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First phase of the permitting overhaul is held at the administration’s request.
A bill that would take the first step to overhaul Pittsburgh’s permitting system was held by council at the mayoral administration’s request.
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Erika Strassburger
Pittsburgh City Council · District 8
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Proposed bills would offer council budget training and put quarterly finance sessions into law.
Pittsburgh City Council would like to put an end to receiving financial surprises.
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$340 million in contracts for 96 vendors moves forward without department details.
Even as the spotlight shines brightly on city spending, Pittsburgh City Council remains inconsistent with addressing requests that lack specificity.
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A will of council urges county lawmakers to require paid parental leave.
After a unanimous recommendation by the Allegheny County Board of Health on Sept. 28, the decision of whether to require businesses to provide paid parental leave will now go to Allegheny County…
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Speakers warn that surveillance technology threatens civil rights.
Council is studying the use of surveillance technology by local governments after receiving a report on it earlier this month.
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Council pauses a $50,000 Vibrant Pittsburgh membership renewal to ask what it delivers.
A request to renew membership with Vibrant Pittsburgh illuminated a new concern for council.
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Verra Mobility’s red light cameras land on a list of 37 surveillance tools up for review.
As Pittsburgh readies itself for the next round of automated red light enforcement (ARLE) cameras, city council has asked to know more about the technology’s surveillance capabilities.
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Ballfield lights could go remote with a $73,050 software upgrade.
The superintendents of the city parks will soon be able to control ballfield lights with a tap on their phone.
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URA says the TRID can turn around an $813 million drop in Downtown property values.
Pittsburgh City Council’s July 22 committee meeting featured two hours of public comment and two and a half hours of council discussion about the proposed Downtown Pittsburgh Transit Revitalization…
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Suburban EMS crews billed $27,000 for the NFL Draft.
The City of Pittsburgh is taking at $27,000 hit from NFL Draft invoices.
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City renews tools that let residents tinker with the budget.
The city’s budget website, in which residents can set their own priorities and see how they are reflected in the city budget, may survive the current budget crisis.
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University of Pittsburgh joins push to fund city projects with $5M grant.
The University of Pittsburgh has joined the growing list of large nonprofits making payments in lieu of taxes to the city.
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Mayor O'Connor wants to add $28 million in 2026 spending.
Three months into his term as mayor, Corey O’Connor wants to rewrite the city’s 2026 budget.
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City may codify noncooperation with immigration enforcement actions.
Pittsburgh City Council is exploring how to codify its policies that its employees will not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement detaining Pittsburghers.
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Update on “protected classes.”
Council did not cast its final vote to simplify language in the city code for protected classes. Council Member Erika Strassburger of Upper Squirrel Hill said the legal department advised them to…
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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…
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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…
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