Charter schools in limbo amid budget concerns
March 27, 2008
The Daily News reports, “Philadelphia’s public-charter- school movement may come to a near standstill, while class sizes in struggling elementary schools will shrink and art-and-music instruction will get a boost across the city, according to preliminary budget figures for the 2008-09 school year, which were released yesterday.”
Source: Charter schools in limbo amid budget concerns
Rendell scraps plans for low-income rebates
March 27, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “Gov. Rendell said yesterday that he was scrapping his push to give rebates of up to $400 to low-income Pennsylvanians this year because of strong legislative resistance.”
Source: Rendell scraps plans for low-income rebates
Nutter urged to reexamine homelessness in Phila.
March 27, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “n the face of a rising homeless population in Philadelphia, the head of a federal council on homelessness yesterday urged Mayor Nutter to come up with a new strategy for attacking the problem.”
Source: Nutter urged to reexamine homelessness in Phila.
Group helping with health of Southeast Asian immigrants
March 27, 2008
The Phila. Business Journal reports, “A coalition of Philadelphia health-care providers, public broadcaster WHYY and the Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition Inc. launched a partnership Wednesday aimed at overcoming language barriers that block the city’s Southeast Asian immigrant community from accessing preventive and other health services.”
Source: Group helping with health of Southeast Asian immigrants
Proposed SEPTA budget includes cleaner, more frequent service
March 27, 2008
The Phila. Business Journal reports, “More frequent stops by buses, later weekend service on regional rail and more frequent cleaning of vehicles and stations to make the system more attractive to riders are among initiatives proposed in SEPTA’s $1.08 billion operating budget for fiscal 2009 unveiled Wednesday.”
Source: Proposed SEPTA budget includes cleaner, more frequent service
Phila. gets temporary foreclosure freeze
March 27, 2008
The Phila. Business Journal reports, “Philadelphia City Council on Thursday passed a measure calling for a moratorium on home mortgage foreclosures, and the city’s April sheriff’s sales was postponed, City Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. said.”
Source: Phila. gets temporary foreclosure freeze
SEPTA to expand Regional Rail service
March 27, 2008
The Metro reports, “Dinner and drinks in Center City won’t seem as rushed this fall when SEPTA expands Regional Rail service into the early morning hours of Saturdays and Sundays for the first time.”
Source: Have another drink, catch a later train
ZCC ready for first major step
March 27, 2008
PlanPhilly.com reports, “It’s easy to look down the crowded table of the Zoning Code Commission and wonder how the work will all get done. Few of the 31 members have planning degrees, and zoning isn’t the kind of skill you pick up overnight.”Source: ZCC ready for first major step
Another U. City campus expands
March 27, 2008
The Daily Pennsylvanian reports, “Upcoming development projects associated with Penn, including the $500 million Cira Center South towers, will be changing the face of University City for years to come.”
Source: Another U. City campus expands
Plan to hold $13M in LIHEAP aid draws fire
March 26, 2008
The Daily News reports, “With the April 1 deadline rapidly approaching for utility shutoffs for unpaid bills, a furor has arisen over state plans to put $13 million in unused energy-assistance grants away for next year.”
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