Mayor Sorace in the News

Lancaster city officials pursue $6 million state grant for updating aging water infrastructurehttps://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/lancaster-city-officials-pursue-6-million-state-grant-for-updating-aging-water-infrastructure/article_4ce286a6-8c7d-11ed-b0b5-9373497f32ee.html

Lancaster city allocates a total of $10 million in federal rescue money for affordable housinghttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-city-allocates-a-total-of-10-million-in-federal-rescue-money-for-affordable-housing/article_b9b5108e-6b47-11ed-beac-43d1765c5a1c.html

‘Transformative’ Ewell Plaza opens to the public in Lancaster cityhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/transformative-ewell-plaza-opens-to-the-public-in-lancaster-city/article_1ec4c910-40e1-11ed-b0fd-07082f8709b1.html

Mayors frustrated by fireworks law [letter]https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/mayors-frustrated-by-fireworks-law-letter/article_a33af9c0-8a99-11ec-ab61-73cce4bbb19a.html

We’re Pa. small city mayors, fair legislative maps will aid our recoveryhttps://www.goerie.com/story/opinion/2022/01/27/fair-legislative-maps-aid-recovery-small-pa-cities-gerrymandering/6609092001/

5 Lancaster city artists chosen to make engaging, temporary city art projectshttps://lancasteronline.com/features/entertainment/5-lancaster-city-artists-chosen-to-make-engaging-temporary-city-art-projects/article_2951d056-6f01-11ec-b658-dfcc3eb79150.html

Danene Sorace starts her second term as mayor of Lancaster cityhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/danene-sorace-starts-her-second-term-as-mayor-of-lancaster-city/article_664b9a52-6d9c-11ec-befa-8b5faece7869.html

Mayor Danene Sorace sworn in, outlines priorities for 2nd termhttps://oneunitedlancaster.com/coronavirus-news-roundup/mayor-danene-sorace-sworn-in-outlines-priorities-for-2nd-term/

Lancaster Mayor Sorace sworn in for second term, emphasizes transparencyhttps://www.abc27.com/news/local/lancaster/lancaster-mayor-sorace-sworn-in-for-second-term-emphasizes-transparency/

Lancaster city mayor enters second term, council sworn in to office [photos]https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/lancaster-city-mayor-enters-second-term-council-sworn-in-to-office-photos/collection_53a063e8-6cab-11ec-84f0-938359323387.html

Menorah, Christmas Tree lighting cap festive evening in Lancaster cityhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/menorah-christmas-tree-lighting-cap-festive-evening-in-lancaster-city/article_d765bc74-54a4-11ec-bb60-d72da6a41fd0.html

Stimulus funds will help Lancaster city avoid tax increase for 2022https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/stimulus-funds-will-help-lancaster-city-avoid-tax-increase-for-2022/article_14d2c0f2-4ccb-11ec-a4d0-6b769dce1194.html

City mayor ‘looking forward to continuing conversation’ on ways to use rescue plan funds in communityhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/city-mayor-looking-forward-to-continuing-conversation-on-ways-to-use-rescue-plan-funds-in/article_777e4f94-429b-11ec-b7b1-97f8b3a818d6.html

Danene Sorace wins Lancaster Mayorhttps://www.abc27.com/news/us-world/politics/election/danene-sorace-wins-lancaster-mayor/

Danene Sorace wins Lancaster Mayorhttps://www.abc27.com/news/us-world/politics/election/danene-sorace-wins-lancaster-mayor/

Democrats claim victory in Lancaster city races for mayor and city councilhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/democrats-claim-victory-in-lancaster-city-races-for-mayor-and-city-council/article_879cbb74-3c54-11ec-a32e-6b1a8e10ce7b.html

Democrats claim victory in Lancaster city races for mayor and city councilhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/democrats-claim-victory-in-lancaster-city-races-for-mayor-and-city-council/article_879cbb74-3c54-11ec-a32e-6b1a8e10ce7b.html

Afterparty for Mayor Danene Sorace following election victory [photos]https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/afterparty-for-mayor-danene-sorace-following-election-victory-photos/collection_ddfdda4a-3c57-11ec-ac79-0b82be89ac8d.html

