The Philadelphia Public Record

Vol. II No. 126 (286)

Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia

August 22, 2011

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Great Silver Hope PHILA. AMATEUR Silver Medalist middleweight Jesse Hart is one of USA’s strong prospects for 2012 Olympics. He, along with another local up-and-comer, Damon Allen, Jr., was congratulated by Mayor Nutter Friday. Story page 4

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Aug. 26— State Sen. Shirley Kitchen and Rep. Mark Cohen will celebrate odlen yerasr on Senior Day in Memoprial Hall at St. William’s Church, Robbins and Argyle from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free health screenings, breakfast and lunch will be served. For info, call 215-2276161.

Aug. 26Golf Outing fundraiser for Democrat candidate for 10th Dist. Council candidate Bill Rubin at Juniata Golf Course, 1392 E. Cayuga St., registration 12:30, shotgun start 1 p.m. $80 includes green fees, cart, refreshments and barbecue. For info Tom Dooley (267) 246-5512.

Aug. 27State Rep. Michelle Brownlee hosts Back to School Giveaway Kids Day at Strawberry Sq. Mall, 2901 Dauphin St., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free school sup-

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For info (215) 684-3738.

Aug. 27Mantua Community Improvement Ctr. hosts Family Day Festival at 34th & Mantua Ave., 12-7 p.m. Loaded with family activities. Event is supported

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Pa. Misses Key Federal Sex Offender Deadline Pennsylvania missed a federal deadline for revamping its sex-offender registration laws and risks becoming a “safe haven”.

And lawmakers have to create Districts with “ideal” populations of 62,573 constituents for each House seat, up from 60,498 a decade ago, and 254,048 constituents for each Senate seat, up from 245,621 a decade ago.

Mayor, Citizens Bank

The Adam Walsh Act, enacted in 2006, mandated a more-comprehensive, nationwide system to track sex To Pack 15,000 School Bags offenders. It gave states five years to adjust their laws Hundreds of volunteers from Citizens Bank, Cradles to to conform with new guidelines. Fourteen states made Crayons and other local organizations will converge on the July deadline. the Philadelphia Zoo on Thursday, Aug. 25, for the largest-ever backpack-a-thon in Philadelphia. ApproxSoon after Gov. Tom Corbett took office in January, he imately 15,000 new backpacks will be stuffed with directed his staff to work on the changes needed to school supplies and prepared for delivery to school stubring State law in line with the Adam Walsh Act, said dents across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. spokesman Kevin Harley. “It’s the Corbett administration’s intention to bring Pennsylvania into compliance,” As part of its Gear for Grades initiative, the Citizens he said.

Bank Foundation donated $35,000 to Cradles to Crayons in July to help the nonprofit organization expand its services and reach its goal of 15,000 backpacks. In addition, Citizens Bank collected school Lawmakers Set To supplies in all of its bank branches across Pennsylvania, Redraw State’s Political Map New Jersey and Delaware. Those supplies were doFor political junkies, the once-a-decade redrawing of nated to Cradles to Crayons for the backpack-a-thon.

Pennsylvania’s legislative District lines is a board-game Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and executives geek’s paradise: It’s “Risk”, “Stratego” and “Battle- and volunteers from Citizens Bank and other local orship” all rolled into one, with the balance of power for ganizations will sort school supplies and stuff backthe next 10 years as the prize. And as the five-member packs during the daylong event.

Legislative Reapportionment Commission starts its 90day sprint to come up with a preliminary map by this Cradles to Crayons and Citizens Bank will donate the fall, there’s no shortage of pieces to move around the backpacks to more than 200 agencies that serve children and families in need across the tri-state region. board.

This much is known: In general, western Pennsylvania has lost population. Eastern Pennsylvania has gained.

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Honoring Universal Family

STATE REP. Kenyatta Johnson honors Universal Cos. and Universal Family of Schools with State Citation at 2nd annual Universal Community Day Festival at Stinger Square, 32nd & Reed Streets. At citation presentation were Johnson; Rahiem Islam, CEO Universal Cos., Mayor Michael Nutter; and Glenn Ellis. Photo

by Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography

coaches here today,” said the Mayor. “As a City, it is important that we take the time to recognize young people who are doing positive, extraordinary things. I am extremely proud that you are Philadelphians and that you are inspiring your communities with your acMayor Michael A. Nutter welcomed amateur boxers complishments. I know that your parents are proud of Jesse Hart and Damon Allen, Jr. to City Hall Friday to you too. Congratulations and good luck at the World congratulate them on their participation in the US Championships this fall.”

Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing in Mobile, Ala. earlier this month. Both Hart and Allen are due to com- “I want to thank Mayor Nutter for inviting me here pete in the 2011 World Championships in Baku, Azer- today, and especially for keeping the City’s recreation baijan which runs from Sep. 22 until Oct. 10, with the centers open, even in these difficult times,” said Hart. hope of continuing on to the 2012 Summer Olympics “The recreation centers are important, especially to the young people in boxing programs. Because I was able in London. to practice in the facilities the City provides, the proHart is a Middleweight Silver Medalist. Allen, a light- gram made me who I am today. I am going to have the weight, comes from a distinguished West Philadelphia chance to go to the Olympics because of my neighborboxing family. hood recreation center.”

Mayor Congratulates Amateur Boxers Jesse Hart And Damon Allen

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of Philadelphia, and to secure an approval letter from an administrative agency that was operated under the City’s Dept. of Licenses & Inspections. In many previA Pennsylvania appellate court judge has recently ruled ous instances, the City denied a business owner’s takein favor of a local Philadelphia business association out beer application while the PLCB approved the that sued the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and renewal of the same owner’s liquor license.

City of Philadelphia to stop the enforcement of a conIn late 2007, AALBA filed a constitutional challenge troversial four-year old State law aimed at preventing in the Commonwealth Court to discontinue the enforcethe sale of take-out beer in Philadelphia. ment of Act 155. In December of the same year, the The lawsuit, filed by the Asian American Business As- Court granted a temporary injunction in favor of sociation of Philadelphia, challenged the legality of the AALBA that temporarily discontinued the enforcement State’s takeout beer law, known as Act 155 of 2006. of Act 155. The Court’s most recent ruling against Act Following a final hearing on Jun. 22 in Harrisburg, 155 provides more permanent relief for AALBA and Senior Judge James R. Kelley of the Commonwealth all other Philadelphia business owners who wish to Court of Pennsylvania recently issued a ruling that continue selling takeout beer as authorized by their agreed with AALBA’s argument that Act 155 – which state liquor licenses.

City Business Group Beats LCB In Court

was enforced only against Philadelphia retail liquor-liThe Commonwealth Court also rejected the legality of cense owners – violated the owners’ constitutional right the City of Philadelphia’s controversial takeout beer orto due process. dinance by essentially ruling that the City gave itself Beginning in 2007, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control power over the retail sale of takeout beer that was far in Board enforced Act 155 by requiring Philadelphia busi- excess of the authority of the State’s Liquor Code. ness owners – all of whom already owned and operated retail liquor licenses for many years at the same location – to apply for an additional takeout beer permit every year if the owner wished to continue selling any takeout beer at his business. The application also required the business owner to pay an additional filing fee of $600 per year, half of which was paid to the City

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AALBA, through its board of directors and Chairman, Adam Xu, was represented by attorneys Stephen R. Murphy, Esq. of the Law Offices of Stephen R. Murphy, Esq., PC and Paul George, Esq., of McKinney & George, PC.

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