It was good reading yesterday. Let me share some highlights…

First, the Inquirer covers how Street’s biggest contributors do very well at City Hall. That’s pretty much the way it’s always been and Street simply hasn’t faught the “way it is”. Actually, he seems to embrace it according to the article. Of course this has a whole lot to do with campaign finance and Philly isn’t following other cities’ attempts at reform.

Related to what I said yesterday about Philly slowly losing the control to govern itself, Tom Ferrick details just how well the state (Republican) takeover of the parking authority has gone.

In Silencing the demons Ralph Vigoda shares the story of Larry Boettcher. Suffering from schizophrenia, not taking his medication, he set himself up to be shot by the police.