Mayor's Office
Inside Take: Ken Trujillo’s Tough Questions for His Former Mayoral Opponents
(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 Inches Even Closer to a Mayoral Run
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 […]
The Jim Kenney Q&A: He Declares Himself “Uniquely Philadelphian”
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 […]
The Jim Kenney Q&A: The Candidate on Empathy, Vince Fumo, Johnny Doc and Mummers
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 […]
Piling on Anthony Williams
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 […]
The Brief: Ethics 2.0 in the Mayoral Agenda
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 […]
Anthony Williams’ Half-Baked Plan for School Funding
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 […]
Mayoral Candidates Pan $35 Million Offer To Expand Charters
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, […]
Mayoral Front-Runner Anthony Williams: “I’m Not Machiavellian”
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 […]
The Brief: Let the Hunger Games Begin, Finally
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 […]
Meet Mayoral Front-Runner Anthony Williams
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 […]
Has Doug Oliver Been Underestimated?
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. […]
Alan Butkovitz Isn’t Running For Mayor (Again)
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 […]
Jim Kenney: Philly Must “Take Control of Its Own Destiny”
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 […]
Jim Kenney Launches His Campaign
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. […]