George Matysik is officially out of the race for an at-large seat on City Council.
"Those who know me well know that public service is in my blood, and that this was clearly a difficult decision," Matysik wrote in an e-mail this morning.
"But to me, public service was always about more than seeing my name on a ballot, and at this point, I believe the greatest contributions I can make to my city and region won't be as an elected official. But that doesn't mean I'm going anywhere."
The UPenn grad and former public policy director at Philabundance says one of his main focuses has been on addressing poverty in the city, and outlines it in his three-page policy essay, "White Paper on Poverty."