Feb 12, 2023 | Crime, Real Change
Chantay Love spends every day listening to people recount the worst days of their lives. “It’s almost like you’re holding your breath and not being able to breathe,” she said. At her Philadelphia nonprofit group, the EMIR Healing Center, Love helps people...
Feb 12, 2023 | Crime, Environment, In the Philadelphia Community
Philadelphia, June 17, 2022 – Yesterday City Council passed four Bills introduced by Councilmember David Oh (At Large) that will improve the quality of life in residential neighborhoods by prohibiting the parking of large commercial vehicles and...
Feb 12, 2023 | Health Care, Real Change, Real Reform
A Philadelphia City Council committee has released a report criticizing the city’s Department of Human Services, with recommendations for upgrades in department policies. At-large City Council member David Oh said the DHS does a good job overall but does not protect...
Feb 12, 2023 | Crime, First Responders
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A large group of dirt bike and ATV riders took over Columbus Boulevard over the weekend. The vehicles are illegal to operate on the streets of Philadelphia, and there are renewed calls for the city to crack down on the riders. Critics say...
Sep 16, 2019 | Parking PPA, Real Reform
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...