Philadelphia Public Record

BACK TO LIFE Vol. XV No. 6

Issue 993

February 7, 2019

ANDREA OCTOBER, L, and Shemiah Cooper demonstrated for City Council staffers how to administer Narcan to revive victims of an opioid overdose – vital knowledge in a city beset with an opioid-abuse epidemic.

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Philly Legislators Push for Free College

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ENEWING THEIR call for free college for all Pennsylvanians, State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-W. Phila.), with State Reps. Jordan Harris (D-S. Phila.) and James Roebuck (D-W. Phila.), announced the next steps in the Pennsylvania Promise initiative Wednesday at the Capitol Media Center.

Hughes is sponsoring SB 111 and Harris and Roebuck are sponsoring HB 244.

Both bills aim to create the PA Promise, which provides “last dollar” funding of tuition and fees after accounting for all other federal, state, and institutional grants awarded to a student.

Students with a household income of $110,000 or less would be eligible for up to four years or an associate degree at a community college, a stateowned and state-related school or any combination thereof.

Room and board would be covered for students with family incomes equal to or less than $48,000.

“We should be tearing down barriers to education, not building them,” Hughes said. “The growing costs of higher education and the exploding rates of student debt are hurting the people of Pennsylvania. It is time we support our learners and give them the best opportunities for prosperity.”

“Education is the elevator out of poverty, and unfortunately the cost of a college

education has risen exponentially over the past 20 years with averages across the country more than tripling,” Harris said.

Roebuck remarked, “I could not imagine trying to start out after college with tens of thousands of dollars in debt, essentially paying a second mortgage. We are creating a crisis for our newest graduates and our economy.”

Pennsylvania ranked last among the states for higher education, with student debt tuition and fees dragging down the commonwealth’s educational rating, according to U.S. News and World report.

Tartaglione Presses Minimum-Wage Hike State Sen. Christine Tartaglione (D-Kensington) joined Gov. Tom Wolf, State Rep. Patty Kim (D-Dauphin) and many worker advocates to announce their plan to raise Pennsylvania’s outdated minimum wage, which has stagnated at just over $7 per hour for the last 12 years.

Under the new proposal, Pennsylvania’s minimum wage would rise from the federal minimum of $7.25 to $12 on July 1, 2019. It would then increase an additional 50 cents per year until reaching $15 in 2025, after which it would be linked to annual cost of living adjustments. Tartaglione will soon introduce this plan as legislation in the Senate, while Kim will introduce it in the House.

“Minimum wage is one of the most important issues facing us as elected officials and as a Commonwealth because it directly impacts so many of our constituents. Enacting our legislation would give raises to 2.1 million Pennsylvanians, who represent 37% of the total workforce,” Tartaglione said, quoting data compiled by the Keystone Research Center.

Inflation has grown nationwide in the last dozen

years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“Raising the Minimum Wage is long overdue. I know this because I sponsored Pennsylvania’s last successful Minimum Wage legislation in 2006,” the senator Tartaglione. “At the time, all the naysayers warned us that we would force Pennsylvania companies out of business and drive away countless jobs.

These doomsday predictions never came to pass.

Undaunted, our critics are making the same argument now, that businesses can’t afford to pay a fair minimum wage.”

“Pennsylvania workers and their families would earn an additional $9.1 billion over five years, money that they will spend in their communities in support of businesses,” Tartaglione argued.

Oh Seeks Hearings On Funding CCP Last week, Councilman David Oh (at Large) introduced a resolution calling for a hearing regarding the development of a responsible financial plan to meet the City’s requirement to adequately fund the Community College of Philadelphia as required by State law. The Resolution was co-introduced with Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and unanimously adopted by Council.

When the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania founded community colleges in 1963, it mandated equal funding from three sources: the State, the City, and students. Because the City has not been meeting its mandatory minimum appropriations to the Community College of Philadelphia for many years, the students have been burdened with higher tuition costs. For this fiscal year’s $134,712,576 operating budget, students provide 55% of the revenue while the State is only providing 24% and the City is only

providing 19%.

It is long overdue to critically examine why the City of Philadelphia has not been providing the minimum revenues required by the State to fund Community College of Philadelphia so that the City can begin the process of developing a plan to meet its financial obligation.

“Community College of Philadelphia is a vital asset of the City with approximately 27,729 students and it is the City’s responsibility to ensure that it has the resources to serves its students. Its role is crucial to strengthening the regional workforce in an increasingly technological and global world. Furthermore, it is an invaluable resource in our community in addressing some of our most pressing issues such as violence, homelessness, and addiction,” Councilman Oh stated.

This resolution will be heard before Council’s Committee on Finance chaired by Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell (3rd District) and the Committee on Global Opportunities & the Creative/ Innovative Economy, chaired

by Councilman Oh.

DeLissio Champions Transparency State Rep. Pam DeLissio (D-Northwest) has proposed two Pennsylvania House of Representatives rules reforms as part of a bipartisan effort to make government more transparent and accountable to the people of Pennsylvania.

Eight lawmakers joined together earlier this week to push for reform after they were not given an opportunity on opening day of the 2019-20 House session to consider proposed changes to current rules that often prevent substantive debate on important issues, require votes on measures with little or no notice, sideline important legislation, and allow impactful bills,

e.g. voting improvements or gift-ban legislation, to languish in committees.

DeLissio introduced Resolutions 13 and 19, both of which are among the package of rules reforms supported by Fair Districts PA. Resolution 13 would allow any legislation with 20 co-sponsors from each party to get a committee vote and be designated as a priority bill upon the request of one of the majority co-sponsors and one of the minority co-sponsors. The bill would then receive first consideration and be positioned for second and third consideration votes on the House floor.

Resolution 19 would reinforce that the only definition that should be used by the House for the word “germane” would be the Mason’s Manual definition. Regarding germaneness, the question is whether the amendment is relevant, appropriate and in natural and logical sequence to the subject matter. Even though the Mason’s Manual is the current definition utilized, it is not administered as such on the House floor.

In the past, the House has arbitrarily ruled on germaneness to rule out of order amendments that were, in fact, germane to the subject of the bill. This is done for many reasons, including to “save” members from having to put up a “bad” vote.

During her remarks at the Jan. 29 news conference, DeLissio commented that the lack of administering the rules fairly, in addition to needing other House Rules reforms, have caused her to create and use the hashtags #cluckfuster, #WhenYouHaveToCheatToWin and #FairandSquare.

One question from the news conference included whether or not Democrats would be advocating for such changes if they were in the majority, and the resounding answer was yes.

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Restore Pennsylvania would target flood prevention that will protect against severe weather and save homes and businesses in flood-prone areas.

The program would establish a disaster-relief trust fund to assist individuals who suffer losses that are not compensated by Federal Emergency Management Agency or other programs.

Stormwater infrastructure would be advanced with additional state funding to reduce the need for new stormwater fees, which have proven unpopular where they have been proposed.

Restore Pennsylvania will provide funding for infrastructure that helps build manufacturing facilities and other downstream businesses for the natural gas produced in Pennsylvania.

