Mayor's Office
Stephanie Singer’s Office Gives Hundreds Wrong Date for Election Day
City Commissioner Stephanie Singer’s office, which runs elections in Philadelphia, emailed hundreds of poll workers an incorrect date for the May 19th primary. Oops. Chief Deputy City Commissioner […]
The Brief: Will Stephanie Singer, Milton Street Survive Ballot Challenge Season?
A dozen candidates found out last week that legal challenges had been filed against them to try to kick them off the May 19th primary ballot. […]
Bill Green: Jim Kenney Would “Take Us Back to an Era of Cronyism”
Bill Green has a story about Jim Kenney he thinks you should hear.
The Brief: Can Jim Kenney Unite Old & New Philadelphia?
One of the many intriguing questions raised by Liz Spikol’s terrific new profile of mayoral candidate Jim Kenney is this: Can Philadelphia’s labor movement and Center City progressives […]
Is Jim Kenney the Face of New Philadelphia?
I thought there would be glad-handing. I thought there would be exuberant, sweaty-palmed high fives. I thought there would be clusters of well-wishers leaning in […]
Judge Rules Milton Street Can Run for Mayor as a Democrat
The Inquirer’s Chris Brennan reports that a Common Pleas Court Judge has determined that, despite being officially registered as an independent, Milton Street is eligible to […]
The Bicycle (Riding) Lobby Has Won, and Philly Will Never Be the Same Again
For years now, a lot of the shorthand, sarcastic, political insider criticism of Mayor Michael Nutter has referenced his affinity for bike lanes. As in: “Yeah the poverty […]
“Black Summit” Hopes to Affect City Political Races
Leaders in Philadelphia’s African-American community are organizing a Philadelphia Black Political Summit for mid-April — the first such gathering in the city in 17 years. […]
The Brief: The Coffee Can That Can Kill a Politician’s Dreams
That innocuous-looking coffee can right there — yeah, that one — can kill a candidate’s dreams. It can also suddenly transform a lackluster candidate into a threat. That’s because, […]
Jannie Blackwell, Stephanie Singer’s Candidacies Challenged in Court
[Updated at 10:40 p.m.] Any candidate or voter who wanted to get a contender kicked off the May 19th primary ballot had to file a legal […]
Who’s Afraid of Darrell Clarke?
City Council President Darrell Clarke—and by extension City Council as a whole—is showing in both words and deeds that Council intends to play a huge, perhaps […]
The Brief: Why Have City Dems Endorsed a Council Candidate Whose Facebook Page Compared Gay Men to Flatworms?
María Quiñones-Sánchez is one of the more consequential members of Philadelphia’s City Council. She was the driving force behind the new land bank. She’s gotten […]
Suit: Milton Street Can’t Run Because He’s an Independent from New Jersey
Just four days after Milton Street launched his campaign for mayor, a local union leader is trying to eject him from the May 19th primary ballot. A legal challenge filed […]
Pew Poll: Philadelphians Are Split on Charter Schools
Philadelphians say education is the top issue facing the next mayor, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts poll released Monday. But if you’re looking to find out […]
The Brief: Why the Philly Teachers Union’s Endorsement Matters
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers is, as expected, endorsing former City Councilman Jim Kenney for mayor. PFT president Jerry Jordan will make it official at a press […]