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Broad Street Brief: City Council Returns This Fall Virtually, Ida’s Floods Weren’t Outliers: City Faces Increasing Flood Risk
September 9, 2021
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...Read More -
Is Cooperative Federalism Attainable in Cannabis Regulation? AG Weiser Seems to Think So [Alert]
September 1, 2021
It is not uncommon for state attorneys general (AGs) to weigh in on proposed federal legislation, particularly where states’ interests are implicated. In certain...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Philadelphia Institutes Indoor Mask Mandate and Vaccine Policy for Employees
August 12, 2021
City Hall Philadelphia Institutes Indoor Mask Mandate and Vaccine Policy for Employees As the Delta variant continues to spread, governments and businesses across the...Read More -
Controversial Citywide Hotel Text Amendment Debated at City Planning Commission [Alert]
August 2, 2021
The city’s proposed City-Wide Hotel Special Permit text amendment continues to move through the public review process. On Wednesday July 14, the City Planning Commission (CPC) held...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Gun Violence Debate Continues in City Hall As Victim Numbers Grow
July 29, 2021
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...Read More -
NYC Is Moving Towards Creating a Permanent Open Restaurants Program [Alert]
July 20, 2021
At the height of the pandemic, in response to local restaurants suffering from shuttering their indoor dining services, New York City implemented an emergency...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Anti-Eviction Programs Extended as City Distributes Millions in Relief and Eyes Permanent Changes to Housing Policy, Philadelphia’s Pandemic Paid Leave Law Expires, But Other Labor Changes on the Horizon
July 15, 2021
City Hall Note: The Broad Street Brief will be published on a biweekly schedule until Philadelphia City Council reconvenes. As always, please reach out...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: $5.2 Billion City Budget Goes into Effect, Councilmembers Gauthier and Quiñones Sánchez Target Gentrification with Mixed Housing Bill
July 1, 2021
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...Read More -
NYC Council Approves Proposal to Mandate Racial Equity Reports for Certain Land Use Applications [Alert]
June 28, 2021
On June 17, the New York City Council approved legislation (Intro. No. 1572-B of 2019) that would require specific land use applications to include...Read More