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structure initiative, Restore Pennsylvania, funded by the monetization of a commonsense severance tax.

Restore Pennsylvania would invest $4.5 billion over the next four years in projects throughout the commonwealth to help catapult Pennsylvania ahead of every state in the country in terms of technology, development, and infrastructure.

Restore Pennsylvania will provide funding to completely bridge the digital divide in every community in Pennsylvania, making Pennsylvania a better place to work, do business, and live. Grants will be available to support installation of infrastructure to bring high-speed internet to every corner of the Commonwealth. Funding will support every phase of the process from feasibility testing to connection.

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AN EVENING OF JAZZ AND PETITION PARTY Featuring

Napoleon Black Redeemed & 61st Street Band

Friday February 22, 2019 6-10 PM

Danny Banquet Hall

1 N. 50th Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19139 (50th & Market Street)

Tickets: $150.00

Please make checks payable to “Ward 44”/ corporate checks are not accepted .

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OV. TOM WOLF has long sought a severance tax on Pennsylvania’s booming Marcellus Shale gas industry, only to see his proposal shot down by Republican legislators, many of them from rural districts where taxes are an abomination.

This year, he has developed a strategy to sweeten the pot by tying a severance tax to public investments that would disproportionately favor rural constituencies.

“Over the past four years my administration has worked hard to improve our infrastructure and build strong, stable communities across the commonwealth,” said the governor. “We’ve made progress, but we still have more work to do.”

To achieve these goals, Governor Wolf is announcing a major new infra-

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Voting for Those Who Count the Votes

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BY JOE SHAHEELI NE OF THE MORE important offices at stake in the May primary is that of city commissioner. Come November, three will be elected to run the machinery of elections throughout Philadelphia.

All odds are that two will be Democrats, since that party enjoys a huge registration advantage. The third is reserved for a minority party, in practice a Republican, to ensure bipartisan administration of elections.

It is an elected office unique to Philadelphia. In Pennsylvania’s 66 other

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counties, county commissioners run the entire county administration. Since Philadelphia is both a city and a county, that role has been taken over by the mayor. But City Commission remains tasked with managing elections.

It is a daunting mission for an odd workforce. “Half the time we don’t have much to do; the other half the time we have too much to do,” Commissioner Al Schmidt has remarked wryly. There were 1,035,420 registered voters as of the 2018 primary. All their records must be kept secure and up to date.

There are 1,686 election divisions in the city. Each must be equipped, twice a year, with well-maintained voting machines and records trundled out of storage and delivered to them in time for Election Day, with no exception. Polling places must be lined up from a host of volunteer institutions, all of which must offer handicapped access.

When the big day comes,

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each division must be staffed with, ideally, three election-board officials, ideally elected by the voters of their division, along with, ideally, two other assistants who are appointed. We say “ideally,” because in practice it can be hard to find enough individuals to run a division. It is a grueling 11-hour day for, at most, $120, under intense legal and public scrutiny. Most of these one-day workers do it out of love of their democracy, their city and their neighbors.

Therefore, much City Commission work involves a continuous scramble to fill vacant positions by hook or by crook working in close cooperation with two sets of party ward leaders.

Of the two incumbent Democrats, Commissioner Anthony Clark will not run for re-election. Lisa Deeley has not formally announced her candidacy. Should she do so, she will recuse herself from any role in the election. Common Pleas Court President Judge Idee Fox will appoint a panel of

three judges to oversee City Commission until the general election is wrapped up.

Four years ago, six Democrats competed in the primary for two slots on the November ballot. At least eight Democrats have announced their candidacy this year, with likely a couple more to come.

This week, we profile three challengers, with more in weeks to come.

Jen Devor

Jen Devor is a progressive 26th Ward committeewoman, block captain – and machine inspector – with a background in marketing.

The central mission of City Commission is to pump voter turnout, she says, and she sees it as a marketing challenge first. America’s low voter-participation rate calls for a concerted effort to sell voting to the public, she holds.

“I’m a voting enthusiast,” Devor said recently. “I love Election Day, meeting neighbors.” A poor student in high school, she was transformed by a civics class that gave her a new sense of purpose. She wants to State Rep.

Councilwoman

Kevin J.

Jannie L. Blackwell

Boyle

District 3 City Hall, Room 408 Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 686-3418, (215) 686-3419 FAX: (215) 686-1933

172nd Dist.

7420 Frankford Ave. Phila., PA 19136

215-331-2600

State Rep. Jason

State Senator

Dawkins District Office:

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4667 Paul St. Philadelphia, PA 19124 (215) 744-7901 M.–Th.:8:30a.m.–5:00p.m.

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State Rep.

Phila PA 19148

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Rep.Maria P.

Donatucci D-185th District 2901 S. 19th St. Phila PA 19145 P: 215-468-1515 F: 215-952-1164

STATE REP MARY ISAACSON 175TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 610 N. SECOND STREET 215.503.3245

Representative

Angel Cruz

District Office 3503 ‘B’ St. 215-291-5643 Ready to Serve you

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198th District

Greenlee

AT YOUR SERVICE

Mark

McClinton

Youngblood

Councilman Wm.

State Rep. Elizabeth Fields.

She helped train hundreds of people to run for committeeperson. She published op-eds on voter engagement in the Inquirer, and for Generocity, Philly 3.0, Moving Philly Forward and Young Involved Philadelphia.

Devor would promote voting by designing “high-quality, easy-to-understand materials.” She wants to explore outreach to challenging constituents: homeless people, those in the criminal-justice system and Asian immigrants.

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Councilman

Joanna E.

Rep. Rosita

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bring civics back into the classroom as part of many curricula: history, English, even mathematics.

Born in North Jersey, she moved to Philadelphia 17 years ago to attend University of the Arts. Now 34 years old, she and her husband have a 5-year-old daughter.

Devor is an incorrigible volunteer with an extensive record of activism. She is a public-school advocate with Childs Elementary School and with Friends of Neighborhood Education.

She worked on the campaign of Hillary Clinton and

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Donna

Bullock 195th Leg. Dist.

2835 W. Girard Ave Phila, PA 19130

T: (215) 684-3738 F: (215) 235-4629

Councilman At-Large

DEREK 5. GREEN City Hall, Room 594 Philadelphia, PA 19107

215-686-3450 www.phlcouncil.com

City Councilwoman Cherelle L. Parker 9th District

District Office 1538 E. Wadsworth Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19150 Phone: 215-686-3454 Fax: 215-685-9271. www.phlcouncil.com/CherelleParker

Facebook: CouncilwomanCherelleLParker Twitter: @CherelleParker9

Kahlil Williams

An associate at Ballard Spahr, Kahlil Williams comes from a family with deep Philadelphia roots. His grandfather was a Laborer in the city.

His father joined the US Air Force; his mother worked for the Department of Public Health and the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

After graduating from Penn State, Williams took a master’s degree in political science at the University of Pennsylvania. “I became passionate about the cause of voting rights in the South,” he related.

