When she heard some Democratic Party members couldn’t find their ward election meetings, Hall Monitor reporter Vanessa Maria Graber investigated. Turns out, information was scarce and access to these meetings was limited, especially for newly elected committee members.
Graber tells the Hall Monitor about her investigation into Philadelphia’s ward elections and the questionable practices she’s been uncovering there.
Meanwhile, for the seventh year in a row, Philadelphia’s Water Department is going to raise our water rates this September. This means our city’s water rates will have risen by 52% in just a few years — far outpacing inflation and creating an ever-increasing burden on working people in Philadelphia.
Consumer reporter Lance Haver tells the Hall Monitor what’s going on at the water department on this week’s livestream.
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