Mural Arts unveils first of six youth anti-violence mural project The state crime and delinquency agency funded a new mural in Fitler Square. It is the first of six murals designed by children. whyy.org/articles/mural… Cc Maya Moritz

So… the #DATALab “60 minute meetings are actually 50 minute meetings that start 10 minutes after the hour” practice just met another labs “our 60 minute meeting are actually 50 minute meetings that end 10 minutes before the hour” strategy. The origin of 40-minute meetings? TBD

Philly homicide down 42% Jan 1-June 30, 2023: 105 Jan 1-June 30, 2024: 61 Philly violent crime down 15% Jan 1-June 30, 2023: 4,095 Jan 1-June 30, 2024: 3,468 Compare to overall trend of 69 cities via Major Cities Chief Association and Jeff Asher:

just used sensationalization in a sentence ama

Studies from Penn Medicine show refurbished and greened spaces benefit neighborhoods and public health. We’re proud to work with the @Sixers to support communities through projects like the restored basketball court in Roberto Clemente Park in Fairmount. spr.ly/6001lM1zz

Missed opportunity for “you get a vote you get a vote you get a vote”

R&R! One of the reviewers noted “There is an increased focus on clearance rates…” Always good to see this increased focus on clearance rates in the most violent crimes (eg homicides and shootings) is not just a me/us/Philly thing

DA Larry Krasner visits antonmoore1 and #UnityInTheCommunity, a recent recipient of the DAO's Violence Prevention Microgrant Initiative, to learn more about the organization's work, mission and positive impact around violence prevention. Full story coming soon #PhillyDAO

Up to date info on the legality of fentanyl test strips and other drug checking equipment available from Harm Reduction Legal Project

Me and Camika Royal found that for every dollar the municipal bond market lent to Philly schools, the district could only spend 43 cents. The history shows that's why the buildings are toxic. It's a *revenue* problem, or what we call *toxic finance.* theconversation.com/philly-schools…

I'm putting together a brief critical history of Philly's school buildings based on some research I did for our paper on the district and toxic finance. I think about this graph a lot: it shows Philly's student population increasing as school construction lagged way behind.

Give the kids AC so they aren’t uncomfortable and can learn! This should be a no-brainer.

Let’s go Oren!

Shout out to Black Dragon Takeout. A Black American Chinese Restaurant in Philadelphia, PA.

Some kids build towers out of blocks Some kids knock down other kids block towers

“A Philadelphia man said he was sober, but kept testing positive for alcohol. How did a UPenn doctor crack the case?” TLDR: “gram-positive organisms” can cause a urine sample that is left unrefrigerated to test positive. Seems this may be a HUGE problem. inquirer.com/health/urine-t…

Very interesting. Look forward to digging into methods on this open access paper.

We Arnold Ventures were frustrated that the US publishes data on the # of hogs slaughtered each day with a one day lag but national crime stats only annually, 9 months later. Since the FBI can't/won't publish more timely data, we funded the creation of realtimecrimeindex.com

happy gameday, Eagles fans. this is Mrs. EJ Smith, reporting live from my couch as EJ texts me stuff from Brazil. please be patient and nice to me, this is a first for all of us!

Voltron mindset #VoltronMindset