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Parker’s City Hall Shake-Up & Shapiro’s Data Center Pivot. Plus: Who Cleans the Indigo Bikes After the Naked Bike Ride?

City Cast Philly · Aug 21, 2026 · 32:47

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The Parker administration has seen more than half of its highest-level appointees leave their posts, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer analysis. Host Trenae Nuri and executive producer Matt Katz discuss why there is a revolving door of people leaving City Hall, Gov, Josh Shapiro’s pivot on data center development in Pennsylvania, and how much Philly parents are spending on back-to-school supplies. Also, what happens to the Indigo bike seats after this weekend’s Philly Naked Bike Ride?

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Mayor Parker has seen higher turnover among her top appointees than her recent predecessors

Philly kids have plenty of sway over back-to-school spending 

In a major shift, Gov. Josh Shapiro restricts data center development in Pennsylvania 

Gov. Josh Shapiro signs executive order placing guardrails on Pa. data centers

Pennsylvania’s new data-center rules aren’t all bad for power companies

Data center developers are pushing Pa. government officials to sign secrecy agreements. At least some are saying yes. 


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