Laura McCrystal

Employees face unpaid leave and termination if they don’t comply. The city is still negotiating with some of its labor unions.

The pop-up testing tents that falsely claimed to have FEMA funding are shut down. But the incident exposed flaws in the testing system.

The site, promised last week by President Joe Biden’s administration, would be able to do at least 500 tests per day.

LabElite, the company offering the tests and claiming to have federal funding, had multiple tents in Center City last week. The company is based in Chicago.

Experts in violence prevention say Philadelphia’s strategy should be more targeted and focused on areas with the most need.

The city relies on infrequent food safety inspections to check if restaurants follow the COVID-19 rules.

“This winter looks like it could be very difficult,” said Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole. “We have to do something to slow the spread now before it’s too late.”

The measure would impose a new reporting requirement when members of Council abstain from votes.

District Attorney Kevin Steele is appealing a June ruling that set Bill Cosby free.

Maria Quiñones-Sánchez said she will introduce legislation next year with rules aimed to prevent corruption.

City Council is expected to pass a bill in December making outdoor dining structures permanent in the city, but only in some areas.

The parade route will be blocked off “as best as humanly possible,” police say.

City workers who aren’t fully vaccinated by Jan. 14 could lose their jobs.

The legislation advanced by a Council committee would make some streeteries permanent, but leave councilmembers in control in other areas.

The city still has $20 million left to give from its new grant program meant to address the gun violence crisis. The Kenney administration hopes to do that by mid-November, a spokesperson said.

Council President Darrell L. Clarke opposed a measure to give Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration the power to approve streeteries. “We already have the authority to do that,” he said.

The change came after many employers requested more time to get their workers fully vaccinated.

Kelly Richards would replace Siobahn Reardon, who resigned last year after library employees complained of racial discrimination and pay inequity.

Councilmember Allan Domb’s two bills will go to a Council committee for consideration. Not surprisingly, the restaurant community supports the move.

Coronavirus case rates remain much higher than earlier this summer and officials expressed concern about other new variants and lagging vaccination rates.