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Philly woman shot in the head during eviction sues landlord-tenant officer
A Philadelphia tenant and city officials are calling on the state to get involved and take action against the landlord-tenant officer whose contractors have been involved in multiple shootings during evictions in the past four months. Angel Davis -- a 35-year-old...
Philly’s for-profit eviction system slammed in lawsuit after security contractors shot tenants
A Philadelphia woman who was shot in the head by a private security contractor hired to remove her from her home filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit Tuesday, challenging the city’s unusual for-profit eviction system. An attorney representing Angel Davis, a former tenant...
Marchers on Saturday gathered in Center City to demand housing for all and an end to fossil fuels
Close to 2,000 members of the Center for Popular Democracy as well as Philadelphia based affiliates CASA, Make the Road PA, OnePA and other allies gathered on Saturday to march on City Hall to call for a significant investment in nationwide green social housing that’d...
Last week’s shooting during an eviction in Philadelphia has a state senator renewing his call for change
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The city’s Landlord-Tenant Office has agreed to temporarily suspend evictions, following a shooting in Port Richmond last week. But a Pennsylvania senator wants to permanently bar private entities from handling evictions.
Google partners with Black Tech Founders in Philadelphia to expose 200 Students to opportunities in STEM
Speaker Joanna McClinton, Senator Nikil Saval, and PA Representative Donna Bullock joined Google to help teach kids how to stay safe and secure online at the Xtreme 5 Teen Tech Summit Google’s Online Safety Roadshow was presented to students at the 3rd Annual Xtreme5...
Protesters rallied for affordable housing as Philadelphia grapples with eviction-related shootings
Lowell Faison has seen the housing affordability crisis push poor renters to the brink. Some renters, the 75-year-old said Saturday outside of City Hall, have been forced tens of miles outside city limits in search of cheaper rents. Others, Faison said, lost their...
“Abbott Elementary” stars rally with SAG-AFTRA in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Striking actors belonging to the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists brought their case to Philadelphia and held a rally at LOVE Park Thursday morning. The rally comes as members of SAG and the Writers Guild of...
‘Enough is enough’: ‘Abbott Elementary’ stars join Philly rally in solidarity with striking SAG-AFTRA workers
Actors and writers in SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild are on strike together for the first time since the 1960s. Thursday, union members from Philadelphia held a lunchtime rally at LOVE Park to explain their demands. SAG-AFTRA officials say the studios are unwilling...
Philly’s landlord-tenant office suspends evictions after third shooting since March
Philadelphia's landlord-tenant office agreed Wednesday to halt evictions until its employees and contractors have received up-to-date trainings on de-escalation and use of force procedures. Since March, three deputy officers have opened fire during eviction lockouts,...
Philly landlord-tenant office suspends evictions following recent shootings by officers
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia’s controversial landlord-tenant office has agreed to suspend evictions. The move comes after a second shooting by one of its officers.
Philly landlord-tenant officer agrees to pause evictions after shooting in Kensington
Philadelphia’s landlord-tenant officer has agreed to temporarily stop performing evictions, according to a spokesperson for the First Judicial District. The decision comes less than 24 hours after a deputy landlord-tenant officer allegedly shot a 33-year-old woman in...
Philly Halts Landlord-Tenant Officer Evictions After Third Shooting In 4 Months
After another violent incident during an eviction in Philadelphia, the city's controversial landlord-tenant officer has agreed to stop carrying out lockouts — for now.
After decades of sketchy evictions, legal and housing advocates hope Philly’s recent LTO shootings might lead to real change
Evictions in Philadelphia have surprisingly little to do with the Sheriff’s Office. Though the sheriff has the power to serve evictions, the task is usually handled by a private force hired by a court-appointed attorney known as the landlord-tenant officer. These...
Senator Nikil Saval Praises State Commitment to Whole-Home Repairs
State Senator Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia) expressed support for increased investments in housing, labor, schools, and public spaces in Pennsylvania. He highlighted the successful funding of the Whole-Home Repairs program and opposed the creation of a voucher program...
Gov. Shapiro, Pennsylvania counties, and ‘crisis pregnancy centers’: Who won and lost in the budget battle so far
HARRISBURG — It was a dramatic week in Pennsylvania’s state Capitol, with some elected leaders claiming they’ve been backstabbed and others taking a victory lap. The House and Senate are now out of session for the foreseeable future — likely for the rest of the...
Shapiro chastises Senate Republican leadership for not compromising with House Democratic leaders
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Facing criticism over a last-minute budget compromise, Gov. Josh Shapiro chastised Senate Republican leadership for passing a budget without reaching a consensus with House Democratic leaders. “It’s now the responsibility of the House and Senate to...
Senator Nikil Saval Praises State Commitment to Whole-Home Repairs, Calls for Continued Public Investment
Harrisburg, PA − July 5, 2023 − Today State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) released the following statement on the passage of the state budget: “Pennsylvanians deserve investment—in our homes, in our labor, in our schools, and in our public spaces. A thriving...
Moms for Liberty Came to Philly. Philly Came for Them.
None of this should have come as a surprise to anyone. The barricades, the protests, the arrests, the drab counterterrorism units bobbing in and out of the powder-blue sea of police—it was all to be expected, and could have easily been prevented weeks ago. A couple of...
Protesters speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ group Moms for Liberty
Protests were out in full force against a far right-wing advocacy group holding their national summit in Philadelphia June 29-July 2. Self-proclaimed parental-rights group Moms for Liberty (M4L) held their “Joyful Warriors” summit at the Philadelphia Marriott...
Here’s what critics of the Supreme Court’s decision about race-conscious admissions at colleges are saying
The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned more than 40 years of policy at many of the nation’s college campuses by making it illegal to use race alone as a factor in admissions.