Posts Tagged by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
County Controllers Race – Surprisingly Interesting (& Poll)
| May 16, 2011 | Posted by Race for PGH under 2011 Primary, Blogs, Polls |
Well for this most part this primary election has been pretty sleepy – Fitzgerald and Flaherty haven’t done much do distinguish their campaigns – the general sentiment about both is eh. The city council races have been a little more interesting. It looks like Dowd and Kraus are doing well – their opponents haven’t put up much…
Six reasons to vote Luke Ravenstahl out of office
| October 18, 2009 | Posted by Race for PGH under 2009, Elections, Pittsburgh, Politics |
“After three years as mayor, he has yet to articulate a vision for the future.” “He does not have a reputation for working with the state legislative delegation.” “He needs to put some distance between himself and the party machine, to generate independent thinking for Pittsburgh‘s growth and progress.” “ethical lapses after taking office upon…
Three Years Later…Judge Rules in Favor of League of Young Voters, ACLU
| August 3, 2009 | Posted by fedd up pgh under Allegheny-County, Civic Engagement, voting |
This is a follow up to a story that has been unfolding since 2006. In 2006 the PA League of Young Voters wanted to run ads on Port Authority buses informing ex convicts that they have the right to vote. The Port Authority would not run the ads. The PA league of Young Voters and…
Dowd to Run for Mayor – There will be a Race for PGH 2009
| February 16, 2009 | Posted by committeegrrl under 2009 Primary Election, Elections |
Image via Wikipedia Race for PGH is the tag we have been using here on the Progress Pittsburgh blog to refer to local races. With Doug Shields out of the race it was looking like we wouldn’t have much of a race for the mayor of PGH. City Councilman Patrick Dowd has just announced that…
Will We Have A Choice for Mayor?
| February 9, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under 2009 Primary Election, Elections, Pittsburgh, Politics |
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…
Forget the campaigns. Donate to this guy.
| August 25, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Community Development, Government, Pittsburgh |
An article in Saturday’s Post-Gazette is titled, “URA chief’s friends asked to help with legal bills.” Um, excuse me? Pat Ford, who has continued to receive his $117,875/year salary while on paid leave from his position as URA Executive Director because of an ethics investigation, is not a charity case. Heck, this guy could have…
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