Lots of great stories over this weekend.
Mayor Street, once regarded as Public Enemy Number 1 of the city's gay community, will preside over a commitment ceremony this weekend. Marcia Gelbart has the fascinating story.
The Daily News has a good piece today on the complicated relationship between Gov. Rendell and mayor-elect Michael Nutter. Simply put, it's not all candy and roses, though it's been clear of late that Nutter is working hard to improve the relationship, saying city control of the school district is an issue for another day and praising the state's larger role in convention center management. In other Rendell news, the governor is spending some serious political capital on gun control, and it'll be fascinating to see if he gets any traction. And Rendell's friends and allies already seem to be lining up behind a potential successor: Democratic Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato.
In Saturday's paper, the Inquirer had a story on the growing rift between City Council and Committee of 70 CEO Zack Stalberg, who it seems is not as shy and retiring as council would like.
Finally, we have a closer look at the next police commissioner's tenure in D.C. The reviews are mixed, but the overall sentiment appears to be that Charles Ramsey did a solid job.
Update: Overlooked a couple other good reads. Jeff Shields takes a look at the city's retirement program, which permits elected officials like Councilwoman Joan Krajewski to retire, for a day, collect a big benefits check, then return to work at the same salary. And Nutter has decided to apply campaign finance caps to his inauguration fundraising, even though the law does not apply to inauguration committees.
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