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Lawsuits would make city the latest test case [Post-Gazette]

pg-sept25-th.jpgWhen Pittsburgh police ordered an Oakland crowd to disperse hours after the Sept. 25 end of the G-20 summit and then arrested scores of people, they marched down a path that has led other cities into lawsuits and seven-figure settlements.  More...

The G-20 focus is on hindsight [Post-Gazette]

The G-20 summit ended Friday, but the debate over the city's handling of protests, crowd control and Downtown security will endure in an internal administration review, a Citizen Police Review Board process, and potentially in courts of law and public opinion.  More...

City's security logistics taking shape [Post-Gazette]

The emerging G-20 summit security complex became increasingly evident throughout Pittsburgh yesterday, as local, state and federal agencies began preparing bases of operations ahead of next week's potential tumult.  More...

Council tentatively approves G20 crowd-control measures [Post-Gazette]

Pittsburgh City Council voted 6-1 today for an ordinance allowing police to cite people for carrying pipes, gas masks, locks, noxious substances, guns and other items if they appear to have the intent of foiling police crowd-control efforts. That tentative vote is likely to lead to a final vote Tuesday.  More...

G-20 activists looking for vacancies [Post-Gazette]

They're coming by the thousands, bringing tents or sleeping bags, and the city of Pittsburgh is running out of time to figure out where they might camp, and how close they can get to the G-20 summit.  More...

G-20 protesters still seeking permits for parade, encampment [Post-Gazette]

Activists who met with city of Pittsburgh and U.S. Attorney's Office lawyers this morning said they still have no answers to two key questions as they gear up for the G-20 Summit.  More...

Dowd pushes Pittsburgh panel to study G-20 process, expenses [Post-Gazette]

Calling the impending summit of world leaders an opportunity to learn and a potential wellspring of legislation, Councilman Patrick Dowd is floating a resolution to create a G-20 Fact-Finding Committee, he said today.  More...

Jim Ferlo: a politician with soul of a protester [Post-Gazette]

Now, 20 years after he crashed the tent of power, he understands why people from throughout the country, and maybe the world, will be marching and shouting here in two weeks, when the G-20 economic summit attracts the shapers of a troubled world order.  More...

Council gets an earful on G-20 rules [Post-Gazette]

Proposed new rules meant to help police handle G-20 protests faced a barrage of verbal rotten eggs yesterday at a Pittsburgh City Council public hearing, and appear to be headed for a close vote.  More...

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