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Yesterday the City Council's Law and Government Committee approved legislation that would ask voters if they want to fold the Fairmount Park Commission into the city's Department of Recreation.
Michael got a big (and to us, somewhat surprising) victory in court this week, as a Philadelphia judge upheld three of the city's five recently-enacted gun laws. The case is now going to be appealed to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, and will probably make its way to the state Supreme Court, regardless of how the Commonwealth Court rules.
23-year-old Chante Wright, as part of a deal to cut her boyfriend's jail sentence, agreed to testify in a murder case. It was a dangerous move, and her testimony was crucial, so "she became the first state witness in Philadelphia to enter the federal witness-protection program." She was given a new identity and moved to Florida. Unfortunately, she defied authorities and returned to Philadelphia to visit her gravely ill grandmother. She was killed early Saturday, only seven hours after coming back to the city.
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- A posthumous tribute wall dedicated to singer/songwriter Elliot Smith sat defaced by graffiti for months on end -- LAist said enough, so did the fans and city council.
- SFist was surprised to learn that chronic presidential candidate Ralph Nader picked former San Francisco Supervisor Matt Gonzalez as his running mate.
- Phillyist explored the possibilities of green cleaning.
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