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SEPTA’s Two Guardian Angels? A Working River! US SEN. Bob Casey, left, stood with SEPTA General Mgr. Joseph Casey at 30th Street Station press conference on his way to Washington, D.C. to urge Congress to pass Transportation Bill which would solve budget crisis affecting SEPTA’s ability to continue current level of service. They were also joined by Montgomery Co. Commissioner Josh Shapiro. See story Page 2. Photo by Rory McGlasson
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Casey Takes SEPTA Financial Crisis To Congress US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) appeared with the head of SEPTA under the arch of 30th Street Station, promising to push for more federal funding for mass transit. His effort comes with the news the Commonwealth has stalled on some of SEPTA’s most urgent financial concerns. After SEPTA outlined a doomsday budget last week that includes cutting nine of 13 regional rail lines to pay for capital projects the agency needs to complete, Casey pledged to start talking with Washington lawmakers about the next transportation funding package. The current congressional transportation-spending bill expires next fall. An additional state funding has been held up in the State House since the summer. “We need to work now to plan for the kind of capital
needs that SEPTA and other public transit departments across the country are going to need in the future,” said Casey. “If we do the planning now, and we put in place a bipartisan agreement early enough, we’ll provide a measure of certainty so that SEPTA can begin to plan and build toward the future,” said Pennsylvania’s senior Senator. SEPTA General Mgr. Joe Casey said the region faces a transportation-funding crisis and requires action at all levels of government. SEPTA lists its urgent needs as replacing aging rail cars and repairs to tracks and bridges. Without an infusion of funding for SEPTA’s backlog of critical repair projects, the Authority will have to significantly shrink the transit system over the next 10 years, includ-
ing major reductions in rail service, Casey stated recently at a Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee hearing at Temple University. Fiscal Year 2014, which began Jul. 1, 2013, represents the fourth consecutive year of reduced capital funding from the state, and the lowest level of capital funding for SEPTA in 15 years. At the same time, SEPTA has seen overall ridership hit its highest levels in over two decades, including an all-time high on Regional Rail last year. To continue safe and reliable operations, SEPTA will have to implement a Service Realignment Plan that the Authority expects to leave 89,000 daily riders – or 40.7 million annually – without rail service. This is due to the critical, immediate need to modernize SEPTA’s rail network, such as replacement of bridges that
date back 100 years or more and purchasing new Regional Rail cars, subway cars and trolleys to replace vehicles that already date back 30 years or more and are well beyond their useful service life. Without an increase in state funding for infrastructure improvements and new vehicles, SEPTA anticipates having to reduce the size and scope of the rail network over the next 10 years by: Eliminating service on nine of 13 Regional Rail Lines, including Cynwyd in 2014, Media/Elwyn in 2015, and Chestnut Hill West in 2018, followed West Trenton, Airport, Warminster, Wilmington/Newark, Fox Chase and Chestnut Hill East lines in 2023; Truncating service on the Lansdale/Doylestown Line (2018) and Paoli/Thorndale Line (2023);
Suspending service on the Broad-Ridge Spur of the Broad Street Line and eliminating all express service on the Broad Street Line; Converting all city and suburban trolley routes to bus, and truncating service on the Norristown High Speed Line. Casey and SEPTA Board Chairman Pasquale T. Deon, Sr. detailed these needs and the impact of these pending transit cuts in a letter sent earlier this week to state Transportation Secretary Barry J. Schoch. In the letter, SEPTA detailed the $6.5 billion needed over the next 10 years to address the transit system’s state of good repair needs. The letter also noted the impact of shrinking SEPTA on regional and state transportation as a whole, as vehicles are added to roadways, increasing both traffic congestion and roadway maintenance costs.
City Controller Alan Butkovitz tried to bring tough love to the City of Philadelphia budget again. This time, however, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority sided with Mayor Michael Nutter’s Administration and endorsed its Updated Five Year Plan.
Responding to PICA’s request for an opinion on the Updated Five Year Plan, Butkovitz examined the City’s Forecasted General Fund Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ending Jun. 30, 2014 through Jun. 30, 2018 (The Updated Plan) and found its assumptions did not provide a reason-
able basis for the City’s forecast. Inadequate allowances for labor costs were one key problem. Rosy predictions of new property-tax revenue were another. “Over the life of the Updated Plan there is a steadily declining fund balance to a critically low amount of $8.5 million in Fiscal Year 2017,” said Butkovitz. The FGFSO is prepared by the City’s Finance Office and then submitted to PICA. The decline in the fund balances to extremely low amounts occurred because the City failed to update the revenue amounts in the Updated Plan for the anticipated favorable financial impact that management assumes will take place because of the ongoing economic recovery. “No recent Five Year Plan has had these critically low fund balances,” said Butkovitz. “Any significant deviation because of unforeseen circumstances such as litigations, se-
vere weather, or future unexpected commitments to the School District of Philadelphia could drastically impact city operations.” In addition, the Updated Plan continues to include some risky assumptions, Butkovitz argued. The City expects it will realize $536.6 million of property-tax revenue for FY 2014 and $2.26 billion over the remaining years of the Updated Plan. However, these estimated revenues may not be fully realized, because it is difficult to estimate the extent of tax appeals that may arise as a result of the City’s newly implemented Actual Value Initiative and because of more-aggressive tax-collection efforts implemented by the City with respect to additional current- and prior-year property-tax receivables. The Updated Plan does not include any additional potential costs above the estimated $36 million for its final offer to District Council 33 made on Jan. 16, 2013 for a contract
to run Jul. 1, 2009 through Jun. 30, 2014. The Updated Plan does not include any potential costs above the estimated $21 million for the most recent offer to District Council 47. “I urge PICA to reject the City’s Updated Five Year Plan as presented because the assumptions are not reasonable,” Butkovitz concluded. Butkovitz’s concerns were echoed by PICA’s own staff, which also advised the Five Year Plan be rejected. However, the five-member board shied away in the end from this drastic step. PICA Chairman Sam Katz has long called a thumbs-down on the Five Year Plan a “nuclear option” which would trigger automatic loss of large sums of state money now earmarked for the City. Last year the Controller also asked PICA to reject the City’s Five Year Plan. That warning bell led PICA to renegotiate the plan with the Nutter Administration to make it safer.
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INTERNET ESSENTIALS providing affordable internet access in the home for families with children K–12th grade was successful in getting parents to School District’s Back to School event. While thousands of parents and students attended workshops and received school supplies at School of the Future, Comcast provided Internet training workshops along with registering parents in the national Internet Essentials program. Pictured here are Kathleen Sullivan, VP, Comcast Government Affairs, Dr. William Hite, superintendant, School District of Phila. and Sharon Powell Lee, director, Comcast government affairs. Photo by Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography
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WEARING President Clarke’s t-shirts promoting peace on streets at Strawberry Mansion festival he sponsored were Mary YOUNGSTERS couldn’t keep still and were seen dancing from Hansberry, Tyree and Louis Coleman and Gemini Hernandez. their seats in crowd gathered before stage. Photo by Leona Dixon
Commissioners Launch New Website, PhiladelphiaVotes.com An earlier version designed by Commissioner Stephanie Singer is now superseded by PhiladelphiaVotes.Com. She said the new website had a “tremendous amount of community input.” Some of the new features and benefits include: Desktop and mobile versions of the site for easy navigation, offering visitors a seamless experience, whether they’re using a PC, smartphone, or tablet; Prior-year election data, allowing candidates and campaigns to have some of their commonest requests instantly fulfilled; Online training materials for Election Board Officials, providing poll workers with year-round access to the critical information that they need to administer elections in Philadelphia’s 1687 voting divisions; and Access to the City Commissioners’ public-meeting transcripts and the Department budget, keeping Philadelphians well-informed about the Department’s work and how their tax dollars are being spent. The new site also contains advanced features that incorporate mapping technology to
help voters identify their elected officials or locate their polling place. By entering a Philadelphia address on the Who Are My Elected Officials? page (found under the Voters menu), Philadelphians can quickly access the names, contact information, and website for their local, state, and federal elected officials. The contact information for every elected official also contains clickable links that display their office locations on the corresponding map. This will provide Philadelphians with easy access to the people who can fulfill their constituent service requests. Similarly, Philadelphia voters who enter their address on the Where Is My Polling Place? page (also found under the Voters menu) will be able to see walking or driving directions from their home to their polling place. Finally, all site content is available in both English and Spanish to assist a broader scope of Philadelphians with their voting and election-related needs. For more information, or to experience these new features, please visit www.PhiladelphiaVotes.com or by calling any of the three Commissioners.
