Pittsburgh's North Side United gives a bus tour, presses for CBA

North Side United and other Pittsburgh community groups held a bus tour of the North Side on Thursday, pointing out the needs of the community and the possibilities of a CBA for the development of the land between Heinz Field and PNC Park. The developer, Continental Real Estate, has to this point refused to negotiate any sort of CBA, and its master plan for the site was approved about two weeks ago without any presssure from the city to negotiate with the community.

Divorce and Facebook: Privacy Be Gone

Is there any privacy among partners in a marriage; among parties to a divorce proceeding? In this web 2.0 era, some people are their own worst enemy.

Photos or statements posted on the web lose all aspects of privacy. Deleting a post does not remove it from cyberspace. The Internet is rich terrain for discovery-seeking divorce lawyers.

In a divorce, it is advisable to maintain privacy and restrict confidences to one's professional counselors. Why then, are so many people drawn to plastering their every move -including their horrible gaffs- on the Internet via the web's easily accesible variety of social networking platforms?

A recent Time magazine article analyzes this trend in the divorce context:
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The article includes a link to five "Facebook Don'ts":
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No doubt, lawyers can and do take advantage of web postings in custody battles and in the property division contest. If you need to have a web posting preserved, or have the source of a post tracked, contact our firm to assess your options.

A CBA for Syracuse

A recently finalized CBA in Syracuse sets up a job shadowing program for high school junior and seniors. The agreement was reached between the Syracuse Alliance for a New Economy (SANE) and the Syracuse school board, and it covers the Syracuse Schools Reconstruction Project.

Pittsburgh Planning Commission approves North Shore plan, no CBA

The Pittsburgh City Planning Commission yesterday approved an update to the North Shore Master Plan, without pressuring the developer the negotiate a CBA. The vote relied on advice from the city's legal department, which determined that "[w]hile [CBAs] could provide benefits to the community, they are simply not a part of what the Planning Commission may consider when reviewing master-development plans and project-development plans."

Northside United, which believes that the developer is not responsive to the community's needs, plans to appeal the decision to the City Council. It has also scheduled a bus tour of the area, to show the impacts of development on the community and rouse media attention.

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