Monthly Archives: August 2008
PA Delegation from the Convention Floor
| August 26, 2008 | Posted by p2moblogger under Uncategorized |
PA Delegation from the Convention Floor Originally uploaded by progresspittsburgh Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Illinois) speaking
Forget the campaigns. Donate to this guy.
| August 25, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Community Development, Government, Pittsburgh |
An article in Saturday’s Post-Gazette is titled, “URA chief’s friends asked to help with legal bills.” Um, excuse me? Pat Ford, who has continued to receive his $117,875/year salary while on paid leave from his position as URA Executive Director because of an ethics investigation, is not a charity case. Heck, this guy could have…
LIVE FROM DENVER: Dan Onorato and Mayor Nutter – Denver PA Delegate Breakfast
| August 25, 2008 | Posted by p2moblogger under photos |
Dan Onorato and Mayor Nutter – Denver PA Delegate Breakfast Originally uploaded by progresspittsburgh Two former Hillary supporters. Onorato: ‘Obama and Biden got the issues right.’ 9/25/08
IndianaVIE Blog from the DNC
| August 21, 2008 | Posted by ebarker under 2008, Blogs |
Hi, my name is Eric Barker and I’m a delegate from the 9th Congressional District to the Democratic National Convention. I look forward to blogging from the DNC with the latest happenings. http://www.indianaVIE.net http://www.barkerzone.net
Everybody Eat to Benefit Everybody Vote
| August 21, 2008 | Posted by Seenster under Events |
The Everybody EAT Bar-B- Q this Sunday, August 24, 6pm – 8pm, back at the Zombo Gallery, 4900 Hatfield Street, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA. Hosts – Michael and Julie Devine. Entertainment by The Turpentiners and The Whips. Grub by Pat Clark. Funds benefit the poster and teeshirt fund for the 50+ partner organizations of Pennsylvania Voice.…
Chelsa Wagner Still Leads in Our Poll
| August 21, 2008 | Posted by p2wp under Polls |
While Luke has gained another 31 votes, Chelsa Wagner is still in the lead in our poll for mayor of Pittsburgh. Are there other candidates that you would like to see in the race or in our poll? Wagner Ravenstahl Total Votes June 25, 2008 66 24 90 July 31, 2008 120 47 167…
CBA Signed in Hill
| August 21, 2008 | Posted by breen under Community Development, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development |
After a long and persistent effort, residents of the Hill District, united under the One Hill Coalition, finally received a community benefits agreement signed by local elected leadership. This is a very positive step toward more sustainable development in Pittsburgh; CBAs provide a vehicle for community input into large scale development.
links for 2008-08-15
| August 15, 2008 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Council prez says Mayor Luke 'set up' his outburst – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review City Council President Doug Shields today defended his scathing comments during a heated meeting, saying he was "set up" by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's administration. (tags: Doug-Shields luke-ravenstahl city city-council race-and-gender-equality-study trib)
links for 2008-08-14
| August 14, 2008 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Facebook | Everybody VOTE Niftly little Facebook application – non-partisan application that checks to make sure you are registered to vote and checks to confirm that your Facebook friends are registered to vote too. (tags: Facebook Everybody-Vote voter-registration cool-tool) Dozen Bake Shop Bike Rack Petition Dozen handed the petition over today to Councilman Patrick Dowd.…
links for 2008-08-12 [delicious.com]
| August 12, 2008 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Regola withdraws from Senate race Regola is out of the race for State Senate – has was aquitted last month of perjury and gun charges in the suicide of a 14 year old neighbor. The democratic candidate is Anthony Bompiani to run for the State Sentate seat for the 39th district. (tags: state-government PA-state-senate Bob-Regola…
The Cost of Public Transit
| August 12, 2008 | Posted by TransitGeek1 under Issues, Pittsburgh, Transportation |
Residents of Allegheny County can no longer take our public transit system for granted. Over the last several years, bus-riders have had to learn to live with ever-increasing fares and ever-decreasing service. Neither our state legislature nor our county government (both bodies of government have fiscal responsibility to fund transit) have shown the political will…
Saturday Press Conference: Promoting “Guaranteed Healthcare for All” language be added to DNC Platform
| August 7, 2008 | Posted by p2wp under 2008, Elections, Events, Health Insurance, Issues, Pittsburgh |
Healthcare for All Pennsylvania is co-sponsoring a press conference in Pittsburgh this Saturday morning, along with Congressman John Conyers, Pennsylvania State Senator Jim Ferlo, Western PA Coalition for Healthcare, and Progressive Democrats of America to advance “Guaranteed Healthcare for All” amendment language be added to the Democratic Party Platform.
The Writing’s on the Billboard
| August 7, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Civic Engagement, Government, Pittsburgh, Urban Planning |
The State Ethics Board has decided not to investigate Pat Ford (article) and the controversial billboard on the Grant Street transportation center is going up. Is this good news? These developments beg the question: what was all that fuss about? If we were going to end up right back where we started, what was the…
what we talk about when we talk about change
| August 6, 2008 | Posted by andrea under Civic Engagement, Get Involved, Young People |
I participated in a short brainstorming session this morning at an office downtown in which the subject was how to plug newcomers and young people into opportunities to effect change in the city. You could/would be surprised at how many different ideas people have about what it means to “change” a city (or a county…
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