In Kensington and surrounding areas, Hispanic and Latinx people are among those who need relief and support, most. According to the Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey data, approximately 60% of the population in Kensington, Fairhill, and Harrowgate is Hispanic. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
Hundreds of Penn students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members have joined the growing call for the university to make payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) to support Philadelphia public schools. | From The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
What did the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation do, and what does its repeal mean for places like Philadelphia? Here is a basic overview. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Although COVID-19 has put a spotlight on housing inequality, our city had serious housing issues long before the pandemic hit. Now is the time for organizations in the public and private sector to help address this crisis and specifically work towards rectifying the wrongs to Black, brown, Latinx, and communities of color. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a challenge to the governor’s statewide moratorium on foreclosures and evictions, leaving in place an order that shields renters from losing their homes for failing to pay rent during the pandemic. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
In March, as shutdowns were beginning, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission passed protections so that companies cannot shut off customers’ water, gas, heat, electricity, and telecommunications services even if they cannot pay their monthly bills due to the pandemic. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Public health predictions indicate that COVID-19 will continue to take a toll on our families and economy well into next year. Our elected officials need to plan for that scenario. We need to do everything possible to make sure people have a roof over their heads next week, then next month, and beyond. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Like many valuable functionary positions orbiting city government, the current Landlord and Tenant Officer, lawyer Marisa Silberstein Shuter, has family ties: She is married to Municipal Court Judge David C. Shuter, who personally presides over certain eviction cases, and is the daughter of that court’s former President Judge, Alan K. Silberstein. Legal observers say the arrangement is reflective of a larger culture of nepotism within the courts and presents a serious conflict of interest. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
In May, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration opened applications for the state’s LIHEAP Recovery Crisis Program. With a little more than a month left to apply to the crisis funds, PECO is continuing to provide customers with information about the state’s LIHEAP Recovery Crisis Program and other PECO assistance programs. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
Philadelphia officials have postponed the eviction of the homelessness protest encampment on Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The city had given the roughly 150 residents of the camp until 9 a.m. Friday to leave, after weeks of negotiations broke down and pressure from neighborhood residents and sports leagues pushed officials to act. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
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