David Silver (Philadelphia)

[2] By the early 1960s, Silver was married with three children and working as a barrel dealer in Northeast Philadelphia, where he also served as president of the Bustleton Civic League and as head of the Republican Party's 58th ward.

[4] Later that year, he was nominated by Republicans for the 10th district seat on City Council and won, unseating Democratic incumbent Robert B. Winkelman in a victory the Philadelphia Daily News called "unexpected.

[6][7] Returning to work, he spent much of that year fighting Democratic efforts to change the zoning in his district to allow greater housing density.

[8] He also called on city leaders to include the Northeast in its plans for playgrounds and rec facilities, accusing Mayor James Tate of neglecting the area.

"[13] He attracted some attention from the opposite direction as well that year, when Democratic State Representative Melvin J. Greenberg noted the oddity of Silver not opposing a similar zoning change on a property across the street from the councilman's own house.

[20] As construction began at the rehab facility, Silver continued to feud with his neighbors about it, including filing a libel suit against one of them who said that "you will have to give the Councilman a piece of the action" to get zoning changes in the Northeast.

[22] By 1970, members of the Northeast Citizens Planning Council attempted to recall Silver from office, alleging that he "has been neglecting the community groups in favor of the developers.