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City Councilman Dan Gilman, pictured speaking at a Hillary Clinton rally last year, will be Mayor Bill Peduto's new chief of staff. (Photo by John Hamilton / Managing Editor)

Peduto names Gilman chief of staff, triggering District 8 special election

By John Hamilton / Managing Editor December 19, 2017

Mayor Bill Peduto named City Councilman Dan Gilman his new chief of staff, vacating a seat in Pittsburgh’s eighth district, which includes part of Oakland. Gilman, who has served on city council since...

Allegheny County Courthouse in downtown Pittsburgh.

Editorial: Peduto demands non-profit conscience — Pitt included

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 15, 2017

Pennsylvania’s lawmakers may have struggled with a budget crisis this year, but Pittsburgh feels a little more confident of its financial competency. In his annual budget address Monday, Mayor Bill...

Reporters surround Mayor Bill Peduto after his victory in the Democratic primary this May. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Assistant Visual Editor)

Editorial: Use Election Day as opportunity for progress

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 6, 2017

In the aftermath of last fall’s presidential election, many young voters eagerly looked forward to the next chance they’d have to influence their communities through the ballot box. Unfortunately for...

More than 40,000 runners overtook the Pittsburgh streets in the 2017 Pittsburgh Marathon Sunday. The route came right through Pitt's campus, with the half-way point of the course located on Forbes in front of the Carnegie Museum of Art. (Photo by John Hamilton | Editor-in-Chief)

GALLERY: Summer in Pictures

By Pitt News Staff August 21, 2017

In case you missed it this summer, a lot of things have happened in Pittsburgh. These are some of our favorite photos from the past few months.

Rally attendees hold signs which read "Love is love is love is love..." and "We are the leaders we've been looking for."

GALLERY: Pittsburgh Prayer for Peace

By Anna Bongardino August 19, 2017

In the wake of the white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Mayor Peduto's office organized "A Prayer for Pittsburgh: A Prayer for Peace" rally in front of the city-county building yesterday. A variety...

Attendees of the EcoInnovation meeting on Tuesday night learn more information about the project by reading poster boards. (Photo by Henry Glitz | Contributing Editor)

Peduto, community members kick off revitalization

By Henry Glitz | News Editor July 11, 2017

As Mayor Bill Peduto stepped out the back door of his official car into the rain in Uptown last evening, people from the community queued in front of a local Middle Eastern food truck turned and gathered...

(Photo by Eric Heckler)

Pittsburgh reacts to Trump climate decision

When President Trump invoked Pittsburgh in his decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement last Thursday, he left many Pittsburghers baffled. “I’m appalled that the President used my city to justify...

Mayor Bill Peduto speaks about his plan to distribute free lead filters January 31. Friday, Peduto named three nominations to fill the vacant positions on the PWSA board. James Evan Bowen-Gaddy | Contributing Editor

Peduto nominates Pitt professors, city official to fill three vacant PWSA board seats

By Janine Faust / Senior Staff Writer April 21, 2017

Mayor Bill Peduto nominated three people to fill vacant positions on the board of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Friday — two of whom are Pitt professors. The nominees will fill spots left...

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, pictured at a Hillary Clinton in October, announced a new intuitive to try and add more diversity to city government positions. Stephen Caruso | Assistant Visual Editor

Rooney rule: Peduto calls for more increased diversity in city hiring

By James Evan Bowen-Gaddy April 20, 2017

Mayor Bill Peduto implemented new measures Wednesday to amp up diversity efforts in city hiring procedures. According to a press release from the mayor’s office, Peduto issued an executive order April...

Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner held a press conference Tuesday to criticize the PWSA's and the city's handling of Pittsburgh's lead issues. Stephen Caruso | Assistant Visual Editor

County controller criticizes PWSA’s lead plans

By Stephen Caruso / Contributing Editor March 29, 2017

At a press conference in her Downtown office on Tuesday, Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner considered the scope of lead in Pittsburgh households’ water and called it like she sees it: a public...

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