Posts Tagged by Luke Ravenstahl
New Poll: What do you think about chaining the doors at the mayor’s office?
| July 28, 2009 | Posted by committeegrrl under Polls |
Last week over 100 protestors entered city hall to talk to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. Mayor Ravenstahl was no in the building but someone from his office chained the doors shut. See photos and additional coverage on 2 Political Junkies. [Poll=18]
Is Development Really Moving Pittsburgh Forward?
| July 24, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Jobs, Labor, Politics, Sustainable Development |
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…
Race for PGH Updates – Acklin, Harris, Ravenstahl
| June 22, 2009 | Posted by Seenster under 2009 |
Well it looks like things have been pretty quiet in the Race for PGH. Rumor has it that Dok Harris was out an about at Pridefest and the Artsfestival. Ravenstahl’s campaign managager has tweeted that he is bored and that he is only working 2 days a week. Acklin is hosting a happy hour fundraiser…
New Poll – Who are you supporting for Mayor in the November Election
| June 2, 2009 | Posted by grantstreetgossip under Discussion |
The break is over – you have had 2 weeks to rest since the May primary election and it looks like the candidates are starting their engines for the race to the November elections. Kevin Acklin is holding a campaign kickoff evene t tomorrow at the Pittsburgh center for the arts. So we thought it…
#wheresluke
| April 22, 2009 | Posted by Seenster under Discussion |
I have the theme song – where in the world is Carmen Sandiego – but more like Where in Pittsburgh is Luke Ravenstahl – but The Radical Middle has used the Where Waldo reference – that works too. Looks like Mayor Ravenstahl has made some time in his schedule for a 3rd debate – he…
Where does the mayor spend his time?
| April 15, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under 2009 Primary Election |
Image by PMAHCC via Flickr Much of the blog conversation this week has been about the mayorial debates (or lack of mayoral debates). I feel very strongly that this country is in a much better place today than it was a year ago because Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton continued their primary campaigns much longer…
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…
P2pac Endorsement Annoucement on April 21st
| April 8, 2009 | Posted by P2pac under 2009 Primary Election, Elections, Endorsements, Events, Issues, P2PAC, Pittsburgh, Politics, West Allegheny |
P2pac invites you to its monthly happy hour (always the third Tuesday) at 900 Cafe & Lounge in the Northside. The evening will include P2tini’s, good conversation, and the annoucement of who the P2pac has chosen to endorse for the May 19th primary election. Come and bring your friends for some politics and cocktails on…
Debt Reduction Plan – Any Good?
| April 2, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under city-county-consolidation, Issues |
Image by wallyg via Flickr From the PG – the city has laid out a plan to reduce the city debt. For the people who are following this – is this plan any good or just more of a campaign promise? “The city’s debt was climbing” before 2005, Mr. Kunka said. “But the mayor and…
Bob Casey, Luke Ravenstahl & YouTube Tricks
| April 2, 2009 | Posted by committeegrrl under 2009 Primary Election, Uncategorized |
An interesting email from the Ravenstahl Campaing today (entire email is posted below): BOB CASEY AND LUKE Mark your calendars! Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is hosting a Happy 49th Birthday Party for Senator Bob Casey from 5:30 – 7:30 on April 15th at Finnigan’s Wake at 20 East General Robinson Street on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The…
Patrick Dowd’s Reform Agenda
| March 25, 2009 | Posted by committeegrrl under 2009 Primary Election |
Here is the press release that was sent out from the Dowd Campaign today. Dowd Slams Ravenstahl’s Half-hearted Campaign Finance Legislation: ‘Luke’s Half a Million Dollar Veto Says it All; Outlines reform agenda. March 25, 2009 – In response to yesterday’s post agenda on Mayor Luke Ravenstahl‘s campaign finance bill, Democratic Mayoral candidate Patrick Dowd called the Ravenstahl bill “a…
Lunch with Luke Ravenstahl in North Carolina on Mondsay
| March 15, 2009 | Posted by Seenster under Events |
If you are at Duke University in North Carolina on Monday, March 16 you can meet Pittsburgh’s mayor for lunch. The Life & Times of America’s Youngest Big City Mayor – A Connect2Politics Lunch with Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl When: Monday, March 16, 2009 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Where: Sanford Institute 03More Info Description: Luke Ravenstahl was officially elected Mayor…
OPINION: What the Pothole Announcement Really Means
| March 12, 2009 | Posted by committeegrrl under Gossip |
Anyone who has worked on a campaign or has showed up to any sort of public gathering of city council members knows that most, okay many many voters really want to talk about potholes, roads, salt and maybe parking meeters. I think the fact that Luke Ravenstahl held his 3rd press conference this week…
Charlottesville, VA OpEd on Trash Cans – “dirty campaigns”
| February 28, 2009 | Posted by committeegrrl under National |
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is continuing to keep Pittsburgh in the national spotlight. The Charlottesville, VA paper, The Daily Progress, has published and OpEd about the $1,000 trash cans. By THE DAILY PROGRESS Published: February 28, 2009 Now, some city officials may want their names associated with playgrounds, or schools, or parks, or museums. Luke Ravenstahl…
Getting It Done Luke Ravenstahl’s New Campaign Slogan, Website?
| February 27, 2009 | Posted by grantstreetgossip under 2009 Primary Election, Pittsburgh, Politics |
Yesterday Bram at the Pittsburgh Comet wrote a post about Twitter – so we decieded to see what else people were saying about local politics on twitter. A quick search and we learned about LukeForMayor.com. Check out this tweet, from a guy in North Carolina - looks like Luke Ravenstahl has a new campaign website http://lukeformayor.com. The…
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