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The City Commissioners have announced the official launch of their Department’s long-anticipated new website, www.PhiladelphiaVotes.com. The website represents the City Commissioners’ commitment to provide Philadelphians with instant access to some of the most-commonly requested information from the City Commissioners. It further delivers on the Department’s shared commitment to transparency and the incorporation of technology in governmental services. Commission Chair Anthony Clark lauded the cooperation among the Commissioners for rapidly bring the new website on line, calling it a “wonderful resource for voters and political activists.” “Whether you’re a voter, an Election Board worker, a candidate for elective office, or simply an individual conducting research, will provide you with detailed information that’s easy to find and organized in a user-friendly way,” said Vice Chair Al Schmidt. “The functionality and design are unlike anything our Department has ever offered to the constituencies that we serve.”
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Feds Harass Judges Unnecessarily by Joe Shaheeli Pity the poor members of the Philadelphia Judiciary. No matter how hard they work, how valued their decisions, how many of them by their decisions cause changes to be made in the law as a result of their decisions, they seem to unwitting targets of investigations. The scuttlebutt about the FBI’s subpoenaing financial election records of five of our outstanding jurists is they may not be targets after all. What we’ve heard is the Feds keep trying to track where the money has been coming from, not only to the judges, but to candidates for other state, city and federal offices. The Feds have been looking for “bag men”, those who ostensibly are trustworthy enough to reach out to judges to ensure favorable
decisions and the legislators to promote or oppose legislation not friendly to their purposes. But, we believe, “bag men” or “bag women” no longer fit into the modus operandi of favor-asking. It’s unfortunate the main media leapt to the bait offered by the Feds and cast suspicion over the judges whose records were subpoenaed. City Council members and other city officials have also been tainted in this scenario for simply attending dinners with a suspected “bag man”. To their chagrin, though, word has it the Feds are learning their suspect doesn’t fit into that category. Yet in the end, the Feds have all the money they need and the manpower to use to keep on looking, hoping they’ll stumble on a real “fire”.
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ADDRESSING attendees were Steven Bradley, president, Black Chamber of Commerce; and Councilman David Oh.
Too Many Political Friends To Endorse Former Gov. Ed Rendell will not be endorsing in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. That makes sense, for two reasons. Almost everyone running for that office has been a stanch ally of his at one time or another in his long caState Representative
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reer in Pennsylvania politics. The second is, as the field continues to grow, even he admits he can’t be sure of the outcome, though come the general election, he’ll be right beside the winner of the Democratic free for all. One thing for sure: Among the many Democratic candidates announced for Governor, Tom Wolf is spending some of his big bucks early to advertise on the web and elsewhere. If he had an odd name and needed to garner voter attention for that name, we
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could understand his reasoning. But Wolf is plain “wolf” and not catchy enough to gain early voter allegiance.
according to the Feds until his halfway house time is finished. The Fed reasoning is newly released prisoners still doing halfway-house time may want to celebrate as well, and connect with old pals they shouldn’t. That shouldn’t faze Fumo, who is a member of Mensa, the high-IQ group. He used his prison time to read through 335 books. Whether some were novels, we weren’t told. But his inner circle says he’s thoroughly knowledgeable about “everything.” Fumo, 70, spent the last four years in a federal prison camp in Ashland, Ky. His halfway-house home commitment ends Feb. 2. And about the rumor 39A Ward Leader and closest of friends Roseanne Pauciello would step down to return him to the ward’s leadership, odds are against its ever happening. If she were to do so, and we say she “ain’t about to”, opposition would under(Cont. Next Page)
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Dan Alvarez, GOP challenger to incumbent District Attorney Seth Williams, believes he is making headway in the Greaer Northeast spending “another productive week for my campaign.” He says, “My team and I knocked on doors in Rhawnhurst, Buselton, Lawndale, Castor Gardens, and Bridesburg. “ He also announced he has several fundraisers going: Sep. 25 at General Grant’s, 69 p.m. -- tickets are $40 each, including dinner, beer and wine; Oct. 1, Dennis Hunter hosts Alvarez and Terry Tracy at the United Republican Club 5:30-8:30 pm; tick-
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Knox In Mayoral Primary For Sure Democrat Tom Knox is making all the right moves to enhance his chances to win the Democrat mayoral primary in 2015. He’s announced he has hired the firm of Brabender Cox, veterans of 200 of the “toughest campaigns in the country” as they claim, to provide strategic
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Northampton Co. District Attorney John Morganelli, the Democratic nominee for Attorney General in 2008, is now a potential candidate for Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor in 2014. He’s moving around the state campaigning against Gov. Corbett's plan to privatize liquor sales in Pennsylvania. He hopes that will get him needed labor support.
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ets are $25 each. This will be followed by an open house hosted by Ward Leaders Matt Wolfe and Denise Furey at their home on Oct. 10, 6-8 p.m.; tickets are $50 each. Lastly, Joe & Dr. Maria McColgan have also opened their home to Alvarez on Oct. 19. Tickets are $50 each. $80 per couple. We wonder why the two candidates, Alvarez and Tracy, haven’t been campaigning together at high-exposure events. Their strategy could be, more doors get knocked if they campaign in different areas. They finally have a flyer featuring the two of them, recalling the Specter-Gola campaign with the slogan: “They’re young and tough and nobody owns them”, now being circulated in Port Richmond.
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A tip to this quality operator is to study all of the television and motion picture copy of Knox campaigning. They’ll know their biggest hurdle is to make Knox understand he projects poorly. He needs a crash course in public speaking and political smoozing.
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IT’S NOW “Martin P. Campbell Training Center of International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators & Allied Workers”! Local 4’s instruction lab in Byberry was dedicated in honor of its veteran Apprenticeship Instructor. From left are State Sen. Mike Stack; State Rep. Brendan Boyle; Campbell; Jim Cunningham, president; State Rep. Ed Neilson; and Councilman Brian O’Neill. Photos by John J. Kline
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Pa. Leaders Seek ACA Changes Union leaders in Pennsylvania are calling for changes to the Affordable Care Act. The AFL-CIO said it’s concerned about the affordability and accessibility of health insurance under Obamacare, and also worries that workers’ hours may be cut back as an unintended consequence of the law. “There are still things that
need to get fixed,” Rick Bloomingdale, president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, said. On the whole, unions’ biggest complaint with the ACA is the Feds would recognize so-called “multi-employer plans” as employer-based health plans. Those types of plans were legalized by the Taft-Hartley Act and are
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widely used by labor unions to pool insurance costs between unions and management. The Treasury Dept. says it will view multi-employer plans the same way as other employer-based health coverage, so individuals enrolled in those plans will not be eligible for government subsidies. Without the subsidies, insurance would be more expensive. “Our members have negotiated hard for 50 years to get the good health care provided by our plans, and they shouldn’t lose that,” Bloomingdale said. He said the unions in Pennsylvania are waiting to see what compromise can be reached with the White House and Congress to address their concerns, before starting any grassroots efforts and telling members to contact their Congressmen. Wendell Young IV, president of the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1776, noted, “Labor is not against Obamacare. That is absolutely not true,” Young said. “We think that in the sausage-grinder that is Washington, some mistakes were made and those should be corrected.” The labor unions say they want the federal government to institute a penalty for employers who cut hours just to avoid offering health insurance.
