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Downtown Protests, Brand New Bridge & More Sick Leave

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Pittsburghers are bookending the week with Downtown protests, from an anti-ICE rally to "No Kings" gatherings. In honor of the U.S. Open, we're digging into the history of Oakmont's golf course. It's a notoriously hard course – and the owner designed it to punish a bad shot. Plus, we're excited about a new bridge, and we're sharing your thoughts on increasing paid sick leave for employees in the city and why our county health department's stacked with air quality workers. 

Notes and references from today’s show:

  • Joining Los Angeles protesters and others, Pittsburgh union members and officials rail against ICE actions [PublicSource]
  • Pittsburgh-area agencies officially helping ICE [Axios Pittsburgh]
  • What Actually Happens During an ICE Raid? [City Cast Pittsburgh]
  • Lo que realmente ocurre durante una redada de ICE [City Cast Pittsburgh]
  • Pittsburgh Police Policies and Procedures: "Unbiased Policing" [City of Pittsburgh]
  • Mayor Gainey speaking at the rally Downtown [Twitter]
  • Casa San José Resources; phone number: 412-736-7167 [Casa San José]
  • Pittsburgh to join nationwide anti-Trump protests [Axios Pittsburgh]
  • Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Leave Bill, Explained [City Cast Pittsburgh]
  • The road to the Clean Air Act passes through Pittsburgh [WESA]
  • A Brief History of Oakmont Country Club [Pittsburgh Magazine]
  • Änna Bencivenga's posts about the U.S. Open [LinkedIn here and here]
  • Golf with Us program [Youth on Course]
  • Not on Our Dime responds to a Jewish Federation lawsuit seeking over $80k in legal fees [City Paper]
  • Carnegie Mellon Alumnae Earn 2 2025 Tony Awards [Carnegie Mellon]
  • New Pittsburgh Pedestrian Bridge Opens Between Brighton Heights and Riverview Park [Pittsburgh Magazine]
  • Park & Playground Improvements [City of Pittsburgh]
  • Pittsburgh Celebrates Juneteenth 2025 with Monthlong Events [City of Pittsburgh]
  • Pittsburgh preparing for month of Juneteenth events; independent celebration still awaiting permit [TribLive]
  • The Frick Pittsburgh’s Clayton mansion—now a Nationally Registered Historic Place—undergoes $10 million preservation effort [The Frick]

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