Thanks to an entrée by Congressman Chaka Fattah, Williams worked in Washington for a year with the Congressional Black Caucus.

His résumé also includes service with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the Brennan Center for Justice.

Williams attended Columbia Law School and worked in a New York law firm after graduation before moving back home to Philadelphia in 2017. He lives with his wife and infant daughter in Fairmount.

Voter suppression is a

Luigi Borda

That sentiment is echoed

by Luigi Borda, a teacher of social studies and geography at Masterman High School.

“Philadelphia elected Donald Trump,” he insists.

“He carried Pennsylvania by 40,000 votes. Hundreds of thousands of Philadelphians didn’t vote; they’re the ones who elected him.”

An activist for public education, Borda runs other than for office. Seven years ago, he ran to Harrisburg to raise publicity for the city’s underfunded school system – all

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Borda’s methods are striking. He drives around town in a van that doubles as a campaign office and a civics-lesson lab. On one side a large map of the city’s wards is painted. When not in class, he goes everywhere, introducing himself to voters and spreading the word about voting. He (Cont. Page 8)

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for naught. That experience taught him a bitter lesson: The rest of the state won’t care about Philadelphia – unless it fears our votes.

Borda took action. “I’m a doer,” he says. In 2016, he worked with fellow teachers to run for committeeperson spots across the city. They elected 172 educators to that post.

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(Cont. From Prev. Page) In particular, she wants to engage high-school students. So get students to help staff divisions on Election Day – “It would give them lots of volunteer hours.”

problem in Philadelphia, Williams argues. “Low-income votes are not counted, non-English-speaking votes are not counted,” he insisted. “It’s time to fight back.”

Williams has been active with GRASP Philadelphia, Millennials in Action and the Young Democrats.

In office, Williams says, he would like to develop programs that recruit the legal community and members of the private sector to assist in the administration of elections.

Williams expects Ballard Spahr will look kindly on his campaign and he is hoping for support from former Gov. Ed Rendell. He claims a campaign chest of over $100,000.

If Philadelphia makes a strong effort to boost voter turnout, it could play a decisive role in ousting President Donald Trump next year, Williams said: “2020 begins in 2019.”

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F YOU HAVEN’T been working to spark joy – or if you haven’t been around someone who is talking about it; if you haven’t begun using the hitherto-unknown verb “Kondo-ing”; even if you haven’t noticed a remarkable uptick in Craigslist curb alerts and available merchandise at thrift stores and consignment shops – then you are one of the lucky few who have somehow managed not to catch KonMari fever.

KonMari is the technique of tidying taught by Marie Kondo, a petite 34-year-old organizing magnate who has authored four bestsellers on the subject, which have collectively sold millions of copies and have been translated from Japanese into languages including Korean, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, French, German, Swed-

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MARK your CALENDAR Feb. 7- State Sen. Sharif Street hosts Reception at Galdo’s Catering, 1933 W. Moyamensing Ave., 5:30-7 p.m. Contribution levels: Platinum $10,000, Gold $5,000, Silver $2,500, Bronze $1,000, VIP $500, Guests $250.

Payable to “Friends of Sharif Street,” P.O. Box 28854, Phila., PA 19151.

ish, Portuguese, and English.

In particular, her book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, published in 2011, has been published in more than 30 countries.

Kondo and her methodology have reached new relevance thanks to a new Netflix series, “Tidying up with Marie Kondo,” which is dedicated to her helping to declutter people’s lives – a feel-good version of “Hoarders.”

Kondo’s philosophy revolves around not just throwing things out to clear up space but to discover or rediscover the joy in the things you should keep. Basically, she has made countless households cleaner, healthier and happier by helping them reprioritize their material possessions – and made a mint doing so.

That got us thinking: What if we could Kondo the messier aspects of our political life?

We know what brings us joy about the process, from the exchange of ideas about how to make our neighborhoods, city, state, country and world better places to live to the thrill of a hard-fought campaign between well-matched rivals.

But what about the rest of it, the skeletons in the closet, the dirty laundry, the bag men … all of these household euphemisms just seem to underscore the need for a good tidying, don’t they?

Why not commit to getting our house in order by using some of her common-sense precepts?

• Tackle categories, not rooms: Instead of getting bogged down in internecine struggles, find the overarching goals that enough lawmakers can agree on to successfully legislate. Some movement is better than none.

• Nostalgia is not your friend: Just like keeping those old mementos around that you haven’t looked at in years is clogging up your personal space, continuing to insist that things must be done a certain way just because they have always been so is a fool’s errand. Just watch the progress of the Green New Deal to see how to do it.

• Purging feels good: The most obvious, and still the hardest to adhere to. Cutting the deadwood is hard, but it is necessary for growth.

For info: (2567) 275-2120 Feb. 7- City Commission candidate Kahlil Williams is hosted Young Professionals Event at Attico Rooftop Bar & Restaurant, 219 S. Broad St., 6-8 p.m. Hosts $250, Supporters $150, Friends $50, Guests $25. Payable to “Kahlil for Philly,” P.O. Box 58048, Phila., PA 19102.

For info: Catherine McParland (267) 475-6953 or cat@kahlilforphilly.com.

Feb. 8- State Sen. John Sabatina, Jr. hosts Shrimp-APalooza at Harmonia Cl., 2404 Orthodox St., 7-11 p.m. All-you-can-eat shrimp + buffet & beer. Friends $40, Table of 10 $350 (Tables must be reserved

by Feb. 5. Payable to “Committee to Re-Elect John Sabatina, Jr.,” 121 S. Broad St. 4th fl., Phila., PA 19107.

For info: Andrea andrea@ RittenhousePolitical.com.

Feb. 9- State Rep. Morgan Cephas hosts Youth Employment Workshop at Sweet Union Bapt. Ch., 1536 N. 59th St., 10 a.m.-12 m. Applying for documents, labor apprenticeships, college aid, interview & résumé reviews.

Parents/guardians must attend. To register: Donna (215) 879-6625.

Feb. 9- City Commission candidate Omar Sabir hosts Fundraiser at Event Ctr. 431 S. 60th St., 4-8 p.m. All you can eat. Tickets $10, kids under 10 $5.

Feb. 9- Vanessa Lowery Brown hosts Lunch Reception for friends, 12-2 p.m.

Free for you & your guest.

Candidates welcome.

RSVP: (215) 695-6555.

School District of Philadelphia Superintendant Dr. William Hite, L, celebrated three consecutive years of improvement among both District-led and charter schools with school leaders at Hartranft High School, one of the award-winners, alongside Hartranft Principal Jason Lytle, R. Photo from SDP Facebook page.

Feb. 12- Councilman David Oh hosts Re-Election Announcement & Campaign Kickoff at Union League, 140 S. Broad St., Lincoln Rm., 2nd fl., 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Feb. 12- Judicial candidate Wendi Barish is hosted Campaign Kick-Off Fundraiser at MakeOffices, 1635 Market St., Su. 1500, 5:30-7 p.m. Beverages & refreshments.

