Taubenberger Concedes to David Oh in GOP At-Large City Council Race
The one unsettled City Council race in this month's election is now decided, with attorney David Oh now the winner of that Republican at-large seat.
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The one unsettled City Council race in this month's election is now decided, with attorney David Oh now the winner of that Republican at-large seat.
Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller has proposed altering the zoning for a block where developer Pat Burns wants to build a multi-store structure that would include a Dollar Tree store.
Election night results showed David Oh leading Al Taubenberger by about 150 votes.
Philadelphia city councilman Darrell Clarke appears to have locked up enough support among his colleagues to be chosen as the next Council president, in January.
When the dust of Tuesday's election settled, only about 150 votes separated David Oh and Al Taubenberger in the battle for one of two at-large Council seats reserved for the GOP.
In Philadelphia, where Democratic registrations outpace Republicans by a 6-1 margin, several City Council races wrapped up quickly on Election Night.
The Philadelphia School District's decision to close as many as nine schools is prompting City Council to schedule its own inquiry.
The Philadelphia School District's decision to close as many as nine schools is prompting City Council to schedule its own inquiry.
Plans for a large "wall wrap" billboard on a building that faces Vine Street Expressway prompted debate Tuesday in City Council.
A city council committee has signed off on plans for a new apartment building at Broad and South Streets in Center City, but not before some residents on neighboring streets voiced their concerns.
A Philadelphia City Council committee has sided with waiters and waitresses over restaurant owners.
A growing Center City community remains divided after a City Council committee vote approving a possible surcharge to residents in that neighborhood to clean up the streets.
Shouting "shame" at councilmembers, opponents blasted Mayor Nutter for a curfew that they believe does little to solve the problem of flash mobs and that will, in their view, only encourage police harassment of minorities.
The Parking Authority slaps you with a $20 penalty if you don't pay a ticket within fifteen days. City Councilman Bill Greenlee says by the time the Authority mails out a reminder that you owe, the penalty has been added.
With Philadelphia's jobless rate in double digits, a City Council committee has okayed significant changes to the city's business tax structure -- and Mayor Nutter is on board as well.
City Council today tries yet again to tackle the thorny issue of Philadelphia's business taxes, with a hearing on two proposals aimed at helping out firms based in the city and bringing new ones in.
District Attorney Seth Williams appeared before City Council Thursday, asking the lawmakers for help in battling a bill being considered in Congress that could extend the so-called 'Florida gun loophole.'
City Council has delayed until at least next week a final vote on controversial revisions to Philadelphia's curfew law prompted by flash mob violence.
City Council's GOP leader, Brian O'Neill, last week stripped Rizzo of his post as minority whip, a mostly ceremonial position given that Council has only three GOP members.
The vote was 17-0 as Council approved the bill, which among other things makes the satellite company responsible for painting a dish to match the roof if it is placed on the front of the home.
Over the objections of the mayor, Philadelphia City Council has given preliminary okay to a $200 annual property tax rebate for condominium owners, because some use private trash haulers.
A city council committee will review a plan to give Philadelphia condo residents a tax break because their buildings use private trash haulers in the city.
A group of military veterans protested today in center city Philadelphia against the City Council candidate who, according to the vets, exaggerated his military record.
The mayor and City Council are about to complete a brand new set of restrictions on lobbyists to shore up some problems with the original bill approved last year.
Philadelphia City Council, at the urging of the mayor, is moving to close a small bureaucratic loophole involving same-sex partners of city government workers.