Lancaster City Council allocates $5M to affordable housing, moves forward with $1M lot on Marietta Avenuehttps://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/lancaster-city-council-allocates-5m-to-affordable-housing-moves-forward-with-1m-lot-on-marietta/article_fc37590e-39ce-11ec-a68a-13896ab337c3.html

Lancaster city looks to add affordable housing with $1 million lot on Marietta Avehttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-city-looks-to-add-affordable-housing-with-1-million-lot-on-marietta-ave/article_c960292c-2d33-11ec-a50b-6308f214dee2.html

NEWS RELEASE – City of Lancaster Mayor Danene Sorace is The League’s New Presidenthttps://www.pml.org/2021/10/11/city-of-lancaster-mayor-danene-sorace-is-the-leagues-new-president/

Mayor asks Lancaster City Council to use $5M in rescue funds for affordable housinghttps://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/mayor-asks-lancaster-city-council-to-use-5m-in-rescue-funds-for-affordable-housing/article_d5bd6bf2-27e9-11ec-9e7f-0b67584e8ac5.html

Lancaster city saves $7.1 million refinancing debthttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-city-saves-7-1-million-refinancing-debt/article_fc22a45c-1b3b-11ec-8b04-fb5ed4837de7.html

Lancaster kicks off Hispanic Heritage Monthhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-kicks-off-hispanic-heritage-month/article_7385fcc0-173a-11ec-9d1d-37922394be41.html

Lancaster city takes input on key 20-year planhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/bike-lanes-new-housing-parking-and-more-lancaster-city-takes-input-on-key-20-year/article_39847598-156d-11ec-abfc-a7c82039a9aa.html

Lancaster city asks public for feedback on use of $39.5 million in COVID-19 relief fundshttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-city-asks-public-for-feedback-on-use-of-39-5-million-in-covid-19/article_a67de53e-14d3-11ec-84ba-0f12ad8a93c7.html

John Bey officially Lancaster city’s new police chief: ‘Public safety is not a spectator sport’https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/john-bey-officially-lancaster-citys-new-police-chief-public-safety-is-not-a-spectator-sport/article_798b5dce-f401-11eb-b8f6-07f85c787bb6.html

Lancaster County without plan for American Rescue Plan funds as Lancaster city, other counties move forwardhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/lancaster-county-without-plan-for-american-rescue-plan-funds-as-lancaster-city-other-counties-move/article_3e988304-f0aa-11eb-a090-cffbeb09470a.html

Council approves John Bey as Lancaster city’s new chief of policehttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/council-approves-john-bey-as-lancaster-citys-new-chief-of-police/article_9809f906-e496-11eb-b521-5f1fb9ea9e3f.html

City Council gets update on mayor’s Neighborhood Week; Celebrate Lancaster set to kick offhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/city-council-gets-update-on-mayors-neighborhood-week-celebrate-lancaster-set-to-kick-off/article_da1edc96-d477-11eb-8d99-cb75e1b21a82.html

‘The candidate to meet this critical moment’: City of Lancaster has a new police chiefhttps://www.witf.org/2021/06/22/the-candidate-to-meet-this-critical-moment-city-of-lancaster-has-a-new-police-chief/

New police chief appointed for Lancaster Police Bureauhttps://www.abc27.com/news/local/lancaster/new-police-chief-appointed-for-lancaster-police-bureau/

Construction completed on new fire station in Lancaster, city’s first new station in 50 yearshttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/construction-completed-on-new-fire-station-in-lancaster-citys-first-new-station-in-50-years/article_c29922fc-c95a-11eb-94aa-9333ec6cbe4b.html

First fire station in 45 years opens in Lancaster Countyhttps://www.abc27.com/news/local/lancaster/first-fire-station-in-45-years-opens-in-lancaster-county/

Lancaster City Mayor, Council call for ‘prompt’ creation of county health departmenthttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-city-council-calls-for-prompt-creation-of-county-health-department/article_ba2d42e6-9cc4-11eb-9169-1f1e757b6e2f.html

DCED Recognizes Recipients of 2021 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellencehttps://dced.pa.gov/newsroom/wolf-administration-recognizes-recipients-of-2021-governors-awards-for-local-government-excellence/

Affordable housing projects in Lancaster city receive $2.5M in federal aidhttps://lancasteronline.com/business/local_business/affordable-housing-projects-in-lancaster-city-receive-2-5m-in-federal-aid/article_e4426488-8e57-11eb-ad32-9f7f66914da6.html

