If you have been folowing some of the reactions to the snow in Pittsburgh – Luke Ravenstahl’s name is mentioned in response to the snow clean up. But today there is another question being asked about the mayor – Where’s Luke?
It seems to have started with JanePitt around 11:30 this morning…
At 12:30 @andybotpgh posted...
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From Chris Potter:
You’ve probably heard of the “Anybody But Luke” crowd, right? Well, I can tell you where everybody who is anybody will be on the night of Dec. 3.
They’ll be hanging out with city councilor Bill Peduto.
Here’s the details on that party, from billpeduto.com:
Here is how you can show your support for Bill...
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Over at Slag Heap, Chris Potter wrote a piece about Tonya Payne’s quixotic write-in campaign and the resulting challenge to her status as chair of the City Democratic Committee. (Readers may recall that voters in city council district 6 chose to replace her with P2PAC-endorsed candidate Daniel Lavelle.)
In the Spring, Tonya Payne (illegally) used...
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Well alot has happened in the past few days… from President Clinton to Shepard Fairey – bloggers and guest speakers visited Pittsburgh and discussed all sorts of things.
Here is some of the blog andmedia coverage of the Netroots Nation:
Pittsburgh Business Times
2 Political Junkies – Quoted by the AP, Photos from...
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In an email today and on his blog at BillPeduto.com – City Councilman Bill Peduto is encouraging Pittsburghers to call/email their city council members to support his reform package.
This package will end “pay-to-play” politics in our city through several different reforms to our current system. If passed on Wednesday, this package will:
Cap contributions by...
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The press release from Luke Ravenstahl’s office that was posted here yesterday caught my eye. I have been following the idea of LED street lights since I first read about New York City switching to LED street lights in the November 2008 issue of Wired Magazine.
Given the discussion this week around Luke’s...
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If you are a Facebook user, you know that it was hard to avoid Obamamania on Facebook in the past year. And you certainly can’t avoid Steelers super bowl fever on Facebook – there are hundreds of Steelers fan groups on Facebook.
Can Facebook play a roll in the Primary elections here in...
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From Bill Peduto’s latest newsletter…
Back in the 80s, I used to DJ. Now, I will be hosting a monthly YouTube night. Each month, we will be raising money for a charity around a holiday. This month we celebrate MLK day by helping the Union Project, where they continue Dr. King’s dream every day. Please join me as I host...
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Well we have had a nice, little break from the Presidential campaign season. But it looks like the Pittsburgh 2009 campaigns are gearing up for the spring elections. Here is another fund raising event to attend …
Councilman William Peduto’s Re-Election Campaign Kickoff Reception
Thursday, December 11th, 2008, 7:00-9:30pm
Bobby Rahal Mercedes-Benz, 4709 Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA...
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In case you haven’t had a chance to read up on this in the local blogosphere (GrassrootsPA, Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents, Draft Chelsa 2009, Mark Rauterkus) Bill Peduto and Chelsa Wagner are hosting a joint Halloween Party at the Priory for some Northside Charity.
“The Life of the Party” Halloween Party
featuring live music by: The...
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Last week, Council Members Kraus, Peduto, and Shields introduced an ordinance to require reporting of lost or stolen firearms.
This is an issue that has been raised at the state level but House Bill 29 did not make it out of Judiciary Committee this session. It was voted down, reconsidered, and tabled.
A City ordinance would...
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As you may have heard, Bill Peduto has sworn off running for mayor again in 2009. With this tried and true progressive leader off the radar, who should be the progressive candidate for mayor? Who can bring a strong challenge to the current mayor and strong policy ideas to really change our city for...
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In less that a year Pittsburgh will have the opportunity to vote for a new mayor. I have been thinking about the mayors race since I read Brian O’Neill’s article “Mayor’s Race, 2009: What’s the Obama Effect.“ In this article O’Neill compares the results of the 2007 mayors race with the results of the...
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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 and...
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URA Executive Director Pat Ford might be in trouble for his approval of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to allow a giant electronic billboard on Downtown’s new transit center. Beyond the question of why the URA director has any say on a City zoning issue, is the question of how he is held accountable for...
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