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Vol. III No. 26 (396) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia February 14, 2012

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C a l e n d a rFeb. 15- State Sen. Larry Farnese

addresses Pt. RichmondCAN at Firm Hope BaptistCh., 2313 E. Auburn St., 7p.m. For info (267) 650-1668.

Feb. 17- Retirement Reception forJudge Thomas Dempsey atCity Hall, ConversationHa., Rm. 200, 4:30 p.m.Contribution $10. RSVPRosemary Donnelly [email protected].

Feb. 20- Fundraiser for State Repcandidate Malik Boyd atDiockside, 717 S. Colum-bus Blvd., 6-9 p.m. Music,desserts. Donation levels$50-$500. RSVP JaneGreen (215) 300-1996 [email protected] payable to Friendsof Malik Boyd.

Feb. 21- State Rep. JohnSabatina holds Mardi GrasCocktail Reception at Lad-der 15, 1528 Sansom St.,5:30-8:30 p.m. EventChairs Bob Brady and JohnDougherty. Contributions:$100 (ticket), $250 (friend),$500 (patron). For infoJohn (215) 742-8600).

Feb. 21- Alliance Françaisede Philadelphie Mardi Grascelebration at RestaurantSchool, 4207 Walnut St.,6:30 p.m. Roaring ’20stheme, prize for best cos-

tume. Tickets $60. For info(215) 735-5283.

Feb. 22- Penna. Common-wealth Club House Partywith guest Penna. Republi-can State Chairman RobGleason at home of MikeCibik, 334 S. Front St.,5:30-7:30 p.m. By invita-tion only. Contact (717)234-4901 or [email protected].

Feb. 23- State Rep. JamesRoebuck celebrates Birth-day Party at Warmdaddy’s,1400 S. Columbus Blvd.,5:30-8 p.m. Jazz, food.Friend: $125. Sponsor$250. Benefactor: $500.RSVP (215) 382-1268.

Feb. 25- Mothers in Chargeholds Flapjack Fundraiserat Applebee’s, 9141 Roo-sevelt Blvd., 8-10 a.m. Do-nation $10, $5 for kidsunder 11. For info (215)228-1718.

Feb. 26- St. Patrick’s DayParade in Phila. Fundraiserat Insulators’ Ha., 2014Horning Rd., 3-7 p.m. Beer,wine, soda and buffet.Music and Celtic FlameIrish Dancers. $35. ContactMary Frances Fogg(267.228.0418), KathyFanning or Joe Fox at SaintPatrick’s Day ObservanceAss’n, www.philadelphiast-patsparade.com

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US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) was

joined by Philadelphia District At-

torney Seth Williams to announce

the introduction of the State Wit-

ness Protection Act, new legisla-

tion that would make witness

intimidation a federal crime and

strengthen penalties for those con-

victed of it.

High-profile cases of witness in-

timidation in Philadelphia, includ-

ing the recent killing of a store

clerk believed to be the witness of

a November 2011 murder, under-

score the need to give law enforce-

ment more tools to deal with the

problem.

“Despite the strong leadership of

officials and law enforcement,

Philadelphia is grappling with vio-

lent crime,” said the Senator. “Wit-

ness intimidation is a major

obstacle in the pursuit of justice,

and the legislation I’m announcing

today will help law enforcement

tackle the problem and put more

criminals behind bars.”

The State Witness Protection Act

would make it a federal crime to:

kill, attempt to kill, or use physical

force to threaten or intimidate a

witness

influence, delay, or prevent the tes-

timony of an individual in a State

proceeding

retaliate against a witness for their

attendance at a State proceeding or

providing information to a law en-

forcement officer.

It would set tough new maximum

penalties for witness protection,

including 30 years imprisonment

in the case of attempted murder or

the use of physical force, and up to

20 years for other cases of witness

intimidation. Federal sentencing

guidelines for obstruction and wit-

ness intimidation would be in-

creased.

Casey will formally introduce the

State Witness Protection Act in the

Senate this week.

Casey Takes WitnessIntimidation To Feds

Mayor’s Main Problem:Street Crime, In PollWith the voters of this City look-

ing at Mayor Michael Nutter’s per-

formance kindlier than in the past,

some observers are wondering if

his stewardship will end, as did

Mayor John Street’s, clouded over

by the staggering rate of wanton

killing and other street crimes in

this city.

A Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadel-

phia Research poll this week found

Mayor Michael Nutter’s job ap-

proval ratings have improved over

the past year, even as Philadelphi-

ans voice concerns about violent

crime and the overall direction of

the city.

Sixty percent of city residents ap-

prove of the job Mayor Nutter is

doing, and 30% disapprove. These

numbers have improved from a

year ago when 52% approved and

37% disapproved.

However, Philadelphians are un-

happy with much that is going on

in the city. Crime is a “serious” or

“very serious” problem in the

city’s neighborhoods, according to

74% of residents, up from 64% a

year ago. By an 11-to-1 margin,

Philadelphians support the teen

curfew, enacted by City Council

last fall in an attempt to reduce

youth violence.



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Broader worries about the direc-

tion of the city surface in attitudes

toward how the city has changed

over the past five years. Thirty-

five percent of respondents say the

city has gotten worse and 23% say

it is better. A year ago, Philadel-

phians were evenly divided on the

subject, and “better” outpolled

“worse” 33% to 27% in 2009.

