James Paul

Oct 15, 2024 | pghcitypaper.com | James Paul

Casa San José’s new community center broke ground in Beechview on Oct. 10 amidst a historic surge of immigration to Pittsburgh. The center will provide services to the residents of the neighborhood, which is home to one of the city's largest Latino populations. "We really wanted to make sure that we build something that not only fit the staff, but that fits the community.

Sep 30, 2024 | pghcitypaper.com | James Paul

Sascha Craig had worked for Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) for over 30 years when the organization attempted to fire him in 2020 for illegally claiming less than six hours of overtime. He claimed it was for challenging a COVID-era uniform policy that prohibited him from wearing a Black Lives Matter face mask while on the job. "They just wanted to punish me and hold me off of work for as long as they could.

Apr 24, 2024 | pghcitypaper.com | James Paul

It's one in a slew of spring's first hot days, and K. Chase Patterson is wearing thick black sunglasses. His students at the Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh in Larimer are playing in a mostly unshaded grass lot owned by the school. Just over a mile away, leaves are sprouting on the sycamores, oaks, and Japanese cherry trees that stand at orderly intervals in front of ranch houses and bungalows.

Apr 3, 2024 | pghcitypaper.com | James Paul

The auditor general heads the Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General as the chief financial watchdog of the Commonwealth and is tasked with conducting and releasing periodicaudits of state agencies to ensure all state money is spent legally and properly. Annual tasks include conducting thousands of audits on agencies, including school districts, municipal pension plans,volunteer firefighter relief associations, and state correctional facilities as legislation requires.

Apr 3, 2024 | pghcitypaper.com | James Paul

Young Democrats say one thing. "We want [young people] to be part of not just our party, but part of the political climate as a whole," says Henry Cohen, a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh. "I think what the Republicans want is the exact opposite of that. Because young people, when they vote — and they vote — are overwhelmingly liberal."And young Republicans say another.