Tom Davidson stories, Page 6

People would be required to wear masks at any indoor gathering and at outdoor gatherings of more than 250 people under legislation that will be introduced at Tuesday’s Allegheny County Council meeting. The ordinance is sponsored by council members Bethany Hallam and Olivia Bennett. Under the legislation, those who fail...

Police, fire and other professionals are there for the public in times of crisis, but when they face crises themselves it’s often hard for them to get help. Clinical psychologist David Black worked to change that after 9/11 solidified how important it is for first responders to have access to...

Pittsburgh City Council members support a program to provide a no-strings-attached $500 monthly payment to 200 low-income residents as part of an experiment being done by dozens of cities across the country to measure the impacts of guaranteed basic income. “This is the right thing to do at the right...

Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Hamlet is resigning, effective Oct. 1, district officials said Wednesday. The move comes after the Pennsylvania Ethics Commission found Hamlet violated the state’s Ethics Act with regard to travel expenses, accepting cash for speeches and failing to make required disclosures of financial interests between 2016...

If you like to look at and draw maps, crunch population and demographic numbers and you live in the City of Pittsburgh, there’s an unpaid gig that requires regular meetings for the next year or so. The process to redraw Pittsburgh’s city council and school board districts will begin later...

Pittsburgh officials are planning to use about $4.7 million to pave 120 more city streets this year, under legislation that cleared council’s standing committee Wednesday. The transfers are possible because the city is using $19 million of its $335 million federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to improve its recreation...

A program that could be launched before the end of the year would give a $500 monthly payment to 200 low-income Pittsburgh residents for two years with no strings attached. “It allows people to use the money in the way they need to improve their lives and the lives of...

After receiving a petition signed by more than 200 city employees Tuesday, Pittsburgh City Council members said they support removing a pension offset that decreases the benefits paid to retirees who are also collecting Social Security. Councilman Anthony Coghill presented the petition to council President Theresa Kail-Smith and said he...

About 500 nonunion Pittsburgh employees would be eligible for paid bereavement leave in the event a pregnancy ends under legislation Councilman Bobby Wilson introduced Tuesday. “When I think about workers’ rights, this is a piece that’s missing,” Wilson said in an interview after he introduced the legislation. It would amend...

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is seeking council approval to use $2.5 million in federal covid pandemic relief funding to start a guaranteed personal income program. The item is set to be introduced to city council Tuesday. The idea is being tested in cities throughout the country where people are given...

Pittsburgh is looking to hire people for more than 100 city positions that were left unfilled last year because of a hiring freeze spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. “Throughout the pandemic, our staff have been doing more work with less people,” Mayor Bill Peduto said in a statement. But $22...

The developer of the historic Kaufmann’s building has signed Burlington to lease a portion of the building that also will include a Target store. The art deco building is between Fifth and Forbes avenues and Smithfield Street and Cherry Way in the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh. Its large bronze clock...

Pittsburgh Public Schools and its teachers union have a new four-year contract that’s retroactive to July 1, 2020, when the last contract expired. Superintendent Anthony Hamlet described the negotiations as “long and delicate” and said the covid-19 pandemic played a role in the delay. Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers President Nina...

Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Hamlet violated the state’s Ethics Act with regard to travel expenses, accepting cash for speeches and failing to make required disclosures of financial interests between 2016 and 2018, the Pennsylvania Ethics Commission said in a report issued Thursday. At a news conference Thursday morning, Hamlet...

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh will require its staff, members and guests to be fully vaccinated within two months. The requirement is effective Oct. 18 at the center, based in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, with facilities also in the South Hills and Monroeville. The JCC board unanimously approved...

Pittsburgh police, firefighters and paramedics will soon be able to use a mental health and wellness application on their smartphones to get the help they need. The city is working out the details of an agreement with Cordico Inc., a Frisco, Texas-based company that works with municipalities and organizations to...

After more than a year of virtual meetings, Pittsburgh City Council returned to in-person meetings this week at the City-County Building Downtown. People can also continue to participate online. Councilwomen Erika Strassburger and Deb Gross are continuing to join meetings virtually because of concerns for the health of their families...

Allegheny County’s juvenile detention center will close Sept. 18 after the state Department of Human Services revoked its license. The state notified county Manager William McKain the license for the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center was being revoked Friday. By Monday afternoon, McKain announced the closure of the 46-year-old facility in...

A South Side concert venue is the latest to require patrons to present proof of a covid-19 vaccination for entry. Club Cafe will also require its acts and touring parties to meet the same standard. “Club Cafe is a fully vaccinated workplace and we care about all of you as...

A hot market is anticipated for a Downtown building where the steam heat for many office buildings has been generated for decades. The Pittsburgh Allegheny County Thermal building on Fort Duquesne Boulevard between Sixth and Stanwix streets is on the market. “We’re excited about the opportunity,” said Gregg Broujos, regional...

Allegheny County’s population has increased for the first time in a census since 1960. The county’s population grew by 27,223 (2.2%) in the 2020 Census, released Thursday. The county’s population is more than 1.25 million. “For decades, it was resigned that when young people grew up they were going to...