Ambas medidas, si son firmadas por el alcalde, se utilizarán para pagar medidas de deuda por 400 millones de dólares en bonos para ir a las medidas contra la pobreza. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Both measures, if signed by the Mayor, will be used to pay debt measures for $400 million in bonds to go towards anti-poverty measures. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
The program was set to expire at the end of the month. The amendment, from Councilmember Helen Gym, extends the requirement through March 31, 2021. Originally, Gym wanted to extend it until June. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed legislation Thursday giving laid-off hospitality workers first dibs on returning to jobs they lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation, which was supported by the hospitality workers union Unite Here, is the latest in a series of pro-worker bills passed by council during the coronavirus pandemic. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
As temperatures drop, housing groups across the commonwealth are faced with a double dilemma: pandemic safety rules have made shelter space scarcer, and the COVID-19 economy could lead to a wave of evictions in the dead of winter as a federal moratorium expires. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The new tax passed with a vote of 14-3. Councilmembers Allan Domb, David Oh, and Brian O’Neill voted against it. While developers and builders pay multiple other taxes and city fees, this is the first direct levy of its kind. The bill goes into effect in January 2022. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
The call to reduce police power in major cities like Philly is necessary — but those who still depend on the salaries, pensions and benefits associated with the troubled institution can’t see a viable future without it. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
The legislative body’s final meeting of the year produced results that could have many renters breathing a sigh of relief heading into the new year. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
La última reunión del año del órgano legislativo produjo resultados que podrían hacer que muchos inquilinos dieran un suspiro de alivio de cara al nuevo año. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
La organización sin fines de lucro que sirve a la comunidad latina del norte de Filadelfia aún no ha decidido cómo asignar los fondos entre sus programas de vivienda. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
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