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Mayor Cherelle Parker unveils ‘economic mobility agenda’ in $7 billion city budget proposal

Since taking office, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has treated her 2023 campaign slogan — to make Philadelphia the “safest, cleanest, and greenest big city in the nation with access the economic opportunity for all” — as a to-do list for her administration. With the homicide rate down and high-profile efforts to improve public cleanliness underway, Parker on Thursday unveiled her third city budget proposal and framed the $7 billion plan as the fulfillment of the final part of her slogan. “My focus sharpens on a goal that touches every family and every neighborhood, and that is economic mobility for all and self-sufficiency for all,” Parker said in her annual budget address to City Council. “What good is a safer, cleaner, and greener city if our people don’t have access to good-paying jobs, quality healthcare, and a real shot at raising a family, owning a home, and building a pathway to a better and more affordable life?”
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