Protected classes, forgotten light bills and keeping raw garbage at bay.

Protected classes to be simplified in city code.

In the wake of increasing discrimination at the federal level, Pittsburgh’s Commission on Human Rights, the municipal civil rights enforcement agency, is seeking to enshrine protections for…

Pittsburgh forgot to pay its light bills.

Council learned at the Oct. 22 committee meeting that it has been in the dark about the city’s electric bills.

Warwick tries to keep trash from piling up in Hazelwood.

Council Member Barb Warwick of Greenfield is trying to keep Hazelwood residents from living 100 yards from tons of garbage.

Three Sisters Bridges, Schenley Park and Pump Stations are on the verge of historic designations.

Pittsburgh has a long history and now more of it is about to be designated as “historic.”

Coghill finds money to repair a playground and buy a garbage truck.

Council Member Anthony Coghill of Beechview wants to use $415,000 saved on lower interest payments to buy a garbage truck and for Brookline Memorial Park playground upgrades.

City’s vehicle fleet barely limping along.

The inaugural fleet oversight report painted a picture of despair.

The saga of inclusionary zoning takes another plot twist.

An effort to mandate affordable housing in large new or renovated developments has been stalled again. City council voted 5-4 to amend the inclusionary zoning (IZ) legislation, which sent the bill…

Inclusionary Zoning Takes New Turn While Pittsburgh Addresses Failing Fleet and Preserves Landmarks.

A plan to have Munhall assist with plowing the streets gets kicked to the curb.

A plan to ask Munhall to plow three neighborhoods was met with hostility by council members who accused the proponent of giving up on Pittsburgh workers.

Community groups may be out of the business of organizing neighborhood development meetings.

Council Member Theresa Kail-Smith of Westwood proposed suspending the city’s use of registered community organizations (RCOs) to manage community meetings with developers.

Warwick looks to use unspent fuel money on new snow plows.

A separate bill from Council Member Warwick would transfer $750,000 from an overlooked liquid fuels trust fund to the Equipment Leasing Authority. The money, Warwick said, should cover four new…

Weighing Neighborhood Meeting Reforms, Reviewing Storm Damage and a Contentious Snow Removal Debate.

Duquesne Light’s infrastructure took a hard hit during April’s storm.

Five months after a storm left some city residents without power for nine days, city council members sat down with representatives of Duquesne Light and the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission…

West End sidewalk, bus stop repair program gets $100,000 boost from the county.

Allegheny County’s Redevelopment Authority has provided an additional $100,000 toward developing a West Pittsburgh mobility plan. This doubles its contribution to the project to $200,000.

Petition Calls for Pittsburgh to declare itself a Sanctuary City.

Petition calls for Pittsburgh to declare itself a Sanctuary City.

Nearly 1,500 city residents signed a petition to declare Pittsburgh a sanctuary city. Doing so would prohibit all city agencies from cooperating with federal Immigration, Customs and Enforcement…

Private vendor’s contract may be extended for city police promotions.

City council is planning to take up a measure to extend a contract with a private company to provide police lieutenant and sergeant selection services for next year.

City looks to monitor social media for 311.

Pittsburgh is planning to start monitoring social media and tie individual users to their comments.

City could bar landlords from rejecting applicants over housing gaps.

The Commission on Human Relations is looking to add “past or present housing status” to the city’s code as a protected status.

Council Considers Homeless Protections From Housing Discrimination and May Monitor Social Media.