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Future of Manchester garden uncertain after city land sale halted

1 week ago | publicsource.org | Eric Jankiewicz

A last-minute motion from a city official has stalled a path forward for a Manchester community garden seeking to buy the land it cultivates, leaving its future uncertain weeks before its lease expires and a competing affordable housing plan could advance on the site. Last Friday, the Pittsburgh Land Bank board considered buying the lots on Fulton Street from two city entities and then selling them to Ebony Evans, who runs the Food For the Soul Community Garden.
Federal government record requests languish — and not just those aimed at DOGE

1 week ago | publicsource.org | Rich Lord

Moments after PublicSource asked the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for records, citing the Freedom of Information Act [FOIA], a response came in — but not a welcome one. “Hello, the FOIA office has been placed on admin leave and is unable to respond to any emails,” the April 18 auto-response email indicated.
Thousands counter Trump’s military parade in No Kings protests in Pittsburgh

2 weeks ago | publicsource.org | Stephanie Strasburg |Quinn Glabicki

Thousands of people showed up in downtown Pittsburgh to take part in the No Kings Day of Defiance protests planned across nearly 2,000 cities and towns globally this weekend. Two protests organized by multiple groups culminated at Pittsburgh’s City County building this afternoon, timed to lead up to a 6 p.m. military parade in Washington, D.C. that coincides with the Army’s 250th anniversary, Flag Day and President Donald Trump’s birthday. Similar protests took place across Western Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh police leaders reviewing forceful North Side arrest

2 weeks ago | publicsource.org | Charlie Wolfson

Content warning: This story and video include a violent arrest and language some may find objectionable. Pittsburgh police leaders are reviewing body camera footage after a Tuesday afternoon arrest sparked criticism on social media. Police forcefully removed from a car a man who said he uses a wheelchair and who has been characterized as paraplegic in court records.
Increasingly dependent on outside help, PRT faces uphill drive

2 weeks ago | publicsource.org | Adam Smeltz

Allegheny County’s public transit network is leaning more on government support to make ends meet than before the COVID-19 pandemic, a trend that could continue as Pittsburgh Regional Transit seeks more than $100 million in new backing from the state. That’s one finding of a PublicSource review of PRT finances: Subsidies and other support from government entities at least equaled 85% of operating expenses every year since 2020.
Joining Los Angeles protesters and others, Pittsburgh union members and officials rail against ICE actions

2 weeks ago | publicsource.org | Stephanie Strasburg |Lajja Mistry

Protesters in Downtown Pittsburgh joined a national wave of demonstrations Monday, demanding the release of union leader David Huerta, who was arrested last week in Los Angeles while protesting against federal immigration raids. A crowd of 80 to 100 people, including Mayor Ed Gainey, began the protest on the corner of Grant and Liberty by chanting, “Pittsburgh is a union town.
Pittsburgh leaders try to coordinate response to Trump budget cuts, seeing 'long haul' challenges

3 weeks ago | publicsource.org | Charlie Wolfson

Pittsburgh and Allegheny County officials announced a new task force to organize local government’s response to what they characterized as cruel and irresponsible federal budget cuts ordered by President Donald Trump since his January inauguration.
Fearing radioactive waste, Grove City community fights to stop landfill reopening

3 weeks ago | publicsource.org | Kiley Bense

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. For years, residents of Grove City have fought to stop a decades-old landfill from resuming operations in their town. They were worried the landfill would make legacy pollution in the area worse. But in 2022, information about the kind of waste the landfill would accept raised new fears.
Gainey has 7 months and 7 major development priorities. Here’s where they stand.

3 weeks ago | publicsource.org | Eric Jankiewicz

Pittsburgh’s elected officials have an appetite for zoning reform, but it’s unclear how far they’ll go after one of the champions of change, Mayor Ed Gainey, lost his reelection bid. With seven months still available to enact its goals, the Gainey administration’s development menu ranges from fully cooked items including an affordable housing bond to still-raw priorities like inclusionary zoning, for which there’s no clear recipe for success.
Hill District master plan begins approval process, seeking development without displacement

3 weeks ago | publicsource.org | Eric Jankiewicz

City planners and Hill District community members are in the process of creating a new Greater Hill District Master Plan, a vision statement for several neighborhoods with an emphasis on economic development done in a way to prevent displacement. The Hill District’s original 2011 master plan provided the community and investors with a framework on the community’s priorities for new residential, commercial, cultural and civic development.