Sponsors $500, Hosts $250, VIPs $100, Guests $50. Payable to “Friends of Wendi Barish,” P.O. Box 2380, Phila., PA 191039997. RSVP: Vanessa DeRose (609) 635-3375 or vanessagervasi@gmail. com.

Feb. 13- Deja Lynn Alvarez is hosted Cocktail Reception at Star Lounge, 1705 Chancellor St., 5:30-7 p.m. Contribution levels: Platinum $1,000, Gold $500, Silver $250, Bronze $50. For info: (215) 515-0717.

Feb. 13- State Rep. Joanna McClinton hosts Energy Forum at 12th Dist. Po-

lice Sta., 6448 Woodland Ave., 6-7:30 p.m. Save money, weatherize, apply for LIHEAP, meet utility reps. For info: (215) 7486712.

Feb. 16- State Rep. Morgan Cephas hosts Youth Employment Workshop at Rose Plg., 1300 N. 75th St., 10 a.m.-12 m. Applying for documents, labor apprenticeships, college aid, interview & résumé reviews. Parents/guardians must attend. To register: Donna (215) 879-6625.

Feb. 19- First day to circulate and file nominating petitions.

Feb. 19- State Rep. Joanna McClinton hosts Energy Forum at 18th Dist.

Police Sta., 5510 Pine St., 6-7:30 p.m. Save money, weatherize, apply for LIHEAP, meet utility reps.

For info: (215) 748-6712.

Feb. 19- 53rd Ward Democratic Committee hosts Petition Party at Nick’s Roast Beef, 2212 Cottman Ave., Banquet Rm., rear entrance. Donation

$150.

Light refreshments. Notary provided.

For info: Janice Sulman (215) 470-7542.

Feb. 20- 11th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Spaghetti with Seniors at Venango Ho., 22nd & Venango Sts., 4-7 p.m. For info: Dwayne Lilley (267) 432-3665.

Feb. 20- 3 Democratic Wards host Community Chat & Chew at Majestic Ha., 800 W. Olney Ave., 4-8 p.m. Petitions, fine foods. Candidates $200, Voters free. Payable to “The New 42nd Ward,” P.O. Box 46121, Phila., PA 19160. For info: Sharon Vaughn (215) 313-7019, Shirley Gregory (215) 276-0995 or Pete Lyde (267) 701-4503.

Feb. 20- 1th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Petition Party at New Courtland, 19th St. & Allegheny Ave., 5-8 p.m.

Candidates: $200. For info: Dwayne Lilley (267) 432-3665.

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BY MICHAEL A. CIBIK AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED uestion: What is your right to redemption of personal property?

When you file bankruptcy, all of your property belongs to the bankruptcy estate. You do get a chance to claim some things as exempt and keep them.

But what about property that hasn’t been paid off, like a car where you still owe money? Cars are treated differently from most other

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payments. They’re right.

Sort of.

Bankruptcy affords another alternative: the right to redemption. Found in Section 722 of the code, the law allows you to offer the secured party (the store or finance company) the fair market value of the television as payment in full. Since this kind of merchandise depreciates dramatically after you buy it, the value maybe something quite affordable. My guess is that a year-old television that you paid $2,000 for isn’t worth more than a couple of hundred dollars today.

So, offer to let them pick it up (they really don’t want it); knowing that if they get pushy you can always file a motion to pay them the couple of hundred dollars that it’s worth and call their bluff.

Next Week’s Question: How to pick the right bankruptcy lawyer?

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property.

How about your television? It used to be that you could scrape up a few hundred dollars and buy a good TV for cash. Now, buying a television is a major purchase, and you better be prepared to spend upwards of $1,000 to $2,000 or more. Most of us just use the store’s finance options and obligate ourselves for a couple of years of payments.

What happens when you file bankruptcy owing such money on your TV (or a “refrigerator” or “stove” or “washer-dryer,” etc.)?

The store still retains a security interest in what you bought. That makes them a secured creditor when you file bankruptcy; and the debt doesn’t simply go away.

Usually, under these circumstances, the store or finance company sends a letter “reminding” you that they have the right to repossess the television if you don’t continue to make the

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Auto Show Shines Evans Watches Super Bowl CONGRESSMAN Dwight Evans watched the Super Bowl in the cozy confines of Relish restaurant in West Oak Lane. Enjoying the show were, L-R, State Sen. Art Haywood, Evans and Councilman Derek Green. Photos by Wendell Douglas

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CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL’S big bear was a star at the Auto Show’s Black Tie Tailgate party in the Convention Center this year. All proceeds from the gala benefited that charity. Photo by Wendell Douglas

JUDICIAL hopeful George Twardy, R, was glad to view the nation’s biggest hit in the company of Haywood and Evans.

State Rep. Donna Bullock is flanked by TML Communications head honcho Teresa Lundy and Adam Erickson. Photo provided

Mercury Public Affairs VP Al Spivey took in the show with Valarie Joyner of Model Masters, Inc. Photo by T. Marley

City of Philadelphia Public Hearing Notice The Committee on Public Health and Human Services of the Council of the City of Philadelphia will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at 10:00 AM, in Room 400, City Hall, to hear testimony on the following item:

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Resolution authorizing Council’s Committee on Health and Human Services to hold hearings to examine the possibility of the Department of Human Services creating objective guidelines and uniform reporting standards for personnel who are tasked with protecting children in Philadelphia from abuse while preventing the tragedy of unjustified family separations.

Immediately following the public hearing, a meeting of the Committee on Public Health and Human Services, open to the public, will be held to consider the action to be taken on the above listed items.

Copies of the foregoing items are available in the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Council, Room 402, City Hall.

Michael Decker Chief Clerk

AT-LARGE City Council candidate Melissa Robbins shared a moment with State Sen. Art Haywood.

POLS on the STREET (Cont. From Page 5) strongly advocates face-toface communication, going door to door and meeting people on the street.

He expects his citywide network of teachers to work for him as well. His goal is to get 6,600 signatures on his petitions, coming from every ward in the city.

In Borda’s view, essential to improving voter turnout is strengthening the ward system. Some committee people and some wards do better than others. Therefore, he says, “Identify those

WADE ALBERT, L, who is running for judge, buddied up with Ward Leader Anton Moore.

that do well and support those that have challenges.”

A fervent scheme is what Borda calls “Civics 101.” He wants to see a roving civics class in which City Council members partner with high-school teachers to carry out “pop-in” voter education to students, catching their attention and encouraging them first to register and then to vote.

“Why can’t voting be a habit?” he asked. “Every citizen should register at 18 and vote twice a year.” The time to establish that habit, he asserts, is when people are young.

Borda immigrated from Italy when he was three

years old. He lives in Girard Estates with his wife. They have two children.

Correction

In the Jan. 31 issue, an editing error occurred in “Pols on the Street’s” coverage of the 190th Legislative District race. The correct paragraph reads: “We live in an age of political firsts, and the 190th offers plenty of potential for more. If elected, Johnson-Harrell will be the first hijabi (head-covered) Muslim woman in the legislature; Williams will be the first open lesbian; and Harvey will be the first Republican from West Philadelphia in a long time.”

