2021 | Philadelphia City Council Post Archive

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2021 | Philadelphia City Council Post Archive

JOB POSTING: PART-TIME CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOR COUNCILMEMBER CHERELLE L. PARKER

JOB POSTING: SENIOR CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOR COUNCILMEMBER CHERELLE L. PARKER

JOB POSTING: COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR COUNCILMEMBER CHERELLE L. PARKER

COUNCILMEMBER HELEN GYM, EDUCATION ADVOCATES CONDEMN LATEST MISMANAGEMENT FROM PHILADELPHIA PARKING AUTHORITY, DEMAND OVERSIGHT

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL CLOSES YEAR WITH HOUSING AND ZONING REFORMS, PUTS ETHICS REFORMS ON THE NEW YEAR AGENDA

PHILADELPHIA’S NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED EVICTION DIVERSION PROGRAM IS NOW LAW

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

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

CITY CONTROLLER RHYNHART, COUNCILMEMBER GAUTHIER RELEASE STATEMENT ON PHILADELPHIA’S GUN VIOLENCE CRISIS

COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON GETS APPROVAL OF LEGISLATION TO EXAMINE THE INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND GUN VIOLENCE IN PHILADELPHIA

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL ADAPTS AND EXTENDS KEY PANDEMIC-ERA EFFORTS TO PREVENT EVICTIONS, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES

COUNCILMEMBER GILMORE RICHARDSON’S BILL TO UPDATE CITY’S LEED REQUIREMENTS PASSES PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL

LEGISLATION EXTENDING NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED EVICTION DIVERSION PROGRAM PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE

COUNCILMEMBER GREEN INTRODUCES BILL ESTABLISHING THE PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC FINANCIAL AUTHORITY

COUNCILMEMBER KENYATTA JOHNSON INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO EXAMINE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING BY CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AGENCIES

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL’S BUSY DECEMBER AGENDA INCLUDES ADDITIONAL ARTS FUNDING, LEGISLATION ON TANGLED TITLES, STREETERIES

COUNCILMEMBER DOMB CALLS ON CITY TO UTILIZE HIGHER ED EXPERTS TO HELP FIGHT VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC

COUNCILMEMBER GILMORE RICHARDSON’S BILL TO HELP PREVENT TANGLED TITLES PASSES PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL

PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL TO INVEST OVER $3 MILLION IN LOCAL ARTS COMMUNITY

STATEMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER JAMIE GAUTHIER REGARDING THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA APPROACHING THE GRIM MILESTONE OF 500 HOMICIDES

COUNCILMEMBER JAMIE GAUTHIER RELEASES FIRST-EVER ‘3RD DISTRICT HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE’

COUNCILMEMBER KENYATTA JOHNSON SAYS PHILADELPHIA’S GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM IS A MORAL, ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND HUMAN CRISIS

WEEKLY REPORT: REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY FOR CITY COUNCILMEMBERS

COUNCILMEMBER PARKER INTRODUCES COMMERCIAL TENANT PROTECTION LEGISLATION

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

COUNCILMAN BRIAN O’NEILL ANNOUNCES RENOVATION OF MITCHELL PLAYGROUND

CITY OFFICIALS HONOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

COUNCILMAN BRIAN O’NEILL ANNOUNCES PHILADELPHIA STREETS DEPARTMENT FALL LEAF DRIVE

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

CITY COUNCIL PASSES BILL ENSURING SUBCONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY- AND WOMEN- OWNED OR DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES

INCREASE IN INFESTATIONS NEAR PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS SPURS RAT ABATEMENT LEGISLATION IN CITY COUNCIL

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

COUNCILMEMBER GREEN, ADVOCATES REAFFIRM WHY VOTERS SHOULD APPROVE ANNUAL HOUSING TRUST FUND APPROPRIATION ON NOVEMBER

COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON CONGRATULATES SEPTA AND TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION LOCAL 234 FOR REACHING A TENTATIVE TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT, AVOIDING A STRIKE

WEEKLY REPORT: ONE YEAR LATER, CITY SETTLES WITH FAMILY OF WALTER WALLACE, COMMITS TO SPECIFIC POLICE REFORMS

COUNCILMAN O’NEILL ANNOUNCES LIHEAP NOW AVAILABLE TO PGW CUSTOMERS

COUNCILMAN O’NEILL NEGOTIATES ELIMINATION OF OWNER-OCCUPIED DUPLEX TRASH FEE

COUNCILMEMBER GILMORE RICHARDSON INTRODUCES BILL TO UPDATE CITY’S LEED REQUIREMENTS

COUNCILMEMBER GAUTHIER’S BILL TO PROTECT THE UNIVERSITY CITY TOWNHOMES PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE

COUNCILMEMBER GILMORE RICHARDSON TANGLED TITLE INFORMATION SHEET BILL PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE, GREATER PHILADELPHIA FILM OFFICE RESOLUTION HEARD

