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First Day of City Council Action
Fox29, Sept. 5, 2024
Two Philly-area counties are top U.S. markets for affordable starter homes
Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 4, 2024
Affordable housing advocates take aim at ‘area median income’
Metro Philadelphia, March 3, 2024
A new community-driven initiative is asking Philly to spend more housing funds on the lowest-income households
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 13, 2023
The Gentrification Problem: The environmental crisis of unaffordable housing
EcoWURD, Jan. 25, 2023
Five families buy affordable homes in Point Breeze
The Philadelphia Tribune, Feb. 26, 2022
Funding for affordable housing needs budget mandate
Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 20, 2021
Community groups call on City Council to make more land available for development
WHYY, Sept. 17, 2021
City Council votes for affordable housing funding and protections for homeowners during construction
Philadelphia Inquirer, June 17, 2021
Council pushes to make funding the Housing Trust Fund mandatory, despite Kenney opposition
PlanPhilly, June 17, 2021
Philadelphia City Council is considering mandatory funding to boost affordable and accessible housing
Philadelphia Inquirer, June 10, 2021
Social Issues: Philadelphia community gardens have impact beyond food
Philadelphia Neighborhoods, April 12, 2021
If you start to address the affordable housing issue, you will begin to address the poverty issue
Generocity, March 5, 2021
Local organization gains city council support for new legislation to control vacant public land
6ABC, Feb. 2, 2021
Housing advocates call for community control of city-owned vacant land
The Philadelphia Tribune, Jan. 29, 2021
Philadelphia urged to use vacant land to curb shortages of affordable housing and food
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 28, 2021
How City Council’s budget vote will help keep Philadelphians housed
The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 25, 2020
Protesters call to divert police dollars; counter-protesters support South Philly police captain
WHYY, June 16, 2020
Who’s got power, the mayor or City Council? This free voter education class has answers
Billy Penn, Feb. 4, 2019
City Council passes $71M housing bill
PlanPhilly, Oct. 4, 2018
As protestors heckle, affordable housing bills advance in City Council
WHYY, Sep 26, 2018
Despite calls for budget cuts, Philadelphia must keep focus on affordable housing
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jun 26, 2017
In Kensington, pop-up art installation tells story of gentrification
Curbed Philadelphia, Jun 2, 2017
Philadelphia has a new plan for its 43,000 vacant lots
Next City, Feb 27, 2017
Land Bank revises targets in 2017 strategic plan
PlanPhilly, Jan 23, 2017
The top 5 real estate stories of 2016
PhillyMag, Dec 30, 2016
Gentrifying areas losing affordable rental units at an alarming rate
The Philadelphia Tribune, Dec 27, 2016
Philadelphia’s disappearing low-cost rental housing revealed in Fed gentrification study
Planphilly, Dec 20, 2016
Op-ed: Impact fee on new Philly construction would support affordable housing
Newsorks, Aug 22, 2016
Impact fee on developers proposed to aid low-income residents in path of Philly housing boom
Newsworks, Mar 14, 2016
Can housing impact fees keep neighborhoods affordable?
Al Dia News, Feb 18, 2016
Kenney must make affordable housing a priority
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec 18, 2015
As inequality grows in urban America, here’s what Philadelphia can do about it
Newsworks, Dec 15, 2015
Housing: The neglected first-line treatment to end HIV/AIDS
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec 4, 2015
Philly should prioritize fair neighborhood development, more green space
Newsworks, Jul 7, 2015
Philly needs anti-speculation tax on “flippers”
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jul 1, 2015
Gentrifying Philadelphia
WHYY, Radio Times, June 8, 2015
How Philadelphia could fight gentrification with rowhouse fix-ups
Next City, Jun 1, 2015
Philly neighborhoods forum asks: how can we achieve a fair future?
Newsworks, May 7, 2015
To assist the poor in gentrifying neighborhoods, an idea to flip over
The Daily News, May 6, 2015
Affordable-housing advocates seek tax on flipped properties
Philadelphia Inquirer Apr 24, 2015
The hard data on gentrification and displacement in Philly
Al Dia News Apr 8, 2015
Philadelphia affordable housing advocates take on gentrification in new report
CBS Philly, Apr 3, 2015
Coalition calls for extra tax on flipped homes to keep long-term residents in homes
The Daily News, Apr 1, 2015
Keep Philly Affordable!
Progressive Philly Rising, Mar 31, 2015
Advocates for affordable communities call for anti-speculation tax
Planphilly, Mar 31, 2015
Philadelphia Land Bank releases first strategic plan
Philadelphia Tribune, Oct 19, 2014
Will Philly Land Bank help regular folks?
The Daily News, Oct 15, 2014
Could the Land Bank plan be better?
Philly Mag, Oct 15 2014
Land Bank holds hearing on strategic plan
PlanPhilly, Oct 15, 2014
Advocates call to strengthen Land Bank
PlanPhilly, Oct 14, 2014
Philadelphia can gentrify while protecting residents
Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct 1, 2014
New City Council bills focus on housing affordability, zoning remapping
Plan Philly, Sept 11, 2014
Progressive coalition looks to promote ‘development without displacement’
Plan Philly, Sept 11, 2014