(267) 334-3775 or Colleen Scalici (215) 500-0617.

Mar. 2- 6 Democratic Wards host Bowling-Petition Night at T-Birt Lanes, 5830 Castor Ave., 2-5 p.m. Food, wine, bowling & equipment. $100 candidates, $30 general admission. Payable to “Philly United,” 3200 Magee Ave., Phila., PA 19149.

For info: Robert Dellavella

(215) 808-4240.

Mar. 2- 38th Ward Democrats host Meet & Greet Fundraiser & Petition-Signing Party at Trolley Car Café, 3269 S. Ferry Rd., 4-7 p.m.

Donation: Community members $10, Candidates $150. For tickets: 38thward. eventbrite.com or George Matysik (215) 803-6676, georgematysik@gmail.com.

Mar. 5- 8th Ward Dem- 9 ocratic Committee hosts Candidates Meet & Greet at Rosewood, 1302 Walnut St., 5:30-7 p.m. Cash bar, complimentary beverages, appetizers. Suggested minimum contribution: $250 to fund GOTV. RSVP by Mar. 1: Jarrod Bolden jarrod. bolden@8thward.org. or (202) 709-9624.

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at Grey Lodge Pub, 6235 Frankford Ave. Tickets: $40.

Payable to “Friends of Al Schmidt,” P.O. Box 18538, Phila., PA19129.

Mar. 1- 65th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Fundraiser at Ashburner Inn, 8400 Torresdale Ave., 6-9 p.m. Tickets: $50. Payable to “Friends of the 65th Ward.”

For info: John Donohue

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(Cont. From Page 6) Feb. 20- City Commissioner Lisa Deeley is hosted Reception at Palm Restaurant, 200 S. Broad St., 5:30-7 p.m. Special guest: Ed Rendell. Contribution levels: Gold $1,000, Silver $250, Bronze $100.Payable to “Deeley 15,” P.O. Box 42288, Phila., PA 19101 (memo “2.20 Event”). For info & RSVP (215) 6960291.

Feb. 20- 56th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Candidates Petition Signing Party at Portuguese Cl., 2019 Rhawn St., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets $40, Candidates $150.

For info: Mary Beth Stanley (215)742-8600.

Feb. 21- Councilman Derek Green announces Campaign Launch at Ctr. in the Park, 5818 Germantown Ave., 6 p.m.

Feb. 21- 58th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Candidates Night at Somerton Youth Org., 14000 Southampton Rd., 7-9 p.m.

Food & refreshments. Candidates $100, Guests $40.

For info: Jim Donnelly (610) 360-5682 or jamesdonnelly610@gmail.com.

Feb. 22- Judicial candidate Janine Momasso announces Campaign Launch at Chima Brazilian Steakhouse, 20th & JFK Blvd., 5:30-7 p.m.

Feb. 22- 44th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Evening of Jazz & Petition Party at Danny’s Banquet Ha., 1 N. 50th St., 6-10 p.m. Tickets: $150. Payable to “WARD 44.” RSVP by Feb. 19: (215) 429-4819.

Feb. 22- 33rd Ward Democratic Committee hosts Sweetheart Dance at Juniata G.C., 1391 E. Cayuga St., 7 p.m.-12 a.m. Food, beer, wine & soda. Tickets: $35 or 2 for $60. Candidates petition free. For info: Marnie Loughrey marnie65@verizon.net.

Feb. 23- State Rep. Morgan Cephas hosts Youth

Employment Workshop at Tustin Rec Ctr., 5900 W. Columbia Ave., 10 a.m.-12 m. Applying for documents, labor apprenticeships, college aid, interview & résumé reviews.

Parents/guardians must attend. To register: Donna (215) 879-6625.

Feb. 23- 13th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Candidates Petition Signing and Re-Registration Chat & Chew at Treasures, 5549 Germantown Ave., 2-6 p.m.

Free to all residents & community groups. Candidates & Sponsors: $200. Payable to: 13th Ward Democratic Executive Committee.

P.O. Box 25563, Phila., PA 19140. For info: Cynthia Parker (215) 704-4461 or Virnelda Haines (215) 704-1815.

Feb. 24- Judicial candidate Tiffany Palmer is hosted Breakfast with Tiffany at Jack’s Firehouse, 2130 Fairmount Ave., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For info: Karen Sugarman (215) 370-1423 or ksugarman1@gmail.com.

Feb. 26- 23rd Ward Democratic Committee hosts Fundraiser at Makumba, 4501 Castor Ave., 6-9 p.m. Tickets $35, Candidates $100. For info: 267) 582-6347.

Feb. 28- Phila. Public Record hosts “Meet the Candidates” at Trestle Inn, 13th & Callowhill Sts., 5-7 p.m. Free cocktails & appetizers. Admission free to general public, Candidates $250, Sponsors $1,500 & $1,000. For info: Melissa Barrett (215) 755-2000, ext. 5 or mbarrett@phillyrecord.com.

Feb. 28- State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is hosted Cocktail Reception at Rosewood, 1302 Walnut St., 5:30-7 p.m. Champions $1,000, Hosts $500, Boosters $250, Supporters $100, Friends $50.

Payable to “Malcolm for PA,” P.O. Box 3254, Phila., PA 19130. RSVP: Events@ LPerryGroup.com.

Feb. 28- City Commissioner Al Schmidt hosts Fundraiser

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AST WEEKEND, the State Committee of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania held its annual winter meeting at the Hershey Lodge.

There are 12 Philadelphia members of State Committee – MIKE CIBIK, TERESA DINTINO, DENISE FUREY, LINWOOD HOLLAND, CAMILLE McCOLGAN, MARIA McCOLGAN, PEG RECUPIDO, DAN TINNEY, CALVIN TUCKER, CHRIS VOGLER, WALT VOGLER and Republican City Committee CHAIRMAN MIKE

EVERYDAY PEOPLE

BY DENISE CLAY

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S REGULAR “Everyday People” readers know, I occasionally find myself obsessed with things connected to the various legal contretemps that Philadelphia’s political class tends to get into.

Usually, these are things that are fairly innocuous to the case being tried, like fancy dinner parties at the Union League featuring $240 cheese trays or a Porsche that was supposed to be sold that’s instead hidden

MEEHAN. The county chairman is automatically a member of State Committee. Registered Republican voters elect members of State Committee during a primary election every four years.

Friday started with a series of training sessions and leadership meetings. Friday night’s keynote speaker of the annual Lincoln Day dinner was U.S. SEN. PAT TOOMEY. Toomey joked about his boring speaking style. While he has been accused of not being the best stump speaker, I have always enjoyed his speeches.

I guess I am a policy wonk who finds his well-reasoned comments of great interest.

