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Police Remove Protestors from City Council Chambers Ahead of Final Sixers Arena Vote
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The final vote for the Sixers arena is today. Council is slow to begin because opposition went down to the floor to protest:
The Council President asked for the floor to be cleared. Protesters sat down. Now the arrests begin. pic.twitter.com/IZvE914mGn
— Marco Cerino (@CerinoRoyale) December 19, 2024
Security is escorting anti-arena protestors out of City Council chambers. pic.twitter.com/apwaI9E6vO
— Paul Schwedelson (@pschweds) December 19, 2024
Looks like a shit show! The opposition is gonna fight this thing to the very end. We’ll see what happens here shortly. The arena was voted out of committee last week by a 12-4 margin, and unless there’s some crazy, unforeseen turn in the story, it is expected to clear full council as well.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com