Pittsburgh Joining Allegheny County in Supporting Programming for Children, Youth, and Families.

Three Referendums to Amend the Home Rule Charter Heading to Voters.

City Council Greenlights Three Charter Amendments, $4.2M for Children and Families, and $2M to Curb Evictions—City Council Week of Feb 3.

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Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to Receive $2 Million for Professional Services Relating to Eviction Prevention.

Referendum to Amend the Home Rule Charter: Restricting the Lease and/or Sale of the City’s Water and Sewer System.

Restricting the Lease and/or Sale of the City’s Water and Sewer System

Referendum to Amend the Home Rule Charter: Potential Misuse of the Home Rule Charter Amendment Process.

Potential Misuse of the Home Rule Charter Amendment Process

Continuing Problems with NB Affordable Properties.

Continuing Problems with NB Affordable Properties

Expanding Discrimination Protections & Unsafe Affordable Housing - City Council Week of Jan 27.

Council continued discussion and heard public comments on three proposed questions related to amending the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter. These referenda could be included on the May 2025 Primary…

Referendum to Amend the Home Rule Charter: Prohibiting Discrimination.

Prohibiting Discrimination

Council hesitant to waive residency requirements to help close staffing gaps in the Parking Authority.

The Parking Authority currently has 22 of its 44 required enforcement officers and 33 of its 53 garage attendants. Executive Director David Onorato proposed lifting city residency requirements as an…

Council defers acceptance of $1.5 million in federal funds for individual shelter spaces.

A 4-week hold was placed on a bill addressing the construction of non-congregate shelters by the city in partnership with Auberle. The bill would accept $1.5 million from a federal housing program to…

Funds allocated for polygraph testing services, despite questions about utility.

The City is set to approve $25,000 annually for three years to Aured Polygraph Services Inc. to provide polygraph services for the Office of Municipal Investigations, a separate department from the…

Inclusive Housing Funds and Residency Requirements for the Parking Authority - City Council Week of Jan 6.

Budget Passes with Zoning Discussions ongoing - City Council 2024 year end wrap up.

Reflecting on 2024.

I've learned a lot about the city from watching City Council meetings over the last few months. While I'm sure there is so much more that goes on behind the scenes, you can really understand a lot…

Smart Loading Zones Pilot to Be Extended with No End Date.

Budget Planning Hearings Held for Every Major City Department.

Budget Reviews and Fair Housing - City Council week of November 18th.

There are two major issues making their way through the council: the annual budget process and changes to zoning ordinances to make it easier (or harder) to increase the availability of housing stock…

Public Hearing Requiring City Council Approval for New Community Housing.

Slag Remediation and Improved Plastics Recycling - City Council Weeks of November 3rd and 10th.

It has been a lighter couple of weeks on the Council as last week was the election and this week had Mayor Gainey's State of the City address to the Council. Of note:

Council Interested in Revisiting Community Banking Requirements for Banks Doing Business with the City.