Mayor's Office
Mayoral Candidate Williams Unveils a Plan to Fund Philly Schools
When state Sen. Anthony Williams released his first policy paper on education last month, we didn’t mince words: We called it “half-baked.” There wasn’t a word in […]
The Brief: No Standouts at Green-Themed Mayoral Forum
Six Democrats vying to be mayor of Philadelphia pitched themselves Tuesday night at a forum where sustainability issues such as bike lanes, plastic bag fees and street cleaning […]
Philly Is One of the Most Car-Free Cities in the U.S.
Philadelphia is one of the most car-free cities in the country, according to an analysis by Governing of Census Bureau data. There were .968 vehicles per household […]
The Citified Q&A: Nelson Diaz Frames Himself as a Progressive Reformer
[Editor’s Note: Meet Nelson Diaz this Wednesday at 6 p.m. He’s featured next in Philadelphia magazine’s Candidate Conversations series. Citified editor Patrick Kerkstra will interview Diaz live, and the […]
Philly’s Mayoral Candidates Pretty Much Cool With Wolf’s Ouster of Green
[Updated at 6 p.m. to include Lynne Abraham’s comments.] Most of Philadelphia’s Democratic mayoral candidates either agree with Gov. Tom Wolf‘s shocking decision this week […]
Nelson Diaz: “I’m Not Just Latino. I’m Broader Than That.”
[Editor’s Note: Meet Nelson Diaz this Wednesday at 6 p.m. He’s featured next in Philadelphia magazine’s Candidate Conversations series. Citified editor Patrick Kerkstra will interview Diaz live, and the […]
The Brief: Is Bill Green’s Political Future Over?
Gov. Tom Wolf sure isn’t pulling any punches. In a move that shocked many, Wolf announced Sunday that he is yanking Bill Green from his position as chairman […]
Philly, These Three Questions Could Be on Your May Ballot
The Philadelphia City Council passed legislation this week that would put three questions on the ballot in the May 19th primary. These are the pesky little queries that […]
Heavy Hitters on Jim Kenney’s New Policy Team
[Updated at 2:15 p.m. It seems there was some sort of miscommunication between the Kenney camp and Sister Mary Scullion, because Project HOME tells us she is […]
The Mayoral Candidates Are Short on Ideas, so Citified Is Here to Help
There are just 82 days left before Philadelphia picks its mayoral nominees, and the race remains shockingly deficient in both original thinking and concrete plans. Licenses and […]
The Brief: Who Will the Philly Teachers Union Support for Mayor?
The Democratic candidates for mayor of Philadelphia each tried to make their strongest case Wednesday that the city’s teachers union ought to endorse them. At a meeting held by the Philadelphia Federation […]
The Candidate Conversations Series: Meet Nelson Diaz, Latino Philadelphia’s Elder Statesman
Nelson Diaz is the elder statesmen of the Philadelphia’s huge and vital Puerto Rican Community and a man who’s had a trailblazing career that’s taken him […]
Trending: Mayoral Candidates Should Ignore Schools
It’s becoming trendy to declare that, since the mayor doesn’t directly control the School District of Philadelphia, education shouldn’t be the dominant theme of the 2015 campaign. […]
The Brief: Doug Oliver Doubles Down on Being Vague
Last night, I interviewed long-shot mayoral candidate Doug Oliver at Venturef0rth as part of Citified’s new Candidate Conversations series. Going into the Q&A, my big question was: […]