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Sep. 21- Dorothy JohnsonSpeight and Mothers In Charge join with Enon Tabernacle Baptist Ch. for grief support session at 2800 W. Chelten Ave., 3 p.m. Dep. Police Commissioner Richard Ross special guest. Sep. 21- 13th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Family & Friends Cookout at DeLink Social Cl., 4172 Germantown Ave., 4-7 p.m. Free food, friends & political palaver! For info (215) 7044461. Sep. 22- Councilmen Jim Kenney and Mark Squilla host Fundraiser for Phila. Fire Fighters Survivor Fund at Woody’s, 202 S. 13th St., 36 p.m. Open Bar. Tickets $20. For info Local 22 (215) 440-4400. Sep. 25- Friends of Blondell Reynolds Brown host Reception with City Council President Darrell Clarke as featured guest at Independence Ha. Visitors Ctr., 6th & Market Sts., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets $100. RSVP Lindsay (267) 275-2120. Sep. 25- N.E. Ward Leaders host Fundraiser for DA candi-
date Danny Alvarez at Gen. Grant’s Bar & Grill, 2457 Grant Ave., 6-9 p.m. Beer, wine, dinner. Donation $40. For info da4da2013 @gmail.com. Sep. 26- State Sen. LeAnna Washington hosts Carol L. Smith Technology Symposium at Temple Stud. Activities Ctr., 2nd fl., 1755 N. 13th St., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sep. 27- Friends of Marian Tasco host Party for the People at H&H Banquet Ha., 2036 E. Haines St., 8 p.m.-12 a.m. BYOB. Tickets $35. For info (215) 437-3294, ext. 209. Sep. 29- Dr. Gerard Vernose hosts Vendemmia Italian Harvest Festival at Girard Pk., 21st & Porter Sts., 2-6 p.m. Tickets $45 in advance, at gate $55. For info (215) 5513859 or www.vendemmiafestival.com. Sep. 39 - Oct. 4-29th annual Celebration of Phila. Minority Enterprise Development Week at various locations. Oct. 1- Republican City Committee celebrate Octoberfest at United Republican Cl., 3156 Frankford Ave., 5:308:30 p.m. Food, fun, friend-
ship. Tickets $25. Oct. 2- 5th Ward Republican Committee hosts Patriots Party & Annual Fundraiser at Paddy Whacks, 2nd & South Sts., 6-9 p.m. Open wine & beer bar, buffet, complimentary copy of show “American Patriots: Portraits of the Medal of Hour”. Tickets $50, $30 for guests paid in advance. For info mcibik @gop5thward.com or (215) 735-1060. Oct. 3 & 5- King of Prussia Beerfest Royale held outdoors at The Plaza at King of Prussia Mall, parking lot adjacent to Mall Blvd. Thursday Donnerstag: Happy Hour. Live music by Hoppin’ John Orchestra. Get tickets from KOP Beerfest Royale website: http://kopbeerfest.com. Oct. 4- State Sen. Mike Stack hosts Senior Expo at Nat’l Guard Armory, 2700 Southampton Rd., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Refreshments served. Oct. 5- Fishtown Neighbors Association hosts River City Festival at Penn Treaty Pk., 12-5 p.m. Kicks off with 5K Run. Free admission. Oct. 6- Eagles Football Party
Fundraiser for Councilman Bob Henon (Eagles vs. Giants) at 3 Monkeys, 9645 James St., 12:30 p.m. Donation $30. Contact Marita Crawford (215) 410-9200. Oct. 10- Matt Wolfe & Denise Furey host Fundraiser for Controller candidate Danny Alvarez at 4256 Regent Sq., 6 p.m. Oct. 17- Official drawing for Mark Green’s 38th Ward raffle for flat-screen TV, digital camera, or ShopRite $100 card at Brown’s Family ShopRite, Fox St. & Hunting Park Ave. Tickets $5. For info (267) 977-4842 or (215) 844-1049. Oct. 17- Craft Beer Tasting to support State Rep. Ed Neilson at Katie O’Donnell’s, 4501 Woodhaven Rd., 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets $50. Tickets available at edneilson.com or (215) 821-9842. Oct. 18- Sheriff Jewell Williams and Democratic 16th Ward Committee host Chicken & Fish Fry at Lou & Choo’s, 21st & Hunting Park Ave., 5-9 p.m. Tickets $10. For info Andrew Smith (215) 609-5876.
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Sep. 19- Fall Fundraiser for Councilman at Large David Oh at Zarwin Baum, 1818 Market St., 13th fl., 5:30-8 p.m. Individual contributions $100-$2,500, PACs $1,000$5,000. Checks to Citizens for David Oh, 5813 Thomas Ave., Phila., PA 19143. Sep. 19- Cocktail Reception for Team McNesby at Cescaphé, 923 N. 2nd St., 69 p.m. Open bar, music, hors d’oeuvres. Friends $100, Sponsors $250, Supporters $500. For tickets Roosevelt Poplar (215) 768-8853, Steve Weiler (267) 249-1486, Gene Blagmond (267) 767-4479. Sep. 19- Watching Eagles with State Rep. John Taylor at Romano’s Catering, 1523 E. Wingohocking St., 8 p.m. $35 ticket includes best-indoor tailgate buffet and refreshments. For info (215) 545-
2244. Sep. 20- State Rep. James Clay holds Fundraiser at Daly’s Pub, 4201 Comly St., 6-9 p.m. Guest $35, Friend $50, Host $250, Sponsor $500. For info Timothy Savage, Jr. (215) 518-6714. Sep. 21- State Rep. Mark Cohen hosts Open House for new district office at 7012 Castor Ave., 12-3 p.m. Free food buffet, giveaways, music. RSVP Sonja Thomas sathomas@pahouse.net, (215) 342-6340 or (215) 200-6144. Sep. 21- Thrill Show for Hero Scholarship at Wells Fargo Ctr., 3601 S Broad St., 12-8 p.m. Sep. 21- 56th Ward Democrats in conjunction with the 35th, 53rd, 55th & 63rd Wards host Picnic at Burholme Pk., Cottman & Central Aves., 1 p.m. Tickets $35, candidates & PACS minimum $100. Checks payable to “Friends of 56th Ward”, mailed to 7270 Castor Ave., 2nd fl., Phila., PA 19152.
