full Funding of Office of Worker Protections

September 16, 2024

WEEKLY REPORT – PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL APPROVES LAND BANK BILLS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

September 16, 2024

3RD COUNCIL DISTRICT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

September 11, 2024

COUNCIL PRESIDENT KENYATTA JOHNSON INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT PROHIBITS VEHICLES FROM STOPPING OR STANDING IN ANY BIKE LANE THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA

September 10, 2024

MINORITY LEADER BROOKS ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING AND LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

September 9, 2024

WEEKLY REPORT – PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL RETURNS FOR THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FALL 2024

September 9, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER RUE LANDAU CHAMPIONS VISION ZERO, PROPERTY ASSESSMENT APPEAL EXTENSION, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY UPON RETURN TO SESSION

September 5, 2024

CHANGES MADE TO 9-1-1 AFTER CITY COUNCIL HEARING AND SUBSEQUENT BUDGET PUSH

August 22, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER ISAIAH THOMAS RALLIES TECH PARTNERS TO LAUNCH “PHL GAMING 2024”

August 12, 2024

After New Law Regulates Evictions, Landlord-Tenant Office Shuts Down

July 31, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER JAMIE GAUTHIER REACTS TO NEW REPORT SHOWING SCOPE OF PHILLY’S HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS

July 23, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER JAMIE GAUTHIER ISSUES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT BIDEN

July 22, 2024

OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM PHILADELPHIA COUNCIL PRESIDENT KENYATTA JOHNSON ON CYCLING ACCIDENT ON 18TH AND SPRUCE STREETS

July 19, 2024

COUNCILMEMBER GAUTHIER ISSUES STATEMENT ON POTENTIAL TOXIC CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION AT BARTRAM’S GARDEN, DEMANDS ACTION

July 17, 2024

STATEMENT FROM MINORITY LEADER KENDRA BROOKS ON THE SUPREME COURT DECISION IN JOHNSON VS GRANTS PASS

July 3, 2024

CITY COUNCIL’S HOUSING COMMITTEE APPROVES REGULATING FOR-PROFIT EVICTIONS

July 3, 2024

PRIORITY BID LEGISLATION PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE

July 2, 2024