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⛺ Penn Breaks Up Protest Encampment

ICYMI: Penn and Philadelphia police cleared the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Pennsylvania on Friday morning. Police arrested nearly three dozen people, who were cited for trespassing and released later the same day. [The Daily Pennsylvanian]

🚙 A Drop in Vision Zero Funding?

Street safety advocates are raising concerns over Mayor Cherelle Parker’s proposed city budget, which allocates $9 million toward pedestrian, cyclist, and motorist safety projects over the next six years — a $6-million drop from the $15-million six-year allocation during the Kenney administration. [Inquirer 🔒]

• Related: How has Philly been doing with its Vision Zero efforts? [City Cast Philly 🎧]

🍎 School Board Chooses Leaders

Reginald Streater was reelected as president of the Philadelphia Board of Education last week. First-time board member Wanda Novalés will be vice president. [Chalkbeat Philadelphia]

• The Board of Education has been the subject of a lot of political drama lately. Catch up on the power struggle here. [City Cast Philly 🎧]

🧑‍🌾 Reading Terminal Market Composting Pilot

Ten merchants at the popular food destination started piloting a five-month-long composting program at the beginning of April. Per the market, the pilot has generated 60,000 pounds (!!!) of organic material in less than a month and a half. [PhillyVoice]

The Fight To Preserve a Historic Black Family's Home

One of the world’s most renowned Black artists, Henry Ossawa Tanner, lived in Strawberry Mansion during the 19th century. In 1976, his home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but it eventually fell into disrepair, culminating in the City of Philadelphia designating it an “unsafe structure.” City Cast Philly podcast host Trenae Nuri speaks with Christopher R. Rogers, co-coordinator of the Friends of the Henry O. Tanner House, about how that group is fighting to preserve this piece of Black history, and his tips for getting started in the process of protecting a historic site in Philly.