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If SEPTA is forced to curtail its far-flung transit routes, this city will be an unhealthy place in which to live and work. It doesn’t take imagination or much knowledge of mathematics to figure out how one trainload of workers, traveling on a four-car SEPTA train, can easily translate into 300 automobiles used to take these same workers onto our congested highways, creating more traffic jams as they come to work. The only people clapping with glee are the city’s already-flush public-garage owners. There will be no place to store those cars. The Philadelphia Parking Authority might be asked to allow crisis parking rules around Center City. It is imperative our local congressional representatives join US Sen. Bob Casey in a full-court press to move more federal funding to transit authorities such as SEPTA. Its economic health benefits all of us, whether we drive to work or use its transit services. The area serviced by SEPTA produces one-third of the gross domestic product of the Commonwealth. It is time for the state legislature to listen to proposals from SEPTA advocates to find additional ways to fund SEPTA. For this city and its environs to grow, we need to continue to infuse money into this transit system, which remains on the cutting edge of transit technology.
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by Bonnie Squires Atlantic City may have the Miss America pageant back, but Philadelphia had Hillary Clinton for the Liberty Medal ceremony at the National Constitution Center – and that’s worth a lot more! Especially since both Penn President Amy Gutmann, who chaired the selection committee, and Mayor Michael Nutter both included in their remarks their expectation Hillary would become the first woman President of the United States. And the first First Lady to walk back into the White House as the President. The video depicting Hillary Clinton’s life and accomplishments included the fact that in college and even before, she was a passionate Republican. But the Vietnam War changed her perspective and she went from being a Goldwater girl to being a supporter of Eugene McCarthy. Hillary’s political career began, however, when she was president of the student body at Wellesley. And when she departed from her prepared remarks at graduation to rebut Republican Sen. Ted
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transportation funding and Marcellus Shale drilling. The PLBC will also recognize Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-Phila.) for his outstanding leadership and advocacy for minorities. The West Powelton Steppers will perform during the event as well. Brown’s office will be taking guests to the reception and the day will include visits to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial and the Smithsonian’s African American History Museum. “This is a wonderful time to present the best of Pennsylvania to our fellow legislators and congressional delegations,” Brown said. “I am thrilled to be able to include visits to the MLK memorial and the museum during this special day.” The PLBC was organized during the 1973-74 legislative session by K. Leroy Irvis to
bring legislators from minoritybased districts together as a unified voice on issues and concerns that affect the majority of their constituents. Waters Orients New FACT Participants
State Rep. Ronald G. Waters (D-W. Phila.) recently held orientation for mothers and children who will participate in the Fathers And Children Together Program that is offered through Graterford Prison. “FACT is a program that unites inmates from SCI Graterford with their children to engage in structured, weekly activity,” Waters said. “The program is unique because not only does it provide fathers and children with muchneeded bonding time, it also helps to foster responsible relationship engagement amongst inmates,” he added. “Since many of the fathers are learning for the first time
what it is like to engage their child in a structured environment, they are benefiting just as much as the children who, everyone would agree, benefit immensely from spending time with their fathers.” The orientation included several workshops that were created to prepare mothers and children for the seven-week program. They were conducted by Michael Little from the Philadelphia Dept. of Behavior Health; therapist Regina Russell and counselor Cassandra Bolding. In addition to the workshops, the children were treated to arts and crafts from the Mural Arts organization and were given bags filled with back-to-school essentials. Waters also provided a free lunch for everyone in attendance. “The early returns on this program have been nothing short of amazing,” Waters said.
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Blondell Pushes School Tax-Collection Inquest
Councilwoman at Large Blondell Reynolds Brown is pushing for a hearing to investigate the efficiency of collections of the School Income Tax. The School Income Tax is imposed by the School District of Philadelphia and applies to various classes of unearned income not subject to the Philadelphia Business Income & Receipts Tax or City Wage Tax. The School Income Tax applies to the following types of income: Dividends, Interest Income, S Corp Distributions, Partnership Distributions, Estates and Trusts income, Short Term Capital Gains (held six months or less) and Rental Income. “The School Income Tax is difficult to collect because it applies to unearned income, often relying on self-reporting by the taxpayer,” said the Councilwoman. “If current practices are not working, we must develop a more-efficient plan moving forward. “Finally, parents need to know that we are not resting on our laurels just because schools opened on time; we continue to
search for every dollar.” Clay To Provide ‘School Essentials’
State Rep. James Clay (DKensington) announced his office is providing many public-school students in his district with school materials at a series of planned school visits. “There are many things parents may be concerned about when sending their child back to school, but no parent should have to worry about their child having the required materials to start the year,” Clay said. “My office collaborated with a number of the public schools in our district to put together personalized back-toschool packages for students, and I will be going into each classroom to personally deliver the materials.” Clay said the list of schools he will visit includes Harding Warren G MS, Marshall John School, Stearne Allen MS and Ziegler ES. “I see this as a great opportunity to meet the children of the 179th Dist., and to bless them with some materials to get the school year started on the right foot,” Clay said.
COUNCILWOMAN BlondelI Reynolds Brown introduced Resolution recognizing life, legacy and untimely passing of E. Steven Collins at Radio One. “E. Steven Collins was not a colleague; he was a part of the family for me and countless Philadelphians,” said Reynolds Brown. “The sense of loss is huge, but his legacy is infinitely greater.” Photo by Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography
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“All of the children, mothers and fathers who previously participated in the program were thrilled with the experience. I look forward to watching this new group of children grow as they have this opportunity to engage with their fathers, and I know the fathers cannot wait to see their young ones excel in this structured environment,” he added. In addition to Waters, the new FACT participants were greeted at the orientation by a number of people, including: Samuel Staten, Jr. from Local 332, Dr. Jean Wright from the Philadelphia Dept. of Behavioral Health, Penny McDonald from Waters’ Constituent Service Office, Dr. Thomas Reid from NU-Stop, Robyn Buseman from the Mural Arts Dept. and external U-CAN members Tyrone “Cakes” Sims and Wesley Wilson Bey.
