![Mayor Bill Peduto spoke at a Thursday afternoon event in Schenley Plaza about gun control legislation pending in the state General Assembly.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/N_PedutoGV_JM-e1622746830313-900x675.jpeg)
Elected officials, community leaders push for gun control at Oakland event
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
• June 3, 2021
![State Rep. Dan Frankel held a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on gun violence on Friday morning in the William Pitt Union.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_7628-900x600.jpg)
State Rep. Dan Frankel hosts gun policy hearing in WPU
By Brian Gentry, Senior Staff Writer
• September 14, 2019
![Billy Epting, who lives in Lawrenceville, brought his six-month-old daughter to City Councilperson Erika Strassburger’s community listening session Wednesday.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG-1588-900x675.jpg)
Community airs pollution concerns at Strassburger’s listening session
By Emily Wolfe, Contributing Editor
• June 27, 2019
![District 8 candidates Marty Healey, Sonja Finn, Rennick Remley and Erika Strassburger (from left) introduce themselves during Sunday morning’s District 8 City Council Candidate Debate at the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor).](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/N_District-8_TY-1-900x600.jpg)
District 8 candidates promote platforms
By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer
• February 26, 2018
![The four candidates for Pittsburgh City Council District 8 spoke at a debate at Chatham University Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Grant Burgman | Contributing Editor)](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/N_District-8_GB-900x600.jpg)
District 8 candidates debate housing, Amazon
By Grant Burgman | Contributing Editor
• January 29, 2018
![Sonja Finn, Marty Healey and Erika Strassburger (from left) continue to vie for voters’ support in the upcoming March election. (Photos courtesy of each candidate)](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/N_District-8-900x600.jpg)
District 8 candidates continue campaigning
By Remy Samuels | Staff Writer
• January 25, 2018
![Sonja Finn confirms her nomination at Chatham University Sunday. (Photo by Elise Lavalle / Contributing Editor)](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Untitled-1-900x673.jpg)
Finn wins Democratic nomination for District 8
By Elise Lavallee, Contributing Editor
• January 14, 2018
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