Harris & Vance in Philly, Dave Wants A Boo, Street Safety Initiatives
It’s another midweek news roundup! Today, Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate before her campaign rally in Philly, while JD Vance, Republican nominee for vice president, will be in South Philadelphia at the 2300 Arena. Host Trenae Nuri and City Cast Philly producer Abby Fritz also talk about the lengths a local man went to to find a date, then play a Philly news quiz. Plus, Trenae gives an update on her Philly cheesesteak quest, sponsored by the Western wear company Tecovas.
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- Presidential campaign schedules for Tuesday include Philly stops for both Harris and Vance
- Republican VP nominee JD Vance is coming to South Philly on Tuesday
- Meet the West Philly man who rented a billboard to find a date
- Philadelphia police introducing new tactics to thwart illegal car meet-ups
- Philadelphia police announce latest targeted traffic enforcement initiative
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