Mayor tells Lancaster council of plan for city comprehensive plan developmenthttps://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/mayor-tells-lancaster-council-of-plan-for-city-development/article_98d41290-7871-11eb-b0f3-0fcffbc315a0.html

Mayors: Pennsylvania cities need President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, and we cannot waithttps://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/mayors-pennsylvania-cities-need-president-bidens-american-rescue-plan-and-we-cannot-wait-special-from/article_d096a832-70a6-11eb-8610-6b5dc2276040.html

Lancaster Bureau of Fire wants more minority firefighters; here’s its planhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-bureau-of-fire-wants-more-minority-firefighters-heres-its-plan/article_c6eec7fc-577d-11eb-876a-abbdbf1e6a09.html

Lancaster County individuals share their reflections on 2020 and their hopes for 2021 [opinion]https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/lancaster-county-individuals-share-their-reflections-on-2020-and-their-hopes-for-2021-opinion/article_7074beb8-447c-11eb-bd8b-eb7366364c52.html

Lancaster police, firefighters, mayor and other city officials delivered presents to needy families with Santahttps://www.abc27.com/news/top-stories/lancaster-police-firefighters-mayor-and-other-city-officials-delivered-presents-to-needy-families-with-santa/

Lancaster mayor Danene Sorace announces she will seek a second termhttps://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/lancaster-mayor-danene-sorace-announces-she-will-seek-a-second-term/521-d3e7207a-3901-481b-b851-52bf9fd6204b

How volunteers, local officials created a colorful mural overlooking ‘Garden in the Light’ in Lancaster cityhttps://lancasteronline.com/features/how-volunteers-local-officials-created-a-colorful-mural-overlooking-garden-in-the-light-in-lancaster/article_ccffab7c-3a48-11eb-a408-531e824bd8d7.html

Lancaster can lead the way on racial justice (Column by Mayor Danene Sorace)https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/lancaster-can-lead-the-way-on-racial-justice-special-from-mayor-sorace/article_7068c0d8-357f-11eb-9b34-0bb09a1814e3.html

Lancaster mayor airs draft of budget with no new taxes, warns against relying on reserve fundshttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-mayor-airs-draft-of-budget-with-no-new-taxes-warns-against-relying-on-reserve/article_33254bb6-2eda-11eb-a8f5-e7a3427ea640.html

Lancaster city council unanimously approves mayor’s pick for interim police chiefhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-city-council-unanimously-approves-mayors-pick-for-interim-police-chief/article_bf49e6e0-2e87-11eb-902b-5720349467b7.html

City’s structural deficit is not sustainable (Column by Mayor Danene Sorace)https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/city-s-structural-deficit-is-not-sustainable-special-from-mayor-sorace/article_c4e367aa-29cf-11eb-8cf2-b36588a9e83c.html

Mayor, volunteers canvass Lancaster city to spread COVID-19 info as cases spikehttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/mayor-volunteers-canvass-lancaster-city-to-spread-covid-19-info-as-cases-spike-photos/collection_21fc6c92-26ac-11eb-b88d-c75842c7d29c.html

Lancaster looking to lower car-related fatalities and serious injurieshttps://www.abc27.com/news/local/lancaster/lancaster-looking-to-lower-car-related-fatalities-and-serious-injuries/

Lancaster Mayor Sorace caravans through city in final push for 2020 Censushttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-mayor-sorace-caravans-through-city-in-final-push-for-2020-census/article_705fb9d2-ff6c-11ea-9afb-ff72bb57dd69.html

Lancaster plans to use largest grant ever awarded to fight lead hazardshttps://www.abc27.com/news/local/lancaster/lancaster-plans-to-use-largest-grant-ever-awarded-to-fight-lead-hazards/

Mayor Sorace: Pain of Lancaster city residents ‘is raw and it is real’ (Column by Mayor Danene Sorace)https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/mayor-sorace-pain-of-lancaster-city-residents-is-raw-and-it-is-real/article_70089b5c-f6c5-11ea-92ee-4772df1fbeb6.html

