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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Sep 7

A community call to the PA DEP to stop a garbage transfer station next to Hazelwood homes and businesses; rezoning the D5 riverfront for a healthier, more prosperous future; exploring our parks, and so much more! This month's newsletter is a MUST MUST! Check it out and subscribe.😍
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City Councilperson Barb Warwick @pghdistrict5.bsky.social · Sep 6

Our latest newsletter is live, with important updates on rezoning the Hazelwood riverfront to prevent environmental hazards 🌱♻️. Plus: September events and opportunities throughout District 5! buff.ly/bJimCNG

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jul 26

Nice story from Oakland Planning and Development Corporation by way of Payday Report on the passing of Kim Fellner and her family's contribution to affordable single-family housing in Oakland.

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RIP: Kim Fellner, Who Left Behind a Community Land Trust in Pittsburgh

While Kim died this week, the legacy of affordable housing that she left behind in Pittsburgh will benefit many families for many years to come. In 2022, Kim wrote about why she decided to sell her pr...

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jul 18

Shame on the Post-Gazette for exploiting the tragedy in Kerr County to score political points. It’s time for Pittsburgh Water to keep its promise to The Run and ensure that flooding in our neighborhood is fixed once and for all.
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RELEASE: Councilmember Warwick Response to Post-Gazette Editorial Blaming Residents for Lack of Flood Relief

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ACLU of Pennsylvania @aclupa.org · Jun 30

Thank you, Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Barb Warwick, for introducing legislation that would expand protections for the TLGBQIA+ community and move the city of Pittsburgh a step closer to decriminalizing sex work.

Proposed Pittsburgh bills aim to shield LGBTQ+ residents, reduce penalties for sex workers

Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Barb Warwick on Tuesday introduced legislation that aims to protect LGBTQ+ people and reduce the penalty for sex workers. The bills come at a time when the LGBTQ+ communit...

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City Councilperson Barb Warwick @pghdistrict5.bsky.social · Jul 2

Our latest newsletter features updates on Councilmember Warwick’s three bills for Pride month, to protect LGBTQIA+ and marginalized communities. 🌈 Plus: street safety improvements, opportunities, and summer events in your community! buff.ly/E6xRQwl

Image alt text: photograph of City Council workers at City Hall with banners promoting the release of Councilmember Warwick’s three bills for Pride month, to protect LGBTQIA+ and marginalized communities. Standing at a podium is speaker Dena Stanley, Executive Director of TransYOUniting Pittsburgh.

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jul 2

Stellar response from City Council Prez Lavelle to the PPG's call to cut critical violence prevention funds. Gun violence is a scourge on Pgh and this $ has been instrumental in reducing it. TY, Councilman for speaking out...so disappointing that you had to.

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Council President Lavelle Responds to Post Gazette Editorial on Stop the Violence Trust Fund

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jul 1

It's officially World Beard and Moustache Championship Day in the City of Pittsburgh! 🧔🏼‍♂️🧔🏾‍♀️🧔

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jun 29

🚶🏼🚴🏼‍♂️🧑🏻‍🦽🏃🏻‍♂️🚴🏿‍♀️ Always a fun time at Open Streets PGH! Thank you @bikepgh.bsky.social for working all year to put on these events and showing us what a city looks like when #StreetsAreForPeople. 🚶🏼🚴🏼‍♂️🧑🏻‍🦽🏃🏻‍♂️🚴🏿‍♀️

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jun 25

Fun night for everyone at Greenfield Family Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thanks to all the advocates, community members, electeds & allies supporting 3 new City bills to protect our LGBTQIA+ neighbors and other vulnerable folx.

Please also join TransYOUniting this Sun 06/29 to rally for our Trans community's right to gender-affirming care.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · Jun 22

They always close ranks at the end of the day.

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · Jun 22

Pretty amazing that a former president will sit quietly as one of his successors orders US troops into American cities and ships innocent people off to concentration camps—but feels compelled to speak up when a fellow HR nightmare is at risk of losing to another member of the same party.

