DAILY GRINDER: Homeless Feeding Ban Hearings Today
Federal court hearings begin today over the homeless feeding ban in Philadelphia. The ACLU and the law offices of Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg LLP are representing several religious groups who say feeding the poor is their religious right. The law technically went into effect on June 1st though the city hadn’t yet fulfilled its obligation to...
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DAILY GRINDER: Homeless Feeding Ban Goes Into Effect Today
The city’s homeless feeding ban goes into effect today. Read about it here and here. The policy bans outdoor feeding in all city parks while establishing a new, temporary food distribution location on the City Hall apron. It’s become the object of scorn by many church services in the city, as well as Occupy Philly. On a call into WHYY in March, Mayor...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: AG Candidate Murphy Says he Won’t Enforce ‘Ultrasound’ Legislation
Former Congressman and current Pennsylvania Attorney General candidate Patrick Murphy claims he won’t enforce the ultrasound bill if it goes into law and he is elected in November. His Democratic primary opponent, Kathleen Kane, is also opposed to the bill but has stopped short of saying she plain old won’t enforce it. Gov. Corbett is now saying his “Close...
Continue ReadingNutter Feeds Us a Load of Crap With New Homeless Rule
By Daniel Rackley One of the great things about starting the second term of a period in office is that you can afford to enact ridiculous regulations—all the while sparing yourself the burden of worrying about losing your job. Mayor Nutter now has that luxury, and appears to be putting it to use rather quickly. Nutter has launched what is essentially an attack...
Continue Reading‘Homeless Feeding Permits’ Not Unique to Philly
Earlier this month, Philadelphia City Health Commissioner Don Schwartz said the board of health realized after Occupy Philadelphia had set up camp at City Hall it had “no authority” to ensure the food they passed out was up to safety standards. The board, therefore, has adopted draft regulation that would require free training and a permit to pass out food...
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Occupy Philly: Feeding the Masses
By Nicole Finkbiner On Saturday afternoon, while most of the Occupy Philly protestors were out and about, chatting in small circles or soaking up the live music, about a block away at The Friend’s Center, three volunteers bustled around a small kitchen preparing the camp’s dinner. With R&B oldies blasting, the amateur chefs stirred their massive concoctions,...
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