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State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown (D-W. Phila.), chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, announced the PLBC will host A Taste of Pennsylvania reception at the annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, D.C. The PLBC will host the reception from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Sep. 20 in Suite 420, Lafayette Tower on the Washington campus of Drexel University, 801 17th St. NW. The annual conference provides for legislators and other people to gather from across the nation to discuss state- and federal-government issues, as well as general health, education, technology, public-safety and environmental concerns. A panel discussion will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. to discuss key Pennsylvania issues such as education, health care,
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Last Thursday, DANA SPAIN, chairwoman of the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society and founder of Philadelphia Style magazine, held a fundraiser at her home in Bella Vista for City Controller candidate TERRY TRACY. Spain is exploring a run for Mayor as a Republican in 2015. While a novice in the political scene, Spain has one key element necessary to a serious run for Mayor – demonstrated ability to raise money. She founded and is in large part responsible for the success of PAWS. She is a successful businesswoman. She founded and made Philadelphia Style into a noted magazine. Spain sold Style for an undisclosed figure. Tuesday evening, LINDA KERNS, the co-chairwoman of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Republican National Lawyers Association, held a reception at her law offices in Symphony House. Kerns, who has coordinated election-day legal operations for the Philadelphia Republican Party for the past few years, is seeking volunteers to help with this year’s election. The slate is rather light this year. The Republicans have only five candidates on the ballot this year – DAN ALVAREZ for District Attorney, TERRY TRACY for City Controller and ANNE MARIE COYLE and KENNETH POWELL for Common Pleas. The fifth candidate is VIC STABILE, the only statewide Republican candidate this year. He is running for Pennsylvania Superior Court. Tuesday was a busy night. In addition to Kerns’ event, a number of wards held meetings to gear up for the upcoming election. Four University City wards held a joint meeting at the Mill Creek Tavern on Chester Avenue. Ward Leaders included MATT WOLFE (27th), MARK SUPPLE (46th), ANDREW (Cont. Page 12)
Every once in a while, I’ve had the pleasure of sitting in the Mayor’s Box at a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park. As experiences go, it’s not bad. You have the option of sitting inside or outside to watch the game. Sometimes, you even get food if the group that’s got the box that night sets it up. It’s a special experience, especially if you’re a kid with good grades or someone who’s otherwise earned the right to see how the other half lives. City Councilman Jim Kenney, one of the many people whose name keeps coming up in our city’s “Who’s gonna be the next Mayor?” conversation, has had the privilege of using the Mayor’s Box at Citizens Bank Park, Lincoln Financial Field and the Wells Fargo Center for various community and church groups. He’s come up with an idea that on its face sounds like a good one: Rent the Mayor’s Boxes out to businesses that can’t afford to buy the prime client entertainment spaces themselves, and use that money to fund the schools. Mayor Michael Nutter has nixed the idea because it wouldn’t be available to church and community groups and as a perk to kids with good grades. But I think Councilman Kenney is on to something. Renting the boxes for $1 million apiece to small businesses and corporations could raise some serious coin for a School District badly in need of it. You could also get the businesses to pinch off some tickets for community and church groups and kids who get good grades as a tax write-off. Sounds like a win-win to me. (Cont. Page 12)
Yo! Here we go again with examples of a Lexiphile: you know – like, “You can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish”, or, “I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger – then it hit me”). Well, here are a few more: To write with a broken pencil is – pointless. When fish are in schools they sometimes – take debate. A thief who stole a calendar – got 12 months. When the smog lifts in Los Angeles – U.C.L.A. The professor discovered her theory of earthquakes – was on shaky ground. The batteries were given out – free of charge. A dentist and a manicurist married – they fought tooth and nail. A will is a – dead giveaway. If you don’t pay your exorcist – you can get repossessed. With her marriage she got a new name – and a dress. Show me a piano falling down a mineshaft and I’ll show you – A-flat miner. You are stuck with your debt if – you can’t budge it. The Local Area Network in Australia is the LAN down under. A boiled egg is – hard to beat. When you’ve seen one shopping center – you’ve seen a mall. Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was – resisting a rest. Did you hear about the fellow whose whole left side was cut off? – He’s all right now. If you take a laptop computer for a run you could – jog your memory. A bicycle can’t stand alone – it is two-tired. In a democracy it’s your vote that counts; in feudalism – it’s your Count that votes. When a clock is hungry – it goes back four seconds. The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine – was fully recovered. He had a photographic memory – which was never developed. Those who get too big for their britches will be – exposed in the end. When she saw her first strands of gray hair – she thought she’d dye. Now you should understand what a Lexiphile is and could use them – with a smile.
WELL, WELL, WELL. Mayor NUTTER found the money to pay firemen. Gov. “Corporate” CORBETT found the money for Medicaid expansion. Hmm – where was that cash?... Mayor Nutter’s REFUSAL to officiate at same-sex rites could WRITE OFF a major segment of the electorate (?). He could have put it in another way. It must have shaken the foundations at the William Way Center. Judge Pellegrini’s order to cease issuance of same-sex marriage licenses by BRUCE HANES, Montgomery Co. Registrar, is NOT a victory for the Commonwealth. The order also does not declare licenses issued NULL AND VOID. Bruce is MISSED at our American Legion meetings, however. HANES is now akin to Thomas PAINE.... Is the Governor singing, “I did it MY WAY” in his plan to accept federal Medicaid money? He wanted private insurance carriers involved. MULTI-TRILLION-dollar insurance companies spent over $200m to try to defeat OBAMACARE. The Guv’s MEDICAID MOVE could be deftly political, but WELFARE denials seem to be increasing. Is it the country song: “ONE STEP FORWARD AND TWO STEPS BACK”? LOCAL 98 leader John DOUGHERTY’S Facebook letter on the Mayor saw one reply to it for calling the Mayor “crybaby” and likening him to a small kid. Maybe it is better said as na-na-na-na-na (?). Seeing State Sen. ANTHONY WILLIAMS at many recent events, with the MAYOR, prompted some to wonder if Williams would be another Nutter, if elected Mayor. Ponder that... Controller Alan BUTKOVITZ’S call to (Cont. Page 25)
STATE SEN. ANDY DINNIMAN was the guest of honor at a fundraiser at the Chester Co. Center for Arts and Culture. The overflow crowd consisted of Democrats and Republicans. Dinniman represents one of the wealthiest districts in the state yet breaks the pattern of such areas being represented by a Republican. Dinniman was accompanied by his lovely wife MARGOT and their oversized, well-groomed poodle HENRY. Henry is also well-known in the Chester Co. District. STATE SEN. MIKE STACK joined Dinniman at the event. Stack also attended the fourth anniversary of the Barrio Latino at Roberto Clemente playground. He was joined by activist MALIK AZIZ. Malik is the leading advocate for “returning citizens”. These are former criminal offenders who are now trying to transition back into productive citizens. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania currently spends significantly more money building prisons then funding public education. So it’s important to figure out a way to stem the tide of recidivism. Two potential civil wars loom on the horizon. The first and most likely is that of a primary challenge to incumbent STATE SEN. TINA TARTAGLIONE from former City COUNCILMAN DAN SAVAGE. Savage is rumored to have the staunch support of powerful union head JOHN DOUGHERTY. But many labor leaders still support Tartaglione. It will be interesting to see how that battle plays out. Doc has always been a powerful independent, but will he risk the almost-unanimous consternation of the other labor leaders? And does Dougherty want a two-front war? The other looming battle is between incumbent STATE REP. JOHN SABATINA, JR. and newly elected STATE REP. EDDIE NEILSON. Both representatives serve Northeast Philadelphia but their districts are being merged. WARD LEADER JOHN SABATINA, SR. and Doc have had up-and-down relations over the years but have been mostly positive. Neilson won the former seat of now City COUNCILMAN DENNY O’BRIEN. Many insiders think his “new” stature should mean he steps aside. But word on the street is an all-out battle between Sabatina and Neilson is looming. This is just another example of how success among Democrats usually leads to monumental failure. Democrats always end up fighting with each other and that presents opportunities to Republicans. (Cont. Page 12)
11TH WARD Fish Fry at Lou & Choo’s Pub netted this “catch” of attendees, including Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown; Sierra Street, Common Pleas judge nominee; Councilwoman Cindy Bass; Omar Sabir; 11th Ward hostess Tuti Edwards; and 11th Warder Verna Brown, City Council aide. Photo by Joe Stivala
COUNCILMAN Kenyatta Johnson hosted Community Appreciation Day at 22nd & Pt. Breeze Avenue. Amid host of activities and live entertainment, he took time out for this photo with, from left, Shaleen Floyd, Andrew Outen, Ahmad Johnson and Kenyatta & Ruby Foster-Albany. Photo by Leona Dixon
JOINING Councilman Kenyatta Johnson at his Community Appreciation Day were Councilman Bill Greenlee and State Rep. Michelle Brownlee. Also at event was Councilman David Oh. Photo by Leona Dixon
ENTERTAINERS treated attendees to great music. Two of them were Ernest Watkins and gospel recording artist Tamika Patton. Photo by Leona Dixon
Going Beyond Sport Boyle Bros. Host Senior Fair Williams Fights Anti-Gay ‘Therapy’
PHILA. Eagles legend Brian Dawkins discusses tackling sports and socials issues -- on and off sports field -- during panel discussion with Will Greenwood, rugby World Cup THROWING lavish Senior Fair at Klein Jewish Community winner, at Beyond Sport Summit held in Center City last Center in Bustleton were State Reps. Kevin Boyle, left, and Photo by Rory McGlasson brother Brendan Boyle. week.
