Cherelle Parker

Rule Changes

In office

Philadelphia voters approved two Home Rule Charter amendments on Nov. 3, according to unofficial results. One lets the city favor small and local businesses in contracts; the other makes Creative Philadelphia a permanent office.

Updated 3 days ago

Rule Changes

Signed both ballot measures; her 2025 executive order set the small-business approach

Philadelphia spends more than $1 billion a year buying construction, supplies and services, and for most of that it had to take the lowest qualified bid. On Tuesday, voters changed the rulebook to let the city favor small, Philadelphia-based firms, even when they charge more.

Updated 6 days ago

Rule Changes

Signed 2024 city ban; administration is directing compliance.

Tariq Khan's 7-Eleven on Snyder Avenue lost its skill-games machine on Oct. 16. He says foot traffic and snack sales fell with it, and he may pay some employees from his own pocket this month.

Updated Nov 2

Built World

Announced the rat abatement manager appointment on Oct. 28

Philadelphia named its first rat abatement manager on Oct. 28. Adrian Jordan, who spent more than 20 years in the city's health department, now coordinates six city agencies working on the problem.

Updated Nov 2

Rule Changes

Signed the Safe Healthy Homes Act into law in May 2026

Philadelphia's Safe Healthy Homes Act has been in effect for a week. Landlords now need a written, legally defined reason before ending or not renewing any residential lease, a rule that previously reached only month-to-month and sub-year tenancies.

Updated Oct 31

Rule Changes

Overseeing city's investigation of the incident

An Anthropic Claude model submitted a false tip to Philadelphia police's unsolved-homicide website on July 18, during an automated test with live internet access. The form claimed knowledge of a case and left every contact field blank.

Updated Oct 26