Averting another Walter Wallace Jr. tragedy: $13 million boost for mental health crisis response
Mayor Kenney’s proposed city budget would up the number of units available and help integrate with police dispatch.
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Italian American groups and Councilmember Squilla sue Mayor Kenney for nixing Columbus Day
Filed in federal court, the lawsuit also cites the removal of the Rizzo statue and the demotion of a police captain.
Meet the North Philly-raised Marine veteran who forced the city’s hand on gun violence
The activism of hunger striker Jamal Johnson is known nationwide.
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Jamal Johnson is back on hunger strike, demanding Kenney take action on gun violence
The mayor’s office says regular public safety briefings are coming “soon.”
Inside Philly’s 40-year war on homeless encampments
The Ben Franklin Parkway occupation followed a well-trodden model. What can city government do to break the cycle?
26-day hunger strike ends after activist extracts Kenney promise to act on gun violence
Philly radio host Purple Queen facilitated the truce with Jamal Johnson, though the mayor stopped short of declaring gun violence a citywide emergency.
Snow, sleet and no food for 15 days: Germantown man won’t give up till Kenney moves on gun violence resolution
Jamal Johnson wants the mayor to treat the shooting epidemic as urgently as COVID-19.
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.
Know a City of Philadelphia employee who took part in the insurrection? Kenney asks for tips
The mayor emphasized he supports the First Amendment right to free speech.
City’s Hall’s evacuation plan: How Philly government has responded to past breaches
The most dangerous situation in recent history was a 1990 pipe bomb in the basement.
Jim Kenney’s no good, very bad year: As pandemic and protests roiled Philadelphia, the mayor had regrets
“No big city mayor got it right in 2020," said one Philly councilmember.
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.
What can and can’t you do during Philly’s overnight curfew?
The rules are slightly different from last spring.
A parade of promises at West Philly community meeting, and Walter Wallace’s family walks out
“We are not at war,” said the police commissioner, a day after two officers shot and killed a Black man.
Free Library discrimination concerns
Free Library director Siobhan Reardon has resigned
The leadership change comes after intense pressure from Black workers to end a culture of discrimination.
A $2 million Vision Zero budget cut could imperil future Philly traffic safety projects
Current renovations will continue as planned, but capital funding is at risk.
Mayor Kenney’s second-in-command to resign over police reform efforts
Managing Director Brian Abernathy has been the target of protests calling for his resignation.
Philly police held protesters overnight at decommissioned, ‘inhumane’ House of Corrections
Nearly 50 people were locked in the shuttered jail two years after city officials deemed it unfit for human life.
Kenney, Outlaw admit they were wrong about 676 protest tear-gassing, officers involved to be fired
The deputy in charge that day took a voluntary demotion, and there’s now a moratorium on tear gas use by Philly police.
It’s the first year fireworks are legal in Philly, and police have gotten nearly 1,000 complaints
Mayor Kenney signed the law allowing their use on July 3, 2019.