Lauren Vidas

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Good morning Philadelphia, particularly our 3-0 series leading Flyers. Council is underway, we are up to communications part of the agenda. Mayor has sent over land transfer resolutions to Council, numerous disposition resolutions, approving HOME operating Budget, sending planning commission recs.

Happy Phillies opening day to all who celebrate! City Council President Kenyatta Johnson has gaveled us into session. Today's invocation is being delivered by Dr. Damone B. Jones, Pastor of Bible Way Baptist Church, as a guest of Councilmember Jones.

Good morning Phila, after some weather related flight cancellations, I have finally made it back home! Time for the Thursday's live skeet of City Council's weekly stated meeting. Dr. Donna Lawrence Jones, Pastor of the Cookman Beloved Community Baptist Church, will deliver today's invocation.

Gooood morning Philadelphia. We have been gaveled into Philadelphia City Council's weekly stated meeting. Last week's journal has been approved, Councilmember Thomas has been granted a leave of absence and CM KGR is making the weekly sunshine act motion.

I'm exhausted by all the efforts to rewrite the history of the 2022 US Senate primary in Pennsylvania, with folks insisting "we told you so!" as to Fetterman, that Conor Lamb was always the better choice, and generally ignoring Malcolm Kenyatta's historic candidacy. So let me say a few things. 🧵1/

Our bill: 1) Ends Wall Street tax breaks for buying up homes 2) Reinvests the savings to build more housing and lower costs 3) Empowers antitrust enforcers to prevent corporate housing monopolies 4) Promotes new housing supply and incentivizes sales to real people.

Good morning Philadelphia. Council President Johnson has gaveled us into session and we are underway. Today's invocation is being delivered by Reverend Jeffrey Jordan, Senior Pastor, Whatsoever Metropolitan Community Church as a guest of CM Landau.

there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content

2025 RACP awards are out. Only one Philly project got funded - reno and expansion to Steam Fitters training center ($3.5mm). Because of the budget debacle, only $65mm in 2025. There's going to be lots of built up demand for next year's pot of capital dollars.