News: UPMC to give Pittsburgh $10 million for new ambulances www.publicsource.org/upmc-gifts-p...

New: Why Pittsburgh's snow plow fleet broke down during the storm of the decade www.publicsource.org/why-pittsbur...

News: Mayor O'Connor has declared an emergency in Pittsburgh as dozens of snow plows broke down yesterday, leaving most secondary roads untouched after almost a foot of snowfall. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-e...

Photo by @stephstrasburg.bsky.social this morning

The impact of local elections: Coraopolis borough council approved a cooperative agreement with ICE in Dec. But Dems swept the council elections there last year, including flipping one seat from R to D, and the council voted this week to end the agreement www.publicsource.org/coraopolis-o...

"I can’t think of a city in Pittsburgh’s weight class that is facing the prospect of not having any daily newspaper at all." www.publicsource.org/newspaper-pi...

NEWS: Pittsburgh is losing its newspaper of record. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced today it will shut down in May. The end of more than 200 years of chronicling Pittsburgh for the paper. www.publicsource.org/newspaper-pi...

New story: How does Pittsburgh have 20,000 vacant homes — and a housing shortage? I show you one block in the Knoxville neighborhood to tell you why. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-h...

News: Pittsburgh City Council just gave preliminary approval to raise property taxes 20% next year. It was a 6-3, veto-proof vote. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-c...

“There’s been an African American mayor of a major metropolitan city elected with only 22% of the people being Black,” Gainey said. “That’s incredible. That’s incredible.” @chwolfson.bsky.social on outgoing Mayor Ed Gainey's 6 top issues www.publicsource.org/ed-gainey-si...

Inbox: The special election to fill PA's 42nd state House district will be Feb. 24, per the speaker's office. District includes Baldwin Tp., Castle Shannon, Mt. Lebanon and part of Upper St. Clair Dan Miller resigning the seat to become a judge

Here's what you need to know about the final weeks of Pittsburgh's budget negotiations — key dates and when the public can give their two cents. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-c...

NEWS: Pittsburgh City Council will consider a bill to raise the city's property tax rate by 30% for 2026 as members race to form a balanced budget by year end. That % could shift, and unclear if there are enough votes for any increase www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-c...

Pittsburgh's school board will make a decisive vote tonight its school consolidation plan, a day after 80 speakers urged them to vote against it. @publicsource.org will cover the vote tonight Coverage here: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

Guest commentary: The Roberto Clemente Bridge should become a linear park www.publicsource.org/roberto-clem...

News: Corey O'Connor has chosen Jason Lando, longtime Pittsburgh police officer and commander, to be the next chief of police. Lando was Zone 5 commander and led response to 2018 synagogue shooting. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

Happy Monday everyone. A brief thread on the election maps we published last week, now that the dust has settled some more... 🗺️🧵

🗺️ 2025 ELECTION MAPS 🗺️ We've got four maps that help show what happened in Allegheny County this election. 129 of 130 municipalities shifted left compared to 2024 (with much lower turnout of course) O'Connor swept EVERY Pittsburgh precinct More: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-2...

An East Deer commission seat is TIED, and there is also one (!) write-in vote. Provisional ballots are not yet counted but wow. If you are the person who cast the write-in vote please contact me

Dems swept Pittsburgh City Council races and Allegheny County Council races. County Council at-large, between a Republican and an independent, is still too close to call www.publicsource.org/live-electio...

Turning to some of Allegheny County's hundreds of local elections tonight, some of which will invariably come down to a tiny handful of votes

All three Pa. Supreme Court justices won retention. Democratic candidates for two open seats are leading but it's too early to call. Follow along here: www.publicsource.org/live-electio...

Breaking: Corey O'Connor elected Pittsburgh mayor, winning father's office and Gainey's problems www.publicsource.org/oconnor-elec...

Bookmark this page: Live election results and calls from the AP, for Pittsburgh mayor and Pennsylvania judicial elections. www.publicsource.org/live-electio...

Pittsburgh's mayoral election is in four days, Corey O'Connor (D) vs. Tony Moreno (R). Here's how the 2021 election went, when Mayor Gainey defeated Moreno. datawrapper.de/_/zrKvH/

County Exec Innamorato today proposed a 2026 budget with no tax increase, but said her decision to seek one last year was the right one. With some pointed words for her critics:

In the '90s, being a 20-something in Pittsburgh often involved homeownership. Now? More like mid-to-late 30s. @chwolfson.bsky.social analyzes the shift and its implications www.publicsource.org/homeowner-ch...

