Category Archives: Municipal Incompetence

Reports on the ways our local government fails us

It’s Ori Feibush’s World, We Just Live In It – PhillyMag

Well the exposé of Ori Feibush, the controversial battler of anti-gentrification groups, comes out. PhilyMag contacted me to contribute to Ori’s bio.   I like Ori and OCF.  A lot.  I absolutely admire that he’s the sole reason that Point … Continue reading


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The PA Convention Center: The $1BN FAILURE.

‘Membah all those labor troubles at the PCC down in Center City? It has now completely wrecked bookings for the Convention Center, which now has fewer planned bookings than when it doubled in size. [AxisPhilly] Apparently the organized labor groups … Continue reading


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OK Fat Asses – You’re Supposed to VOTE TODAY.

NO, you shut up.  I don’t want to hear your excuses.  It’s Primary Day and you’re supposed to vote.  Don’t know where you’re supposed to go do it?  Click here. Yeah, this race sucks.  There’s no President.   There’s no … Continue reading


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BROCHUREGATE: PDQ Sends Questions to Ethics Board About Alan Butkovitz’s Campaigning

Earlier in the City Controller race a pointed question came up in CityPaper about City Controller Alan Butkovitz using City money to run this obvious campaign brochure around to AVI meetings:  Most of the brochure carefully puts Alan’s name and … Continue reading


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The Sheriff’s Department: The Most Fucked-Up Lost Agency In Philadelphia

It’s revealed Thursday during Council session that the Sheriff’s Department has absolutely no real accounting system whatsoever. [AxisPhilly] Oh, and it’s also sitting on millions in unclaimed funds. This makes perfect sense as Philadelinquency asked the Sheriff’s Department, and for … Continue reading


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Philadelinquency Endorses Asshole Extraodinaire Warren Bloom for Traffic Court

He’s got traffic tickets.   He’s had a suspended driver’s license.  He’s a tax deadbeat. And he’s a sex offender. And why does Warren Bloom want to become a Traffic Court judge?  “I want a three-year limitation on most parking … Continue reading


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Trouble at Johnny Doc’s Union Pub

Ryan Briggs over at CityPaper informs us of some trouble in Pennsport with John Dougherty’s bar, Doc’s Union Pubin Pennsport at 1843 S 2nd. Here’s a hint for those of you who just recently moved to Philly and don’t understand … Continue reading


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Rayford Means Wins Worst Common Pleas Court Judge Award

I seriously hate this shit.   A couple of days ago, this happened pretty close to my neighborhood (WARNING, GRAPHIC): Luckily, Philadelphia Police witnessed the entire thing go down because the asshat who did it,  Daniel Walker, either wasn’t paying attention … Continue reading


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City Official Throws Her Weight Around to Kill Coffee Shop, Suffers a Verbal Bitchslapping

Chief Integrity Officer Joan Markman apologizes for trying to throw her weight around to kill OCF Coffee Shop at 21st and Fairmont.  Now, her actions are being questioned. [CBS3] It’s not a secret that a small cabal of neighbors in the Spring … Continue reading


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Good News: Former Sheriff John Green Being Sued By the City For Millions

Former Sheriff John Green just found out that he and several of his cohorts who left the Sheriff’s Department are now under a multi-million dollar suitfiled by the City to chase after all the graft that occurred during John Green’s … Continue reading


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Philly Sheriff Jewell Williams Begs For More Money–We Have One Idea for Him to Find Some

UPDATE:  Back of the napkin math ->   1/2 month of advertising is $158K, times two for one month times 12 for Jan-Dec = $3,811,776.48   Sheriff Williams routinely signs large checks to run foreclosure ads nobody reads in the … Continue reading


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City Controller’s Office Workers’ No.1 Job: Get Their Boss Re-Elected

One would almost think that the employees at the City Controller’s office are bound by… I dunno… ethics rules perhaps?… from running political campaigns.  ANY political campaigns.  Including the one their boss is in right now. But apparently they aren’t. … Continue reading


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PLCB / City, Why Don’t You Just Fucking Shut Club Aura Already? Or: There’s Been a Shooting At Club Aura

From the 6th Police District: On Saturday, 03/16/13, 1:30 AM, a fight inside Aura, 626 N. Front St. resulted in a male being stabbed in the neck with a bottle. The victim was taken to the hospital by private auto and listed … Continue reading


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Gayrruption: I’m No Longer Donating to Philly LGBT-related Causes, With Rare Exceptions

I’m absolutely sickened from what has been recently exposed re: the whole underbelly of LGBT activism locally here in Philadelphia.  Specifically, the world of entities surrounding or heavily-influenced by PGN publisher Mark Segal. Any donation I make from now on for … Continue reading


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