The Pittsburgh Comet hits against Bruce Kraus too

The Pittsburgh Comet: "Koch gets Kraus on Campaign Ethics Issue"

Bruce Kraus is not well suited to be in elected office in this country.

When you have no sense of purpose, you have folly like this from Bruce Kraus

Councilman Bruce Kraus proposed the ban in 2008 after saying constituents frequently complained that the leaflets were a significant source of litter, particularly along East Carson Street in the South Side.

Two anti-abortion activists, Kathleen A. Ramsey of Ross and Albert A. Brunn of Pittsburgh, sued the city in federal court last year, arguing that the ordinance was an unconstitutional restraint on freedom of speech.

Brunn, 81, of Stanton Heights said he wasn't surprised by the proposed settlement.

"According to records, this has gone to the courts many times and the First Amendment has always won, so I expected it would happen," he said.

Read more: Pittsburgh council moves to repeal ordinance banning leaflets - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_733965.html#ixzz1KdgLhYfx

Bruce Kraus raves about his trip to San Francisco. Worry reasons here.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/welcome-to-san-francisco-please-smile-for-your-police-scan.ars

Bruce Kraus raves about his trip to San Francisco. Worry reasons reside in ideas in this news.

Meet the four Dem Party candidates for nomination for Pittsburgh City Council, District 3. March Debate Videos

From my camera to your brain, thanks to the efforts of the South Side Community Council and the Brashear Assocation, from March 2011.

Each of the 12 parts has the replies from the four candidates, with one miss due to a different camera angle need. The order is mixed among the four with each question.

My opinions are being curbed in this blog post.

Hint: The Viddler video server software is especially valuable as mini-notes can be put into the video along the timeline button. But, to leave a note, you'll need to use a Viddler account and log in.

Part 1: Opening statements:



Part 2: Two problems, quality of life, and realistic solutions:



Part 3: Proposed Neighborhood Improvement District, NID:



Part 4: Saturation of bars on the South Side and the failed attempt to restrict them:



Part 5: Cooperation and relationship with the mayor's office:



Part 6: Cooperation with East Carson Street Business Owners:



Part 7: Best asset of the South Side and its protection:



Part 8: South Side Slopes and Flats distinctions:



Part 9: Parks plans:



Part 10: Bad boy city employees:



Part 11: Keeping tax incomes in the South Side:



Part 12 and conclusion:

Your comments are welcome as part of this blog posting, or at Viddler.com, or best of all, within the timeline of the videos. Click the bead that scrolls along the horizontal timeline and insert your tidbits. Then those remarks show up for others to see as they watch.

Feel free to email this URL to others to have them check out the videos on the Pittsburgh group at Viddler: http://www.viddler.com/groups/pittsburgh .

The direct link to this blog posting is: http://rauterkus.blogspot.com/2011/04/meet-four-dem-party-candidates-for.html  .

Front page Pitt News Coverage: Advocate for inclusion of college students in city elections

We won! Election date was changed away from spring break.