Max Marin

Political Editor

Max Marin is Billy Penn's political editor.

A graduate of Temple University, he has produced award-winning journalism on local politics, criminal justice, immigration and neighborhood issues, with bylines in more than a dozen local news outlets. Prior to joining Billy Penn in August 2018, Max served as a staff writer and associate editor at Philadelphia Weekly, the city's last surviving alt-weekly, and AL DÍA News, a Spanish-English news outlet that covers the city's Latino community.

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Tickets for trashy sidewalks are up 300%. It hasn’t fixed Philly’s litter problem.

More than half the violation notices issued by the city end up in the rubbish pile.

Independents are on the rise in Philly. Could they actually win a City Council seat?

Seven third-party candidates filed to run for City Council — with an eye for the two at-large seats held by Republicans.

The white Jewish photographer who showcased Philly’s black society has died

Feltonville native Robert Mendelsohn was 61.

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Hepatitis A outbreak spreads in Kensington, prompting pleas to ‘Get vaccinated!’

Residents want the city to deal with the issue of human feces, which transmits the disease.

Krasner’s DAO

DA Krasner slams Kenney over ‘no excuse’ meddling with police complaints

Once-thorough descriptions of alleged PPD misconduct were reduced to a single sentence.

Facebook police database

After promising increased transparency, Philadelphia is redacting police complaint records

The city says the change is necessary to protect officers' identities.

Philly wrote $100 million in tickets in the last decade. Half went unpaid.

It's unclear if the city breaks even on the cost of code enforcement.

Facebook police database

Exclusive: Philly police release hundreds of disciplinary records for ‘Facebook cops’

It's likely the largest records disclosure in department history.

Philly’s opioid crisis

Philly’s injection site just picked up a ton of national support — but local opposition is also growing

Dozens of prosecutors across the country are now backing Safehouse.

Philly immigrant earnings — and taxes paid — are up 13%, per new report

The region has one of the most stable foreign-born populations in the country.