Phila Police Commissioner updates public on crime fighting efforts tonight on Ch 12
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at 12:00 pm - by Its Our City Staff
This interview marks the beginning of It’s Our City’s monthly sit down interviews with top city officials. The interviews will appear both on the website and later on TV12. In our first installment, veteran Philadelphia journalist Tom Ferrick spends an hour with Commissioner Ramsey about how his anti-crime plan is going.
Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at 1:21 am - by admin
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PA CRIMES CODES
§6120. Limitation on the Regulation of Firearms and Ammunition.
(a) General rule. No county, municipality or township may in any manner regulate the lawful ownership, possession, transfer or transportation of firearms, ammunition or ammunition components when carried or transported for purposes not prohibited by the laws of this commonwealth.
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Black Philadelphia City Councilman target of hate crime
Friday, August 29th, 2008 at 7:01 pm - by Alan Tu
Police are trying to find out who is responsible for spray painting Darrell L. Clarke’s car and two others with racist graffiti. According to the Philadelphia Daily News blog Philly Confidential, Clarke said when he went outside of his home this morning he found his car painted with Nazi symbols and the letters “KKK.”
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 at 7:31 am - by Alan Tu
Now that the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustments has turned down Unisys’ request for its skyscraper logos lets find a way to keep them in Center City. I applaud the decision by ZBA because, the fact is, having the Unisys signs on the 37th and 38th floor looked ridiculous. But that doesn’t mean the ZBA [...]
Zoning board pulls plug on Unisys skycraper logos
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 at 4:11 pm - by Alan Tu
The Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustments unanimously voted against a plan by Unisys to put its logo high up on one of Philadelphia’s signature highrise office towers. The board at this morning’s meeting said current zoning does not allow for any sign bigger than 100 sq ft and higher than the bottom of the second [...]
2nd Danieal Kelly related lawsuit has Nutter fuming
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 at 7:32 am - by Alan Tu
The latest lawsuit alleges that Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services is “an unsafe agency for children” and calls for a federal court to appoint an independent trustee to oversee reforms. It is filed on behalf of 28,000 children who have at one time been under DHS supervision. The attorney David Mildenberg is from the same [...]
Urban Issues Get The Short Shrift Today at DNC
Monday, August 25th, 2008 at 6:57 am - by Alan Tu
U.S. Conference of Mayors President Miami Mayor Manny Diaz will call for more federal investment in cities during his non-prime time spot at 7pm eastern.
The mayors are currently drafting a 10-point plan they want the next president to address within his first 100 days in office. You can see the plan on their website. [...]
Local blogger wins his battle for public access to Philadelphia election returns
Monday, August 25th, 2008 at 6:55 am - by Alan Tu
Young Philly Politics blogger Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg declared victory today in his campaign to provide a web-based real-time election returns for the general public. Until now, the Philadelphia City Commissioners would only provide access to about 200 people. Urevick-Ackelberg says while the city had said it was committed to making this change he now it is [...]
DNC will provide spotlight to only a small number of Philadelphia-area politicians
Monday, August 25th, 2008 at 6:39 am - by Alan Tu
The Philadelphia region’s most high profile contribution to the Democratic National Convention will, of course, be his democratic vice presidential nominee Delaware U.S. Senator Joeseph Biden. But a few regional politicans will get a chance at the national spotlight including Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. Here’s a quick guide for some of the key speakers scheduled [...]
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 at 10:00 am - by Alan Tu
This week has been a wild ride for those for and against two casinos planned for Philadelphia’s riverfront. Foxwoods Casino announced it is considering alternative sites and Sugarhouse Casino won a big victory in Pennsylvania Supreme Court to build over submerged land on the Delaware River. And it should be noted that one of the [...]
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