Philadelphia City Council is expected to vote to make the Eviction Diversion Program permanent, aiming to reduce eviction numbers. The city sees a wave of new construction, potentially boosting manufacturing and warehouse industry growth, creating jobs and promoting diverse industries.
Great news! We're hopeful that this bill will pass, and that the City of Philadelphia will commit sufficient resources to promptly investigate and resolve complaints of source-of-income discrimination against voucher holders. https://t.co/k93JVrNvHD
Thanks to illegal but tolerated discrimination, up to 1 in 3 Philadelphians using housing vouchers cannot put their vouchers to use. Today, we moved one step closer to combatting this injustice and getting working families into homes! https://t.co/n6m0SxA1Ps
I’m proud of the work I’ve been able to do here in Council alongside @councilmemberjg, @KendraPHL, and @NicORourkePHL on the Eviction Diversion Program extension bill. We want to see eviction numbers go down, and this program is already seeing that decrease with a win-win for… https://t.co/zmypFWMaBl
This is great news- as Philly grows, we need to promote diverse industries that bring good paying jobs to our city. https://t.co/bls7czTLbZ
My team dug into the explosive growth of the warehouse industry in the Philadelphia metro area since 2020, where about 55 million square feet of warehouse space has been built or is under construction in the past four and a half years: https://t.co/Ko2VTK9HgZ
A Wave Of New Construction Could Make Philly A Contender For More Manufacturing https://t.co/rOOrrTGSxq
Philadelphia City Council is expected to vote to remove the sunset provision from its hugely successful Eviction Diversion Program, making it permanent. https://t.co/qEpQKwdX5w