New: U.S. Rep. Summer Lee said the federal gov't "may be barreling toward a shutdown" at an event this morning as Allegheny County budget director said Trump's budget proposal would be "catastrophic" to county operations www.publicsource.org/summer-lee-i...

Allegheny County has announced its ballot return and satellite vote locations for the Nov. 4 elections. Four satellite voting locations open weekend of Oct. 25-26, and nine ballot return sites open Oct 31 and Nov. 1-3. Details:

Another thing from today's Census ACS release: The level of remote work may have steadied after a post-2021 decline. In the U.S., they estimate 18% of workers worked from home in 2021, 15% in 2022 and 13% each of 2023-24. In Allegheny County it was 26% in 2021, 21% in 2022, and 18% in 2023-24.

Today's absurd Pittsburgh fact brought to you by today's U.S. Census ACS release: 47% of Pittsburgh housing units were built prior to 1940. In the United States overall, that number is 12%.

New: Here's what SNAP recipients in Pennsylvania need to do to avoid losing their food assistance under new federal rules. www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

I’m looking to talk to people in the Pittsburgh area who would like to own a home but for whatever reason are not able to. Get in touch here: t.co/UfVfy41Pax

Once there was hope that the Allegheny County Jail would no longer need to house 2,000 people, or roughly 1 in 600 residents. There was also a $700K contract to reimagine the jail. 3 years later? @chwolfson.bsky.social found ... www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

New: The Allegheny County Jail has been getting more crowded since the end of 2022, reversing a longtime shrinking trend that had accelerated during the pandemic. There are 40% more detainees now than on 1/1/2023. We looked into why: www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

New: The head of Pittsburgh's independent police review board publicly criticized Mayor Gainey's administration last night — "This administration has not been transparent, they have not been cooperative" www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

The $1 billion Medicaid cut will affect millions of Americans - maybe you, maybe someone you love. @chwolfson.bsky.social outlines what we know, and what's tbd, in the wake of "One Big, Beautiful Bill" www.publicsource.org/trump-big-bi...

New: Hear from Pittsburghers who fear dire consequences of the Medicaid cuts in Trump's 'big, beautiful bill.' www.publicsource.org/trump-big-bi...

Do you rely on Medicaid? @publicsource.org wants to know how proposed cuts could impact you & yours as Congress considers reducing the program. Email local gov't reporter @chwolfson.bsky.social (charlie[at]publicsource[dot]org) or fill out our easy form here: www.publicsource.org/tell-us-how-...

Pittsburgh's housing authority will begin using AI to process voucher applications. Addressing concerns, the authority's director said "The AI will not be in charge" www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-h...

New: The 2022 Fern Hollow Bridge collapse forced public officials to focus on repairing Pittsburgh's bridges, but we found more of them are rated "poor" today than the day after the collapse. City's explanation: We started inspecting them much closer. www.publicsource.org/more-pittsbu...

New resource @publicsource.org: Search for your family's Pittsburgh Public school and see if it will change, close or remain the same under the district's consolidation plan www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

New: Pittsburgh police leaders are reviewing a Tuesday arrest on the North Side, during which 5+ officers forcefully removed from a car a paraplegic man who police said 'did not show a weapon.' We have video of the arrest: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...

Every year, @publicsource.org publishes Allegheny County's public employee salaries. This year, more than half the top earners' names were concealed by the county. They say it's to protect law enforcement officers' safety. Millions $ removed from public view www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

🗺️ New election maps 🗺️ How O'Connor beat Gainey for Pittsburgh mayor Gainey's support in the vote-heavy 14th Ward cratered, and O'Connor swept up most of the votes that went to 3rd-place candidate last time. More: www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...

Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's our full report from last night on the seismic news in Pittsburgh politics Corey O’Connor, a longtime city councilman and son of Pittsburgh’s 58th mayor, has the inside track to be the city’s 62nd mayor www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...

News: Corey O'Connor wins the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh mayor, unseating Mayor Ed Gainey www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...

Mail-in ballot results for Pittsburgh Mayor (Dem primary) Gainey: 6,268 (35.26%) O'Connor: 11,474 (64.54%) Mail-in ballots didn't favor Gainey in 2021 and they didn't today.

Want to know who wins Pittsburgh's mayoral primary but don't want to stare at social media all night? If you subscribe to our newsletter you'll receive an alert as soon as the race is called by @apnews.com. Sign up here: www.publicsource.org/newsletter-s...

Happy election day in Pennsylvania. Here’s what you need to know about today in Pittsburgh www.publicsource.org/primary-elec...