Mayor Nutter's first budget address to council takes place this morning at 10am.
The rubber, as they say, is hitting the road. The "fun" parts of being a new mayor - hiring rock star staffers with national credentials, shaking hands with folks who lined up for hours, being on ABC News - are coming to a close.
Now we'll get a chance to see how this new administration functions with its most important, if not particularly glamorous, functions - figuring out where to spend our money and how much of it they want.
The Daily News and Inquirer have some decent preview stories, including a tidbit about the parking tax in the Daily News. As one who walks to work and most other places in Center City, that one doesn't really affect me but I'm sure there are many of you out there who will be affected. I don't have much to say about the an increase on the tax on parking fees but feel free to offer your thoughts in the comments.
I'm heading out to City Hall now (by bike) with video camera and tripod in tow. Stay tuned for some video bites and more discussion of the budget later on today.