School board member to kick off council campaign

School board member to kick off council campaign Pittsburgh School Board member Mark Brentley will launch a repeat bid for Pittsburgh City Council tomorrow at noon at the Manchester Citizens Corp. at 1319 Allegheny Ave.

A board member for 10 years, Mr. Brentley, 52 and of the Central North Side, last ran for council in 2005, taking 15 percent of the vote and losing to Tonya Payne, who ousted Sala Udin. This time he faces Ms. Payne, 44, and Daniel Lavelle, 31, both of the Hill District, in the May 19 Democratic primary.