D.C. police assaulted Gaza war protesters and strangled them with their own keffiyehs, a lawsuit alleges. interc.pt/4cosEDa

About 270 GetGo stores will soon belong to Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard, company officials announced Monday. triblive.com/local/regional…

BREAKING: U.S. Records Historic 1.3 Million COVID-19 Infections Per Day As of August 19, 2024, the United States has hit a new milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic, with daily infections surging to 1.3 million.

It strikes me that we hit that number DESPITE testing being expensive/ inconvenient/ inconsistent AND DESPITE testing data being suppressed/ hidden. How many more infections per day are we ACTUALLY facing??

A proposed plan for streamlining the district’s assets lays out big changes for the Pittsburgh Public system. buff.ly/4dJ0EuW

.Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has defunded the longest running mobile crisis unit in Philadelphia without communicating a plan to replace them with another agency. We need a clear, community-led plan to ensure continuity of care for people in crisis. Our statement: amistadlaw.org/news/mayor-par…

Pittsburgh police: Missing 15-year-old girl returns home safely wtae.com/article/pittsb…

The Pittsburgh Public Schools proposal to close schools will impact Black students & families 2x more than white students & families. If the PPS School Board approves this they will be ignoring their own Equity Policy.

Pittsburgh faces an affordable housing crisis as rents soar and homeownership slips out of reach for working families. The Housing Opportunity Fund is vital in addressing this and closing the racial housing equity gap. Read more buff.ly/4cyOjc2

Closures, reconfigurations and magnet phase-outs floated by PPS consultant publicsource.org/pps-facilities…

Every year in Allegheny County, more than 10,000 people who cannot afford a lawyer are charged with crimes (most of them low-level, non-violent offenses). triblive.com/opinion/robert…

Since 2018, fatal overdoses have tripled among Allegheny County’s Black residents, while overdoses among white residents have plateaued. The Department of Human Services is working to make treatment more accessible. buff.ly/3XcFKPz

Belgian block streets can handle relatively high volumes of traffic without cracking, and, depending on how they are laid, absorb rainwater without losing structural integrity: pghcitypaper.com/news/exposing-…

In every part of the US, incarceration is out of step with the rest of the world. Even “progressive” states–like California & Illinois–have higher incarceration rates than countries with authoritarian governments. So much for the "land of the free."

Walmart recalls apple juice sold in 25 states due to elevated arsenic levels | Click on the image to read the full story wtae.com/article/walmar…

Everyone deserves a convenient time and place to vote. Let's ensure Allegheny County adds Satellite Election Offices that prioritize underserved areas, disability access, and availability outside working hours. Demand better access—take the survey buff.ly/3X3gaLr

Our children deserve updated infrastructure so they may safely learn and obtain an education.

You asked, we got answers: A Q&A with the people shaping PPS’ school closure plan buff.ly/4cEHqWE