Monthly Archives: July 2009
Meet James Perry Candidate for Mayor of New Orleans
| July 31, 2009 | Posted by Seenster under Events |
As if you weren’t having enough fun with the Race for PGH 2009 – Netroots Nation is bringing all kinds of candidates from all over the country here to Pittsburgh. Image via Wikipedia Here are the details about James Perry and the event in Pittsburgh, August 14, 2009, 5:30-7:30 at the Firehouse in the Strip…
Twitter Talk for 2009-07-31
| July 31, 2009 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
RT @Pazzler: add @kevinacklin if you aren’t following yet. best mayoral twitterer. For shame @fatherdok @LukeRavenstahl ! Step it up! # RT @Pazzler: @progresspgh To be fair, since I tweeted that, Harris has come through with @Harrisforpgh # RT @tvmichelle: http://twitpic.com/c5bez – On tour of Bayer with Mayor and County Executive. G20 talk and new…
Twitter Talk for 2009-07-30
| July 30, 2009 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Pop City – City passes ordinance to encourage green building http://ow.ly/isg3 # is it true that @harrisforpgh has started TV commericals? # Study finds no increased economic development in city-county mergers – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://ow.ly/iAjN # RT @randyfrancisco: Coal Piles up as demand cools: http://tinyurl.com/mmov7b # Post-Gazette’s early returns feautres an @ProgressPgh post on blogs…
Twitter Talk for 2009-07-29
| July 29, 2009 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
RT @mygov365: RT @pgPoliTweets: Legislature may let counties raise sales tax. http://bit.ly/F9rux # New Poll: What do you think about chaining the doors at the mayor’s office? http://ow.ly/iqPD please rt # RT @illyrias: Welcome to the mayor’s race @harrisforpgh! [pghisacity] http://bit.ly/18E0OE # Powered by Twitter Tools.
New Bloggers Weigh in on the Race for PGH 2009
| July 28, 2009 | Posted by Race for PGH under 2009, Pittsburgh |
We have been trying to keep tabs on the Race for PGH 2009 here and noticed that there are some interesting posts from not the usual political bloggers about the upcoming mayoral race. Here are a few of the new blogs who are stepping into the Pittsburgh political blogosphere… Politics and Place - A Rare Foray…
New Poll: What do you think about chaining the doors at the mayor’s office?
| July 28, 2009 | Posted by committeegrrl under Polls |
Last week over 100 protestors entered city hall to talk to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. Mayor Ravenstahl was no in the building but someone from his office chained the doors shut. See photos and additional coverage on 2 Political Junkies. [Poll=18]
CBA Post-Agenda, According to Twitter
| July 27, 2009 | Posted by Seenster under Blogs, Community Development, Politics, Sustainable Development |
Today’s post-agenda on Community Benefit Agreements held in Pittsburgh’s City Council Chambers had some in the audience all a-twitter. Here’s what happened:
Kevin Acklin on CBAs
| July 27, 2009 | Posted by Seenster under 2009, Community Development, Politics, Sustainable Development |
Today, City Council held a post-agenda to give residents the opportunity to speak about the issue of Community Benefit Agreements in the City and other recent events. The Acklin campaign posted a video of Kevin Acklin’s remarks: Kevin Acklin: CBA Remarks Before City Council from Acklin for Pittsburgh on Vimeo.
Twitter Talk for 2009-07-27
| July 27, 2009 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Dok Harris is holding a campaign kick off event this eve at Ventos Pizza – anyone else have details? Early Returns http://ow.ly/iikM # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Twitter Talk for 2009-07-25
| July 25, 2009 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
city employee who chained the door from the inside for a time to keep the protesters out. @bobmayo – WTAE Pittsburgh http://ow.ly/i6Xd # RT @rescuejobs: Protesters demand Pittsburgh mayor create jobs: AP PITTSBURGH – Staff in Pittsburgh Mayor have c.. http://bit.ly/4yBbLM # RT @NsideUnitedPGH: Protesters storm Ravenstahl’s office demanding jobs on city projects http://bit.ly/yMRQp #…
Is Development Really Moving Pittsburgh Forward?
| July 24, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Jobs, Labor, Politics, Sustainable Development |
So while the battle for heath care is being waged on a National Level it is interesting that some things have also been brought to light here in Pittsburgh about development and jobs. Here is a quick summary… Last Week It has been an interesting frew weeks in Pittsburgh. Last week Northside United staged a…
Twitter Talk for 2009-07-24
| July 24, 2009 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Infinonymous: Unsolicited Advice For Kevin Acklin http://ow.ly/i0w6 # BBI is currently an organization in distress…Accountability of inspectors, who are unsupervised much of the time http://ow.ly/i6cS # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Twitter Talk for 2009-07-22
| July 22, 2009 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Kevin Acklin and his campaign team are now blogging http://ow.ly/hQNL @kacklin # Powered by Twitter Tools.
North Shore vs. North Side — Rally July 23
| July 21, 2009 | Posted by committeegrrl under Health Insurance, Jobs, Labor, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
Image via Wikipedia Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondent has the press release from last weeked protest and the PGH Comet has a posts about the protestors that were arrested last week. The protests took place outside the Delmonte headquarters The Delmonte HQ is managed by Continental Real Estate Continental pays their building service workers poverty wages with no…
PA Gov. 2010 Update
| July 14, 2009 | Posted by committeegrrl under Uncategorized |
Image via Wikipedia With the Race for PGH 2009 moving very slowly this summer (Is there even a race or does Ravenstahl have it all locked up?). Looks like some things are happeing in the next years Race for PA. Don Cunningham, who is currently the Lehigh County Executive, has dropped out of the race…
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