Pat Loeb

3 days ago | audacy.com | Pat Loeb

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Philadelphia's largest union representing blue-collar workers has called for a strike vote next week as it negotiates with the city for a new contract. AFSCME District Council 33's contract expires at the end of this month, but it's getting out in front on the strike threat strategy with this authorization vote, scheduled for Tuesday, June 10.

3 days ago | audacy.com | Pat Loeb

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - A neighborhood group is suing the City of Philadelphia in an effort to stop the installation of solid barriers designed to protect bike lanes on Spruce and Pine streets. The city's plan is largely a response to the death of Dr. Barbara Friedes, a Children's Hospital physician who was killed when a driver veered through flexible posts into the bike lane where she was riding, striking her.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Pat Loeb

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Philadelphia City Council on Thursday approved new bike lanes in West Philadelphia, despite opposition from residents. Council also moved forward with legislation supporting Mayor Cherelle Parker's $800 million HOME initiative for affordable housing. The 47th Street bike lanes have been in the works for a year and a half. They are part of a larger project that includes repaving the street and converting it to a one-way, northbound, from Kingsessing to Chestnut Street.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Pat Loeb

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Two bills designed to ease the cost of renting an apartment in Philadelphia passed a City Council committee on Tuesday, over the objections of landlords. The bills seek to help tenants afford the upfront costs of renting. One bill would eliminate application fees and cap the credit check fee at $50. The other would allow tenants to pay their security deposits in up to four installments, if the security deposit is more than a month's rent.

1 week ago | audacy.com | Pat Loeb

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Vietnam veterans and their families gathered at the memorial on Spruce Street Monday to remember their fallen comrades and their own service. This year's celebration was the end of an era of sorts. Terry Williamson, who's led Philadelphia's Vietnam Veterans Memorial for 25 years, stepped down as president and gave a final address, invoking the memories that war sears in a veteran's brain. "The recollections are at once painful and bittersweet," he said.