Monthly Archives: May 2009
P2Pac Update – Election Follow Up and Event June 4
| May 22, 2009 | Posted by P2pac under Events, Information, P2PAC |
Friends of P2PAC, Both of the P2PAC endorsed candidates for City Council edged out their opponents in a pair of tightly-contested races. Natalia Rudiak, District 4, and Daniel Lavelle, District 6, will be on the ballot in November after victory in yesterday’s Democratic primary. Congratulations, Natalia and Daniel! Please join us for a celebration on…
Clippings from May 14th – May 21st
| May 21, 2009 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Teenage Wasteland – Early Returns – post-gazette.com – Last night he was still in a fighting mood. Despite crushing Dowd, he didn't even mention the councilman in his acceptance speech and told people later he wanted an apology from Dowd for some…
Bike the Vote
| May 18, 2009 | Posted by P2pac under 2009 Primary Election, Pittsburgh, Public Health, Public Safety, Transportation |
Better late than never, on the eve of the primary I just wanted to call everyone’s attention to BikePGH’s Bike the Vote questionnaire BikePgh asked each of the Mayoral candidates to discuss the status quo with respect to making Pittsburgh as bike friendly as possible, and asked them as well to what each of them…
Desperately Seeking Justice in Lawrenceville
| May 16, 2009 | Posted by insider under Uncategorized |
desperation The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury. “Reckless fury” is the only way that to describe the campaign of Tony Ceoffe in the increasingly heated race against p2pac endorsed candidate Susan Banahasky in the past week or so.
May 19 Prediction Thread
| May 16, 2009 | Posted by mmp under Uncategorized |
Leave your predictions in the comment thread for the mayor’s race, Pittsburgh council races, or any of your favorites. Winner gets bragging rights. Trash talking is only allowed if you make a prediction yourself. Have fun…
Dowd Press Release on Water Main Break on Northside
| May 14, 2009 | Posted by grant under 2009 Primary Election |
Image by Seattle Municipal Archives via Flickr Dowd Statement on this Morning’s Water Main Break in Northside. May 14, 2009 – PITTSBURGH - In response to this morning’s water main break on Chateau Street and the similar incident earlier this week on Liberty Avenue, PWSA Board Member and Mayoral Candidate Patrick Dowd issued the following statement:…
Clippings from April 28th – May 13th
| May 13, 2009 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Theresa Smith Literature – PGH Comet takes a look at some of the lit from Councilwoman Theresa Smith that is being distributed in district 2. Smith is handing out a page that looks like a PG endorsement. The PG has endorsed Georgia…
Battle for Braddock
| May 8, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under 2009 Primary Election, Discussion, Mon Valley |
Image via Wikipedia There is a near showdown happening in Braddock around the mayor’s race. The current Mayor John Fetterman is facing a challenge from a candidate who is supported by some of the Braddock council members. Here is the Post-Gazette article on the race: Braddock Mayor Has His Critics Here is a letter to…
Election Workers Needed in 7th and 8th Wards
| May 5, 2009 | Posted by breen under 2009 Primary Election, Allegheny-County, Elections, Pittsburgh, Volunteer Opportunities, voting |
Voters in parts of Shadyside (7th Ward) and Bloomfield (8th Ward) may not be able to vote, unless people sign on for open slots in the district Boards of Election. (These are the people who have you sign in and set up the machine for you to vote. They are also the ones who count…
Race for City Council District 4 Takes a Nasty Turn
| May 2, 2009 | Posted by politicalspy under 2009 Primary Election, Politics, Volunteer Opportunities |
When campaigns begin to sputter and hemorage support close to Election Day, this is the time when they often begin to engage in disgusting and illegal tactics. Exhibit A: At least one elderly woman was reportedly harassed at her door for telling a Coghill-canvasser that she was suppoorting Natalia Rudiak in the District 4 City…
Sierra Club and 14th Ward Endorsemend added to the Big Endorsement Chart
| May 1, 2009 | Posted by committeegrrl under 2009 Primary Election, Information |
Just an FYI that we have updated The Big Endorsement Chart with the endorsements from the Sierra Club and the 14th Ward Independent Democratic Club. We will also be adding interviews with the candidates to the Interviews column. If you are a local blogger who has interviewed a candidate please leave a comment here with…
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New Comment Features at Progress Pittsburgh!
We are very happy to see that there has been a lot of discussion on the Progress Pittsburgh blog recently. We have upgraded the comments feature on the blog to add threaded comments – so now you can reply to a specific comment. We are working on some other improvements too. How can we…