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You are cordially invited
to attend a reception in honor of
Natalia Rudiak
Democrat for Pittsburgh City Council, District 4
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Cafe Euro
US Steel Tower, Lower Level
600 Grant Street
Downtown, Pittsburgh, PA
Complimentary Hors d’Oeuvres and Beverages
Contribution Levels:
$250 – Supporter Level
$100 – Suggested Individual Level
Click here to RSVP and...
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Tags: City-Council, Events, Fundraiser, Natalia Rudiak, Pittsburgh
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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...
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Tags: City-Council, John Belushi, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Steelers, Planning Commission, port-authority, Sports Authority, Urban Redevelopment Authority
Posted in Allegheny-County, Civic Engagement, Community Development, Jobs, Labor, Location, Mon Valley, Neighborhoods, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, voting | 1 Comment »
So while the battle for heath care is being waged on a National Level it is interesting that some things have also been brought to light here in Pittsburgh about development and jobs. Here is a quick summary…
Last Week
It has been an interesting frew weeks in Pittsburgh. Last week Northside United staged a protest...
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Tags: bakery square, Bruce Kraus, City-Council, Continental Real Estate, Jobs, Luke Ravenstahl, Pittsburgh, Yarone Zober
Posted in Civic Engagement, Community Development, Jobs, Labor, Politics, Sustainable Development | 1 Comment »
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Well it is a busy day in Pittsburgh politics. Here is a press release from the Dowd Campaign…
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Dowd calls for sweeping reform: ‘cut waste to fund cops, youth programs, and jobs.’
Touts record on School Board increasing accountability and raising test scores.
Councilman Patrick Dowd today addressed his record as a reformer,...
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Tags: City-Council, Patrick Dowd, Pittsburgh Public Schools, press release, race for pgh 2009
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Over at p2pac, the Progress Pittsburgh Political Action Committee has announced their endorsement of four candidates for the 2009 Primary cycle.
From their announcement:
P2PAC develops, supports, and helps to elect candidates who demonstrate vision, progressive values, and electability…
These endorsements represent four races where a group of dedicated citizens can make a MAJOR impact on the...
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Tags: City-Council, Court of Common Pleas, Daniel Lavelle, Endorsements, Hugh McGough, Natalia Rudiak, p2pac, Susan Banahasky
Posted in 2009 Primary Election, Blogs, P2PAC | 2 Comments »
In many ways, the race to represent district 4 on Pittsburgh’s City Council is largely shaping up to be a fight between Natalia Rudiak and Anthony Coghill.
A week ago, the community group Pretty Up Beechview announced their endorsement of Natalia Rudiak.
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Tags: Anthony Coghill, Beechview, City-Council, District 4, matt h, Natalia Rudiak, PUB
Posted in 2009 Primary Election, Blogs, Elections, Environment, Gossip, Neighborhoods | 13 Comments »
Likely mayoral candidate and City Council President Doug Shields has publicly stated that he will not pursue the highest position in Pittsburgh. The City Paper, Post-Gazette, and Trib report this turn of events, quoting from his press release:
With the encouragement and support of many people, I have seriously considered running for Mayor of the...
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Tags: Candidates, City-Council, doug shields, Luke Ravenstahl, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, pittsburgh city paper, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Post-Gazette, Tribune Review
Posted in 2009 Primary Election, Elections, Pittsburgh, Politics | No Comments »
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While we wish we could provide some of the fancy graphs and research that Null Space provides, you will have to settle for our plain old chart to analyze this data. Last week we took a look at which candidates had groups on Facebook and the number of members in each...
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Tags: City-Council, facebook, Luke Ravenstahl
Posted in 2009 Primary Election, Endorsements | 1 Comment »
With the City Council District 2 Special Election just days away its time for another Progress Pittbsurgh poll.
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Tags: city council 2, city council 2 special election, City-Council, Polls, race for pgh 2009
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The race for City Council in Pittsburgh’s 4th district is the buzz today. 4 candidates have announced they are in the race. The PG reports the Tony Mosesso has entered the race. 2 Political Junkies and Matt H both reference Natalia Rudiak’s campaign kick-off this evening. Yesterday, The Huddler reported that...
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Tags: Anthony Coghill, City-Council, Natalia Rudiak, Patrick Reilly, race for pgh 09, race for pgh 2009, Tony Mosesso
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Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s idea to lease the city’s parking garages (more here) has generated quite a bit of buzz in Pittsburgh and beyond. The article from the PG was also picked up by Harvard’s Kennedy School here and on the blogs Milwaukee Talkie and Planetizen.
This idea has also been covered...
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Tags: Alco Parking, City-Council, Cognitive Dissonance, Luke Ravenstahl, Parking space, Post-Gazette
Posted in Community Development, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Transportation, Urban Planning | 4 Comments »
Tonya Payne has a challenger in the May 2009 Primary. Daniel Lavelle is having a campaign kick off event this Saturday.
Schenley Heights Community Development Center
3171 Ewart Drive (corner of Ewart & Iowa Streets), Pittsburgh, PA 15219 US
Saturday, January 24, 1:00PM to 3:00PM
Citizens For Daniel Lavelle cordially invite you to join us at Robert...
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Tags: 2009 Primary Election, City-Council, daniel lavalle, Events, franklin reed, khari mosley, race for pgh 2009, tonya payne
Posted in 2009 Primary Election, Elections, Events | 2 Comments »
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed.
www.carmenformayor.com is now live – Luke's competition is now online.
City councilman’s stolen car recovered – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Pittsburgh police on Sunday recovered the stolen vehicle of Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields of Squirrel Hill.
The vehicle, which was reported stolen from a...
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Tags: , , , carmen_robinson, City-Council, democratic_endorsements, district2, doug shields, race for pgh 2009, theresa_smith, trib
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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed.
Steel-City Stonewall Democrats | Facebook – The Steel City Stonewall Democrats are now on Facebook.
League of Women Voters Indiana County Candidate Workshop – Sat. Jan 31, 2009 – learn about running for office
Westwood woman announces candidacy for City Council seat – Theresa...
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Tags: , , , City-Council, Dan-Deasy, Events, facebook, indiana_country, league-of-women-voters, PALWV, Post-Gazette, race for pgh 2009, steel-city-stonewall-dems, theresa_smith, Trainings, workshops
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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed.
City Council passes law on reporting stolen guns – Pittsburgh City Council gave final approval today to a requirement that gun owners report the loss or theft of a firearm within 24 hours of becoming aware that it is missing.
The vote was...
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Tags: , , , City-Council, cola, Dan-Deasy, guns, pay_raises, Post-Gazette, race for pgh 2009, Ricky Burgess, spring09elections, state-government, violence
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