Mayor's Office
The Philadelphia Mayor’s Race 2015: Assessing the Candidates
There is, already, a bored, obligatory quality to Philadelphia’s 2015 mayoral election. The candidates underwhelm. Public interest is running low. For all its outsize influence […]
First Philadelphia Mayoral Forum Set for March
Yesterday, Philadelphia’s Next Great City Coalition announced the first mayoral forum for the 2015 race. It’s being held on March 3 at the Pennsylvania Convention […]
Four Big Things That Happened at the Pennsylvania Society Weekend
This weekend was the annual gathering of the Pennsylvania Society, where the cream of the state’s elite (and a few reporters) whisk themselves off to […]
Franny Rizzo Not Running for Mayor After All
Several months ago, Frank Rizzo, the son, submitted to a lie-detector test. He did so to prove that he was running for mayor for legitimate […]
Dwight Evans Won’t Run for Mayor
We just received an email from State Rep. Dwight Evans’ political operation: He won’t be running for mayor.
Nutter Says He’s No Lame Duck
His big policy initiative — the sale of Philadelphia Gas Works — has just failed. His relationship with City Council and its leadership, never a […]
PGW Exec and Mayoral Aspirant Doug Oliver Endorses a Sale
Mayoral aspirant Doug Oliver got knocked around a bit a few weeks ago after launching his exploratory committee on account of lacking any discernible agenda or priorities. Well, […]
Abraham Campaign: Poll Shows Her in Lead
Former District Attorney Lynne Abraham leads the still-nascent Philly mayoral race — at least, she does according to a poll commissioned by her campaign.
Is Darrell Clarke Running for Mayor?
When Alan Butkovitz (kind of) exited the mayoral race last week, it was widely taken as a sign he was clearing the way for Council […]
Dwight Evans Mulls Mayoral Run
This was unexpected: State Rep. Dwight Evans says he’s contemplating a run for mayor — his third such race, if he makes it, since 1999. […]
Tony Williams’ Fragile Juggernaut of a Campaign
State Senator Anthony H. Williams launched what looked like a juggernaut of a mayoral campaign last night in a large hall at the visitor’s center […]
Lynne Abraham’s Message: I’m Still Relevant!
You’d think that a trailblazing female politician with nearly 20 years of service as district attorney would command the respect of the political class and […]
Is Ed Rendell in Ken Trujillo’s Corner?
As the mayoral declaring process works itself out this week, one interesting development: Former Mayor Ed Rendell has hosted a networking event for former City […]
Lynne Abraham Declares for Mayor, and the Mummers Played Rocky
Former District Attorney Lynne Abraham just declared her candidacy for mayor. Philly Mag’s Patrick Kerkstra was there and live-tweeted the announcement: Abraham sends message w/ […]
Mayoral Halfsies: Butkovitz Out (Sort of), Oliver In (Sort of)
The first real surprise of the mayoral race arrived this week, in the form of the sudden non-withdrawal/withdrawal of candidate/non-candidate Alan Butkovitz. The city controller […]