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Reviving Rent Control

By Michelle Crouch, May 21, 2021

Rent Control Collage
Rent Control Collage

Reviving Rent Control

At 48th and Pine, Verna’s rent has gone up over 10% in the last year. It’s the same for Judi at 37th and Spring Garden. At 20th and Chestnut, Barry’s rent has increased by a whopping 33%. Frances, who lives on Rowan Street just …

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Lilac Monthly News: May 2021

By Lilac, May 21, 2021

Rent Control Collage
Rent Control Collage

Reviving Rent Control

At 48th and Pine, Verna’s rent has gone up over 10% in the last year. It’s the same for Judi at 37th and Spring Garden. At 20th and Chestnut, Barry’s rent has increased by a whopping 33%. Frances, who lives on Rowan Street just …

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School Reopening: A Crisis in the Making

By Anh Nguyen, March 24, 2021

Philadelphia School District
Philadelphia School District

No transparency from the beginning

Teachers in the Philadelphia School District said they felt Superintendent William Hite had pulled the rug out from under their feet when he announced on January 27th plans to bring students back without consulting with them first.

The person who oversees the …

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Lilac Monthly News: March 2021

By Lilac, March 24, 2021

We stand with our AAPI comrades in their time of sorrow and rage at another of countless examples of anti-Asian racism and hate in this terrible, imperialist country. We remain committed to fighting and ending white supremacy.

Philadelphia School District
Philadelphia School District

School Reopening: A Crisis in the Making

For the past …

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Lilac Monthly News: February 2021

By Lilac, Feb. 25, 2021

Defund the Police Signs
Defund the Police Signs

In the face of major budget cuts, what are the concrete demands of #DefundPolice?

The #DefundPolice movement might see another push from residents and activists alike as Philadelphia faces down a $450-million-and-growing budget hole for 2021, reported Jeremy L for the Lilac newsletter this month.



Money …

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