Now through Tuesday, May 31, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is in full swing, including in the City of Brotherly Love. And at the helm of some meaningful events regarding this time of commemoration is Ellen Yin. | From: Metro Philadelphia (Read more.)
A People’s Budget, a project sponsored by Mural Arts Philadelphia in collaboration with different artists throughout Philadelphia, is hosting a festival this Saturday, May 14th in West Philly to encourage the community to openly discuss the city’s budget. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Kalenski is part of a battle between residents like himself, environmentalists and officials from Delaware and Philadelphia counties. As the officials look to expand the airport with the promise of jobs and revenue for the local economy, residents and environmentalists worry that flooding in the area will only get worse. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Since the Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet was dissolved in 2020, responsibilities were divided into a collaborative effort with several city departments, including the city’s Office of Sustainability (OOS) targeting waste reduction, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation implementing waste diversion strategies, and the Streets Departments managing street waste. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
With temperatures rising due to climate change, Philadelphia city officials and advocates want to increase the city’s tree cover to help keep neighborhoods cool. But the city has been losing trees in recent years. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Having a permanent address, physically getting to a polling place and confusion about identification requirements have been barriers to voting for people experiencing homelessness. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
Efforts to organize Philly’s food scene have floundered before, but this time could be different. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
The lack of enforcement may come at a high cost for taxpayers, too. According to a 2020 statewide survey, Philadelphia spends $48 million per year dealing with its trash-infested streets — by far the highest in the commonwealth, even accounting for population and size difference. About 90% of that money goes toward cleanup rather than prevention. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
What else can be done in Ohio and beyond to help? (Read more.)
“The vast majority of people who need abortion funding in Philadelphia are Black, brown, and indigenous,” according to Elicia Gonzales, executive director of the Abortion Liberation Fund of Pennsylvania, a Center City organization that uses donations to help fund abortions. “They have to pay for the abortion, as well as child care, and the lost wages of two missed days of work.” Half of U.S. abortion patients have family incomes below the poverty level, according to the American Journal of Public Health. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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