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CITY COUNCIL · November 12, 2026

Council orders DHS hearings after 10-year-old Malaysia Alfred's death — and passes a stack of zoning bills

The dominant story wasn't on the printed agenda: the death of 10-year-old Malaysia Alfred, who died in the city's foster care system, filled chambers with gr…

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Oct 29Council renames Penrose Recreation Center for Shirley Kitchen, approves Land Bank dispositions — school lunch resolution held for later Oct 22Council passes sidewalk café bills, honors CLS and Merrill Reese, holds incineration ban and charter amendment Oct 15Council passes bike lane around City Hall, 40 vacant lots to Land Bank, and backs single-payer healthcare push Oct 8Council honors tenant union, adopts rodent emergency resolution, and passes Frankford zoning map change 14-0 Oct 1Council backs Starbucks boycott, officially recognizes Black Bottom neighborhood, and honors labor leader Samuel Staten Jr.Sep 24Council calls for statewide ban on Flock license plate readers, greenlights hearings on Vision Zero and jail healthcare

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Fifth District Overlay reorganizationpending Land Bank disposal — 1306 South 28th Streetapproved Northeast overlay consolidation and related district overlaystabled CMX-1 Commercial Mixed-Use zoning amendmentstabled

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