2013 | Philadelphia City Council Post Archive

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2013 | Philadelphia City Council Post Archive

COUNCILMAN O’NEILL ANNOUNCES PHILADELPHIA CITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

COUNCILMEMBERS QUIÑONES SANCHEZ AND GREEN TACKLE BUSINESS TAX REFORM

BIRT Switch – Dec 2013

LONG-TIME HOMEOWNER TAX RELIEF NOW AVAILABLE

COUNCILWOMEN QUIÑONES SANCHEZ AND TASCO TO ANNOUNCE OPENING OF FIRST SPANISH-SPEAKING HIV CLINIC IN PHILADELPHIA

ICYMI: O’Brien Proposes Improvements to Legal Representation for Indigent Persons

ICYMI: Council President Clarke Discusses Public School Funding Challenges on NBC10

ICYMI: Councilman Johnson Introduces Public Safety Video Camera Tax Credit for Stores

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MOVE FORWARD ON COUNCIL’S VACANT SCHOOLS DISPOSITION STRATEGY

Public Property Committee Hears Councilwoman Sanchez’s Land Bank Bill

COUNCILMAN GREEN LEGISLATION ENCOURAGING INCREASED REVENUE COLLECTION PASSES

COUNCILMAN BRIAN O’NEILL ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO STREETS DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS

COUNCILMAN O’NEILL ANNOUNCES TWELVE MUESEUMS NOW FREE FOR PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOLERS

COUNCILWOMAN BLONDELL REYNOLDS BROWN TO DANCE WITH PHILADANCO ALUMNAE AT THE 44TH ANNUAL “DANCO ON DANCO”

Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown introduces a bill to ban the use of automated purchasing machines

Appropriations Committee Hearing on $50 Million Transfer to Philadelphia Public Schools

COUNCILMAN O’NEILL ANNOUNCES DEADLINE FOR SENIOR CITIZEN REAL ESTATE TAX FREEZE APPLICATIONS

COUNCILMAN O’NEILL INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO REDUCE THE TRASH FEE FOR OWNER-OCCUPIED DUPLEX OWNERS

MAYOR NUTTER SIGNS COUNCILWOMAN BLONDELL REYNOLDS BROWN’S “WOMEN ON CORPORATE BOARDS” BILL-# 130457

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE ON DEMOLITIONS PRACTICES RELEASES REPORT ON CITY DEMOLITION PRACTICES

COUNCILWOMAN HOSTS WOMEN ON BOARDS BILL SIGNING

DREAM FLAGS ADVISORY

COUNCILMAN O’NEILL ANNOUNCES DEADLINE TO APPEAL NEW PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS FOR 2014 IS OCTOBER 7, 2013

COUNCILWOMAN TO INVESTIGATE SCHOOL INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS

COUNCIL ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF PROPERTY DISPENSATION STRATEGY FOR CLOSED SCHOOLS

COUNCILMAN BRIAN O’NEILL PARTNERS WITH CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS INC. TO PROVIDE TROOPS WITH FREE PHONE CALLS HOME

View Council’s Plan to Provide the School District of Philadelphia $50 Million Dollars in Short Term Funding

CITY COUNCIL PROVIDES $50 MILLION ASSURANCE FOR PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OPEN AS SCHEDULED

Council President Clarke and Councilmembers’ Press Conference RE: School Funding

Council President Clarke updates parents and teachers on Council’s School District funding efforts

COUNCILWOMAN BLACKWELL HOSTING 16TH ANNUAL BIRTHDAY PARTY & HEALTH FAIR FOR THE HOMELESS

Councilman Bobby Henon Teaches Summer Campers About City Council

COUNCILWOMAN’S STATEMENT ON PASSING OF CONGRESSMAN BILL GRAY

CITY ALLOCATES $500,000 FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

CITY COUNCIL APPROVES FY2014 BUDGET

CITY COUNCIL TO EXCEED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA’S EMERGENCY FUNDING REQUEST

SPECIAL COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING MARKET ST. COLLAPSE ANNOUNCES HEARING SCHEDULE

COUNCILWOMAN CALLS FOR HEARINGS ON ADAPTIVE REUSE OF SHUTTERED SCHOOL BUILDINGS

CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PASSES WOMEN ON BOARDS LEGISLATION SPONSORED BY COUNCILWOMAN

City Council forms special investigative committee in wake of deadly building collapse

Clarke and Quinones-Sanchez Introduce Legislation Incentivizing use of vacant property

CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PASSES UNPRECEDENTED TAX DELINQUENCY REFORM MEASURE

COUNCIL REFORMS DELINQUENT TAX POLICY

CLARKE, HENON & OH BILL REQUIRES GREATER TRANSPARENCY & ACCURACY IN CITY PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS

STATEMENT BY COUNCILWOMAN SANCHEZ ON THE URGENCY OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO CIVIL LEGAL REPRESENTATION

STATEMENT BY THE OFFICE OF COUNCILWOMAN SANCHEZ ON THE IMPACT OF THE “LANDVEST” SCAM

City Council, Women Against Abuse Announce New Emergency Shelter

CITY COUNCIL EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF APPLICATIONS

Councilwoman Sanchez Editorial in the Philly Daily News

City Councilman helps Phillies’ Citizens Bank Park become first Autism Friendly Ballpark

2nd Neighborhood Budget Hearing to take place at Abraham Lincoln High School, April 29th

COUNCILWOMAN WANTS CITY DEPARTMENTS TO WORK TOGETHER ON AVI

Public Testimony begins / Neighborhood Budget Hearing Announced

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: 7TH DISTRICT COUNCILWOMAN MARIA QUINONES SANCHEZ

COUNCILWOMAN INTRODUCES BILL TO REGULATE “TOUCH THERAPY” MASSAGE INDUSTRY

COUNCILWOMAN SANCHEZ SPEAKS WITH EL SOL NEWSPAPER: PHILADELPHIA IN CRISIS

Council Begins Hearings on FY’14 Budget

COUNCILWOMAN SANCHEZ SPEAKS WITH PLAN PHILLY: RAVAGED BY NEGLECT

COUNCILWOMAN SANCHEZ TO HOST COMMUNITY FORUMS ON THE ACTUAL VALUE INITIATIVE (AVI) AND REAL ESTATE TAXES

City Council Passes Earned Sick Leave Legislation

COUNCILWOMAN INTRODUCES BILL TO REQUIRE CITY CONTRACTORS TO DISCLOSE NUMBER OF WOMEN SERVING IN EXECUTIVE POSITIONS AND ON BOARDS

COUNCILWOMAN SANCHEZ MEETS WITH HAPCO

COUNCILWOMAN SÁNCHEZ INTRODUCES UPDATED LAND BANK BILL TO ADDRESS BLIGHT AND IMPROVE CITY PROPERTY VALUES

CITY COUNCIL PROPOSALS WOULD REVOLUTIONIZE VACANT LAND USE IN PHILLY

Council’s Got Talent raises over $30,000 for Philabundance

COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSES TAX DELINQUENCY REFORM MEASURE

Philadelphia Jobs Commission Report Released

COUNCILWOMAN CALLS FOR EARLY VOTING LEGISLATION

Council’s Public Safety Committee hears from experts on Public Safety Video Cameras

COUNCILWOMAN CALLS FOR HEARINGS ON CHARITABLE EXEMPTIONS FROM TAXES