The moratorium could end Sept. 1, unless the Republican-controlled legislature steps in to extend it. Gov. Wolf says he cannot do it alone. Thousands of renters struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic are potentially vulnerable to evictions. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
The Philadelphia Water Department will pause water shutoffs through Sept. 30 and continue to offer residents facing coronavirus-related hardships discounted water rates. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The Democrat called on state lawmakers in the Republican-controlled General Assembly to pass legislation to extend the statewide moratorium. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
In a ruling made on Tuesday, U.S. Eastern District of Pennsylvania Judge Eduardo C. Robreno said the city could disband the camps on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Ridge Avenue outside the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s North Philadelphia headquarters and at the Azalea Garden near the Philadelphia Museum of Art. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
The hour-long webinar featured what all Philadelphians and Pennsylvanians need to know about the resources available to keep them in their homes. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Both Philadelphia officials and organizers of the homeless encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway — two months old as of Monday — have discussed the possibility of using tiny homes to house many of those now living in tents on a ball field at 22nd Street. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
A developer has paused plans for a 30-unit apartment complex in a West Philadelphia rowhouse neighborhood, the culmination of a year of community opposition that included a recent rally and a petition to city government. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Southwest Philadelphia residents continue to struggle with the expenses of cleaning up from a natural disaster worsened by city planning mistakes of the past. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
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.)
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