Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s second budget address to Philadelphia City Council sounded in many ways like an ordinary mayoral speech, with Parker waxing poetic about heroic first responders, touting wins during her first year,

Philadelphia Mayor Parker proposes a $6.77 billion budget focusing on public safety, housing, and sustainability.

The mayor's proposed budget includes $800 million for housing through two separate infusions of $400 million. It also calls for a few key changes to real estate taxes.