Saturday morning, State Committee met for its semi-annual business meeting. PAGOP CHAIRMAN VAL DiGIORGIO ran the meeting. As usual, the first hour was filled with reviews of old business and reports from the various regional

caucuses. Philadelphia is a member of the Southeast Caucus along with Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties.

The group heard legislative reports at the federal level from CONGRESSMAN G.T. THOMPSON (R-Centre).

As Saturday was Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney is in his district, he did note that Phil came out of his whole and did not see his shadow – meaning that spring will come early. Thompson is not sure how Phil votes, but noted that Phil predicted that this congressional term would be the last for which NANCY PELOSI will be the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Newly elected STATE SEN. KRISTIN PHILLIPS-HILL (R-York) gave the report for the Senate. She was until last year a state representative from York County and now is the senator in SCOTT WAGNER’S

in the garage of a mammoth estate.

But when I got the chance to read the 116-count, 150page document representing the charges against Local 98 Business Manager John Dougherty, City Councilman Bobby Henon, five union employees and the owner of a construction company, a couple of these innocuous things stuck out to me.

Dougherty, at least according to this indictment, was a fan of Merino wool sweater vests from Boyd’s, trips to the Target in South Philly for baby stuff and, last but not least, Lucky Charms.

Sure, they’re magically delicious. But I don’t think they’ve ever kept anyone out of jail.

Last week, Dougherty; City Councilman Bobby Henon; Brian Burrows, Local 98 president; Michael Neil, training director for Local 98’s apprenticeship program; Marita Crawford,

the union’s business agent and political director; Niko Rodriguez, an employee of Local 98’s Apprentice Training Fund; Brian Fiocca, a Local 98 employee; and Anthony Massa, owner/operator of Massa Construction, were indicted on a variety of charges ranging from embezzlement to conspiracy.

According to 1st Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbuittier Williams, this group of folks is alleged to have stolen from just about every part of the union to the tune of $600,481 over a six-year period ranging from 2010-2016.

Apparently, the folks charged used a gang of American Express cards issued to Local 98 to spend a whole lot of money at the Target in South Philadelphia, Lowe’s Home Improvement, and Del Frisco’s Steakhouse and (Cont. Page 15)

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WALKING the BEAT

BY JOE SHAY STIVALA

DISGRACE: A reporter wrote that State Rep. Vanessa BROWN left office in disgrace. I don’t think so. What was disgraceful was the slimy way that her (and others’) removal was accomplished. Disgrace is alive when relevant others think so. The electors in the 190th HAVE NOT taken to the streets over Brown; Brown helped thousands in her time of public service.

The critics did not.

Then were recent edito-

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hat will be the political fallout of the recent massive indictment against Philadelphia political figures? Wait! Didn’t City Hall Sam write this article before and ask this very same question? Sadly, yes, but this is Philadelphia.

Therefore, it’s a new indictment with new political figures. This one involves Northeast Councilman Bob Henon and union powerhouse John Dougherty and six others.

rials on CITY COUNCIL DISGRACE, and the pure baloney. Also written was that all that Council does can be in question. Have these scribes ever taken Poli Sci 101 or had ANY hands-on political or governmental work? It read that the Democratic Party tolerates corruption in Council. How so? It did not say. They wrote that Philly’s survival depends on Council reform; yet in the same paper, a columnist wrote that we are a city ON THE RISE (we are).

As always, the “CORRUPTION” word is used. It is thrown around so often that it has lost meaning. If you want REAL corruption go to the third world!

Thanks to City Council Members Cindy BASS and Bill GREENLEE for all their labors on the PHARMA BILL. It is an important and vital measure whose time has

come.... Wonderful Councilwoman Jannie BLACKWELL thanked schools for areas of progress!

Kamala HARRIS for President? I am not sure that I want a prosecutor in that job.

The FEDS say that it is too expensive to reunite migrant kids with their parents. Bull. No expense is too high for that task.

Hello – there is a COURT ORDER to do it! You CAUSED the problem!

The great news is that City Staff Inspector Larry NODIFF has taken the presidency of the Southeast Police CHIEFS. What a meteoric career!

DA Larry KRASNER was on hand when 42nd Ward Leader Sharon VAUGHN honored former 42nd Leader Elaine TOMLIN. The committee persons presented a $3,000 check to her for Philly schools!

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Over the past decade, massive federal indictments have led to guilty pleas or guilty verdicts of STATE SEN. VINCE FUMO, COUNCILMAN RICK MARIANO, DA SETH WILLIAMS and many judges and state reps.

The most-recent matter has got to be considered the most substantial because of Local 98’s vast influence throughout Pennsylvania and perhaps America. Local 98 BUSINESS MANAGER JOHN DOUGHERTY has to be considered the most-powerful political figure in Pennsylvania by some measures, and that’s no exaggeration. No other power broker compares with him.

GOV. TOM WOLF is the recipient of more than $1 million over the last four years. And the governor‘s huge campaign billboard is still on display at the

Local 98 headquarters on Spring Garden Street.

COUNCILMAN BOBBY HENON has proclaimed that he will not resign. And frankly, he shouldn’t. It’s important that his district be represented for the next 10 months, regardless of what transpires following his indictment.

The whole thing is a travesty and shame. Philadelphia has very energetic and talented people, including its political operatives and union leaders.

But the image continues to be smeared by scandal. Ultimately that is the responsibility of voters.

If they don’t come out in large numbers to make their voices heard, a minority of special interests will rule the day, the year … forever.

This election cycle was shaping up to be a potential (Cont. Page 15)

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the WAFFLE MAN

ing-down process is not the same as cognitive decline.

The human brain works slower in old age, said Dr. Michael Ramscar, but only because we have stored more information over time. The brains of older people do not get weak. On the contrary, they simply know more.

Also, older people often go to another room to get something and when they

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DEPUTY Sheriff Mike Terry got a commendation of merit from Sheriff Jewell Williams for saving a lost child, Kyle Tucker, in Northeast Philadelphia, after Kyle had taken the bus in the wrong direction after school. L-R were Rashid & Cher Tucker, Kyle, Terry and Williams.

get there, they stand there wondering what they came for. It is not a memory problem; it is nature’s way of making older people do more exercise. So there!

I have more friends that I should tell this to, but right now I can’t remember their names.

So please tell this to your friends; they may be my friends, too.

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LABORERS’ DISTRICT COUNCIL HEALTH & SAFETY FUND 665 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19123

(215) 236-6700

www.ldc-phila-vic.org Alan Parham, Adminstrator

Local 57 - Esteban Vera, Jr., Business Manager Local 135 - Daniel L. Woodall, Jr.,, Business Manager Local 332 - Samuel Staten, Jr., Business Manager Local 413 - James Harper, Jr., Business Manager Laborers’ District Council - Ryan Boyer Business Manager Building better and safer communities in Philadlephia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties

Do it Right, Do It Safe, Do It Union.

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o! Here we go again with this sent to me

by John L. a reader.

He calls it “I am a Seenager.” (Senior teenager.) You will feel much more intelligent after reading this, if you are a Seenager.

