Posts Tagged by Post-Gazette
Clippings from October 7th – October 8th
| October 8, 2008 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Pittsburgh Green Drinks – October 17, 2008 – October Geothermal Supreme Pittsburgh Green Drinks Event Announcement THIS MONTH: Friday, October 17th Bossa Nova from 5:00pm to 9:00pm Hosted by Darwin Burtner, President Western Pennsylvania Geothermal Hearings begin for 2 in Bonusgate case…
Clippings from October 3rd – October 5th
| October 5, 2008 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. The Hot Sheet · Today’s News: Volunteer with us! – The PA League of Young Voters makes the Post-Gazette. You don't have to be young to volunteer with the League of Young Voters Troopergate Witness Flips Like a Pancake « Mudflats –…
Panel on Contracts is Conveniently Timed
| October 1, 2008 | Posted by politicalspy under Government, Pittsburgh |
Just when you thought government couldn’t get any worse, news broke about the URA’s faulty contracting process. Not to worry, just three short weeks later, Mayor Ravenstahl is on the case. Don’t be fooled- just like every other great idea he’s had and made a big stink in the press about, this too will fall…
Clippings from September 27th
| September 27, 2008 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
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.…
Clippings from September 15th
| September 16, 2008 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. GOP paid more than $1 million for additional voter data – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – State House Republicans spent more than $1 million on extra features for a computer tracking program that were scrapped last year after they weren't being used, a GOP…
Clippings from September 2nd – September 3rd
| September 3, 2008 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Sierra Club: Green Jobs for the Steel City – Join the Blue-Green Alliance to discuss local, state and national efforts to create green jobs, boost the economy, reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and combat global warming. Come hear about the work…
Clippings from September 1st
| September 1, 2008 | Posted by links under Daily Links, Uncategorized |
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Dirty water: Bodack’s new authority job is vintage Pittsburgh – PG Editorial about Bodack's new job "Unfortunately, the authority does not function with complete professional detachment. While it is ostensibly independent of government, politicians are members of its board. So there's a…
Clippings from August 27th – August 29th
| August 29, 2008 | Posted by links under Daily Links, Uncategorized |
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Biden will lead city’s Labor Day parade – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Joe Biden will be in Pittsburgh on Monday to walk in Pittsburgh labor day parade which is one of the largest in the country. Letters to the editor – MonFayette Expressway…
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…
CBA Signed in Hill
| August 21, 2008 | Posted by breen under Community Development, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development |
After a long and persistent effort, residents of the Hill District, united under the One Hill Coalition, finally received a community benefits agreement signed by local elected leadership. This is a very positive step toward more sustainable development in Pittsburgh; CBAs provide a vehicle for community input into large scale development.
URA Official Under Federal Investigation?
| July 16, 2008 | Posted by p2wp under Government, Pittsburgh |
From today’s PG: Federal investigators have started asking questions about a range of city of Pittsburgh and city authority dealings related to Urban Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Pat Ford, who is on paid leave pending a State Ethics Commission review of his receipt of gifts. At least two people have met with investigators from the…
No smoking!
| June 13, 2008 | Posted by breen under Government, Pennsylvania, Public Health |
Today, Governor Ed Rendell signed the recently passed smoking ban into law (link). The state-wide ban will take effect in 90 days, or on September 11, 2008. Get ready to breathe easy.
Smoking Banned in (some) Public Places
| June 11, 2008 | Posted by breen under Government, Issues, Pennsylvania, Public Health |
Finally, after much to do, the Pennsylvania General Assembly has passed a smoking ban. A compromise bill, devised by a Conference Committee of House and Senate Democrats and Republicans, passed the House last week and passed the Senate yesterday on its second consideration. The new bill bans smoking in public places but includes a host…
Mayor Vetoes Campaign Finance Reform
| June 10, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Elections, Government, Pittsburgh, Politics, Sustainable Development |
On Tuesday, June 3rd, Pittsburgh City Council passed a bill to implement local campaign finance reform (article). On Monday, June 9th, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl vetoed that bill (article). An attempt today to override the veto failed in Council (article). Campaign finance reform, at whatever level, is a mechanism that levels the playing field for political…
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