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Pennsylvania: Motznik

July 14, 2009 - 10:12 pm
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Five City Councilors Shirk Responsibilities and Rubber Stamp Mayor/Lamar

By lupinaccim@aol.com (Maria)


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Looks like I picked a bad day to watch the live Sotomayor hearings instead of the live City Council meeting.

[sigh]

Today, the majority of the City Council of Pittsburgh decided to deny the public the right to hear from nominees to the Planning Commission, the Zoning Board of Adjustment, the Historic Review Commission and the Shade Tree Commission.

Today, the majority of the City Council of Pittsburgh decided to deny the nominees the right to appear before the public.

Today, the majority of the City Council of Pittsburgh decided to themselves forgo interviewing twelve nominees for these boards.

Today, the majority of the City Council of Pittsburgh decided that "the mayor appoints and we approve.

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June 30, 2009 - 12:36 pm
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Pittsburgh City Council Passes the Amended Amended Act 47 Recovery Plan 6 to 3

By lupinaccim@aol.com (Maria)

For: Burgess, Kraus, Motznik, Payne, Peduto, Smith
Against: Dowd, Harris, Shields

For those who didn’t see it, the discussion before the vote basically went the way you’d imagine: Harris asked the same question half a dozen times, Shields bloviated, etc.

Our Overlords kept 30 out the 42 amendments changes suggestions made by Council last week.
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May 19, 2009 - 04:31 am
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Some notes for today's primary election

By lupinaccim@aol.com (Maria)
  • The ADB has a press release from Councilwoman Smith.
  • Slag Heap considers what a Zappala Peck win would mean.
  • Infinonymous notes that Ravenstahl can't even be trusted with taking care of the beer.
  • The Pittsburgh Comet finds that Tony Ceoffe ♥ scofflaws.
  • I will be voting for Patrick Dowd for mayor and Hugh McGough for Court of Common Pleas and cribbing from Progress Pittsburgh's Big Endorsement List (among other lists) for judicial votes (Barbara Behrend Ernsberger, Joe Williams, Susan Evanshavik DiLucente, Alex Bicket, Philip Igneizi, Anne Lazarus).
  • If I was in District 2 I'd vote for Georgia Blotzer, if I was in district 4 I'd vote for Natalia Rudiak, if I was in District 8 I'd vote for Bill Peduto, if I was in Wards 9 & 6 I'd vote for Susan Banahasky, and if I had to choose between Motznik and Diven I'd get a really big hammer and a really big steel spike and drive it into my own head.

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