P2paclogo

Remember The P2pac..

One of the projects that came out of the origonal Progress Pittsburgh is the P2pac.  The P2pac is a political action committee that raises money and supports candidates who are running for office in Pittsburgh.   You haven’t heard much from the P2pac since 2009 because there haven’t been many local races.  But with the…

Meet Rich Fitzgerald and His Kids

The Fitzgerald campaign has released its first television ad today.  The ad features more of Fitzgeralds kids than it does the candidate.  What do you think of the ad? The press release is below the video PITTSBURGH: Allegheny County Democratic Committee endorsed candidate Rich Fitzgerald launched the first television ad in the campaign forCounty Executive. The ad is…

yourseal

Are the County’s Weights and Measure Stickers Campaigning on the Taxpayer’s Dime?

The PG’s Early Returns has a post about this issue and this video. Chad Herman comment that these stickers with Mark Patrick Flaherty’s name that appear on every gas pump are a campaign expense paid for by tax payers. What do you think?

22

Jim Ferlo Hosts (A Not So Green) Green Drinks

Well this is an interesting topic for Green Drinks – Marcellus Shale.  Kind of surprised to see Green Drinks so open to the idea of marcellus shale.   What happened to the old green drinks – where people got together and talks about green things – when did this become a political event for Jim…

The 2011 Progress Pittsburgh Bracket Challenge

March madness is a day away – we thought it would be fun to set up a little bracket challenge and invite our fellow bloggers and hopefully some local elected officials and candidates to join in the fun. Set up your bracket here – http://progresspittsburgh.mayhem.cbssports.com/ Group Password = progresspittsburgh Spread the word and encourage your…

Meet the Candidates and Drink Vodka on Saturday Night

Thanks to Chris Potter at the City Paper I learned about a bunch of interesting things today – ShadysideDems.com is the website for the Democratic committee of the Seventh Ward on Pittsburgh.  And what is extra great is that the website has useful information – including who the committee people are for each ward (this…

14thwardidc

Progressive Video Contest and Festival

This year the 14th Ward Independent Democratic Club has a new twist on their annual fundraiser. They are inviting anyone who is interested to submit a video to their progressive film contest.  First prize is $300 and there is no fee to enter.  The contest is open to anyone who would like to enter. Key…

WAFpgh

3/2/2011 – Political Salon Saving Lives: Responding to the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crises

Here is an interesting event that the World Affairs Council is putting together: Political Salon Saving Lives: Responding to the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crises John Prendergast, Human Rights Activist and Co-Founder of the Enough Project Anne C. Richard, Vice President for Government Relations and Advocacy, International Rescue Committee March 2, 2011, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Bricolage Theater, 937 Liberty…

poll

Now Who Are You Supporting for City Council District 5

Things have changed over the past month since we first posed a poll about the District 5 City Council race. In that poll – Chris Zurawski got 53% of the vote, Doug Shields 26% of the vote and Corey O’Connor 11% of the vote.  But things have changed.  Doug Shields will be running for district…

elections-tracker

Help Us Build A Candidates List for the 2011 Elections

We are working on putting together a big list of all of the local (city and county) offices on the ballot for the 2011 and what candidates are running for office. You can check out the list here: http://progresspittsburgh.net/elections-primary-2011/ This is a work in progress and we will be updating it as we can. What…

neworg-tipoftheday

NOI Launches Free Organizing Tip of the Day Email

With campaign season in full swing – I thought some of the readers here would be interested in this new email series from the New Organizing Institute. When you sign up, you’ll receive a short email five days a week. We’ll cover all sorts of topics, like new media skills, data tricks, organizing ideas, management practices…

ppwp

Planned Parenthood Rally – WED @ Noon – “Save Women’s Lives: Save Federal Funding for Women’s Health Care”

“Save Women’s Lives: Save Federal Funding for Women’s Health Care” THIS Wednesday, February 23, 2011 12 Noon Meet at 933 Liberty Ave If you can, please wear pink and bring your signs in support of Planned Parenthood’s family planning and basic health care services. Link to Facebook event is here.

propel1

Propel Pittsburgh is back again…

From today’s Post-Gazette - Ravenstahl shakes up youth panel – Mayor Luke Ravenstahl continues to show his commitment to young Pittsburgh by talking about the Propel Pittsburgh commission. This time the mayor is removing himself from the commission and making it smaller 15 people instead of 35. While I would love to be excited about the…

Help BikePGH deliver 1,000 hand-written letters to the Mayor!

From the BikePGH blog and newsletter… In 2010, the City of Pittsburgh installed about 5 miles of bike lanes and sharrows, mostly in East End neighborhoods.  These lanes were a welcome addition to the emerging city-wide bike lane network, and showed that the City was serious when, upon receiving the “Bronze Bike-friendly Community” status, Mayor Ravenstahl proclaimed that there…

Young Democrats of Allegheny County

Young Dems of Allegheny County Endorsement Questionnaire is Online Now

Are you running for office? Know of a candidate who is? There is still time to fill out the Young Dems of Allegheny County (YDAC) endorsement questionnaire. Here are the details: Please answer the following questions in their entirety. We will send a completed schedule out of speaking time prior to the event, which will be…

« Previous PageNext Page »