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  •   Pens say things not as perceived...Committed to helping Hill
    27 Feb 2008
    New Pittsburgh Courier

    As a former labor organizer and political campaign operative, David Morehouse said he can appreciate some of the tactics employed by the One Hill Community Benefits Agreement Coalition, but that doesn’t mean the Pittsburgh Penguins president is not going to respond.

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  •   Work it out: Successful cities plan good developments
    24 Feb 2008
    Pittsburgh Post Gazette
    Does Pittsburgh really want a giant, lighted sign at the end of its grand boulevard? Does the city really want a concrete behemoth looming over its sparkling waterfront casino? Does it really want to drop a new arena at the foot of the Hill District without ensuring significant improvement to the surrounding neighborhood?

    The answer to all three questions is "no."
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  •   Rustbelt Radio
    24 Feb 2008
    Community Benefits Arena

    On January 14th the Pittsburgh Planning Commission's approved the Penguins' new $290 million arena. The community coalition One Hill subsequently filed an appeal on February 12th to overturn the decision. They cited a variety of flaws in the design the planning process and most importantly the lack of a community benefits agreement.
     

    Paul Ellis, attorney for the One Hill Coalition, outlined the grounds for the appeal at a downtown press conference

     

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  •   Officials seek ways to develop work force
    22 Feb 2008
    Pittsburgh Post Gazette
    Milwaukee's 'Big Step' may be model

    Preparing for construction work that includes an arena and a casino, officials from the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, community groups and unions will travel to Milwaukee Monday to take a look at a much-touted program to connect people with jobs.

    A 20-person contingent will spend two days learning about Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership Big Step, which places some 500 people a year in jobs or apprenticeships.
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  •   Sierra Club supporting CBAs for Green Development
    20 Feb 2008
    Sierra Club Newsletter
    Allegheny Group of Sierra Club Supports Equitable Development in the Hill District and on Northside through Community Benefits Agreements

    (Spring 2008)

    From Los Angeles to Boston and Georgia to Milwaukee, communities are
    organizing to ensure that development gives back to the communities where
    it is located. In cities all across the country, broad coalitions of
    faith, labor, environmental, housing and community groups are coming
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  •   One Hill at County Council
    19 Feb 2008
    Pittsburgh Tribune Review

    One Hill Coalition seeks benefits plan

    One Hill Coalition is urging county leaders to help it secure a community benefits agreement as part of plans to build a new arena for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
     

    Members asked Allegheny County Council on Tuesday to hold a public meeting on the CBA and get involved in negotiations with the Penguins and other city and county officials.
     

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  •   Labor leader assails arena, casino foes
    19 Feb 2008
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Planning fights are 'sending wrong message'

    A top union official said he is fed up with ongoing battles over the new arena and the North Shore casino, saying they could jeopardize jobs and give the city a bad name with developers.
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  •   In the Blogoshpere
    17 Feb 2008
    The Pittsburgh Comet
    Design, City Streets and Shared Prosperity


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  •   In the Blogosphere
    17 Feb 2008
    The Pittsburgh Comet
    Monday: Four Quick Items
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  •   In the Blogosphere
    14 Feb 2008
    The Pittsburgh Comet
    Craigslist: The New Arena Battleground

    A busy Friday in the Rants & Raves section of the popular local e-classified.

    I encourage everyone that opposes the One Hill demands to call or email your elected officials and ask them to say HELL NO! to One Hill.

    Dan Onorato Phone# 412-350-6500 Email- executive@alleghenycounty.us

    Luke Ravenstahl Phone#412-255-2626 Email- mayorcompl@city.pittsburgh.pa.us
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  •   In the Blogosphere
    13 Feb 2008
    The Pittsburgh Comet

    Thursday: Something Happening In Pittsburgh
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  •   In the Blogosphere
    13 Feb 2008
    Community Benefits Agreements Blog

    Penguins update

    After weeks of negotiations without a CBA, the Pittsburgh One Hill Coalition announced yesterday that it had filed a lawsuit to block construction of the new Penguins Arena. The suit , filed just before the appeals deadline, seeks to overturn the approval of the arena's master plan. One Hill wants work on the arena to be postponed until a CBA is finalized, and the lawsuit may be dropped if a deal is reached.

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  •   One Hill Coalition Files Appeal Over New Arena
    13 Feb 2008
    WTAE
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  •   One Hill appeals to overturn arena plan
    13 Feb 2008
    Pittsburgh Tribune Review
    A Hill District group filed an appeal Wednesday seeking to overturn the Pittsburgh Planning Commission's approval of the Penguins' new $290 million arena.

    The One Hill Community Benefits Coalition hopes the appeal filed in Common Pleas Court, and the specter of possible construction delays, will pressure city and county officials to approve an agreement that provides development around Mellon Arena's replacement.
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  •   One Hill Coalition Files Appeal Over New Pittsburgh Arena
    12 Feb 2008
    WTAE
    PITTSBURGH -- The master plan for a new Penguins arena in Pittsburgh's Hill District is going to court. The community group One Hill Coalition said it's doing all it can so the Hill District isn't left behind.

    Negotiations between the city, county, Penguins and Hill District leaders still haven't produced a community benefits agreement. One Hill wants to keep the issue in play and is asking a judge to send the new arena's master plan back to the Planning Commission for more work.
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  •   Hill District group threatens to appeal arena master plan
    12 Feb 2008
    Pittsburgh Post Gazette
    The push for arena-related benefits for the Hill District could come to a head today, as negotiators sit down for talks and neighborhood leaders likely appeal a key approval.

    Today is the deadline for challenging the city planning commission's approval of the arena master plan, and the One Hill Community Benefits Agreement Coalition has scheduled a 1:30 p.m. news conference at the City-County Building. That's where they would file an appeal to Common Pleas Court.

    So will they appeal?
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  •   In the Blogosphere
    4 Feb 2008
    The Pittsburgh Comet

    Tuesday: The Data Behind The Data

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    One Hill is getting pissed.

    "We feel that in some ways, community members are being toyed with in this process where people come to the table but not in a serious manner, and you're just going to string us (along)," said Carl Redwood Jr., chairman of the One Hill Community Benefits Coalition.
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  •   One Hill Coalition Voices Concern Over Arena, Hill District Talks
    3 Feb 2008
    WTAE
    PITTSBURGH -- The One Hill Coalition was at Monday's Sports and Exhibition Authority meeting, calling for support of the new community benefits agreement as part of the Penguins arena plan in the Hill District.One Hill, once bouncing with encouragement, believing it was establishing a partnership to make the Hill District part of the master plan for the new hockey arena, was anything but on Monday.

    The group said it feels like the city and county are sending token representation to meetings and therefore keeping the process stuck in neutral.
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  •   Hill residents say they feel 'toyed with'
    3 Feb 2008
    Pittsburgh Tribune Review
    Pittsburgh and Allegheny County officials have "toyed with" Hill District residents seeking the promise jobs, housing and businesses for the Hill before work begins on a $290 million Penguins hockey arena, a top Hill activist said Monday.

    "We feel that in some ways community members are being toyed with in this process where people come to the table but not in a serious manner, and you're just going to string us (along)," said Carl Redwood Jr., chairman of the One Hill Community Benefits Coalition.
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