ICE in the Courthouse, Deluzio Evades Trump & Pittsburgh Needs More Trees
It’s Friday the 13th! And it’s not clear what that portends for Pittsburgh. Fear about increased ICE activity is creeping into everything from county government to the governor’s race. City Cast’s Mallory Falk and Megan Harris are with contributor Colin Williams talking about what we know, plus how the agency is quietly leasing new space all over the commonwealth. Stick around for street trees, PG updates, a new proposal to improve city snow removal, how an Allegheny County congressman eluded a grand jury indictment, a Carnegie International preview, and more.
Check out our new City Cast podcast "Your City Could Be Better" on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by our CEO David Plotz, this week's inaugural episode features the host of City Cast Twin Cities talking about how Minneapolis and St. Paul mobilized so quickly and broadly against a months-long ICE operation.
Notes and references from today’s show:
- Allegheny County Council to consider bill barring ICE cooperation [WESA]
- Allegheny County Council Regular Meeting - February 10, 2026 [YouTube]
- ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here's Where It's Going Next [Wired]
- How agencies under Gov. Josh Shapiro's control do — and don't — cooperate with ICE [Spotlight PA]
- Governor hopeful Stacy Garrity says she'd work with Trump administration on Pennsylvania's elections [WITF]
- Shapiro, Democratic governors press White House to include all at annual event [Post-Gazette]
- Pittsburgh study links dark roofs and roads to higher heat and social vulnerability [Phys.org]
- Pittsburgh's street trees are free upon request. So why do they often go to the city's wealthiest residents? [City Paper]
- Learn more about the city’s Shade Tree Commission [City of Pittsburgh]
- Planning with Purpose: 10x10,000 Trees for a More Resilient Pittsburgh [City of Pittsburgh]
- Increasing equitable access to Pgh’s urban tree canopy [Pittsburgh Canopy Alliance]
- Learn more about ReLeaf programs in Beltzhoover, Cali-Kirkbride & Homewood [Tree Pittsburgh]
- Efforts to keep Pittsburgh Post-Gazette operating appear to stall [KDKA]
- Chairman of Penguins buyer says company is in talks to buy the Post-Gazette [WPXI]
- City councilor calls for faster snow removal at Pittsburgh sidewalks and bus stops [WESA]
- Former Pittsburgh Mayor Gainey appointed to state gaming control board [WESA]
- Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Chris Deluzio, in connection with illegal military orders video [Post-Gazette]
- Sen. John Fetterman says previous comments against voter ID were 'out of deference' to Gov. Tom Wolf [Post-Gazette]
- Kraft Heinz CEO pauses plans for company separation [Pgh Biz Times]
- If the word we 59th Carnegie International [CMOA]
- Four players with Pittsburgh ties helping the U.S. women's Olympic hockey team get off to a hot start [KDKA]
- Kingfly Spirits in Strip District abruptly closes [TribLive]
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