Inquirer Editorial: Best choice for city is Matt Wolfe

Bill Green's decision to leave City Council for the School Reform Commission left a void. His emphasis on fiscal issues as an at-large councilman put the interests of the whole city first.

Fortunately for voters, one candidate in Tuesday's special election to finish Green's term is well-prepared to fill that void immediately: MATT WOLFE, an attorney with experience in city and state government who can do more than talk about cutting taxes and bringing back jobs.

Wolfe is no political naif. But the ward leader and chairman of the University City Republican Committee would let ideas rather than partisan politics dictate his priorities in trying to make Philadelphia a better city.

The same could not be said for his principal opponent, Ed Neilson, who as a state legislator has accomplished little other than to carry water for the city's Democratic machine. After telling the Inquirer Editorial Board how important public education is to him, Neilson could not recall how he voted on an important sales-tax extension for schools.

Also running is Libertarian candidate Nikki Alan Poe, a stand-up comedian who would like to legalize marijuana and abolish the Parking Authority.

Voters should choose Wolfe to improve city government.