Mayor Nutter’s job-approval

marks are the best he has received

since the Pew polling began ask-

ing the job-approval question in

2009, his second year in office.

When asked to rate how the Nutter

administration has done in five

specific policy areas, the public’s

lowest grade was for “reducing vi-

olent crime,” with only 14% see-

ing “major improvement” and

another 35% “some improve-

ment.” And 85% of Philadelphians

say reducing violent crime should

be a high priority for the next four

years, followed closely by “im-

proving education levels” (79%)

and “attracting new investment

and creating jobs” (78%).

The Nutter administration receives

its highest first-term ratings for

“making a greener city that is

more environmentally friendly and

energy efficient,” with more than

seven in 10 (74%) seeing at least

some improvement. Nearly six in

10 (57%) say the administration is

“making government less corrupt

and more open.”

AT INAUGURAL MEETING of

Phila. Area Cooperative Al-

liance, Councilwoman Cindy

Bass, right, presented a Council

Resolution recognizing impor-

tance of cooperatives to eco-

nomic and social development,

which was accepted by PACA

project development facilitator

Bob Noble, left, on behalf of

PACA. Photo: Peter Frank


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Councilwoman BassHails City’s CoopsHonoring 2012 as the International

Year of Cooperatives (IYC),

Philadelphia City Councilwoman

Cindy Bass on February 8 for-

mally presented a resolution that

recognized cooperatives’ contribu-

tions to economic and social de-

velopment. The resolution was

introduced to Philadelphia City

Council by Bass on January 26,

2012, her first session as a mem-

ber, and was passed unanimously.

Bass presented the resolution to

the Philadelphia Area Cooperative

Alliance (PACA) at that organiza-

tion’s IYC kick-off event.

The resolution highlights the ac-

complishments of cooperatives –

businesses that are owned and

democratically controlled by their

members. Worldwide, coopera-

tives have more than 1 billion

members and employ 100 million

people. More than 29,000 cooper-

atives operate in every sector of

the economy in the United States;

Americans hold over 350 million

co-op memberships. U.S. cooper-

atives generate 2 million jobs and

make a substantial contribution to

the U.S. economy with annual

sales of $652 billion and possess-

ing assets of $3 trillion. Philadel-

phia area cooperatives have

thousands of members in a variety

of sectors such as grocery and

consumer goods, credit unions,

housing, childcare, healthcare and

utilities.

“Cooperatives are increasingly im-

portant in creating sustainable

communities in Philadelphia,” said

Bass. “This way of doing business

keeps local dollars local. They em-

ploy members of the community,

and those jobs cannot be out-

sourced… Philadelphia was home

to the first cooperative in America

and so it is imperative that we

keep that rich partnership of com-

merce and community alive.”

Bob Noble accepted the resolution

on behalf of PACA, an organiza-

tion that was formed by local co-

ops to support and promote

cooperatives in the Philadelphia

area. “Cooperatives exist in many

neighborhoods in Philadelphia and

help to build healthy communi-

ties,” added Noble, PACA project

development facilitator. “Con-

sumer-owned cooperatives like

Weavers Way in Northwest

Philadelphia and Mariposa in West

Philadelphia have undergone sig-

nificant expansion. Three more

food co-ops are being

planned in Kensington, South

Philadelphia, and Francisville, and

just outside the city, construction

is starting on CreekSide Co-op,

which will revitalize Elkins Park.

Beyond food co-ops, Philadel-



phia’s cooperative economy is di-

verse, with established housing co-

operatives, numerous credit

unions, employee- owned coopera-

tives of various kinds and an estab-

lished consumer-owned energy

provider.”

The United Nations General As-

sembly proclaimed the year 2012

as the International Year of Coop-

eratives (IYC). In its announce-

ment of the International Year of

Cooperatives, UN Secretary-Gen-

eral Ban Ki-moon stated, “Cooper-

atives are a reminder to the

international community that it is

possible to pursue both economic

viability and social responsibility.”

Jamming PACA’s IYC kick off

event were more than 70 members

of cooperatives representing a

wide diversity of sectors including

consumer and worker co-ops,

credit unions, housing, food, child-

care and energy. “This was a great

opportunity for co-ops across sec-

tors to meet each other. There was

great energy in the room. Hope-

fully this will be the beginning of a

new wave in cooperative develop-

ment in Philadelphia”, said Mar-

garet Lenzi, an organizer of the

celebration and a Weavers Way

board member.

PACA is also planning a confer-

ence for June 13 at Drexel Univer-

sity entitled “Exploring

Cooperatives: Economic Democ-

racy and Community Development

in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.”

For more information on Coopera-

tives and the International Year of

Cooperatives, go to Philadelphia

Area Cooperatives Alliance web-

site, www.philadelphia.coop/.

Katz Spreads WordOn Documentary

PATRICK WALSH, pro-

gram director for Bala

Cynwyd-Narberth Rotary,

welcomes Sam Katz to

weekly luncheon at Al Dar

Bistro. Katz spoke about

his film project, The GreatExperiment, a series on

history of Phila., as well as

his role at USA 250, plan-

ning committee for 2026

celebration of 1776. Photo:

Rick Trivane

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