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WARD Leader Al Lewis’s annual Fish Fry at Lou & Choo’s brought out happy attendees Carlos Matos, 19th Ward Leader; Al Stewart, 11th Ward Leader and host; Omar Sabir; “Big Pete” Lyde, court official; Leslie Acosta, 197th Dist. legislative candidate; Emilio Vazquez, 43rd Ward Leader; George “Baltimore” Brooks, 47th Ward Leader; and consultant Dwayne Lily. Photo by Joe Stivala
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ANTI-GAY “conversion therapy” for minors would be banned, according to legislation introduced by State Sen. Anthony Williams and State Rep. Brian Sims, left. Duo made announcement at The Attic in Center City, joined by LGBTQ counselors Ed Coffin and Monique Walker.
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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on July 6, 2006, a certain mortgage charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) was executed by Nathaniel Churchwell, as mortof the highest bid is the deposit required at the gagor in favor of Cardinal Financial Company, sale. The amount that must be paid to HUD by the Limited Partnership as mortgagee and was mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent Philadelphia County in Mortgage Document amount of $61,553.30 as of August 7, 2013, plus all other amounts that would be due under the #51489792 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortMortgage encumbered property located at 2427 gage had not been accelerated, advertising costs North Napa Street, Philadelphia, PA 19132, Parcel and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, #: 32N3-467 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, the mileage by the most reasonable road distance for Property was owned by Nathaniel Churchwell and posting notices and for the Foreclosure CommisMozella Churchwell, husband and wife, by virtue sioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and cusof deed dated June 26, 1954 and recorded August tomary costs incurred for title and lien record 29, 1954 in Book MLS 725; Page 203; searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs inWHEREAS, Mozella Churchwell died on April 2, curred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for 1999 and by operation of law, title vested in recording documents, a commission for the ForeNathaniel Churchwell. Nathaniel Churchwell died closure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred on December 13, 2012 and by operation of law, in connection with the foreclosure prior to reintitle vested in his sole surviving daughter, Geralstatement. There will be no proration of taxes, dine Churchwell; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is rents or other income or liabilities, except that the now owned by the Secretary of the United States purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata Department of Housing and Urban Development share of any real estate taxes that have been paid (“Secretary”), pursuant to an assignment recorded by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. on March 23, 2010 in Document #52189804, in the When making their bid, all bidders, except the SecOffice of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia retary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, a default 10% of the Secretary’s bid as set forth above in the has been made in the covenants and conditions of form of a certified check or cashier’s check made the Mortgage as Nathaniel Churchill died on Deout to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need cember 13, 2012 and that the monthly payments not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful due following his death were not made and rebid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be mains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice, presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit and no payment has been made sufficient to restore is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase the loan to currency; and WHEREAS, the entire price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of amount delinquent as of August 7, 2013 is the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may $61,553.30 plus interest, costs and other charges determine for good cause shown, time being of the through the sale date; and WHEREAS, by virtue of essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must this default, the Secretary has declared the entire be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortcheck. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need gage to be immediately due and payable; NOW not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all real estate the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery 1994, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreof the remainder of the payment and all other costs closure Commissioner, recorded on September 29, associated with the transfer of title. At the conclu2011 in Misc. Instrument #: 52395684, in the Ofsion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful fice of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that may grant an extension of time within which to deon October 10, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the Southeast liver the remainder of the payment. All extensions Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at will be for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen 19107, all real and personal Property at or used in (15) day extension requested. The extension fee connection with the following described premises shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier’s (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the check made payable to the Secretary of Housing highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of and Urban Development. If the high bidder closes ground with the buildings and improvements the sale prior to the expiration of any extension pethereon erected. SITUATE on the Easterly side of riod, the unused portion of the extension fee shall Napa Street as the distance of 186 feet Northbe applied toward the amount due. wardly from the Northerly side of York Street in If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the 28th Ward of the City of Philadelphia. CONthe required period, or within any extensions of TAINING in front or breadth on the said side of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder’s deNapa Street, 14 feet 3 inches, and extending of that posit will be forfeited, and the Commissioner may, width in length or depth Eastwardly between paralat the direction of the HUD Field Office Represenlel lines at right angles to the said Napa Street 50 tative, offer the Property to the second highest bidfeet to a certain 3 feet 8 inches wide alley extendder for an amount equal to the highest price offered ing from York Street to Cumberland Street. by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or BEING more commonly known as 2424 North right of possession based upon a right of redempNapa Street, Philadelphia, PA 19132. BEING Partion, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a cel Number: 32N-3467. The sale will be held on foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. ThereOctober 10, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the Southeast Enfore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a trance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. purchase price in accordance with the terms of the The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development sale as provided herein. will bid $61,553.30 plus interest, costs and other
Elephant Corner (Cont. From Page 10) GENTSCH (51st) and DENISE FUREY (60th). The event was well attended by election-board workers and committee people. Candidates Tracy and Coyle stopped in to say hello. The 8th Ward also had a meeting on Tuesday at the offices of Pepper Hamilton. WARD LEADER LINDSAY DOERING was pleased with the turnout. Doering, who became the ward leader three years ago, has increased the political activity of the ward through recruitment of more committee people and volunteers. Tracy, the Republican candidate for City Controller, lives in this ward. This weekend some of the herd will be heading up the turnpike to the fall meeting of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. Philadelphia has 12 representatives on the PAGOP State Committee; however, we expect a few more local Republicans to attend, as many of the meetings are open. The highlight of the weekend is the Friday-night dinner and this year’s keynote speaker is the HON. JOHN BOLTON, former US Ambas-
sador to the United Nations and political commentator. A recently released Pew Charitable Trust poll indicates that perception of the quality of the Philadelphia schools has decreased significantly over the past five years. Apparently 78% of those polled indicated that our schools are “fair or poor” up from 63% in 2009. What was more troubling is that poll reported 48% of respondents indicated the poor district schools would force them to find alternative education options, including leaving the city. This is frightening, as those leaving will be families with the financial ability to move to the suburbs. This would further erode the tax base. Those polled were asked to assign blame for the schools’ problem. Given the bashing that Gov. Corbett was getting in the media concerning the lack of state funding for Philadelphia schools, one would have expected the majority of respondents to blame him. However, 31% blamed the Governor and the state legislators, while another 31% of the respondents blamed MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER and City Council. Twenty-one percent blamed the School Reform Commission
and the School District administration and another 11% blamed the teachers’ union. The State already funds roughly 60% of the School District’s budget. Asking Harrisburg for more money will fall on deaf ears (not only the Governor’s but legislators’) until the district implements some real reforms, including, but not limited to, basing pay increases for teacher on performance and not seniority.
Out & About (Cont. From Page 10) Besides, when it comes to school funding, we need to start thinking outside the box. Using these boxes just might work.... I’d like to end this week’s column by remembering another person lost to Philadelphia’s journalism community. Philadelphia Daily News page designer Darlene Waties died last Friday. She was 51. Waties and I worked together at the Bucks Co. Courier Times in Levittown and she was one of the people who inspired the acerbic wit you occasionally get in this column. She was also an adjunct professor in Temple’s journalism department and one of the most honest people I’ve ever known. If you didn’t want to know what she thought, it was best not to ask her. She is survived by her husband David and her daughters Stephanie and Danielle.
