Allegheny County property tax compromise passes
Dec 3, 2024 · Allegheny County Council ended a two-month budget stalemate Tuesday, voting to raise the county property tax by 1.7 mills, or $1.70 per $1,000 in assessed value, to fund a $1.17 billion operating budget for 2025.
Milestones in Pittsburgh-area homeless shelter and services
Dec 16, 2024 · May 2023. County data showed a pandemic-era upward swing in the number of people ages 14 to 25 using homelessness services. The county announced that the Smithfield shelter would close the following month. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey asked advocates for advice on homelessness, and some told PublicSource what they thought local leaders should know.. People wait to get into the Smithfield United ...
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Winter shelter opens in Pittsburgh’s North Side amid concerns
Dec 16, 2024 · On Oct. 21, the county’s Department of Human Services [ACDHS] announced the opening of the new winter shelter on Maple Avenue, in the former McNaugher Education Center school building in partnership with the North Side Partnership Project …
Allegheny County outlines winter homeless shelter plan
Oct 21, 2024 · Allegheny County will reopen the central homeless shelter in Downtown Pittsburgh later this month, less than half a year after a fire led authorities to close Second Avenue Commons, officials announced while outlining winter shelter plans.
Systemic issues hinder health care for people with disabilities
Dec 9, 2024 · Drawing from published research and local voices, the report calls attention to three key barriers to health care for people with disabilities: inaccessibility, pervasive bias and ableism, and financial strain.
How Pittsburgh officials decided who speaks for Manchester
Jan 7, 2025 · Aug. 27, 2024. Burton-Faulk writes to Lavelle and Planning Department officials with a separate application for RCO status on behalf of the Manchester Chateau Partnership Alliance, listing seven potential board members — with organizational ties to the area, but five of whom live outside of the neighborhoods in the alliance’s name — plus Burton-Faulk as a contact person.
Mayor Ed Gainey sums up first term during 2025 budget speech
Nov 12, 2024 · Mayor Ed Gainey made his case for a second term Tuesday morning as he delivered his annual budget address to Pittsburgh City Council. He never mentioned the upcoming campaign during his nearly two-hour speech, ostensibly to introduce his 2025 spending plans, but he used the address to characterize his predecessor’s administration as mismanaged and deficient, explaining how his team has ...
Pittsburgh housing shortages top of mind for readers in 2025
Jan 3, 2025 · Winner: The Innamorato effect. Around one in three readers highly appreciated coverage of Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato, who was inaugurated after a campaign focused on inclusion, had to contend with the housing and shelter crisis, and ended the year by raising property taxes to keep services intact.. Close second: Housing shortage endures
PA changed its standard for involuntary mental health treatment …
Oct 24, 2019 · The new AOT law. Pennsylvania was the 47th state to adopt AOT standards with less strict criteria. According to the memo of the Pennsylvania bill, sponsored by state Rep. Thomas Murt, R-Montgomery, its goal was to allow for less restrictive treatment settings and the chance to intervene sooner “before someone becomes dangerous and tragedy strikes.”