If we've learned anything from the Kenney era, we need to develop a mechanism to impeach mayors after this. This is ridiculous.

Yes, you can

Have you tried posting on PHL Community Cats on FB?

I'm glad Larry took the time to make a tough on crime public statement for this case.

There are genuinely none. No one is willing to stand up to the "but my parking" lobby.

If you don't have the paper summons, they'll make you go up to some office for someone to print it out for you.

He's been a bus driver for 17 years.

Hypothetically, couldn't he be referring to moving money around the PPD budget to allocate more money to hiring officers? A few other candidates have said that.

I think the 13,000 was total, not per kid.

I swear they run this editorial once a quarter lol. But really, people who support alternative crime prevention programs need to understand they're almost all run by incredibly incompetent if not corrupt nonprofits. "Youth anti violence programming" sounds great till you talk to the people responsible.

rules, being assigned a different place than your friends, being assigned housing far from where you beg for money or buy drugs, safety/theft issues in emergency shelters, being checked for drugs and weapons. Also some people are homeless for so long being in an apartment distresses them.

I'm becoming more and more of a hard liner about this stuff. I strongly believe we need to improve and redesign our housing systems so more people choose them but... our shelters and transitional housing programs are not at capacity. I volunteer at a housing program and it's a constant struggle to get beds even 80% filled. Homeless people on the el are there because they choose to do that rather than participate in programming. This is going to remain the case forever as long as they have that choice.

I'm sympathetic to them, but not so sympathetic that I'm willing to cede our transit system to them.

Seconding Stoll. Also if you have health insurance, they probably have a phone line where you can call and talk to a nurse if you need some questions answered before the appointment.

At this point it just has to be something they do to get in the spirit, right?

I’d still take it over another office in KOP or Mt Laurel

Well, that's not true-drug users and their loved ones have Narcan. But suburban, housed opioid addicts aren't driving into the city to use a safe injection site, so it's not really relevant either way.

lol, it drives me crazy how "overdoses reversed" is considered a significant statistic for SISs, as if the streets aren't already flooded with Narcan.

I see that woman on the el all the time.

She lost 3 family members to ODs, got a leg amputated due to the tranquilizer, and she still uses it. I'm prone to civil libertarianism myself, but it's hard to appeal to "freedom" when a person might as well be possessed.

I find Duo mind numbingly boring, but I'll admit the repetition helps me internalize conjugation and grammatical structures without ever studying a chart.

Sometimes when I'm not drinking I'll do the "I'll have a lil bowl of ice cream to make up for it" thing, lol.

The thought of a Gym election makes me want to move lol. I can't take another 4 years of a mayor who cares more about progressive platitudes than running a functioning city.

I'm a progressive too but I wish people understood it doesn't make sense to have city policies so far to the left of federal/state policies. If federal homelessness and drug policies suck, "progressive" local policy on those matters are just gonna result in.... well, anyone can ride on the el or walk around and see for themselves.

Same for taxes. Anyone who thinks income inequality can be addressed by a local tax, when rich people/companies can just move 5 miles away to save the money, is an absolute moron.

hahaha. I hate the sound effects even as a user. Have you picked up any of the language at least?

You can do it. I haven't binge drunk for years because I get terrible hangovers, but I've still drunk too much (small amounts consistently) for a long time. I'd resolve to stop the frequent drinking all the time and never followed through with it.

But this time around I'm feeling hopeful. I had a few drinks on Christmas and New Years eve, but have been mostly dry besides that for a few weeks. I think the difference this time around is the aforementioned NA beer, because I really do like to crack open a cold one in the evening. And going to the gym. I know it's cliche but working up a sweat really does quiet my constant anxiety that I try to soothe with a drink.

I'm not doing dry January, but I'm trying to save alcohol for special occasions. I've given a few Athletic NA beers a try and they're actually pretty good! I've heard Lagunitas has a good NA as well.

Do my sneakers have the world's worst tread, or have (underground) subway station floors gotten more slippery on rainy days? I don't remember it being that bad before, but lately it feels like I'm on an ice rink.