Lozada said the bill aims to "reduce crime, prevent trash from piling up, and calm after-hours activity."
The budget allows for hiring more police, installing cameras at rec centers, investments into a forensics lab, and more.
The rulings will reduce their firings to suspensions and award them back pay, city records show.
CBS News Philadelphia took a spin around the neighborhood where plainly, streets appeared to have been oversalted.
New report by watchdog
PA Commonwealth Court of Appeals finds in favor of Rudolph Clarke client.
Demonstrators with the Save Chinatown Coalition were outside City Hall making their voices heard.
You can report street defects by calling 311 or using an online form.
The West Philadelphia native has worked in the police department since April 2023, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker is moving forward with plans to address public safety in Kensington.
For Tyrek Johnson, 19, the shop at Mastbaum Area Vocational Technical High School is like a second home.
But the presidential race isn't the only one we're watching this year, and on the local level, new leaders are taking the reins.
"The current levels of crimes against persons and properties in Philadelphia constitute a public safety emergency," Parker said.
The new police commissioner said he promises to restore hope and safety to the streets.
Kenney served two terms and was Philadelphia's 99th mayor from Jan. 4, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2023.
Many residents already know what they want: to feel safer.
The Philadelphia native, former teacher, council member, and state legislator was sworn into office on Tuesday, becoming the 100th mayor.
Before becoming the deputy inspector general for public safety, Geer was an assistant district attorney for the city's DA's office.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are coming to Philadelphia again, according to news reports.
"I have a pretty good sense of how the city works, how city government works and I think how it can work," Thiel said.
SEPTA's police force went on strike on Dec. 13, but it ended four days later on Dec. 16 after the two sides reached a tentative agreement.
Jones presented the plan to Parker in a meeting at City Hall and told the crowd the plan has what the city needs to succeed.
The Vine Street Expressway has split Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood for decades.
Philadelphia is being recognized for work being done to make the city more accessible to people with sensory sensitivities and challenges.
Borough officials say it's because the parent company of Taylor Hospital has refused to pay its 2023 taxes.
If Mayor Jim Kenney signs the bill, customers at stores, restaurants, and more will foot the 15-cent bill per bag, if bags are taken.
Wearing a full face covering, such as a ski mask, can lead to $250 fines in Philadelphia now that the bill has become law.
Two-thirds of transit police officers voted to reject the contract, and the strike became effective immediately.
Union Vice President Troy Parham said contract negotiation centers around three things: wages, benefits and the term of the contract.
Local, state and federal leaders are expected to be part of the panel. They'll help guide Parker before she takes office in January.
It's been more than two months since several independent pharmacies and other local businesses were looted in North Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia City Council voted 13-2 to prohibiting certain facial coverings from being worn in certain spaces.
Dozens of protestors are blocking the intersection of 20th and Market Streets.
The program -- called FORWARD Platform -- will allow families to save up to $500 on their real estate taxes.
At the intersection of Frankford and Girard in Fishtown, late-night bar hoppers line up to get their late-night bites at food trucks.
The polls have closed and votes are being tallied. Stay tuned to Patch throughout the night for live vote count updates.
Dozens of ADAs and detectives are ready to investigate polling location complaints and reported infractions of the PA Election Code.
Philadelphia elections officials are urging voters who voted by mail to check if their name appears on four lists published Friday.
Protestors calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas descended on 30th Street Station Thursday afternoon, and numerous were arrested.
John McNesby, who has led the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 since 2007, announced Friday he is retiring to take a new position.