Lancaster Mayor Sorace pledges racial equity in addressing policing, city jobs, housinghttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-mayor-sorace-pledges-racial-equity-in-addressing-policing-city-jobs-housing/article_85e9b994-dd9b-11ea-a7f6-df28e1a85632.html

How data-driven innovation is fueling cities’ COVID responsehttps://bloombergcities.medium.com/how-data-driven-innovation-is-fueling-cities-covid-response-a87ae47724af

Lancaster city joins Vision Zero movement to eliminate traffic-related deaths and serious injuries by 2030https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-city-joins-vision-zero-movement-to-eliminate-traffic-related-deaths-and-serious-injuries-by/article_fc483696-ce15-11ea-afc6-f31a30311eff.html

We should put same energy toward racism that we do COVID-19 response (Column by Mayor Danene Sorace)https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/we-should-put-same-energy-toward-racism-that-we-do-covid-19-response-column-from/article_9eefc320-acb8-11ea-8fe9-1f19b0808de0.html

Lancaster mayor wisely launches a contact tracing initiative, which will be key to reopening economyhttps://lancasteronline.com/opinion/editorials/lancaster-mayor-wisely-launches-a-contact-tracing-initiative-which-will-be-key-to-reopening-economy/article_68a962bc-8a7b-11ea-9d66-7f87d05ab40c.html

Lancaster to soon use contact tracing to track COVID-19https://www.abc27.com/news/lancaster-to-soon-use-contact-tracing-to-track-covid-19/

Pennsylvania allows Lancaster city to find and contact people who were exposed to COVID-19https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/pennsylvania-allows-lancaster-city-to-find-and-contact-people-who-were-exposed-to-covid-19/article_70a1fd18-88cc-11ea-a1c7-db85fc656219.html

Lancaster Mayor Sorace emerging as visible, informed leader during COVID-19 shutdownhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-mayor-sorace-emerging-as-visible-informed-leader-during-covid-19-shutdown/article_782e7c0e-840e-11ea-92d4-73a58e1bf315.html

Local Visionary – Mayor Danene Soracehttps://figlancaster.com/2020/04/02/local-visionary-mayor-danene-sorace/

Danene Sorace Interview – Hempfield Happeningshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUVBsfibEpQ

Mayor Danene Sorace gives an update on Lancaster City during the coronavirus outbreakhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/mayor-danene-sorace-gives-an-update-on-lancaster-city-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak-video/video_1905052e-4475-5b9b-8ed6-c62c3f1c4375.html

The Elect Few: Mayor Danene Sorace of Lancaster, PAhttps://www.keystoneedge.com/2020/03/10/the-elect-few-mayor-danene-sorace-of-lancaster-pa/

The Elect Few: Mayor Danene Sorace of Lancaster, PAhttps://www.keystoneedge.com/2020/03/10/the-elect-few-mayor-danene-sorace-of-lancaster-pa/

Affordable housing, financial challenges: 4 takeaways from Mayor Sorace’s State of the City addresshttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/affordable-housing-financial-challenges-4-takeaways-from-mayor-soraces-state-of-the-city-address/article_96b13a5e-4291-11ea-a88a-ebf603f16348.html

Lancaster mayor holds annual State of the City addresshttps://www.abc27.com/news/local/lancaster/lancaster-mayor-holds-annual-state-of-the-city-address/

Lancaster city needs more revenue options to stay afloat (Column by Mayor Danene Sorace)https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/lancaster-city-needs-more-revenue-options-to-stay-afloat-column/article_dd01f568-3326-11ea-afac-d3e36afa1bb5.html

‘This system is broken’: Lancaster officials plead for equitable funding, charter school reformhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/this-system-is-broken-lancaster-officials-plead-for-equitable-funding/article_58bf6d38-17a3-11ea-b4b2-ab592f5521fe.html

New solutions for Lancaster’s streets means help from public utilities, lawmakers (Column by Mayor Danene Sorace)https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/new-solutions-for-lancaster-s-streets-means-help-from-public-utilities-lawmakers-column-danene-sorace/article_04de9864-e51d-11e9-8411-87d3683738ed.html

Mayor: HUD lead-mitigation grant a game changer for children’s healthhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/mayor-hud-lead-mitigation-grant-a-game-changer-for-childrens-health/article_16ba42c6-e0a0-11e9-9241-4ba57fb30314.html

