Mayor Cherelle Parker will propose cutting taxes and borrowing $800 million for housing in Philly’s next city budget
Parker will deliver her budget address to City Council on Thursday.
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Mayor Cherelle Parker says housing plan for Philadelphia will be priority for her administration in year 2
Mayor Cherelle Parker is a little more than a month into her second year leading Philadelphia. And on Wednesday, the city's 100th mayor laid out some of her priorities for 2025 during the Chamber ...
Philadelphia mayor signs exec order to create, preserve 30K units
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker launched an initiative to create and preserve 30,000 housing units in the city. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker is ready to put her money where her mouth is when ...
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Mayor Cherelle Parker appoints Angela Brooks to lead 30,000-unit Philadelphia housing initiative
Mayor Cherelle Parker announced the creation of a new position ... s new L&I commissioner wants more efficiency and staff Philadelphia’s new L&I commissioner wants more efficiency and staff ...
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Millions of dollars in drugs seized by police, homicides down in Kensington, Philadelphia leaders say
When she took office in January 2024, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker made cleaning up the embattled Kensington neighborhood a priority. The community has long been plagued by violent crime and ...
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Mayor stresses more inclusive housing policy at new homeowner's ribbon cutting in North Philly
Nine days before her budget address before City Council, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker highlighted the impact of ...
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Mayor Cherelle Parker sets ambitious housing plan in motion to meet goal of building or preserving 30,000 units
Mayor Cherelle Parker unveiled Philadelphia's next steps on Wednesday to create or preserve 30,000 housing units, an ambitious campaign goal that she described as a "journey" requiring commitment ...
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Mayor Parker launches Philly initiative to create and preserve 30,000 housing units
Mayor Cherelle Parker talks about phase two of her HOMES program before signing an executive order to spur residential development. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or the ...
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Philadelphia mayor jeered by Eagles fans during Super Bowl parade speech: 'Wrap it up!'
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has already made a spelling error in one speech about the Philadelphia Eagles, and now she may have gone over the word count in ...
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Planning director discusses Roundhouse, Greyhound station, housing push
Lawrence touted Parker’s hiring of a new chief housing and urban development officer, Angela Brooks, to spearhead the 30,000-unit plan. She comes from Chicago, where she worked for an affordable ...
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Mayor Parker says tax reform and affordable housing are priorities in 2025
Mayor Cherelle Parker shared a glimpse about priorities for her second year in office at a Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia event. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker chats with executives ...
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Parker teases 'significant' funding for new housing, picks Jerry Sweeney to lead on Market East
Mayor Cherelle Parker revealed details of her plan to create and preserve 30,000 housing units in Philadelphia and selected a big name to help push forward efforts to revitalize East Market Street.