Every Voice, Every Vote

The new unit will use high-tech surveillance to target people who dump trash on city streets and commit other quality-of-life crimes.

To continue the free transportation program for low-income Philadelphians, it would cost the city $30 million each year.

The public agency’s board of directors approved an agreement with the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office on Saturday.

Mayor Cherelle Parker said it’s about balancing the city’s books during a time of financial uncertainty while offering some relief to businesses.

The plan includes expanding twice-weekly trash pickup to North Philly, fixing heating and air conditioning in libraries and adding planters to commercial corridors.

The mayor’s latest budget proposal calls on the city to borrow $800 million to create and preserve more affordable and market-rate units across the city.

Residents say they are tired of repeatedly cleaning up their communities. They urged the city to invest in education and enforcement.

Since last May, there’s been a 57% reduction in shootings in Kensington, and police have seized 24,000 grams of fentanyl, according to city officials.

The initiative will be informed by industry experts, with the Philadelphia Housing Authority playing a large role.

Mayor Cherelle Parker shared a glimpse about priorities for her second year in office at a Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia event.

The bills are part of a broader effort to expand and protect affordable housing in the city amid an ongoing crisis.

From reducing crime to picking up more trash, we sort out the mayor’s ambitious agenda.

The mayor’s pilot program adding another trash day in Center City and South Philly was meant to reduce litter — but some residents say the problem has only gotten worse.

The $54 million complex will house up to 336 people, and may expand in the future.

Locust Towers apartment tenants say they don’t understand why they don’t have heat this winter and that their landlord is ignoring their complaints.