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Arts student sues over Pittsburgh police beating
The Kansas City Star - Kansas City MO, Aug 30, 2010 / PITTSBURGH A black teen who attended the city's performing arts high school claims three white Pittsburgh police officers wrongfully assumed he was involved with drugs when they beat him, then allegedly conspired to file false charges against him and concoct a cover story for their actions, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday.Jordan Miles said he had his face pushed into the snow and his gums impaled on a piece of wood, as officers kicked and punched him Jan. 12, a day after his 18th birthday.
Pittsburgh will increase, simplify online services in coming months
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 29, 2010 / Tasks ranging from getting a Dumpster permit to reserving a picnic shelter to shepherding a new business through the approval process should get easier in coming months as Pittsburgh officials roll out new online services designed to streamline operations and help the public navigate bureaucracy.
Pittsburgh's pension funds take a hit
The Art of Eating, Aug 26, 2010 / Pittsburgh's municipal pension funds lost $17 million in the second quarter, but rebounded slightly in July, bringing their value to about $279 million.
Meeting Thursday on mayor's proposed parking lease
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 25, 2010 / Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields will host a public meeting on Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's proposed parking lease from 6 to 8 p.m.
Meeting of local officials will focus on cooperation
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 21, 2010 / Underfunded pensions, soaring health care costs, escalating arbitration awards -- those will be just some of the attractions Monday as Oakland's Wyndham Pittsburgh Hotel becomes a wonderland for wonks.
Gas drilling leases could yield millions for Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 20, 2010 / A solution to some of Pittsburgh's money problems could be just below the surface.
Councilman to propose gas drilling ban in city; Ravenstahl opposes idea
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 17, 2010 / Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields today plans to unveil legislation to ban natural gas drilling in the city, saying he's wants to test a municipality's right to self-government, even if that means inviting a legal challenge from the drilling industry.
City officials don't want to be shortchanged on parking lease
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 17, 2010 / Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl thinks privatizing the city's parking assets should generate at least $300 million.
City Official Pushes For More Diverse Police Force
CBS - KDKA 2 - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 13, 2010 / A Pittsburgh city councilman is calling on the mayor and public safety officials and the city's unions to reverse a lack of diversity among police and firefighters.
Better terms: The mayor offers an improved parking lease plan
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 13, 2010 / City officials need to be careful not to act like shopaholics who run out and charge new purchases on their MasterCards the day after they make a minimum payment on their Visas.
City makes concessions on plan to privatize parking
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 11, 2010 / Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today announced the final terms of his proposal to lease the city's parking assets to a private company as a way to preserve the municipal pension system.
Sale of parking could aid other projects
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 11, 2010 / Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's proposed lease of parking garages and meters, billed as a way to boost the troubled pension fund, also could provide the financially strapped city with money for infrastructure upgrades and capital projects.
Group to offer chance to step up, speak out
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 11, 2010 / For 15 years, the Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project has worked to keep young and "young-thinking" people in the city by getting them emotionally invested in it.
City seeks companies for transportation planning project
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 09, 2010 / Pittsburgh is seeking bids from companies interested in helping to develop the city's first comprehensive transportation plan, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's office announced today.
Councilwoman Rudiak offers changes to parking plan
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 06, 2010 / Concerned that neighborhood business districts will feel the pinch of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's proposal to lease the city's parking assets and dramatically increase parking rates, Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak offered 10 amendments she said would lessen the impact.
Casting Lots
Pittsburgh City Paper - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 05, 2010 / The guy at the front of the room looks like Luke Ravenstahl.
Mayor Ravenstahl delivers on cleanup of Sheraden
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA, Aug 05, 2010 / Less than a week after he promised it, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl on Wednesday delivered a cleanup blitz to a Sheraden neighborhood riled by two recent murders.
Mayor gets list of 9 nominees for Pittsburgh's Citizen Police Review Board
The Art of Eating, Jul 27, 2010 / After wrangling for more than a month with Mayor Luke Ravenstahl over his recent nominations for the Citizen Police Review Board, City Council on Tuesday submitted nine new nominees.
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Somali MPs killed in suicide bomb attack on Mogadishu hotel
Telegraph - London - UK
Telegraph - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ The attack comes amid two days of fighting that have killed at least 40 civilians and wounded more than 130 in the capital according to Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance service.
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Plane crashes in Nepal; foreigners among 14 dead
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, Aug 24, 2010/ A small passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain Tuesday outside Nepal's capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Briton and a Japanese national, officials said.
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Cairn Energy narrows loss, sees Greenland promise
MarketWatch
MarketWatch, Aug 24, 2010/ Scottish-headquartered oil exploration group Cairn Energy reported Tuesday that it sharply reduced net losses for the first half of the year, saying its first well in Greenland is showing signs of promise.
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World stock markets fall as economy worries linger
The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL
The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL, Aug 24, 2010/ World stock markets retreated Tuesday as the strong yen knocked Japanese shares and investors anticipated more bad news from U.S. economic reports this week.
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Two British hostages survive bus siege carnage as eight are shot dead by rogue cop
The Daily Mirror - London - UK
The Daily Mirror - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ Two Britons were rescued from a horrifying bus siege in which eight hostages died yesterday after a sacked policeman made a crazed attempt to get his job back.
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Luke Robert Ravenstahl (born February 6, 1980) is the current Mayor of Pittsburgh.
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