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(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from Citified insider Ken Trujillo, a former Democratic candidate for mayor.) The “real” Philadelphia mayoral race, the Democratic […]

Sam Katz says he has switched his party registration to Independent. Why does that matter? It’s a sign he is considering running for mayor for real, for real […]

In part two of the Citified Q&A with mayoral candidate Jim Kenney, the former councilman defends his inaction on the proposed sale of PGW, vows […]

Jim Kenney is a candidate with huge strengths and glaring weaknesses. He has the potential to appeal to probably a broader swathe of the electorate than any […]

Until today, Philadelphia’s mayoral race seemed to be missing something: good old-fashioned mudslinging. That all changed when former City Councilman Jim Kenney and former Judge Nelson Diaz issued press […]

In 2015, should a mayoral candidate’s ethics platform be taken seriously if it doesn’t address open data? Mark Headd, Philadelphia’s former Chief Data Officer, argues that open data is a key part […]

When Citified sat down with Sen. Anthony Williams last week for a lengthy interview, we asked him why he hadn’t released an official mayoral platform. It had been two-and-a-half-months since […]

The School Reform Commission has a tough choice to make: Should it accept the Philadelphia School Partnership’s offer of $35 million? In return for the big check, […]

State Sen. Anthony Williams is the consensus front-runner and the top fundraiser in the Philadelphia mayor’s race. But what does he stand for? Citified sat down […]

Can it be? Have we finally, belatedly, reached the end of the months-long mayoral preamble? Maybe so. The Democratic mayoral field now appears set. Barring […]

In the Philadelphia mayor’s race, everything’s coming up Anthony Williams. When past city solicitor Ken Trujillo dropped out of the race, it was good news for […]

Doug Oliver has been cast by Philadelphia’s political class as a longer-shot mayoral candidate than, gulp, ex-convict Milton Street. And for good reason: Oliver has never held elected office. […]

This will shock absolutely no one, but we feel the need to share it with you anyway: Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz tells us he has […]

Nearly a half-century ago, Jim Kenney walked through Philadelphia City Hall’s doors for the first time as a 9-year-old kid to watch his father, a […]

Former at-large City Councilman Jim Kenney launches his campaign at a City Hall reception room this afternoon. We’ll bring you the story live on Twitter. […]