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Erin Dalton, director at Allegheny County Department of Human Services (ACDHS), is seen through a news camera as she speaks to the press about the county’s plans for winter shelter and other services for people who are unhoused on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at ACDHS headquarters in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Updated: County, city will activate Ammon Rec backup shelter if temps drop to 26

by Venuri Siriwardane, Stephanie Strasburg and Eric Jankiewicz December 1, 2023December 1, 2023

Russell Beyer, a volunteer with Community Care & Resistance In Pittsburgh, boards a bus to help a fellow Second Avenue Commons resident to their eviction hearing, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, in downtown Pittsburgh. “The whole point of these SROs is you’re housing homeless people,” said Beyer. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

‘Lower barrier’ SRO housing facilities ramp up eviction filings

by Stephanie Strasburg and Rich Lord November 27, 2023November 30, 2023

Developer Charles E. Davis (center). (Photo courtesy of Charles W. Davis)

Economy & Housing

Charles E. Davis built homes for Pittsburgh’s Black middle class that still endure

by David S. Rotenstein November 18, 2023November 19, 2023

Housing in Garfield.

URA board approves financing to preserve housing across Pittsburgh

by Eric Jankiewicz November 9, 2023November 12, 2024

A person experiencing housing instability sets up a new tent for himself and his partner after packing up their belongings to move in accordance with the city's closure of the First Avenue encampment, where they were staying on Monday, Nov. 6. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Economy & Housing

Updated: County touts, but does not detail, ‘severe weather’ plan for unhoused amid camp clearance

by Eric Jankiewicz and Stephanie Strasburg November 9, 2023November 21, 2024

Half baked? Pact for East End development has mayor hungry for more affordable housing

by Eric Jankiewicz November 6, 2023November 3, 2023

Updated: Public allowed into meetings following PublicSource probe of legality of virtual-only boards

by Lajja Mistry, Eric Jankiewicz and Rich Lord November 1, 2023November 1, 2023

Andy Kelemen and a neighbor chat outside of his home in Central Lawrenceville. Although he rues the general lack of a sense of community in his neighborhood, Andy has met a few neighbors when walking his dog. (Amaya Lobato Rivas/PublicSource)

Where have all my neighbors gone? How short-term rentals are shrinking my community.

by First-person essay by Andy Kelemen October 27, 2023October 30, 2023

(Infographic by Jeff Schreckengost/Pittsburgh City Paper)

Local Government

Pennsylvania’s complicated court system affects daily life — and it’s on the ballot in November

by Colin Williams October 26, 2023October 26, 2023

Rev. Dr. Dale B. Snyder, Sr., speaks at the rededication ceremony for Bethel AME Church where he is a pastor on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the former location of the legendary Lower Hill District church. “We earmark this land to lay the blueprint for present collaboration and as a model for future national expansion. We repurpose this land for the hopes and the dreams of generations to come,” he said. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Historic church deal results in apartment plans for Lower Hill

by Eric Jankiewicz October 19, 2023October 19, 2023