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Workers at the Las Palmas grocery store in Beechview were on edge yesterday after immigration enforcement agents came to their block for the second time in 24 hours ([link removed]) .

Joey Berumen, who said he’s the store owner’s son, was keeping a lookout on the street around lunchtime, eyeing both ends of the block for signs of federal agents ([link removed]) . He was involved in a confrontation with a federal agent Tuesday and said he felt agents were trying to intimidate him.

“He said, ‘I’m here, Joey, get out of the way, Joey,’ … There’s no reason to intimidate us. We’re not going to close down. We’re going to stay strong together.”

In other news: Stowe commissioners walked back the township’s federal immigration taskforce agreement ([link removed]) for the second time, following backlash.

✍️ Newsletter written by Charlie Wolfson ([link removed]) ,

Public Source local government reporter & newsletter editor


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Innamorato’s paid parental leave push is personal, political and maybe a national precedent ([link removed]) — The Allegheny County executive was a supporter of paid parental leave before her pregnancy, and it could become a signature reelection campaign plank. Blue leaders in red or purple states are watching.

ICE agreement nixed by Stowe commissioners — again ([link removed]) — The Ohio Valley township northwest of Pittsburgh has had an on-again, off-again partnership with federal immigration enforcement, but has participated in no ICE operations and faced public opposition.

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Bill to limit new short-term rentals in Pittsburgh stalls as planning commission awaits legal review ([link removed]) — More than 30 people spoke before the City Planning Commission, largely favoring regulation of Airbnbs and their like, but a vote on new rules will have to wait.

Immigration enforcement in Beechview brings tense scene to Las Palmas ([link removed]) — An on-site member of the family that owns the grocery store, a centerpiece of the Latino community, refused to allow agents into the store and recounted the confrontation.

Pa. fines Shell $15 million for air pollution from its Beaver County plastics plant ([link removed]) — The plant has routinely exceeded allowable limits on nitrogen oxide, benzene and other pollutants, according to a consent decree signed Friday.


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Today is September 10.

2 years ago, 2024: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for their only general election debate. (Post-Gazette)

10 years ago, 2016: Pitt and Penn State renewed their football rivalry after a 16-year hiatus; Pitt won, 42-39, before a record crowd at Heinz Field. (Post-Gazette)

66 years ago, 1960: Running barefoot, Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the Olympic marathon in Rome, becoming the first Black African to win Olympic gold. (AP)


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