Broad Street Brief

City Hall City’s For-Profit Eviction System May Shut Down in Coming Weeks Philadelphia’s controversial Landlord-Tenant Office, responsible for most evictions in the city, may...

City Hall City Leaders Gather to Decry Violence in Wake of West Philadelphia Mass Shooting A mass shooting in West Philadelphia claimed the lives of three...

City Hall City Employees Return to Office Full Time Mayor Cherelle Parker’s return-to-office mandate went into effect Monday after Judge Sierra Thomas-Street upheld the policy last...

City Hall From Prosecutor to Chief Public Safety Director Adam Geer — Mayor Cherelle Parker’s inaugural nominee for Chief Public Safety Director, a position...

City Hall Newest City Council Members Discuss First 6 Months in Office Freshman City Council Members Nina Ahmad (At Large), Rue Landau (At Large),...

City Hall Mayor Parker Bans Bump Stocks In response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that lifted a federal ban on such items,...

City Hall City Council Passes FY25 Budget, Nonprofit Contracting Bill During its last regular meeting before summer recess, City Council unanimously passed the FY25 City...

City Hall City Council Approves FY25 Budget Early Thursday morning, Philadelphia City Council advanced Mayor Cherelle Parker’s proposed $6.37 billion FY25 Budget.  The budget prioritizes public...

City Council Approves FY25 Budget In the early hours of Thursday, June 6, Philadelphia City Council advanced Mayor Cherelle Parker’s proposed $6.37 billion FY25 Budget. The budget...