Broad Street Brief

City Hall As Gun Violence Surge Continues, City Council Considers Proactive Measures to Reduce Harm With a historic surge in gun violence continuing through...

City Hall Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Bill Hite Says He Will Step Down Next August After nearly 10 years on the job, Philadelphia School District Superintendent William...

City Hall Clarke Introduces $400 Million “Neighborhood Preservation Initiative” On Friday, Council President Darrell Clarke introduced legislation that would borrow nearly half a billion dollars in an effort...

City Hall City Council Returns This Fall Virtually Although City Council was planning on returning to in-person meetings later in September, Council President Clarke announced that...

City Hall Philadelphia Institutes Indoor Mask Mandate and Vaccine Policy for Employees As the Delta variant continues to spread, governments and businesses across the...

City Hall Gun Violence Debate Continues in City Hall as Victim Numbers Grow Philadelphia’s elected officials continue to spar over the city’s gun violence...

City Hall Note: The Broad Street Brief will be published on a biweekly schedule until Philadelphia City Council reconvenes. As always, please reach out...

City Hall $5.2 Billion City Budget Goes Into Effect Philadelphia’s latest budget goes into effect today, containing $5.2 billion in spending and a host...

City Hall City Council Set to Vote on Final Budget Philadelphia City Council is slated to give final approval to the city’s $5.2 billion...