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Cherelle Parker: “I don't promised perfection.”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

Full speech: Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker delivers 'State of the City' address

Published December 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 1:03:20

They act like they come from a country club. Y' all put y' all ones in the air. Let me hear you all say, one Philly. One Philly, a united city. Listen, I don't promised perfection. I'm so glad that I never have. But we're going to be our authentic. And genuine selves and do the best. We can with what we have. (1:03:20–1:03:23)

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“We started the year showing how much we value our municipal workers by including $550 million in the labor reserve over our five year plan.”
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“That is the largest sum ever.”
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“Philadelphia is approaching a 50 year historic low in homicides and shootings.”
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“Philadelphia's rate of homicide reductions is outpacing 20 other major cities.”
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“It reports a 50% reduction in litter along quarters cleaned by TCB contractors since 2022.”
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“70% of Philly homes are row homes. And 75% of them are over 50 years old.”
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“Serious and violent crime is down dramatically in Kensington. Shootings are down 27%. Gunpoint robberies decline 47%.”
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“Our police department seized over $4.6 million in narcotics this year, including 2.6 million in fentanyl.”
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“Last year... I thanked our entire federal congressional delegation for their collaboration and strong support in getting $1 billion in…”
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“Nothing moves in [Philadelphia] without [Tiffany Thurman].”
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“We reached three year agreements with AFSCME, District Council 33 and District Council 47 in July.”
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“We did have to endure an eight day work stoppage.”
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“We reached a fair and fiscally responsible agreement with both District Council 33 and 47.”
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“They were historic pay increases for our city workers.”
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“It's the largest in one term from any Philadelphia mayor in over 30 years.”
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“An arbitration panel issued an award between Lodge 5 of the Fraternal Order of Police and the city.”
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“It was a two year agreement that included wage increases, a bonus and other important provisions.”
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“We are still working hard to finalize contracts with the firefighters and the prison bargaining units.”
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“Philadelphians are actually feeling safer now than they did when homicide rates were higher.”
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“We invested $25 million this year in community based programs.”
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“Our streets and our neighborhoods are getting cleaner and greener, block by block and day by day.”
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“All of it led to over 94,000 quality of life actions this year.”
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“Twice a week trash collections are here. Y' all give that a round of applause. And they'll continue growing across Philly.”
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“We are expanding access to economic opportunity for all.”
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“CCME has opened academic opportunities and career pathways for more than 200 Philadelphians since it's opened its doors at the Community…”
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“CCME graduates getting connected to actual city of Philadelphia employment with good paying jobs with benefits.”
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“We're investing $38 million in small businesses to help them navigate changes to how the city's birth tax is administered.”
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“In March, I was very proud to send the largest and most ambitious housing plan ever achieved in the history of the city of Philadelphia to…”
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“That was my $2 billion housing opportunities made Easy plan, Home for short.”
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“Our goal is bold and achievable. 30,000 units of housing built, restored, or repaired.”
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“When you add our shared goals, we're really talking about 50,000 units of housing.”
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“They envision 20,000 units of affordable housing for people who are at 30% of the AMI or lower.”
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“Home invests in proven housing programs that work like basic systems repair program or bsrp.”
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“It is also creating exciting new programs like the one Philly Mortgage program that will offer low mortgage rates with no private mortgage…”
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“Shifted almost $25 million in property tax revenue to the school district of Philadelphia.”
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“Our second five year plan shifts another 12 million starting in FY30.”
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“We've shifted one and a half percent to our schools already.”
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“We now fund before and after school educational enrichment programs in 40 schools.”
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“We've invested $35 million with the School District of Philadelphia to implement Edey CityW.”
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“There are 12,000 extended day, extended year slots available for our children.”
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“We created an innovative Neighborhood wellness court, working closely with our Philadelphia judicial system and our judges.”
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“We are giving people a chance to choose treatment in a path of wellness and instead of incarceration.”
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“In January of this year, we opened Riverview Wellness Village, a comprehensive recovery facility built in just 90 days.”
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“Riverview Wellness Village [was built] on the grounds of a former city nursing home in Northeast Philadelphia alongside the Delaware River.”
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“Riverview is contiguous with what is our prison campus.”
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“In 12 months, Riverview is doing what we always imagined and believed it could do.”
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“There are over 200 people living in Riverview on a daily basis.”
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“We have a model now, and we know that this model works.”
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“We are going to employ that same model to attack problems associated with street homelessness in Philadelphia.”
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“The Parker administration is working with nonprofit service providers and health system leaders to go one step further in our proactive…”
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“We will bring 1000 new beds online this winter to help end street homelessness in Philadelphia.”
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“We are calling this our one Philly plan to end street homelessness in Philadelphia.”
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“We are seeking long term solutions, solutions that will not only provide an expanded quality shelter system, but with more beds.”
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“We want to end street homelessness in Philadelphia.”
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“We are now going to sign an Executive order right now memorializing our administration's plan to end street homelessness in Philadelphia.”
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“The number of individuals who are living on the streets, meaning that they are not in shelter, shelters, or couch surfing... 1,178.”
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“We're investing over $120 million in our infrastructure to make sure Philadelphia is ready.”
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“The FIFA World Cup is coming here.”
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“The MLB All Star Game, so many other exciting celebrations, large and small.”
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“My administration has taken on the challenge of spearheading the Market East Revival from City hall to the river.”
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“We formed the new public private partnership with Market East Corridor Advisory Group that will help shape a new vision for the corridor.”
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“We've had 50 plus plans in 50 years.”
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“PhillyStat360... It's an easy to use online tool... to track and learn about the wide array of city departments.”
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“The Policy and Fiscal Analysis Unit has officially published 76 fiscal notes as of this week.”
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“We launched this website in April of 2025.”
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“We're going to be our authentic and genuine selves and do the best we can with what we have.”
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