Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration releases public safety plan and Kensington strategy (www.inquirer.com)
Two nonprofits have dropped out of Philly’s child welfare system. The disruption will cost the city $66M. (www.inquirer.com)
Digging into the top issues of Mayor Cherelle Parker’s first 100 days, from Kensington to public safety (www.inquirer.com)
Eclipse reaction at Philadelphia Zoo, animals underwhelmed (billypenn.com)
Mayor Parker’s administration boosts Kensington outreach, police presence ahead of encampment clearing (www.inquirer.com)
Civil rights groups say Philly’s understaffed, violent jail system is in contempt of court (www.inquirer.com)
Temple faculty want wage increases to close equity gaps, so lowest earners would get the biggest bumps (www.inquirer.com)
This Philly high school is getting $20 million to train thousands of students to get jobs at CHOP (www.inquirer.com)
People can visit the Philadelphia Zoo Monday to observe animal behaviors during the eclipse (whyy.org)
4.8 magnitude earthquake hits NJ, shaking felt across Northeast including Philadelphia area (6abc.com)
Perjury case against three former homicide detectives can go to trial, judge says (www.inquirer.com)
Judge rejects latest bid to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia (www.inquirer.com)
Philly lawmakers seek to save more renters from being evicted: ‘This is an emergency’ (whyy.org)
The Philly area is one of the major U.S. metros where households don’t need to make six figures to afford the typical home (www.inquirer.com)
2023 was the worst year for arson in Philadelphia in nearly 20 years. This year is already on track to be worse. (www.inquirer.com)
Philly canceled its Trans Day of Visibility event this year, but will still fly flag at City Hall (www.inquirer.com)
Patients and families left in limbo as CHOP and Medicaid health insurers hash out new contract deals before June 30 (whyy.org)
Philadelphia could establish a triage center for people in addiction within weeks, official says (www.inquirer.com)
'Profits over patients': Philly DA files suit against pharmaceutical companies over high insulin prices (whyy.org)
How Kensington Avenue’s open-air drug market went international — and the city’s fight to take back the neighborhood (www.inquirer.com)
How two of Mayor Parker’s top aides got city-issued Mustangs (www.inquirer.com)
City spokesperson Joe Grace… said the small SUVs were bought last year at the tail-end of former Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration, but he couldn’t say what month they were purchased. Grace said that last year they were assigned as “pool cars” in the Managing Director’s Office, meaning they could be shared by...