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Left to right: Kendra Brooks, Katherine Gilmore Richardson, Isaiah Thomas, Jamie Gauthier on Inauguration Day 2020. Photos: Nigel Thompson/AL DÍA News.

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New Blood on City Council

2019 rang in with major change in Washington. 2020 did so locally here in Philadelphia. Meet the…
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Philadelphia gun buybacks led by Philadelphia City Council and Father's Day Rally Committee took 100 guns off the streets. Photo: journalistsresource.org
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Guns for Groceries
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More affordable housing is one part of Council President Darrell Clarke's Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. Photo: The Philadelphia Citizen.
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$400 million for the future
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2021 is doomsday for coronavirus evictions, but Philly City Council extended a program that could help thousands stay in their homes. Photo: stories.avvo.com
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Eviction Diversion Extension
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Councilmember Helen Gym is still on the rise on the national stage with her new leadership appointment. Photo: AL DÍA News.
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Gym's Local Progress
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Affordable housing is one of the hardest resources to come by in Philadelphia, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: WHYY
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$400 million against poverty
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Philadelphia City Council is forging ahead with its "moonshot" efforts against the city's poverty rate in spite of COVID-19. Photo: Emma Lee/WHYY
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'The Poverty Action Fund'
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Philadelphia's eviction moratorium will now end on Dec. 31, 2020. Photo: DepositPhotos.
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Philly Courts to the Rescue
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The new legislation requires a public hearing to take place at least 30 days before the Mayor's administration presents its contract proposal to the police union. Photo: Philadelphia Police Foundation
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Public Police Contract Talks
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The saga continues to protect renters in Philadelphia amid coronavirus. Photo: Prevu/Philly Voice
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Philly Eviction Saga Goes On
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Photo: Maritza Zuluaga/ AL DIA News
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Protestors Demand More
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Philadelphia City Council's Emergency Housing Protections Act was first introduced on May 1, 2020. Photo: Emma Lee/WHYY
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Emergency Housing Protection
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Photo: Kimberly Paynter/WHYY
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No Choke or Kneehold
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The EHPA will go in front of the full City Council on June 18. Photo: Holli Stephens/KYW Newsradio
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A step to avoiding crisis
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Photo: Kimberly Paynter/WHYY
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Philly Police Budget Debate
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The Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and Homelessness is holding another public hearing on June 5, 2020. Photo: Ryan Collerd
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Avoiding the Avalanche
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Emergency Housing Protection
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Philadelphia City Council held its first remote general meeting on April 2, 2020 and will do so until COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Photo: Philadelphia City Council
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$85 million aid for Philly
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On June 20, 2019, Philadelphia City Council introduced legislation which extends a range of labor rights and protections to housekeepers, nannies, caretakers, and others in the domestic worker industry. City Council will vote on the bill in the fall. Photo: Emily Neil / AL DÍA News.
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Relief for low wage workers?
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Supporters of the bill to create an independent Department of Labor applaud after the bill was unanimously approved on 13 February. Photo: Nigel Thompson/AL DÍA Noticias.
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A New Dept of Labor pt. 2
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Councilwoman Kendra Brooks takes office.
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Another day for history
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Council President Darrell Clarke addresses the crowd at Monday's inauguration held at the Met Philly. Photo: Nigel Thompson/AL DÍA News.
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New Year, New City Council
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At-large Councilmember Isaiah Thomas visited AL DÍA on Dec. 18, 2019. Photo: Michelle Myers/AL DÍA News.
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Breaking the norm for youth
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Katherine Gilmore Richardson visited AL DÍA on Dec. 11. Photo: Michelle Myers/AL DÍA News.
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Fighting for Philly Youth
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Philadelphia's contentious 10-year tax abatement could be getting its first piece of reform legislation. Photo: Getty Images.
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Tax Abatement Phase Out?
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Councilmember-elect Kendra Brooks visited AL DÍA on Nov. 19. Photo: Michelle Myers/AL DÍA News.
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First-term goals
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Will Hall, Financial Empowerment Program Manager at Philadelphia's Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity speaks with community members at City Council's Special Poverty Committee's first neighborhood hearing on Nov. 18 at the Philadelphia Aging Corporation. Photo: Nigel Thompson/AL DÍA News.
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A Social Safety Net
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Low-income renters will now have access to free legal counsel when facing eviction in Philadelphia. Photo: Getty Images.
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Free Counsel for eviction
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Here's who AL DÍA picked as the top politicians nationally and locally for 2019. Graphic: Maybeth Peralta/AL DÍA News.
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The Politicians of the Year
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Working Families Party candidate Nicolas O'Rourke on the sixth stop of his "18 neighborhoods in 18 hours" tour of Philadelphia. Photo: Michelle Myers/AL DÍA News.
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18 neighborhoods in 18 hours
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Darrell Clarke has represented District 5 on City Council for 20 years and been Council president for seven. Photo: The Office of Darrell Clarke.
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Darrell Clarke Reflects
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Philadelphia City Council President visited AL DÍA on Oct. 9, 2019. Photo: Emily Neil/AL DÍA News.
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Philly "Moonshot" on Poverty