Category: Rant
Getting It Done
| November 10, 2009 | Posted by politicalspy under Community Development, Gossip, Pittsburgh, Politics, Rant |
Trash Talk One complaint that we hear from time to time is that poor neighborhoods often get the leftover trashcans from other neighborhoods. One example taken earlier in the year (Kevin Acklin used this particular example in the second mayoral debate, back in October): a trashcan behind the Homewood-Brushton YMCA labeled “Bloomfield”. Here’s a photo…
Allegheny County Councilman Turns Self In
| February 19, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under 2007 November General Election, Allegheny-County, Government, Politics, Rant, voting |
News outlets are reporting today that County Councilman Chuck McCullough (R-Upper Saint Clair) has turned himself for the crimes that committed roughly two years ago. As you may recall, McCullough was found to have stolen checks from an elderly client and written contributions to local political campaigns. He was already on the ballot for County…
The Beat Cop
| October 28, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Community Development, Government, Pittsburgh, Politics, Public Safety, Rant |
The beat cop is a much coveted neighborhood tool. Neighborhood groups across the City, beg and plead with their Zone Commanders and the Mayor to acquire just a few hours a week of such a person’s time. In an article in today’s P-G, the questions is raised, “Will Squirrel Hill get a dedicated beat cop?”…
Got an extra $1.5 billion lying around somewhere?
| January 26, 2008 | Posted by andrea under Mon-Fayette Expressway, Politics, Rant, Take Action, Transportation, Turnpike |
Geeks like me who were following closely what the state was doing to solve our transportation funding crisis last year looked at Act 44 and saw a loose collection of half-assed solutions mixed in with a few new problems. Bond financing, tolling I-80, blah blah blah — not enough money to solve the real crisis,…
Why yesterday’s election was bad news for Pittsburgh Democrats
| November 8, 2007 | Posted by andrea under 2007 November General Election, ACDC, Elections, Pittsburgh, Rant |
Without going too overboard on our now-elected mayor’s shortcomings (and hey, what human being doesn’t have a few flaws), it seems to me that yesterday’s election proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Pittsburgh Dems could run a stuffed panda bear in the general and beat any candidate the Republicans could offer. I’m with Pittgirl – the old…
Blow me away
| September 22, 2007 | Posted by Vanna under Environment, Pennsylvania, Politics, Rant, Sustainable Development, Take Action |
Pennsylvania has the best wind resources east of the Mississippi, together with New York and West Virginia. But most of the locations where large, utility-scale wind farms can capitalize on those wind resources are atop the Commonwealth’s many ridgetops. And a whole bevy of objections have arisen to wind ranging from the common-sense to the…
In PTC we trust
| September 13, 2007 | Posted by bibi under Rant, Sustainable Development, Transportation |
One of the obvious things the Governor’s Transportation Funding & Reform Commission concluded in their report last fall was that our state’s transportation funding is totally effed up. Not just that there’s not enough funding available, but that it takes a whole room full of pointy-headed guys who never see daylight just to figure out…
Sweet success…
| September 12, 2007 | Posted by april under Jobs, Pittsburgh, Rant, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Young People |
Housing makes up, for many people, the largest chunk of the monthly budget. We are advised to spend no more than 30 percent of our incomes on housing, but many around the country have no choice but to spend more. If I was a single person, bringing home $25,000 per year, I should spend no…
One of the more idiotic branding attempts I’ve heard about recently
| July 11, 2007 | Posted by andrea under Education, Pittsburgh, Rant |
Anyone catch this little article in today’s Post-Gazette? The Pittsburgh Public Schools will drop “public” from its name and adopt a new, standardized way of referring to its schools as part of a campaign to brighten and strengthen the district’s image. For example, Schenley High School will be called Pittsburgh Schenley. God knows the word…
bass ackwards
| April 26, 2007 | Posted by andrea under Mon-Fayette Expressway, Rant, Western PA |
More details will be forthcoming in tomorrow’s Post Gazette, but meanwhile in the web edition today Joe Grata is reporting that the Turnpike Commission has upped their price estimate for the Pittsburgh leg of the Mon-Fayette, and that under the most optimistic circumstances construction wouldn’t be completed for another 10 years (even should the money…
Moving Backwards
| April 24, 2007 | Posted by insider under ACDC, Blogs, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Rant |
Luke Ravenstahl may be moving Pittsburgh forward. But the Allegheny Democratic Party seems to be moving backwards. On April 3, there was a post noting that the ACDC blog had not been updated since December. Still no updates on the blog, but now the Allegheny Dems are sending out a newsletter in PDF format. This…
what are committee endorsements worth?
| March 18, 2007 | Posted by andrea under 2007 Primary, Elections, Politics, Rant |
This comment from Jim Burn in an article in today’s Post-Gazette was just crying out for comment. Regarding Doug Shields’ decision to continue his race for city controller, Jim said: Committee people and Democratic voters need to ask the candidates themselves, ‘Why are you seeking the endorsement, and working so hard to get it, and then…
Young people, commissions, and what exactly is the role of the youth policy manager?
| February 20, 2007 | Posted by insider under Government, Issues, Pittsburgh, Rant |
Today, City Council will vote on establishing yet another commission, Propel Pittsburgh. What is the point of another young person’s commission. This is pointless. We don’t need commissions/committees. Here is the only thing I could find about the Propel Pittsburgh Commission the Propel Pittsburgh Commission consisting of young adults and young professionals who are dedicated…
Ding Dong, Deer Creek is Dead- But Eileen Watt, Not
| February 1, 2007 | Posted by Vanna under 2007 Primary, Elections, Pittsburgh, Politics, Rant, Sustainable Development, Western PA |
For years now the ill-conceived Deer Creek Crossing retail project proposed for the Harmar area has threatened to be one of Allegheny County’s worse greenfield development projects. Late last week, it was announced that the project is no more. Three development companies later, all the potential anchor stores jumped ship (finally). Yet another reason for…
Jim Motznik: Hard at Work as Always
| January 29, 2007 | Posted by Vanna under Blogs, Pittsburgh, Politics, Rant |
I’ve started a little collection of my favorite Councilman Jim Motznik gems. It includes the video of him running through downtown buildings as news cameras attempt to get him to face the music on his questionable travel expense reports/city vehicle usage. It includes his diplomatic quotes during the advertising-in-the-parks debacle he dreamed up (and lost).…
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