P-com News City http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city RSS Feed for P-com News City en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:41:29 GMT A bicycle blitz in Center City http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20091121_A_bicycle_blitz_in_Center_City.html Philadelphia police officers biked through Center City on a mission to make bicyclists more aware of their surroundings, their fellow travelers on the streets, and, most important, the laws they're supposed to follow. City cyclists cheer one bill, boo others http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20091120_City_cyclists_cheer_one_bill__boo_others.html A less-motorized metropolis was the subject of City Council bills yesterday - one to allow human-powered taxis, another seeking strict regulation of the city's estimated 300,000 bicyclists that cycling advocates immediately denounced. Rumson's wealth won it the Dad Vail Regatta http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20091119_Rumson_s_wealth_won_it_the_Dad_Vail_Regatta.html It was an offer the Dad Vail Regatta could not refuse, and one that the cash-strapped City of Philadelphia could not hope to match: $250,000 in guaranteed donations, and sharply lowered operating costs to boot. City judge agrees to pay cut-rate fine http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20091119_City_judge_agrees_to_pay_cut-rate_fine.html In an unusual action, Municipal Court Judge Thomas Nocella has agreed to pay part of a $16,440 civil penalty that effectively ends a 21/2-year lawsuit against him by the Philadelphia Board of Ethics. Fumo aide gets probation in theft of state funds http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20091118_Fumo_aide_gets_probation_in_theft_of_state_funds.html A longtime aide to disgraced former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo was sentenced yesterday to four years of probation for stealing thousands of dollars from the state by inflating her boss' meal expenses. Reflections, regrets: 'I'm going to make mistakes' http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20091117_Reflections__regrets___I_m_going_to_make_mistakes_.html Regrets, he has a few. Mayor Nutter spoke yesterday with the Daily News about his first 22 months in office - both the mistakes he has learned from and his plans for the future. 'Tough job at the worst possible time': Mayor Nutter, two years later http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20091117__Tough_job_at_the_worst_possible_time___Mayor_Nutter__two_years_later.html IF YOU'RE Mayor Nutter, you could be excused for feeling a little bruised lately. The transit union president publicly mocks you, calling you "Little Caesar." Perzel returns to his seat in Pa. House http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20091117_Perzel_returns_to_his_seat_in_Pa__House.html HARRISBURG - He took his seat, No. 199 in the last row in the cavernous hall of the state House of Representatives, and voted on bills as if it were any other day in the legislative session. Amendment would give Foxwoods another year's extension http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20091117_Amendment_would_give_Foxwoods_another_year_s_extension.html The faltering Foxwoods casino would get an extra year to be up and running under a provision tucked into a bill to add table games at Pennsylvania slots parlors. Professor Street uses Council chambers as classroom http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20091116_Professor_Street_uses_Council_chambers_as_classroom.html A City Council hearing last week was delayed for more than 30 minutes as the mayor presented his budget address to City Council in a closed-door session orchestrated by former Mayor John F. Street.