Mayor Parker ran on boosting the size of Philly's police force

This chart in the department's new public safety plan seems to show that even with doubled academy class sizes she'd likely be in the end of her second term before they hit full staffing

PPD laid out its public safety plan, including the strategy for shutting down Kensington's open air drug market. Still no timeline, and where users will go/ how the city will accommodate folks w/ such complex physical & mental health needs remains unclear. inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

Hundreds were gathered to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in West Philadelphia when a shooting erupted this afternoon, causing pandemonium. At least two shot. Children were separated from parents. Clothes and shoes and food abandoned. A beautiful event ruined.
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I spent a day at Kensington's sidewalk barber shop, where Joshua Santiago has given 10k free haircuts to the homeless over the last nine years.

“One day he took me from looking crazy to looking like a million dollars.'
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Philly Police are looking to add sensors to officers’ gun and taser holsters, so when an officer removes the weapon, their body cam automatically turns on.

Comes after a fatal January police shooting when officers didn’t have their cams on inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has officially been in office for 100 days. How’s she doing?

Anna Orso talks through Parker’s progress on two key issues: public safety and cleanliness.

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A Manayunk-based organization that supports people in addiction says it's seeing a new level of scrutiny from both state and local regulators inquirer.com/health/opioid-…
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When Kameenah Bronzell was just 15, she started an Instagram page to honor Philadelphia’s gun violence victims. Then her brother became one.

Read about this angel of a teen and the grief she shoulders from strangers every day, while navigating her own. inquirer.com/crime/inq2/phi…

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Last Thursday Councilmember Curtis Jones introduced a zoning overlay that is meant to block a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center from a corner of his district--for fear, in his words, that it would attract drug dealers. inquirer.com/real-estate/co…

'Hope Park is dramatically changed, and that’s because it’s resident-driven and grounded with an anchor project. This is what happens when people are working together and there are substantial resources.” A look at public space in Kensington: inquirer.com/news/kensingto…

Pa. lawmakers are rethinking Act 12, the 2016 law that encouraged privatization of water and sewer systems.

Regulator also eyeing changes amid rate concerns. Biggest for-profit utility tripled its lobbying in last year, warns against 'price controls'

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Ty to all the fans who taught me all about WWE culture today. I'm Cody-pilled. Finish the story!

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“We just think it’s perfect timing because the mayor is going to come up with a plan for Kensington,” Driscoll said. 'We’re going to get a lot of developers coming down and thinking this is the new Northern Liberties or the new Fishtown.” inquirer.com/real-estate/co…