John F. Street

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John Franklin Street is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3, 2000, and was re-elected to a second term beginning in 2004. He is a Democrat and became mayor after having served 19 years in the Philadelphia City Council, including seven years as its president, before resigning as required un

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"When I was council president I had a rule that people could sleep on the job. I modified the rule. You could actually sleep in public if you werent sitting down. I had three people who actually perfected the art of sleeping while standing."

John F. Street