City Hall Sam (Cont. From Page 10) Fighting is not a new phenomenon in City Council and the opening council session featured a battle for public schools. COUNCILMAN WILSON GOODE introduced several bills to scale back the City’s 10-year property-tax abatements for new homes and use the savings for the schools. This idea will generate a lot of debate among Council Members, developers, the chambers of commerce, and labor leaders whose members have benefited from the development spurred by the tax abatements. Look for this fight to continue well into the fall council session.
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casino applicants who will return to answer questions developed from this meeting. The Gaming Board is also inviting written testimony on the bidders be made through Sep. 30. A third meeting to develop community concerns is expected to wind up testimony and be followed by a decision. In competition for winning the second casino bid are Casino Revolution, PHL Local Gaming LLC, 3333 S. Front Street; Live! Hotel and Casino; Stadium Casino, LLC, 900 Packer Avenue; Market 8, Market East Associates, 8th & Market; Hollywood Casino, PA Gaming Ventures, 700 Packer Avenue; The Provence, Tower Entertainment, LLC, 400 N. Broad Street; and Wynn Philadelphia, Inc., 2001 Beach Street, and 2001 through 2003 Richmond Street. There is no real opposition existing in the City of Philadelphia as had faced the first attempt to pick a second casino.
SugarHouse Casino, located at Germantown & Delaware Avenue, the only casino now operating, was met with fierce resident resistance. The second Casino, slated for Columbus Boulevard & Reed Street floundered and failed under community resistance and the inability to get its funding together. The communities that may be impacted by the location of the second casino realize they can benefit from sharing concerns -- and big dollars -- to ameliorate the impact that casino will have on their area. SugarHouse Casino, with 58 gaming tables, grossed $7,009,093 in August of this year, over $200,000 more than it did in 2012. Its contribution in the form of taxes to the city has reached several million dollars. Critics complaining a second casino will not increase revenue, but take from the existing one are met by stats that show more than one casino
nearby brings more traffic. When the second casino begins operation, revenues will match or exceed SugarHouse Casino, since all six applicants offer much larger proposals with more tables, hotels, and a host of other enmities not available to SugarHouse due to its size. In addition, the award of a second casino is seen as an immediate boon to the city’s Building Trades, with as many as 1,000 trained journeyman expected to be employed during the construction period. Of the six, only Casino Revolution, at 3333 S. Front Street, can be up and running six months earlier than any of the other licensee applicants. That is due to the huge warehouse in the Procacci Tomato Processing complex which is to be the original pad for the casino. It’s walls are up and only interior changes need be made. Which of the six applicants is awarded the golden ring
from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is anybody’s guess at this moment of time. The Board was established in 2004 with the passage of Act 71, also known as the Race Horse Development & Gaming Act. Pennsylvania’s first new state agency in nearly 30 years, the Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of the state’s casino industry. The 12 casinos in operation all offer both slot machine and table game gambling, employ over 16,000 people, and collectively generate an average of $4 million per day in tax revenue. A portion of that money is used for property-tax reduction to all Pennsylvania homeowners; provide funds to the Commonwealth’s horseracing industry, fire companies, a statewide water and sewer project grant program, and the state’s General Fund. Another portion establishes a new stream of tax revenue to local governments that host casinos for community projects.
Slots revenues were first used to expand the 2006 Property Tax & Rent Rebate program for senior citizens, widows/widowers 50 and over, and people with disabilities. Penn National Gaming’s commitment to funding city schools and pensions with its profits from Hollywood Casino Philadelphia is also unique. The Hollywood Philadelphia proposal will give two-thirds of its free cash flow to Philadelphia’s cash-strapped schools and retired employee funds. The annual contributions will start at a guaranteed $2 million minimum and revenue estimates show that growing to over $20 million. City Controller Alan Butkovitz states that these donations could total $115 million over the next 15 years. Hollywood Casino Philadelphia will not alone solve the City’s fiscal problems, but this plan is the only among casino applicants that provides direct aid to these financial problems.
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by Joe Shaheeli The average Philadelphian is unaware there may be some light at the end of the dark taxation tunnel into which they’ve been thrown. Philadelphia will soon become home to the second casino it had been awarded by state legislation which assured the city’s size merited the distinction of becoming home to two casinos. It still won’t happen for a couple more years because the process is a long and thorough one. With half the journey behind the city already, the next half takes a major step forward when the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board begins hearing public testimony from city officials to her their views of the six proposals before it. That will take place Sep. 24 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, beginning at 11 a.m. in Room 108. It can be seen live at the Gaming Board’s website. Another date, yet to be announced, will summon the six
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by Michael A. Cibik, Esq. American Bankruptcy Board Certified Question: What are the new rules for getting an FHA mortgage after bankruptcy? Answer: The Federal Housing Administration, in a major policy change, has announced easier rules for people looking to get a mortgage after bankruptcy. The Federal Housing Administration will allow a bankruptcy debtor to get a mortgage backed by FHA in as little as one year after bankruptcy – if certain minimal criteria are met. The one-year timeframe also applies to short sales and even foreclosures. This is yet another acknowledgment that the “stigma” of bankruptcy has been replaced by the “necessity” of bankruptcy. The FHA will consider borrowers who have received a bankruptcy discharge or short sale or foreclosure more than one year prior if the borrower experienced an Economic Event and can document the following:
• Prior to the economic event, the borrower had good credit and that certain credit impairments were the result of a loss of employment or a significant loss of Household Income beyond the borrower’s control; • The borrower has demonstrated full recovery from the event; and • The borrower has completed housing counseling. The FHA defines an Economic Event as “any occurrence beyond the borrower’s control that results in Loss of Employment, Loss of Income, or a combination of both, which causes a reduction in the borrower’s Household Income of twenty (20) percent or more for a period of at least six (6) months.” In order to fully recover, many Americans are turning to bankruptcy to get a fresh start. The FHA understands this, and seems ready to help people get a mortgage after bankruptcy. Next Week’s Question: Why bankruptcy can’t fix everything.
by Michael P. Boyle, Esq. In Portland, Ore., someone calling himself “Artemis of the Wildland” recently distributed flyers targeting recipients of Social Security disability (SSD) benefits. The flyer accuses SSD recipients of trying to destroy democracy, and hinted the author would publicly name recipients. The clear intent of the author is to suggest that those receiving SSD benefits are not worthy and in effect are too
lazy to work — and likely not really disabled. If you read this column even once in a while, you know how often I state how hard it is to receive SSD (or SSI) benefits. SSD and SSI benefits are not “welfare” programs. To get these benefits, you have to establish you suffer from a severe impairment or combination of impairments that renders you unable to perform any past work or other jobs that exist in substantial numbers in the na-
Tina, Vince Vow Wage Hike MINIMUM WAGE should be raised automatically each year, said State Sens. Tina Tartaglione and Vincent Hughes at presser in City Hall. They will work together to pass this legislation during fall Senate session.
tional economy. About 2/3 of applicants are turned down. Many people who are disabled and unable to work must hire a lawyer and go through a hearing process. This can involve waiting years before being approved. People who lose at the hearing level must file appeals within SSA or to federal court before finally receiving benefits, years after they first became disabled. In the meantime, they have to survive on welfare or rely on family members’ generosity to survive. To receive SSD benefits, you need to establish insured status. You do this when you
work and have payroll taxes deducted every pay period. By paying Social Security taxes, we all fund retirees, the disabled and the children of parents who die prematurely. Keep in mind you may one day need to rely on these funds if you become disabled. Rather than destroying democracy, SSD benefits prevent destitution and provide a measure of financial security for those unable to work. Without the SSD program, we would see a huge surge in poverty, crime, and homelessness, along with a big increase in ER usage, as SSD recipients also receive Medicare.
