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There may be less of an opportunity to build affordable housing.
As the city faces a $30 million budget deficit, affordable housing may be one area that takes a hit.
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City fleet maintenance is another hole in the budget.
Pittsburgh has received more surprise bills.
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Emergency Medical Services looks to expand its training academy.
Emergency medical services (EMS) chief Amera Gilchrist said the city could use an in-house paramedic academy.
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Fire budget will not cover free smoke detector program.
While the image of city firefighters is of them rescuing residents from raging infernos, Fire Chief Darryl Jones said during a Nov. 20 budget meeting the real work is saving lives before the trucks…
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From horses to drones, city police use all available tools.
City police are flying into 2026 with nine new drones, and reaching back to the first days of policing with additional mounted officers.
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Health and Safety workers reach out where the police can’t.
As the city tries to solve its fleet crisis, the Office of Community Health and Safety (OCHS) solved its own.
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Pittsburgh Water bills sink budget.
During the dry talk about budgets, city council learned that Pittsburgh is drowning in unpaid water bills.
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DPW officials say they need more money for equipment, capital improvements.
The Department of Public Works (DPW) faces a challenging 2026.
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City and Pittsburgh Water iron out sale of treatment plant, pipes.
Pittsburgh Water is ready to buy the city’s water and sewer systems for a buck.
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New contract could bump up household hazardous materials collections.
Pittsburghers should be able to finally pitch their basement paint can collections next year.
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City looks to keep more compostables out of the landfills.
The Department of City Planning (DCP) is trying to divert the compost the city currently sends to landfills over to a composting program in order to create richer soil.
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Vendors may be appearing on city sidewalks again.
City council is a step closer to allowing vendors and peddlers to sell their wares on Pittsburgh’s sidewalks.
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Police traffic ticket books may be a thing of the past.
City police need an automated system for traffic citations instead of the inefficient paper tickets it currently issues.
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City may borrow cameras to catch illegal dumpers.
The Department of Public Works wants to catch illegal dumpers in the act.
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Clean ups barely make a dent in litter problem.
City council members won’t stop talking trash.
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It will be a long climb to fix the city’s steps.
Funding requests climbed this week for city step repairs.