Category: Take Action
Tell Your Representative to Support HB300
| March 25, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Civil Rights, Get Involved, Government, Issues, PA General Assembly, Pennsylvania, Take Action |
This important bill for equality is receiving some resistance from local residents. Please call your representative to demonstrate support for the bill: PROPOSAL/ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This legislation would amend the act of O ctober 27, 1955(P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for findings and declaration of policy, for right to…
Voter Photo ID Bill at State Level
| March 6, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under Elections, Get Involved, Government, Issues, PA General Assembly, Pennsylvania, Take Action, voting, Voting Rights |
Requiring voters to show ID every time they vote is a barrier to voting. Contact your state representative and senator, and members of the relevant committees, and ask them to vote against such a requirement. You can find your representatives’ contact information here. The Senate Bill in question can be found here. Here are some…
The Billboards Are Back: City Hearing Next Week
| March 5, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Advertising, Civic Engagement, Community Development, Downtown, Get Involved, Government, Issues, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Take Action |
Remember the big debacle last year regarding a certain LED billboard on a certain transportation center (at the corner of Grant and 11th Streets in Downtown Pittsburgh)? (See this, that, or the other post from last year.) Well, lucky for us, we have a say in the issue. As the City prepares to develop policy…
Facebook the Vote for the City Council District 2 Special Election
| January 31, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under 2009, Events, Get Involved, Take Action |
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 is the Special Election to for Pittsburgh City Council District 2. After reading this article from the City Paper about the lack of interest in the District 2 Special Election – we thought it was worth shedding some light on the fact that Tuesday is…
Local Gun Control Vote Next Week
| November 14, 2008 | Posted by p2wp under Government, Pittsburgh, Public Safety, Take Action |
On Thursday, November 20, 2008, Pittsburgh City Council will hold a hearing and vote on local gun control legislation. As you recall from the previous post on this topic, the bill would require reporting of lost or stolen firearms. This is an important measure to discourage illegal gun sales and decrease gun violence. Please contact…
CBA Hearing at County Council on Tuesday, March 25th
| March 21, 2008 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Events, Gambling, Government, Jobs, Labor, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Take Action |
One Hill CBA Coalition Fighting for Good Jobs and Other Benefits From Arena Development The One Hill CBA Coalition has been fighting since September to ensure that the publicly funded development of the new Penguins Arena returns real benefits to the community. The Penguins are the developer for the arena and the land where the…
Take Action: Campaign Finance Reform Hearing in Council on Tuesday
| February 23, 2008 | Posted by p2wp under Civic Engagement, Elections, Government, Pittsburgh, Take Action |
Pittsburgh City Councilmembers need to hear from YOU! Next TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, at 2 PM, City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed campaign finance reform legislation recently introduced by Councilman Bill Peduto that aims to limit individual and PAC contributions to local politicians in election and non-election years. As observed in Philadelphia…
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,…
pittsburgh just got a little greener.
| November 20, 2007 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Environment, Government, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Take Action |
an article in today’s post-gazette reviews current action at city council regarding green building. council has just passed a bill that will incentivize developers to build green: Some cities allow green buildings to be larger, as council did yesterday with a final vote on Mr. Peduto’s legislation allowing certified structures to be 20 percent taller…
save schenley: how to get involved
| November 15, 2007 | Posted by breen under Community Development, Education, Issues, Pittsburgh, Take Action, Young People |
this was posted in the comments of my previous schenley post and i thought it would be helpful to re-post it so that people don’t miss it. the information was posted anonymously and thus i am not responsible for it’s accuracy. ……………………………………………………………………………… The Superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public School District announced on Halloween 2007, that…
action item: green building legislation at city council
| November 7, 2007 | Posted by breen under Community Development, Environment, Government, Issues, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Take Action, Urban Planning |
from the green building alliance, pittsburgh’s affiliate of the us green building council: Dear Friend of GBA, I am writing to encourage you to reach out to your Pittsburgh Council Member and encourage them to support our Sustainable Development Bonuses legislation on Wednesday the 14th (text of legislation is below). Attached are some files which…
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…
PPS – Get informed and involved
| September 8, 2007 | Posted by april under Education, Events, Pittsburgh, Take Action, Young People |
A+ Schools has organized a series of community forums on issues of interest to parents and the general community interested in Pittsburgh Public Schools policy. They take place on 9/18 and 20, 10/11 and 11/27 evenings. RSVP is requested and space is limited so check the A+ website to sign up and for more information.…
Climate Protection Town Hall Meeting
| September 8, 2007 | Posted by april under Events, Pittsburgh, Take Action |
Pittsburgh Climate Protection Initiative Sept. 12 St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 933 Brookline Blvd., Brookline 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Climate Protection Town Hall Meeting
| September 8, 2007 | Posted by april under Events, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Take Action |
Sept. 11 Trinity Cathedral, 325 Oliver Ave., Downtown 6:00 – 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Climate Protection Initiative’s mission is to reduce local CO2 Emissions. Visit www.PittsburghClimate.org for more information. A report on the recommendations made at all the town-hall meetings will be incorporated into a draft local action plan, which will be submitted to the Green…
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