Police Chiefs’ Lunch PHILA. Region FBI SpecialAgent-In-Charge Ed Hanko, center, chats with retired Chief Inspector John Maxwell, criminal-justice professor at Drexel University, and Emile Bucceroni, security chief at Food Center Fish Market, during monthly Police Chiefs Association meeting.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL barbecue in Cobbs Creek Park saw these kids lucky recipients of bookbags, courtesy of Beautification Project volunteers. Affair was organized by State Rep. Ron Waters and State Sen. Anthony Williams, represented here by staffer Rasheen Crews, left.
CITY Commissioner Stephanie Singer, Norys Gonzales of State Rep. J. P. Miranda’s staff and Deputy Commissioner Tracey Gordon meet up with one of oldest registered voters in the City, 103-year-old Mrs. Lenora Carey, at one of Singer’s “Democracy On Ground” voter-education series.
US Coast Guard Sailor Of The Quarter Spring Garden Festival Cigar Celebration For Randy
NAVY LEAGUE Phila. Council presented check to Morale, Welfare & Recreation Fund of US Coast Guard Cutter William Tate. MK2 Daniel Flanigan, right, was also presented check as “Sailor of the Quarter” for exemplary service. Quarterly award for military personnel offers special privileges for three months. Lt. Christopher Jasnoch, commanding officer, is flanked by League members Dave Armstrong, Wally Littlewood and Dick Kearney. Photo by Joe Stivala
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D&B Manager Dean SHOULDERS.... Let’s hear it for the BIRTHDAY folks: Yesterday was City Hall stalwart Robin HUNTER’S big day. Tomorrow is builder John SUCCI’s day. On the 20th, St. Patrick’s Observance Association leader Mike CALLAHAN has his. Judge SEAN KENNEDY celebrates on the 21st. BEST WISHES! WELCOME HOME to Nicole MONSON, aide to Fire Commissioner Lloyd AYERS, who returned from watching Dawn STALEY inducted into the Hall of Fame. The St. Patrick’s Observance Assn. “Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day” fundraiser in SugarHouse Casino to finance the parade was GRAND! Thanks to John STEVENSON…. Hats off to Emile BUCCERONI, who once served in the DA’s Office,
STATE LAWMAKERS to run for office, and get elected – but not for SABIR, DeROSE and AUMENT? Do lawmakers have DIVINE RIGHT? That legislation is rotten and UN-AMERICAN to me!... The appeal fee of parking tickets to Common Pleas Court of $183 plus $11 for each defendant, even though YOU serve them, is UNFAIR. President Judge Pamela DEMBE has a real opportunity, as she nears retirement, to leave a legacy of improving due process. So too has Joe EVERS, Court Administrator. Don’t just DROP off into retirement; be remembered. Don’t forget that the Parking Adjudication BUREAU is not an Agency, but part of a DEPARTMENT. And there is case law to not have them HEAR THEIR OWN APPEALS. Pittsburgh
and now Philly Fish Market Security Chief. He fights crime 24/7. And to State Sen. Christine TARTAGLIONE for her efforts to raise the state minimum wage! ELATED to hear State Attorney General Kathleen KANE is charging drilling firms. She is being tendered a party in Philly on the 30th.... MEDIA MORASS: The daily press box of Mass Shootings during the OBAMA Presidency. What is the relevance? There is no link. TRAFFIC COURT: What is going on with Judge Glaser? Is he still in Traffic Court? When does he leave? Is he approaching age 70? WHAT HAPPENED to the Traffic Court candidates and nominees galls me. A bill introduced by Sen. Pileggi abolished the court. Let’s see; it is OKAY for PILEGGI and
realized this 10 years ago and set up a SEPARATE court in the lower court (Municipal level). President Judge Marsha NEIFIELD is capable of this task. Judge DEMBE, Joe EVERS, Please TAKE DOWN this wall! Todd FARALLY of Local 19 and John STEVENSON of Local 98 were first to point out safety violations in a non-union apartment development.... Local 19 has updated its boycott list. Call Joe RISPO for more data…. Local 1201 SEIU held a public forum on the school crises.... GORMS Gormley of Local 98 has qualified in media relations and collective bargaining.... Frank KEEL, labor PR great, has issued a state-of-society cry from the heart that stirs the soul in the way of Patrick HENRY.
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(Cont. From Page 10) reject the City fiscal plan is well grounded. Could we be returning to a time when then Finance Director Lennox MOAK developed an 18month budget? As for COUNCILMAN Wilson GOODE’S idea to City Council to eliminate the abatement on the portion of property taxes going to schools – it will yield PEANUTS in money!!... The family threatened with city liens for not paying the $300 annual trash-collection fee – though their home was singlefamily, but not classified as such – needed inspection by an assessor. The assessors are too busy assessing properties, Council heard. It could take months. I had a similar matter with an 88-year-old retired
cop; he DIED waiting for resolution. Assessment Dir. Richard McKeithen says he cannot hire assessors. True. The PEANUT SALARY offered could be the problem. Plus no JOB STEPS to look forward to. The extra funds requested from Council – did they go to hiring administrators and supervisors, chiefs with no tribe? A lot of print on Danny GARCIA’S big fight win. Local guys DESERVE IT. You won’t read that Philly’s J.D. RIVERA knocked out an Australian champ at the Deck Boxing in Essington — in the 2nd round! Rivera manages the WARRIOR GYM in S. Philly, and fought again in the Chester, Pa. casino recently. The Mayweather-Canelo fight was shown at Dave & Buster’s for only $5 cover. Thanks to
STATE SEN. Michael Stack was among surprise VIPs attending annual Spring Garden Street Festival at Roberto Clemente Park, 18th & Wallace, last Saturday. Chatting with him are Daisy Bermudez, LuzSelenia Loeb and Carmen Velez.
POPULAR political consultant Randy Robinson, 3rd from right, celebrated his birthday with “Cigar Party” at Cavanaugh’s in West Philly. Cigar stores across city presented their wares to attendees. Seen with Randy are Desaree Jones, director, State Sen. Anthony Williams’ office; State Rep. Jordan Harris; Common Pleas Judge nominee Timika Lane; Ryan Boyer, LDC business manager; Randy; Sabir Sabir, consultant; Al Spivey, Councilman Curtis Jones’ office; and Photo by Joe Stivala Rasheen Crews of Williams’ Office.
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NOTING since 2001 almost 100 SEPTA employees were called up to active duty, SEPTA General Mgr. Joe Casey this week announced SEPTA continues to seek qualified veterans as new employees “because of their service to our country and their proven technical abilities which fit in with our needs.” With Casey, left, are veteran Jordan Ranalli, now an assistant conductor, and Dan Amspacher, SEPTA recruitment director.
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SUPREME COURT Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and NCC CEO Jeffrey Rosen, Esq. held dialogue on constitutional-law issues in front of 800 people at NCC. Photos by Bonnie Squires
OUR CONGRATS to staff member Leona Dixon, 2nd from left, on her 50th. Helping her celebrate were David Hopper, Karen Dixon and Leona Dixon. JUDGE Marjorie O. Rendell chats with Chief Judge Theodore McKee and his daughter Amelia, who is a Temple law student.
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