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jun 21

❤️💚🖤 Gorgeous morning for the Pittsburgh Juneteenth Parade! ❤️💚🖤

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jun 13

Glad to stand with SEIU Healthcare and my colleagues across state, local, and fed govt to demand that UPMC stop the unlawful delays and agree to a free and fair union election for the nurses at Magee-Womens Hospital.

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jun 9

Proud to stand with Casa San José, SEIU, USW, Unite Here, Starbucks Workers United and unions around the US to demand the release of SEIU CA prez David Huerta. Make no mistake: ICE is not about safety, it's about terrorizing immigrants. Very glad to see so many Pghers come out to say not our city.

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jun 5

"Dear Girl, Get Out!"
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Video: ‘Dear Girl, Get Out!’: A Young Palestinian Escapes an Israeli Strike

Video of a child escaping a burning building after an Israeli airstrike garnered widespread attention online. We found her in a hospital in Gaza and pieced together what had happened.

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City Councilperson Barb Warwick @pghdistrict5.bsky.social · Jun 3

This Saturday June 7th, from 5-10 PM, join CLP Hazelwood at the Hazelwood Brew House for the release of a limited-edition beer, the Carnegie Lager of Pittsburgh. Proceeds directly support the library. 🍻 📖 Learn more: buff.ly/9rxRYZL

Image alt text: promotional flyer for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Beer Launch on Saturday, June 7 2025, from 5-10PM at the Hazelwood Brew House on 5007 Lytle Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15207. Image of a book and a glass of beer on a wooden table, presumably at the brewery. More info here: carnegielibrary.org

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PGH District 8 @pghdistrict8.bsky.social · Jun 3

A safer intersection at S. Aiken and Ellsworth is here! 📢

We advocated for this project in the 2022 budget, and thanks to the work of DOMI, this intersection now features:

✅ Ped countdown signals & audible pushbuttons
✅ Leading pedestrian intervals
✅ Updated signage
✅ Dark-skies compliant lighting

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jun 2

In Pittsburgh, property owners are responsible for their sidewalk, which is tough for lower-income home owners.This is an innovative solution to helping fix critical sidewalk gaps. Glad to see Hazelwood up next. Thank you Pgh DOMI for seeing this important work through.

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Pittsburgh aims to fix more battered sidewalks

Pittsburgh is expanding a program to repair busted-up sidewalks, footing part of the bill for low-income property owners.

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Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · Mar 26

Billionaires don’t have a constitutional right to own your government.

Today @khanna.house.gov and I unveiled the Abolish Super PACs Act to get money out of politics and restore democracy for, of, and by the people.

We must make it harder for billionaires + corporate interests to buy our politics.

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · Jun 2

Happy Pride!

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · May 28

Please join us tomorrow, May 29 at Margaux to support Western PA Fund for Choice.
bit.ly/Fund4Choice

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · May 28

The nurses at UPMC Magee provide essential care for our region's moms, babies and others. As a union, they will have a seat at the table, helping ensure care decisions are based on patient health, not hospital profits.

What's good for nurses is good for Pgh and SW PA.

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Nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital announce intent to unionize

Staff at one of Pittsburgh's largest labor and delivery hospitals are unionizing. About 1,000 registered nurses and advanced practice professionals have filed notice with the National Labor Relations ...

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · May 24

Love it when they say out loud what you knew all along. Hand over your park for our private shuttle road or forget about getting your flooding fixed.

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · May 23

Thank you to the residents who came out to demand that Pittsburgh Water (PWSA) reinstate funding for the Four Mile Run Stormwater project. After nearly 10 yrs and $8.7M spent on designs, it's time to deliver a solution to this devastating flooding once and for all.

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Pittsburgh City Council member calls for restoration of stormwater project amid recent storms

Barb Warwick said that Pittsburgh Water has promised some sort of version of the project for nearly 10 years, with no progress.

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Barb Warwick @barb4pgh.bsky.social · May 21

Thank you, @gaineyformayor.com. What an honor to fight beside you for a kinder, more equitable city. It wasn't our night. But today we get up and keep doing the work to protect and uplift our most vulnerable residents and build a Pittsburgh for all.

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