I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 60 years later. I don’t have to go to school or work. I get an allowance every month. I have my own pad. I don’t have a curfew.

I have a driver’s license and my own car. I have ID that gets me into bars and the state store. I like the state store best.

The people I hang around with are not scared of getting pregnant, they aren’t scared of anything; they have been blessed to live this long, why be scared? And I don’t have acne. Life is good!

Brains of older people are slow because they know so much. People do not decline mentally with age, it just takes them longer to recall facts because they have more information in their brains.

Scientists believe this also makes you hard of hearing as it puts pressure on your inner ear. Much like a computer struggles as the hard drive gets full, so, too, do humans take longer to access information when their brains are full.

Researchers say this slow-

Violence Reviewed by Lawmakers Chinese New Year In Mayfair

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FLANKING Community Activist Fred Druding, Jr. were State Reps. Joe Hohenstein, L and Michael Driscoll at Mayfair’s Chinese New Year celebration held at the neighborhood’s legendary crossing of Frankford & Cottman Avenues.

State Sen. Art Haywood joined State Rep. Isabella Fitzgerald, Councilwoman Cherelle Parker, and community partners for a town hall on community violence. Last year, Philadelphia had 351 homicides. “We can reduce gun violence through mentoring youth, conflict-resolution training, and prosecution of those with illegal guns.” said Haywood.

Parker urged neighbors to report any suspicious or criminal activity.”

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Siloam Moves

COUNCILMAN Al Taubenberger congratulates Northeast Philadelphia Development Corporation Directors Shawn Cheung, C, and Keith Xiao on a very successful Chinese New Year celebration.

SILOAM WELLNESS, an HIV/ AIDS service agency of long standing, has moved into its new Family Service Center at 11th & Parrish Streets. Executive Director Sarina DiBianca, C, welcomed supporters and community members. Photo by Wendell Douglas

VBA Hosts Groundhog Day

Bilal Campaigns

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ROCHELLE BILAL held an event at Chima restaurant in Logan Square, where attendees braved the bitter cold to participate. Bilal, 5th from L, a candidate for sheriff, is surrounded here by supporters, including Teresa Lundy, L, and City Council candidate Justin DeBerardinis.

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

T-Mobile proposes to modify existing facilities on the bridge at 3301 South Christopher Columbus Blvd (tip heights 135’) (20182357), on the water tank at 1910 S Columbus Blvd (new tip heights 117’) (20182343), and on the buildings at 2439 S 12th St (new tip heights 52’) (20182373), 334 S 22nd St (new tip heights 51’) (20182350), 2629 Brown St (new tip heights 54’) (20182375), 3100 W Oxford St (new tip heights 84’) (20182371), 4601 Chester Ave (new tip heights 72’) (20182372), 714 Market St (tip heights 148’) (20182347), 210 West Washington Square (tip heights 299’) (20182348), 1805 N Broad St (tip heights 190’) (20182355), 3872 Lancaster Ave (tip heights 68.9’) (20182359), 1809-1813 Oregon Ave (new tip heights 47’ & 50’) (20182360), 924-32 Moyamensing Ave (tip height 70.5’) (20182367), 100 West Coulter St (tip height 64.5’) (20182368), 4845 Pine St, Bldg. H (tip height 53’) (20182369), 1814-22 South 11th St (tip height 54’) (20182370), 501 South 54th St (tip heights 129’ and 139.1’) (20182356), 3020 Market St (tip heights 118’, 120’ and 122’) (20182363), and 115-121 S. Broad St (tip heights 244’) (20182346), Philadelphia, PA. Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

T-Mobile proposes to collocate antennas (tip heights 58’) on the 45’ building at 3660 S Lawrence St, Philadelphia, PA (20190036).

Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

VETERAN BOXERS Association hosted a successful Groundhog Day fundraiser at the Port Richmond clubhouse with a “6 More Weeks of Winter or Early Spring” theme. In attendance, L-R, were VBA VP Fred Druding, Jr.; City Commissioner candidate Luigi Borda; VBA President Charlie Sgrillo; Harrowgate Boxing Club’s Timmy Sinese; Terry Marshall, mother of judicial candidate Terri Booker; retired professional boxer Norman Torpey; and Ironworkers Local 401 Executive Board Member Joe Mathis, Sr.

Above and Beyond

SEPTA received an award from the Department of Defense for extraordinary support of its police employees in the National Guard and Reserves. L-R were Reservist Bob Curran, SEPTA Police Chief Thomas Nestel, Col. Pat Herron and SEPTA Executive Director Jeffrey Knueppel.

Special Issue

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

On February 14th, the Philadelphia Public Record will recognize the achievements of Philadelphia’s African American Leaders in our Black History Month Issue.

Please send your ad to mbarrett@phillyrecord.com Melissa Barrett 215-755-2000 Ext. 5 21 S. 11th Street, Suite 205 * Philadelphia, PA 19106

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14 NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE - Parcel#: 31S17-98; 391099400 - WHEREAS, on November 11, 2005, a certain mortgage was executed by Mary E. Howard, as mortgagor in favor of Seattle Mortgage Company as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Instrument Number 51326426 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 224 Daly Street Philadelphia, PA 19148, parcel number 31S17-98; 391099400 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by Mary E. Howard, by virtue of deed dated November 8, 1960 and recorded January 9, 1961 in Book: CAB 1540; Page: 527; and WHEREAS, Mortgagor/ Record Owner Mary E. Howard died on March 25, 2016 intestate and is survived by her heir-at-law, Marianne Drefs; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”), pursuant to an assignment recorded on June 9, 2014 in Instrument Number 52790419, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage (paragraph 9 (a)(i)), as Mary E. Howard died on March 25, 2016 and that upon the death the entire principal balance becomes due and owing, and that no payment was made, and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of November 1, 2018 is $151,390.23 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on September 29, 2011 in Misc. Instrument #: 52395684, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that on February 21, 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 all real property and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises will be sold at public action to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected SITUATE on the South side of Daly Street at the distance of One Hundred and Seventy feet Westward from the West side of Second Street in the 39th Ward of the City of Philadelphia. CONTAINING in front or breadth on the said Daly Street Fourteen feet and extending of that width in length or depth Southward between parallel lines at right angles with the said Daly Street Forty-eight feet to a certain Four feet wide alley leading into and from the said Second Street. BEING No. 224 Daly Street. TOGETHER with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the said alley as and for a passageway and watercourse at all times hereafter forever. Being parcel number: 31S17-98; 391099400. The sale will be held on February 21, 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $151,390.23 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) of the highest bid is the deposit required at the sale. The amount that must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent amount of $151,390.23 as of November 1, 2018, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the Secretary’s bid as set forth above in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder’s deposit will be forfeited, and the Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. KML LAW GROUP, P.C., Foreclosure Commissioners, 215.825.6305.

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(Cont. From Page 10) It was written that some judges stymie the DA’s Integrity Unit. It’s going to happen. Some will be slow to see the new era in criminal justice. PRESS ON. PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS: I heard where the Office of Property Assessments has a panel of assessors to examine sales to determine if they are arm’slength transactions (?). Doing this does not justify the use of the sales to determine market value. High and low sales should NOT be used.

