Category: Allegheny-County
SEAD Summer Picnic is Pittsburgh’s Version of Iowa State Fair
| August 10, 2011 | Posted by Seenster under Allegheny-County, Events |
but without the butter scuplture. If you are thinking of running for President – then a stop at the Iowa state fair is a must. Romney is planning to stop by on Thursday, Ron Paul will be visiting the fair on Friday and CSPAN will be providing live coverage of the fair all weekend long.…
The Debate Over Filing Fees
| February 18, 2010 | Posted by engagedcitizen under ACDC, Allegheny-County, Elections, Endorsements, Politics |
The Allegheny County Democratic Committee is raising the fee for candidates for State Legislature to file for the ACDC endorsement (PG article). Apparently, the fees were too low, allowing for widespread competition (i.e. democracy). Perhaps this is a delayed reaction to the Clean Sweep movement of 2006 or perhaps its just good, old-fashioned old boys’…
Netroots Nation Take Aways
| August 19, 2009 | Posted by carolyn under Allegheny-County, B-PEP, Blogs, Daily Links, Discussion, Health Insurance, Issues, Links, Location, MoveOn.org, P2PAC, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh |
My biggest take away from Netroots Nation is that it’s not enough to elect Barack Obama President. I have work to do in getting the change I want passed into legislation. Right now, that means getting the Public Option passed into national healthcare reform. Monday I heard Arlen Spector on NPR saying that Health Coops…
Three Years Later…Judge Rules in Favor of League of Young Voters, ACLU
| August 3, 2009 | Posted by fedd up pgh under Allegheny-County, Civic Engagement, voting |
This is a follow up to a story that has been unfolding since 2006. In 2006 the PA League of Young Voters wanted to run ads on Port Authority buses informing ex convicts that they have the right to vote. The Port Authority would not run the ads. The PA league of Young Voters and…
What are we tolerating and putting up with?
| August 2, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Allegheny-County, Civic Engagement, Community Development, Jobs, Labor, Location, Mon Valley, Neighborhoods, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, voting |
Last week as we left Loew’s and a sneak preview of Funny People, once again we found ourselves appreciating just how awful the design of the Waterfront is. It’s as if the bad mall martians flew in from outer space, landing on one of the most key-critical, history rich and defining sites of Pittsburgh’s past,…
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…
Committee In Chaos
| April 9, 2009 | Posted by committeegrrl under 2009 Primary Election, Allegheny-County, Discussion, Elections, Endorsements, Issues, Politics, voting |
Although it is not stated anywhere for the public to see, the purpose of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee is to endorse Democratic candidates for political office and follow up those endorsements with support. ACDC has long required its members to support the endorsed candidate and, on occasion, has forcibly removed people from office who…
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…
Ask Onorato: Cyber Town Hall Meetings for Allegheny County
| February 11, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under Allegheny-County, city-county-consolidation, Get Involved, Government, Issues, Transportation, voting |
According to Pop City, Dan Onorato will hold the second in a series of cyber town hall meetings tomorrow, in which constituents can ask direct questions of the County Executive and receive answers via streaming video: During the first cyber meeting, Onorato addressed hard-hitting questions on why property assessments have increased, the need for better…
Mt. Lebanon Dems Event
| January 30, 2009 | Posted by Seenster under Allegheny-County, Events, Links |
Image via Wikipedia The Mt. Lebanon Democratic committee has a great website (maybe they are a democratic committee that actually has their act together). The Mt. Lebanon Dems are hosting a fundraiser on February 13th, 2009. If you live in Mt. Lebanon or are thinking about running for a county wide office this would be…
PUMP Civic Engagement Event: Why You Should Support City-County Merger
| October 3, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Allegheny-County, city-county-consolidation, Government, PUMP |
I received the following notice for a forum on city-county consolidation: PUMP Conversation on City County Merger Are you interested in finding out about what City-County Mergers could mean for the greater Pittsburgh community? Having difficulty wading through the Merger/Consolidation/Regionalism discussion? Come to this informative discussion sponsored by the PUMP Civic Engagement Committee and featuring Brian Jensen,…
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