(Taxpayers would instead refer to the previous year’s assessments) Photos by Dan Robnett for Keller Williams By Anna [email protected]_Merriman Feb 8, 2019, 2:35pm EST In light of a controversial round of property assessments last spring, City Council is considering a...
BY ANDREW PARENT, PhillyVoice Contributor A move to potentially bring the Philadelphia Parking Authority back under city control had been floated around before Pennsylvania’s auditor general released damning audit findings on the authority...
It’s a familiar tale in city classrooms — teachers spending hundreds or thousands out of pocket to provide basic supplies. Philadelphia Councilman David Oh wants to change the narrative. In a bill introduced last week, Oh proposed that the city create a fund for...
As faculty and support staff at Community College of Philadelphia move closer to a strike, some city officials are looking at how the city funds the college and whether it should do more. The city provides about 20 percent of the college’s $130.6 million operating...
By Max Marin – May 17, 2019 – BillyPenn A coalition of Republican ward leaders are trying to give one of their own the boot in next week’s primary, marking the latest chapter in a longstanding feud with ties to the Philadelphia Parking Authority. At least...
Philadelphia City Councilman David Oh is quick to say that he’s not one to riff out melodies on the six-string or sing a sweet note. “I can’t play guitar so that you’ll pay $20 to see me play,” said Oh. “But I will pay $20 or more to hear somebody else play.” Yet Oh...
Michael D’Onofrio Tribune Staff Writer , Jun 13, 2019Philadelphia City Hall. — Image from the National Park ServiceCourtesy of the National Park Service Philadelphia’s $5 billion budget passed in City Council holds the line on property taxes. In a 16-1 vote Thursday,...
Darryl C. Murphy – May 3, 2019 – The Philadelphia Tribune Unfortunately for critics of the Philadelphia Parking Authority, City Hall still doesn’t have the power to wrest control of on-street parking from the state-run agency. Or, at least not according to...
David Oh, For the Inquirer JESSICA GRIFFIN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The Inquirer recently ran a commentary about City Council Bill 180430, the Criminal and Defiant Trespassers Bill. I introduced this bill and it is cosponsored by Council members Jannie...
By Jake Blumgart, March 5, 2018 When Mayor Jim Kenney’s introduced his $4.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2019 last week, most of the pushback focused on his plan for increased taxes to cover the Philadelphia School District’s $1 billion deficit. But for some...
