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Mayor Kenney unveils his plan to address Philadelphia's opioid crisis.

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"We’re resilient"

Most immediately, the city plans to carry out a “large-scale clean-up” along Kensington Avenue on…

October 19th, 2018

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Besty Casañas' "Aqui, Se Respira Lucha" mural from 2013 on Front Street between Allegheny and Westmoreland.

Heritage and History

A Lost Income and Voice

May 14th, 2020

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (left) and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (right) have both spoken out against the federal government's response to COVID-19. Photos: Fox29 and Angela Weiss/Getty Images.

Local Leaders v. COVID-19

March 25th, 2020

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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.

New Year, New City Council

January 6th, 2020

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Philadelphia skyline. Photo: Thinkstock photos.

Immigration win for Philly

February 15th, 2019

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Philadelphia's City Hall. Photo: Thinkstock Photos.

January 29th, 2019

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Mayor Jim Kenney announces the details of his administration's new gun violence reduction plan at City Hall. Photo: David Maas/AL DÍA News.

Reducing Philly's Violence

January 17th, 2019

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Philadelphia skyline. Photo: Thinkstock images.

Applications open

January 10th, 2019

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Fernando Treviño poses in front of Philadelphia's City Hall. Photo: Emily Neil/AL DÍA News.

Treviño makes his pitch

January 9th, 2019

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Life expectancy decline

January 8th, 2019

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. Photo: AL DÍA Archives.

Praise for first step act

December 28th, 2018

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. Photo: AL DIA Archives.

Gov. Wolf says PA should…

December 27th, 2018

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City Councilwoman Helen Gym celebrates passage of the Fair Workweek bill in early December. Photo: Sahar Coston-Hardy.

Worker protections now law

December 21st, 2018

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Mayor Kenney speaks at large-scale clean-up of Kensington Avenue in November. Photo: David Maas/AL DÍA News.

Combatting opioids update

December 19th, 2018

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. Photo: AL DÍA Archives.

Solar power for Philly

December 18th, 2018

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President Trump. Photo: EFE

"Public charge" comments in

December 11th, 2018

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Councilwoman Helen Gym hugs a supporter of the Fair Workweek legislation. Photo: Sahar Coston-Hardy.

Workers’ rights

December 7th, 2018

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. Photo: AL DÍA Archives.

Immigrant Affairs: Kenney

December 4th, 2018

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Philadelphia skyline. Photo: AL DÍA Archives.

Combatting climate change

November 26th, 2018

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney discusses immigration with Sozi Tulante, a Global Shifts Visiting Fellow at Penn’s Perry World House. Photo: Samantha Madera, City of Philadelphia.

Immigrants welcome: Kenney

November 16th, 2018

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Anti-fascist activists. Photo: AL DÍA Archives.

Far-right in Philly

November 16th, 2018

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

No Amazon for Philly

November 13th, 2018

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Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sanchez speaks at the Kensington Avenue clean-up on Nov. 1.

Philly cleans up

November 7th, 2018

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The Trump administration released its proposal on "public charge" immigration policy changes on Wednesday.

Kenney: No "public charge"

October 11th, 2018

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney makes clear his belief that marijuana should be legal statewide.

Kenney: Legalize Marijuana

October 9th, 2018