Rebekkah Ranallo
@rebekkahranallo.bsky.social
Systems thinker, people connector, and aspiring developer. Latina 🇲🇽.
Former head of City of Pgh’s Office of Neighborhood Services.
Former head of City of Pgh’s Office of Neighborhood Services.
Best collective application of white privilege that I’ve seen in a while.
San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat
June 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Best collective application of white privilege that I’ve seen in a while.
Zero regrets and forever grateful. 💔
May 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Zero regrets and forever grateful. 💔
Did not know homeowners / renters insurance could be tapped for food loss. Great info in this thread ⬇️
May 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Did not know homeowners / renters insurance could be tapped for food loss. Great info in this thread ⬇️
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Every once and a while, I get bummed and think about how big of an impact The Confluence would be making in Pittsburgh right now if it hadn't been canceled. The discussions with mayoral candidates outside of contentious debates, interviews with heads of museums whose funding is being cut, and more.
April 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Every once and a while, I get bummed and think about how big of an impact The Confluence would be making in Pittsburgh right now if it hadn't been canceled. The discussions with mayoral candidates outside of contentious debates, interviews with heads of museums whose funding is being cut, and more.
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Probably worth saving this number
April 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Probably worth saving this number
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House hunters: check out this open house today in Oakland. Affordable and newly renovated homes with lots of resources available for income-qualifying buyers!
April 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
House hunters: check out this open house today in Oakland. Affordable and newly renovated homes with lots of resources available for income-qualifying buyers!
The work done in DPW was one of the greatest accomplishments that way too few people know about and the largest newspaper in the region won’t dare tell you about.
Delivering excellent city services must start with first delivering a safe workplace where staff want to stay because they feel valued.
Delivering excellent city services must start with first delivering a safe workplace where staff want to stay because they feel valued.
Under the leadership of Mayor Gainey the city has made huge investments into the safety of city workers and residents. A pilot program in the department of public works saw a 59% decrease in workplace injuries and saved $10 million in the process.
Read more: pittsburghquarterly.com/articles/see...
Read more: pittsburghquarterly.com/articles/see...
April 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The work done in DPW was one of the greatest accomplishments that way too few people know about and the largest newspaper in the region won’t dare tell you about.
Delivering excellent city services must start with first delivering a safe workplace where staff want to stay because they feel valued.
Delivering excellent city services must start with first delivering a safe workplace where staff want to stay because they feel valued.
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Very unappreciated how hard DOMI has been crushing it these past couple years!
“According to a memo released this month, all of the team's recommendations are required to be completed within six months of the site visit. They're often completed far sooner, though.”
“According to a memo released this month, all of the team's recommendations are required to be completed within six months of the site visit. They're often completed far sooner, though.”
Good to see Pittsburgh's Fatal Crash Response Team getting national attention:
Pittsburgh’s Leaders Made Streets Safer—Your Officials Can Too
For years, Pittsburgh struggled with rising traffic fatalities. Instead of accepting these tragedies as inevitable or waiting for outside funding, city leaders acted decisively with the resources they...
www.strongtowns.org
April 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Very unappreciated how hard DOMI has been crushing it these past couple years!
“According to a memo released this month, all of the team's recommendations are required to be completed within six months of the site visit. They're often completed far sooner, though.”
“According to a memo released this month, all of the team's recommendations are required to be completed within six months of the site visit. They're often completed far sooner, though.”
This was always one of the best days to work in city hall. The joy these folks and their families radiate at these ceremonies is so special.
Today @gaineyformayor.com is welcoming 25 newly naturalized citizens from Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, El Salvador (2), France, Germany (2), Guatemala, India, Ireland (2), South Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico (2), Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Vietnam.
April 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This was always one of the best days to work in city hall. The joy these folks and their families radiate at these ceremonies is so special.
I donno who needs to hear this, but do not apologize for asking people whose homes your children will be playing in if they own guns. Let’s normalize this, please.
April 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I donno who needs to hear this, but do not apologize for asking people whose homes your children will be playing in if they own guns. Let’s normalize this, please.
“Pittsburgh’s Strip District is still evolving, just as it has for decades. The idea that it should remain frozen in time, untouched by improvements that make it safer and more functional, ignores the very spirit of adaptation that has always defined this neighborhood.”
triblive.com/opinion/scot...
triblive.com/opinion/scot...
Scott Bricker: Safe, vibrant and thriving — Penn Avenue needs a better design
In his column ”Don’t mess with the Strip” (March 15, TribLive), Joseph Sabino Mistick paints a romantic picture of the Strip District, a neighborhood that has grown and evolved over ...
triblive.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
“Pittsburgh’s Strip District is still evolving, just as it has for decades. The idea that it should remain frozen in time, untouched by improvements that make it safer and more functional, ignores the very spirit of adaptation that has always defined this neighborhood.”
triblive.com/opinion/scot...
triblive.com/opinion/scot...
