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Civic and Community Engagement
They used to be opponents. Then these Grays Ferry groups united to protect their neighborhood.
After being in the same room for development meeting after meeting, the representatives of individual groups across the neighborhood got to talking, and decided to form the Grays Ferry Coalition. (Read more.)
Health
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5 potential pathways to solving SEPTA’s chronic operator shortage
Last August, the agency was down 144 drivers from its budgeted total of 2,700. (Read more.)
Income and Wages
For the first time, Philly enforces its wage theft law by suing an employer who stiffed workers
Though the city repeatedly told Carvalho that he could face fines and penalties up to $2,000 per week, officials did not levy penalties. Wage theft enforcement experts say penalties are necessary to deter future violations. (Read more.)
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Understaffing continues to plague Philadelphia DHS
DHS notified hotline workers that they would be responsible not only for taking calls, but also conducting some investigations. (Read more.)
Community and Family
Gentrification in Philadelphia: Residents weigh in on how development ‘changes the look of the neighborhood’
Attendees noted how new developments can emerge almost out of nowhere, leaving parts of communities looking outdated and obsolete. (Read more.)
Housing
Pa. lawmakers want to ban hired security from doing evictions after shooting of Philly tenant
“When things like this happen, there is no accountability,” he said. “We should not have the matter of removing someone from their home — which is a fraught, tense, destabilizing experience — we need public oversight over it.” (Read more.)
Income and Wages
The FTC’s proposed ban of noncompete clauses would help low-wage workers
“Janeci Suarez-Martinez faced a $12K lawsuit after following her client to a new home-care agency.” From: The Inquirer (Read more.)