If we reached 100% of MV a few years ago, then a way to inch up assessments is to use high sales. Yet the market has been in a gradual DOWNTURN since the latter part of 2017. Realtors report slowing sales for less money.

How does one find words on the loss of Dave GLANCEY? CLASS GUY who headed the Board of Revision of Taxes for years. All who knew him lost a bit of themselves when he passed. The viewing and service is tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Old Pine Street Church.

Ronnie WOLFENDEN passed helping veterans in Wildwood, N.J. He was in his 40s – a reminder that the years and days are precious....

Pauline GREER, mom of Hon. Stanley STRAUGHTER, went home to God. Yale Law School has disinvited the DA to speak on a wobbly reason. Who cares? SINS OF YOUTH – we all have had them.

Should the Virginia Governor have been hammered for the yearbook, where he was not publisher? Once the call for your resignation builds momentum, it isn’t easy to halt the train.

Mark RAGO, boundless energy man, had a

happy birthday. Heard he shined up his grandfather clock.... State Sen. Sharif STREET and lovely wife APRIL celebrated a Happy Anniversary!... Philly Irish leader Mary FOGG took well-earned time off in Key West.... Judge Mark COHEN is on the road to full recovery. Prior to now, he never had a sick day.

I heard a speaker in the Union League say that if you want to be miserable, buy a newspaper. And there it BEGAN AGAIN. The gray photo of dour prosecutors announcing the DOUGHERTY-HENON indictments. We read a day earlier that it was coming.

How did the press know in advance? The media even tied the soda tax and abatements into it – a stretch.

Then we heard that the indictments would destabilize Local 98 (it will not).

One writer lionized Dougherty, noting he called the shots in Philly. Imagination is wonderful. An “expert” said that Dougherty was not for labor. Does he smoke Marlboro or Newport? Another wrote of the high cost of labor in Philly.

Did he mean jobs? When did he last get a raise? They said that HENON halted a PPA audit. PPA already has been audited enough.

Henon was hit on his second job, and his total salary – which I think might be BELOW his editorial critics.

The coming show is going to cost taxpayers money. How much they never say (the Fumo matter was rumored at $24m?). It will cost the City more with the absence of many community deeds given by Local 98. One reporter wondered where the PUBLIC OUTRAGE was over alleged crimes. The answer is that we live in the Birthplace of Liberty, and hold to the belief of innocence unless proven otherwise.

(Cont. From Page 3) Land banks would provide local financial resources to acquire and demolish blighted buildings in order to create new development opportunities or provide new green space. Added funding for the Brownfields program would return industrial wastelands to use for recreation, or returned to the tax rolls as commercial, residential, or industrial sites. Removal of lead and other contaminants from communities would get a cut as well.

Restore Pennsylvania will provide funding for local road upgrades, create new flexible

funding options for businesses that need local infrastructure upgrades to enable development projects, and multimodal and large-scale capital projects for transit.

The plan calls for additional funding for back roads, including gravel and dirt roads – always popular in rural Pennsylvania.

Will these ideas sway the Republican majority? Possibly – if they start to hear support for them from their constituents.

And if not – so much more ammunition for their Democratic opponents in 2020.

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(Cont. From Page 10) free-for-all and these indictments can only exacerbate that.

There is not an incumbent in Philadelphia politics that is not supported by Local 98. Usually, if Local 98 decides it doesn’t like a certain leader, that leader

Parking Authority at Dougherty’s behest and calling for public hearings against a tow-truck driver that towed the union boss’s car, Henon, at least according to the indictment, was busy.

And he got paid $73,000 a year for a no-show union job, tickets to Philadelphia Eagles games, and a variety of other gifts, according to the indictment.

But what struck me was the Lucky Charms. That, the baby stuff, and the dog food.

Lucky Charms and Cocoa Pebbles are technically kid’s cereals. Baby wipes and diapers are for kids of course. And what would a bunch of electrical workers need with Noxzema?

Or a new washer and dryer? Or lawn furniture?

If the accused said that they were buying these items to help workers displaced due to lack of jobs and their families, no one would have noticed. In fact, the feds would have proba-

should watch out. A number of elected officials rely primarily on the support from that union and don’t worry about anything else. But now they will have to somewhat fend for themselves.

There are bound to be changes – and this is not a bad thing for Philadelphia. Nobody is counting Johnny Doc or Bobby Henon out but it’s certainly

bly thought, “This union really cares about its people.”

But when you look at the number of relatives

and friends that got this stuff, what becomes obvious is the lack of thought that went into this.

There’s no date set for 15 the trial and Henon and Dougherty have already pled not guilty.

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the western part of the state that think we should have primaries without endorsements from the party.

There were 331 members present physically or by proxy out of 349 members.

When the “to endorse vote” got to 193, the Chairman asked that the roll call be suspended in consideration of time. Votes are taken from members in order of the county they represent.

As the vote had not gotten to Philadelphia, it was clear that the vote “to endorse” was going to be overwhelming.

The voting for the two judicial positions also was decisive, with Chester County DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY MEGAN KING and Cumberland County Common Pleas Court JUDGE CRYSTALEE PECK winning with well over 200 votes each. Former Montour

County DISTRICT ATTORNEY REBECCA WARREN came in a distant third.

Some members of State Committee questioned Warren’s ability to win. While I have mixed feelings about the process through which the State Bar Association rates judicial candidates, the average voter, especially in the Southeast, cares.

Of the three, King and Peck were “Recommended” and Warren was “Not Recommended” by the bar association. Warren blamed this on the Montour County’s sole Common Pleas Court judge, whom she alleged trashed her, there being no other judge to contradict the opinion.

Warren had told the Southeast Caucus that she would not run if not endorsed; the rumor mill has it that she has decided not to honor that statement.

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former seat. She commented that GOV. TOM WOLF has “an insatiable appetite for your money.”

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MIKE TURZAI (R-Allegheny) announced the new leadership of the State House.

The most important business of the meeting was to endorse two people to run in the May primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court judges. These are the only statewide seats on the ballot this year. It became a little tense when a handful of State Committee members demanded a roll-call vote on whether to endorse. The voice vote to endorse was pretty resounding. There is a group of State Committee members primarily from

going to be a nerve-racking and difficult road. Former State Sen. Vincent Fumo went on the record and on camera handicapping a grim prediction. He says that only 1% of federal and indicted defendants are acquitted.

That’s why 96% of those indicted take a plea. The former senator admitted his own pride cost him $10 million.

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(Cont. From Page 10) the Palm Restaurant. They also got free home repairs for family members.

Dougherty also, the indictment alleges, paid Councilman Henon to do his bidding. From allegedly sending

the Bureau of Licenses & Inspections after the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for installing MRI machines using non-union labor, to putting the squeeze on Comcast for contracts for Dougherty’s friends, to trying to stop Council from calling for an audit of the Philadelphia

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