The Busman’s Holiday
My Collection Of Curiosities
A Work In Progress
Thursday, March 15, 2007
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Face Off: Peduto & Ravenstahl on the Pens
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
I’m posting this as a long-form Question & Answer feature; my Channel 4 Action News report is based on this material. Some questions were off-mike, and are approximated here. The answers are direct quotes.
Q&A with Councilman Bill Peduto
Q: Who's at fault in the latest developments?
"Well,
PA Sunshine: Videotaping Public Meetings
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
What does Pennsylvania law say about someone videotaping a meeting of a public body?
A thank you to Mark Rauterkus for calling attention in this post to an attempt by the chair of the City Planning Commission to block his use of a video camera. It prompted me to do some checking online and in
Police Side-Jobs and Pittsburgh Cost Recovery: New Info
Friday, March 2, 2007
I got a heads-up by e-mail this morning that The Burgh Report blog has posted extensive information and links about how other cities handle cost recovery for off-duty police details.
In working my Channel 4 Action News story last night, I had made calls to other cities for information about how
Update On The Mayor's Race Debates
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
The Peduto campaign e-mailed a news release on Tuesday noting that
--a week after his initial challenge-- no televised debates have yet been scheduled in the race for mayor. The campaign also released the text of a letter from Councilman Peduto to Mayor Ravenstahl, dated Monday, February 26. In
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My Premise
Name: Bob Mayo
Occupation: Reporter
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
