Charities See Opportunity for Donations as Rebates Reach Taxpayers
April 30, 2008
The New York Times reports, “Charities are hoping to capitalize on the rebates that are starting to land in taxpayers’ mailboxes this week.”
Source: Charities See Opportunity for Donations as Rebates Reach Taxpayers
City suspends, for now, law making landlords get property certificate
April 29, 2008
The Daily News reports, “In a final victory before his disgrace, former City Councilman Rick Mariano in 2006 forced into law a requirement that landlords get a city certificate for their property’s ‘rental suitability’ before tenants could move in.”
Source: City suspends, for now, law making landlords get property certificate
Editorial: Safe and Sound
April 29, 2008
An Inquirer editorial reads, “Neither the city’s at-risk children nor its taxpayers should miss Philadelphia Safe and Sound when the agency closes its doors.”
Source: Editorial: Safe and Sound
Candidates must stop ignoring cities
April 29, 2008
An Inquirer commentary reads, “We are mayors. And, although we supported different Democratic candidates in the Pennsylvania primary, we are firmly united in our commitment to ensure that all the presidential candidates address a topic critical to the future of our state and our country: America’s cities.”
Source: Candidates must stop ignoring cities
Phila., schools look for shared services
April 29, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “The Philadelphia School District and the city are forming a joint task force to study ways to share services and save money.”
Source: Phila., schools look for shared services
Child-welfare report rankles Pa. officials
April 29, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “Pennsylvania public welfare officials are disputing a national report that says the state fails to release adequate information about fatal and life-threatening cases of child abuse and neglect.”
Source: Child-welfare report rankles Pa. officials
Nutter appoints city LGBT liaison
April 29, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “Mayor Nutter named Gloria A. Casarez as his liaison to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities yesterday, and announced that she would work out of the mayor’s office.”
Source: Nutter appoints city LGBT liaison
Dougherty to resign as redevelopment chair
April 29, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “A week after losing his state Senate race, labor leader John J. Dougherty announced plans to step down tomorrow as chairman of the city Redevelopment Authority. His term was not slated to end until early next year.”
Source: Dougherty to resign as redevelopment chair
Credit Cards Offer Less Credit in Black Neighborhoods
April 29, 2008
KnowledgePlex.org reports, “Credit card companies offer residents of majority black communities a lower credit limit than residents with the same profile who live in white neighborhoods, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has found.”
Source: Credit Cards Offer Less Credit in Black Neighborhoods, Federal Reserve Study Says
Home Vacancy Rates Set Record in First Quarter
April 29, 2008
The New York Times reports, “The percentage of vacant homes for sale in the U.S. set a new record high in the first quarter of this year, the government said Monday.”
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