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

WEEKLY REPORT: VIOLENCE REDUCTION REMAINS A TOP COUNCIL PRIORITY FOLLOWING INCIDENTS NEAR SCHOOLS, ON SEPTA

COUNCIL SHINES A LIGHT ON SENIOR RENTERS IN CRISIS, EXAMINES RENT STABILIZATION AND DIRECT PAYMENTS AS POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS

COUNCILMEMBERS GILMORE RICHARDSON AND GAUTHIER HOST HEARING ON TANGLED TITLE CRISIS IN PHILADELPHIA

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL APPROVES DRIVING EQUALITY LEGISLATION, PROMISES CONTINUED OVERSIGHT

COUNCILMEMBER JAMIE GAUTHIER JOINS WEST PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY TO DEMAND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING

COUNCILMEMBER GYM STATEMENT ON HISTORICAL COMMISSION WHISTLEBLOWER ALLEGATIONS “DECISIONS MUST BE BASED ON MERIT.”

CITY COUNCIL APPROVES COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS’ DRIVING EQUALITY BILLS

BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL CAPITAL BONDS AND GREEN BONDS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT

WEEKLY REPORT: COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AMENDED DRIVING EQUALITY BILL, POSSIBLE COVID OUTDOOR DINING EXTENSIONS

COUNCILMEMBER HELEN GYM CALLS FOR A COMMUNITY-LED PROCESS FOR SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH

COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS INTRODUCES DRIVING EQUALITY AMENDMENT, IN COLLABORATION WITH PPD

COUNCILMEMBER DAVID OH INTRODUCES NEW FILM PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT

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

COUNCILWOMAN PARKER LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE PENSION BOARD TO PERFORM YEARLY STRESS TEST OF RETIREMENT SYSTEM

COUNCILWOMAN PARKER INTRODUCES A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING SECURITY OFFICERS FACING ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERAL CONTRACTO

CITY COUNCIL INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO FUND SAFE PLAY ZONE SECURITY CAMERAS IN PHILADELPHIA

COUNCILMEMBER DOMB INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH PERMANENT OUTDOOR SEATING CITYWIDE

PHILADELPHIA PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS UNITE AROUND DEMANDS FOR DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY, SCHOOL SAFETY, AND PARENT VOICE

COUNCILMEMBER KENDRA BROOKS CALLS FOR INVOLVEMENT OF SCHOOL COMMUNITIES IN SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH

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

COUNCILMEMBER HELEN GYM: “IT’S CLEARLY TIME FOR NEW LEADERSHIP”

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

PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS BIDEN CLIMATE, INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN

CITY COUNCIL URGES CONGRESS TO END FORCED LABOR IN PRISONS BY STRIKING THE SLAVERY CLAUSE FROM THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

COUNCILMEMBERS REACT TO RECENT NEWS OF ADVANCED MOLD GROWTH IN FRANKFORD HIGH SCHOOL, DEMAND ACTION AND TRANSPARENCY FROM SDP

COUNCILMEMBER GREEN ISSUES STATEMENT COMMENDING THE LAUNCH OF THE PHILADELPHIA GREEN CAPITAL CORP.

MAYOR KENNEY SIGNS COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON’S PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PREVAILING WAGE BILL THAT WILL HELP WORKERS RECEIVE LIVING WAGES AND QUALITY HEALTHCARE

COUNCILWOMAN PARKER INTRODUCES LEGISLATION THAT WILL MAKE PERMANENT 15% CAP ON THIRD-PARTY DELIVERY FEE

COUNCILMEMBER GREEN INTRODUCES BILL FOR ASBESTOS AND MOLD REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS

COUNCILMEMBER HELEN GYM CALLS FOR A PLAN TO FUND COMPREHENSIVE REMEDIATION AND MODERNIZATION OF PHILADELPHIA’S SCHOOL BUILDINGS

COUNCILMEMBER GILMORE RICHARDSON INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO HELP PREVENT TANGLED TITLES IN PHILADELPHIA

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

ONGOING CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 DELTA VARIANT LEAD CITY COUNCIL TO CONTINUE MEETING REMOTELY FOR NOW

BROOKS AND FIEDLER DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY IN RESPONSE TO DISTRICT’S MISHANDLING OF FLOOD RESPONSE

SLA BEEBER SCHOOL COMMUNITY WINS DEMANDS FOR A SAFE RETURN TO SCHOOLS WITH SUPPORT OF CITY COUNCIL

COUNCILMEMBER GYM RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT RULING ON CDC EVICTION MORATORIUM

COUNCILMEMBER KENYATTA JOHNSON HONORS WURD RADIO OWNER/FOUNDER WALTER P LOMAX, JR., M.D. WITH RENAMING OF THE 1800 BLOCK OF WHARTON STREET IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA

KENNEY ADMINISTRATION SIGNS HOUSING TRUST FUND BILL, WILL APPEAR AS A QUESTION ON NOVEMBER 2 BALLOT