Mayor's Office
The Brief: “They Already Called the Election, But It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over.”
1. The mayoral candidates spent the final weekend of the campaign insisting the race isn’t over yet. The gist: The reverberations of last week’s Jim-Kenney-could-beat-FDR poll were […]
The Case for Doug Oliver
(Editor’s note: This week on Citified we’re featuring op-eds from supporters of the mayoral candidates. Monday, Ken Trujillo endorsed Jim Kenney. Tuesday, Ajay Raju made the […]
The Brief: Why We Didn’t Know Who Was Winning the Philly Mayor’s Race Until This Week
1. The reason there was only one poll this entire mayoral campaign? Cell phones. And money. The gist: The first independent poll of the Philadelphia mayor’s race was just […]
Insider: Here’s How to Ensure Super PACs Don’t Pay to Play
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) As political pundits begin their postmortem on Philadelphia’s 2015 citywide election less than a week from now, […]
The Brief: Anthony Williams Presses Attack on Jim Kenney, But Is Anybody Listening?
1. City Council President Darrell Clarke just endorsed Jim Kenney. The gist: Clarke, who a week ago walked some North Philly sidewalks with Kenney but […]
The Case for Lynne Abraham
(Editor’s note: This week on Citified we’re featuring op-eds from supporters of the mayoral candidates. Monday, Ken Trujillo endorsed Jim Kenney. Tuesday, Ajay Raju made the […]
The No-Bullshit Mayoral Election Guide
The election is on Tuesday, May 19. That’s really soon! And maybe you haven’t followed the mayoral race all that closely. That’s OK. You’re busy. […]
Jim Kenney Has Huge Lead in Mayor’s Race
Well, that was pretty much what we expected. Only more so. The first independent poll this season found that former City Councilman Jim Kenney is leading the […]
The Single Weirdest Campaign Donation in the Philly Mayor’s Race
A strange thing happened last week. Campaign finance reports revealed that an Edison, N.J-based group called the “Carpenters’ Fund for Growth and Prosperity” donated $750,000 this spring to a […]
The Case for Nelson Diaz
(Editor’s note: This week on Citified we’re featuring op-eds from supporters of the mayoral candidates. Monday, Ken Trujillo endorsed Jim Kenney. Tuesday, Ajay Raju made the […]
The Brief: America’s Infrastructure Problem
1. Amtrak Crash Sparks Debate Over Country’s Crumbling Infrastructure The gist: Last night, an Amtrak train en route to New York City derailed in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood. […]
Sam Katz: I’m Not Running for Mayor
Sam Katz is not running for mayor in the general election, he announced Tuesday. Why does that matter? It’s much less likely now that Philadelphia will have a […]
Vote Like a Pro
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) So you’re a progressive reformer, and you want to see change on City Council. […]
Sam Katz for Mayor? He’ll Decide Within a Week
Sam Katz is about to get off the fence. The documentary filmmaker and three-time mayoral candidate says he’ll decide whether or not to take one […]
The Case for Jim Kenney
(Editor’s note: This week on Citified we’re featuring op-eds from supporters of the mayoral candidates. Up first is Ken Trujillo, who is endorsing Jim Kenney. […]