Posts Tagged ‘ Mark Desantis ’

Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. WTAE-TV gives Sally Wiggin the door. « BurghBoy Blogs – Sad news to report from Ardmore Boulevard. WTAE-TV news director Bob Longo has kicked Pittsburgh’s television news matriarch, Sally Wiggin, to the curb, downgrading her to just a noon anchor effective Monday. Merger morass:...
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Thanks to everyone who voted in the last poll. As of today – 80% of Progress Pittsburgh readers are voting for Mark DeSantis on Tuesday. 14% of readers are voting for Ravenstal, 6% for Tony Olivia and 1% for Ryan Scott. We are fairly certain that this poll was not hacked by either campaign.
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I thought it might be interesting to compile a list of Blog endorsements in the mayor’s race. Know of others ? Leave a comment and we can update the list. The Burgh Boy changes his endorsement from DeSantis to Ravenstahl, suggests Mikey Mouse for County Executive Pittsburgh Pist-Gazette Endorses Mark DeSantis for Mayor 2 Political Junkies Maria is voting...
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There are quite a few polls floating around the internet for the mayor’s race. The Pist-Gazette has done some man on the street polling in Brookline and East Liberty. KDKA has had a poll on their website for the mayoral election which has been hacked by some city employees. We thought it would...
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The Pitt News has endorsed Mark DeSantis. EDITORIAL – DeSantis the right choice for Pittsburgh i have continued to hear that we need to re-elect Luke as mayor to keep the young people in Pittsburgh.  Most of the young people I know, I think all of the young people I know, don’t think that electing...
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Election Day is less than a month away – political clubs and blogs have started to list their endorsements for the November 2007 election. Here is the Gertrude Stein Political Club Endorsement Slate…
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how did they do? video on the pg website today provides a little insight into the substance of the various candidates. check it out.
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Last week the New York Sun published an editorial, The Next Philadelphia?, that basically says the future of Pittsburgh hinges on this mayorial election. Pittsburgh is a cautionary tale for many American cities. It can either go the way of Detroit or become a comeback city like Philadelphia and Baltimore. Its future, as defined by...
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The Pittsburgh Civic Design Coalition will host a Mayoral Candidates Forum on September 27th that will focus on issues related to design, development, and civic planning. Both Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Republican mayoral candidate Mark DeSantis have agreed to participate. Moderated by Katherine Fink of WDUQ, the forum will be held...
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via Pittsburgh Women’s Blogging Society Wednesday, October 3, 2007 7:30 to 9 a.m. Duquesne Club, 325 Sixth Avenue, Downtown $28 per person Registration is required: http://www.sporg.com/pom/registration?cmd=event_info&event_id=94974 Sponsors: Executive Women’s Council, Women & Girls Fdtn. & Pgh-All. Cty. Women’s Commission
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Today was the long awaited City Council Hearing on domestic abuse.  Click here to see previous blog posts about the hearings. No surprise, Luke Ravenstahl was not at the hearings.  City Council was there although Tawanda Carlisle left the room mid afternoon.  The room was almost full, very few seats left.  Luke’s opponent in the...
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New Campaign Manager Word on the street is that Ravenstahl has hired a new campaign manager.  Anyone know who it is? Can Luke Dance? Check out the article in today’s Tribune Review -  “Mark, play nice with Luke in the race.” Eric Hyle summaries Luke’s first year in office: Where might this all lead? Ravenstahl probably won’t guide the...
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Apparently the PG was thinking the same thing as one of the p2 bloggers who wrote a post last week asking the same question. Today’s editorial is “GOP, MIA: It’s time for the DeSantis campaign to start running” and The Burgher over at the Burgh Report agrees that Mark has been MIA. ...
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1. Did anyone attend or hear anything about the Allegheny County Democratic Golf Outing? 2. Do you think anyone in Pittsburgh cares that Luke appeared before the ethics board?  I care, but I am not sure if other people in Pittsburgh care? 3. Is Mark DeSantis still running for mayor?  Has anyone heard anything from his...
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At the beginning of July we posted a poll asking if you thought Ravenstahl would debate Desantis.  Here are the results… 78% of ProgressPittsburgh.org readers don’t think Luke will debate. Will Luke Ravenstahl Debate Mark Desantis? Total Votes = 48 No, Luke is too busy moving Pittsburgh forward to talk about how to move Pittsburgh forward (78%/38...
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