$11.1 million to combat lead hazards in hundreds of homes in Lancasterhttps://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/contests/11-1-million-to-combat-lead-hazards-in-hundreds-of-homes-in-lancaster/521-9d429145-7b64-4694-95cd-1792f3c595b1

Lancaster’s neighborhood programs aim to build grassroots engagementhttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancasters-neighborhood-programs-aim-to-build-grassroots-engagement/article_a3dd8af6-8e1a-11e9-b3f8-3387882da141.html

City of Lancaster officials talk reducing emissions, combating climate changehttps://www.abc27.com/news/local/lancaster/city-of-lancaster-officials-talk-reducing-emissions-combating-climate-change/

Taking a deep dive into city’s rental properties (Column by Mayor Danene Sorace)https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/taking-a-deep-dive-into-city-s-rental-properties-column-by-lancasters-mayor/article_4ed938e6-6dc9-11e9-bcff-5ff3cfa032f4.html

Lancaster mayor sets benchmarks for progress in ‘State of the City’ addresshttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-mayor-sets-benchmarks-for-progress-in-state-of-the-city-address/article_e69d8c96-1eb8-11e9-8b4c-b30c0415cc76.html

Lancaster mayor reflects on first year, sets goals for 2019https://www.abc27.com/news/local/lancaster/lancaster-mayor-reflects-on-first-year-sets-goals-for-2019/

Praising addition of social worker to Lancaster city police departmenthttps://lancasteronline.com/opinion/editorials/praising-addition-of-social-worker-to-lancaster-city-police-department/article_a82e3aa4-f8df-11e8-8000-c3d54ded9b88.html

County commissioners, Lancaster mayor dedicate new World War I plaque in Veterans Plazahttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/county-commissioners-lancaster-mayor-dedicate-new-world-war-i-plaque-in-veterans-plaza/article_ee93f53a-e5eb-11e8-bb98-df9508902e48.html

Former Giant on Reservoir Street to become a Peapod hub, creating about 150 jobshttps://lancasteronline.com/business/local_business/former-giant-on-reservoir-street-to-become-a-peapod-hub-creating-about-150-jobs/article_4ca4ef6e-7894-11e8-ba4b-c38636c5e3ae.html

The imperative of tackling substandard housing (Column by Mayor Danene Sorace)https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/the-imperative-of-tackling-substandard-housing/article_1044c0ea-5dd6-11e8-924d-5fef5bbdbbc4.html

Mayor discusses Lancaster’s future during Neighborhood Weekhttps://www.abc27.com/news/local/lancaster/mayor-discusses-lancasters-future-during-neighborhood-week/

‘Mayor’s Neighborhood Week’ begins Monday, April 30https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/mayor-s-neighborhood-week-begins-monday-april/article_d0cb5dce-4a85-11e8-aea6-17aaac8d8020.html

60 Seconds with Mayor Sorace – WHYWhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0IPf_QPi4I

New city Mayor Danene Sorace talks about former jobs, current hobbies and why she likes living herehttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/in-the-spotlight-new-city-mayor-danene-sorace-talks-about-former-jobs-current-hobbies-and/article_d1edad48-0b64-11e8-9f46-fb43b7206d9c.html

Lancaster’s new mayor, Danene Sorace, talks up neighborhoods, outreach and opennesshttps://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancasters-new-mayor-danene-sorace-talks-up-neighborhoods-outreach-and-openness/article_41572096-f4be-11e7-92a3-7b37d683eb24.html

Danene Sorace sworn in as Lancaster’s new mayor, pledges to work for ‘every neighborhood’https://lancasteronline.com/news/danene-sorace-sworn-in-as-lancaster-s-new-mayor-pledges-to-work-for-every-neighborhood/article_803a57fe-f02e-11e7-b68b-0b93f413f2d8.html

Lancaster mayor-elect Danene Sorace looks forward: ‘I’m representing every person in this city’ [Q&A]https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-mayor-elect-danene-sorace-looks-forward-im-representing-every-person-in-this-city-q/article_9b406910-c4d9-11e7-8fc4-6bc0217d5e8a.html

Danene Sorace to serve as mayor of Lancasterhttps://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/contests/danene-sorace-to-serve-as-mayor-of-lancaster/521-c045a7c1-1662-4d8b-b68c-7a52a30ccae6