With that tax off the table, the mayor and councilmembers are now pledging to find an additional $50 million each year for the next five years to support the district.
Health care professionals joined Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier outside of City Hall Tuesday.
The Safe Healthy Homes Act requires a city-run rental inspection program. It also forces landlords to provide written notices to renters regarding lease terminations.
Philadelphia City Council passed historic legislation Thursday that places new restrictions on immigration enforcement activities in the city.
Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. said he supports the goal of fully funding schools but questioned the impact of the proposal.
Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration supports one of the proposals - a bill creating a new protected class based on immigration status - but raised concerns about the remaining legislation.