Posts tagged with City Council

Last Updated: Feb. 20, 2016 · 9:50 p.m.

Councilmember Bobby Henon and Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson face separate federal indictments

Indicted Philly lawmakers collect legal defense cash gifts from parking magnates, strip club owners and lobbyists

Councilmembers Bobby Henon and Kenyatta Johnson are raising money to fight federal indictments. Ethics watchdogs say the funds are problematic.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney at City Hall in March 2020

Kenney not ready to declare gun violence emergency for Philadelphia

“There’s a whole range of legal and practical questions that need to be answered,” the mayor said.

Philadelphians demanding more resources to combat gun violence marched down Broad Street in March

Broke in Philly

How Philly will spend $155 million to stop surging violence

In a first, a new review committee will evaluate grants to grassroots programs.

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Verna at a 2017 unveiling of the street sign for the block of Broad between Federal and Wharton as ‘Anna Cibotti Verna Way’

RIP Anna Verna, first and only woman president of Philadelphia City Council

The 90-year-old former lawmaker was remembered for her leadership and class.

Philadelphians wait in line outside the Liacouras Center for the Black Doctors Consortium's 24-hour vaccination clinic in February

Philly’s coronavirus response

Philly has more than 100,000 vaccine doses to distribute, with only half spoken for

Some of the backlog is for second shots. The health department says it's working to reduce the overflow.

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Broke in Philly

A powerful new City Hall position to combat child welfare scandals is up for debate

The youth ombudsperson proposal pits young Philadelphians against the very office tasked with protecting them.

Health Commissioner Tom Farley at the city's Convention Center vaccination clinic

Philly’s coronavirus response

‘I don’t have all the answers’: Health commissioner ducks questions at Philly Fighting COVID hearings

In a long City Council session, lawmakers and officials traded words with little new information revealed.

Signs on the window of the city's first mass vaccination at the Pa. Convention Center on its opening day, Jan. 8

Philly’s coronavirus response

Elected officials call for hearings, investigations into Philly Fighting COVID vaccine debacle

Roused by reporting on the startup’s questionable practices, lawmakers beginning to speak out.

Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 7th and Race streets

Rocked by COVID outbreak, Philly 911 dispatchers say police department treats them like ‘collateral damage’

Union reps described understaffing, cardboard dividers and pressure to avoid complaints.

Then-Lt. Tom McLean displays displaying new Philly police equipment in 2014

Walter Wallace Jr.

Mayor Kenney, City Council advance on $14 million Taser buy for Philly police

The proposed five-year contract for thousands of electronic weapons comes less than a month after Walter Wallace Jr.’s shooting.

Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon in 2019

Johnny Doc corruption charges

Local 98 bribery case: Philly Democrats are fundraising to pay Councilmember Henon’s legal fees

Indicted by the feds alongside union chief John Dougherty, the three-term lawmaker is heading for a January trial.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw apologized for the use of tear gas on peaceful protesters on I-676

Philly police seek extra $18 million for protest coverage and raises

The request is part of a larger package to reconcile the city’s budget from the last fiscal year.

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George Floyd protests

Philly diverts $14 million from police funding in late-night budget agreement with no public comment

Some allocations for the Cultural Fund and African American Museum were restored.

Mosquito sonic device

City Council to hold hearings on potential ‘dizziness, headache, nausea and impairment’ caused by Mosquito devices

Five councilmembers joined to sponsor the resolution.

Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and his wife Dawn Chavous exiting federal court Friday

Who is Dawn Chavous? The powerful woman at the center of the feds’ latest Philly indictment

The 40-year-old political consultant is married to Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, who is a co-defendant.

Kendra Brooks at her victory party Tuesday night

‘Regular people’ over Wall Street: How the Working Families Party could shake up Philly City Hall

As the first third-party member of City Council in eons, Kendra Brooks’ presence has big implications.

Outgoing Councilmember Jannie Blackwell in the City Hall office she's occupied for the better part of four decades

45 years in the same room: Jannie Blackwell bows out of City Hall

Alongside her husband and after his death, the seven-term West Philly councilwoman made history.

Philadelphians march for outside City Hall in 2016

Is Philly City Council doing a good job? We analyzed 15k bills to find out

The increasingly powerful body does a lot of lawmaking, but some issues — like the city’s distressingly high poverty rate — refuse to budge.

Election 2019

Working Families Party wins City Council seat in historic Philly election

Kendra Brooks will become the first independent councilmember in modern city history.

Working Families Party candidate Kendra Brooks at a City Hall rally earlier this year

Election 2019

$250k in outside money to help Working Families Party gain seats on Philly City Council

The spend is basically unprecedented for a third-party candidate in Philadelphia.

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