Housing
Deal or no deal? – Metro Philadelphia
Deal or no deal?
Month: September 2020
Housing
Philly encampment organizers say deal reached with city
After months of public pressure to disband two homeless encampments in Philadelphia, housing activists say they have struck a tentative deal with city officials to relocate those living in tents to 50 vacant, city-owned properties. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
coronavirus
Judge Halts Evictions in Philadelphia Through Oct. 7
Judge Patrick Dugan’s order does not prevent landlords from filing new eviction notices, but it does mean that tenants will not immediately be locked out of their homes | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
Philabundance Community Kitchen finally gets a home of its own
The largest hunger relief organization in the Delaware Valley debuted a state-of-the-art job training and meal prep facility in North Philadelphia. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Income and Wages
Pa. slashing workers’ unemployment checks after paying them double by mistake
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pandemic-unemployment-assistance-overpayment-pennsylvania-new-jersey-20200925.html
Income and Wages
P.F. Chang’s Extends Layoffs of Hundreds of Greater Philadelphia Workers
Hundreds of layoffs are extending beyond an originally anticipated six-month timeline in Greater Philadelphia for popular restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s China Bistro. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
coronavirus
In-Person Classes in Philly School District Could Include Random Testing – NBC10 Philadelphia
How that testing will take place is not clear, but the district will work with the city’s health department and hospitals to possibly put together a framework, Superintendent William Hite said. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Housing
Plan for mixed-income development in North Philly suffers setback
The North Philadelphia councilmember last week killed a bill that would have legalized plans for a 20-story apartment tower on the vacant site of Morris Iron and Steel on N. American Street between Berks and Norris Streets and 40 rowhouses on nearby city-owned land. This week, she said she is working with developers Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, or APM, and Scannapieco Development Corporation on a public-private partnership to enable the project. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Income and Wages
Pa. unemployment rate drops from historic high
After widespread job shedding in March and April, just over half of those who lost work in the commonwealth had been rehired by August, new numbers from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry show. But job gains are spread unevenly across different fields. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Housing
Council to investigate Philadelphia Landlord-Tenant Officer
The court officer was the subject of a recent WHYY News investigation that found the current appointee, Marisa Shuter, is the daughter of a former Municipal Court president judge and is married to Judge David C. Shuter. The latter has occasionally presided over eviction cases, resulting in his wife’s office collecting related fees when he ruled in landlords’ favor. | From: WHYY (Read more.)