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Let’s talk about pedestrian and bicycle safety on Bates Street! Join us Wednesday, March 19 at 6pm at 294 Semple Street or online. (There will be 🍕!)
More info: www.opdc.org/events/march...
More info: www.opdc.org/events/march...
March 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Let’s talk about pedestrian and bicycle safety on Bates Street! Join us Wednesday, March 19 at 6pm at 294 Semple Street or online. (There will be 🍕!)
More info: www.opdc.org/events/march...
More info: www.opdc.org/events/march...
Had my first (multiple) bathing suit clad sunbather sightings today while out n about in 50something degrees. I love Pgh.
March 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Had my first (multiple) bathing suit clad sunbather sightings today while out n about in 50something degrees. I love Pgh.
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We found the artist-made posters of the Syracuse Cultural Workers to be a simple jumping off point.
The solutions to many of our modern-day problems (and our strike demands) are often not flashy, super futuristic, or new in terms of process. To build community is inherently anti-capitalistic.
The solutions to many of our modern-day problems (and our strike demands) are often not flashy, super futuristic, or new in terms of process. To build community is inherently anti-capitalistic.
March 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We found the artist-made posters of the Syracuse Cultural Workers to be a simple jumping off point.
The solutions to many of our modern-day problems (and our strike demands) are often not flashy, super futuristic, or new in terms of process. To build community is inherently anti-capitalistic.
The solutions to many of our modern-day problems (and our strike demands) are often not flashy, super futuristic, or new in terms of process. To build community is inherently anti-capitalistic.
For anyone else who may need to hear this today
Tracy Chapman - Talkin' bout a Revolution (Live)
YouTube video by ShoutFactoryVEVO
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
For anyone else who may need to hear this today
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They're trying to make us blame one another.
Watch our full Working People's State of the Union: buff.ly/SQtXmjp
Watch our full Working People's State of the Union: buff.ly/SQtXmjp
March 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
They're trying to make us blame one another.
Watch our full Working People's State of the Union: buff.ly/SQtXmjp
Watch our full Working People's State of the Union: buff.ly/SQtXmjp
This is an incredible story about science + love
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
www.npr.org
March 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is an incredible story about science + love
How refreshing to see some curiosity based leadership
If you were in Congress, what would you do for the State of the Union? What do you think Dems should do?
March 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
How refreshing to see some curiosity based leadership
The videos PPS released today of the roughly 40 drivers/day (9,000 since last May!) who just keep cruising when the school bus stop arm is out are wild.
youtu.be/nReUMRCkz-A?...
youtu.be/nReUMRCkz-A?...
Too Close for Comfort: Reckless Driving Around School Buses in Pittsburgh Public Schools 2024/25
YouTube video by BusPatrol
youtu.be
March 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The videos PPS released today of the roughly 40 drivers/day (9,000 since last May!) who just keep cruising when the school bus stop arm is out are wild.
youtu.be/nReUMRCkz-A?...
youtu.be/nReUMRCkz-A?...
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Starting tonight, the sun sets in Pittsburgh after 6 PM and it won't set *before* 6 PM until November.
... Look, I'm trying to find the good news where I can. www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/pitt...
... Look, I'm trying to find the good news where I can. www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/pitt...
Sunrise and sunset times in Pittsburgh
Calculations of sunrise and sunset in Pittsburgh – Pennsylvania – USA for February 2025. Generic astronomy calculator to calculate times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset for many cities, with da...
www.timeanddate.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Starting tonight, the sun sets in Pittsburgh after 6 PM and it won't set *before* 6 PM until November.
... Look, I'm trying to find the good news where I can. www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/pitt...
... Look, I'm trying to find the good news where I can. www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/pitt...
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I cannot emphasize enough that the New York City subway is not scary. It’s one of my favorite parts of living here. I grew up in the suburbs having to drive on highways everywhere and that’s way scarier
February 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that the New York City subway is not scary. It’s one of my favorite parts of living here. I grew up in the suburbs having to drive on highways everywhere and that’s way scarier
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Saw someone say, "End your friendships with people who are going about life like nothing is wrong." I will never understand people who think that further isolating ourselves from everyday people who don't get it is going to save us. It's not. Your judgment and disdain will not save us.
February 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Saw someone say, "End your friendships with people who are going about life like nothing is wrong." I will never understand people who think that further isolating ourselves from everyday people who don't get it is going to save us. It's not. Your judgment and disdain will not save us.
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An American flag built on the backs of Black people...
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
February 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
An American flag built on the backs of Black people...
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
Trying to stay focused on directing all my efforts at the local level. Tonight is Black Women for a Better Education’s school board candidate endorsement - join us!
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us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: BW4BE PAC Endorsement Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: BW4BE PAC Endorsement Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
us06web.zoom.us
February 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Trying to stay focused on directing all my efforts at the local level. Tonight is Black Women for a Better Education’s school board candidate endorsement - join us!
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Oh hey it’s the year of the snake! Here’s a drawing of a snake I made.
February 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Oh hey it’s the year of the snake! Here’s a drawing of a snake I made.