Local Coalition Announces Intention To Hold Philadelphia's Mayor-elect To Campaign Promises
By Paul Kurtz
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A coalition of community and faith-based groups is calling on Mayor-elect Jim Kenney to follow through on some of the promises he made during the campaign.
They call themselves the 99 Days Coalition. That's how long they're giving the incoming administration to take action before issuing a report card. The Reverend Greg Holston says tops on Kenney's list should be putting an end to the city's stop and frisk policy.
"We say clearly to the Mayor-elect, who when asked questions about stop and frisk, blatantly said to us it would end the day that he became Mayor. Well we're looking on the first day for you to keep your word. This is something you can end right away."
Among the the coalitions other demands enacting a $15 an hour minimum wage for all city workers, breaking all ties with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and pushing back against the School Reform Commission's plan to convert three public schools to charters.