Red-Light Cameras, Dirty Rivers & Pittsburgh’s Cutest Potato
Pittsburgh’s red-light cameras are officially here — and so are some new reasons to be nervous about the river water you’re maybe swimming in. Host Megan Harris and City Cast Pittsburgh contributors Sophia Lo and Colin Williams dig into what Trump’s new executive order means for Pennsylvania’s childhood vaccination guidance and why local inoculation rates have us keeping an eye on measles. Plus, we’ve got a win in the fight over UPMC patient records, Pittsburgh’s eternal cloudiness, Steelers in contention for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a baby lion named Potato.
Sophia wants to know — is UPMC going to reverse their pause on gender-affirming care for minors? If you have some insight, call or text us at 412-212-8893.
Notes and references from today’s show:
- Pittsburgh Launches Automated Red-Light Enforcement Program [City of Pittsburgh]
- Memo on Automated Red-Light Enforcement Expansion [Pennsylvania Senate]
- PODCAST: 12 Rules Every Pittsburgh Driver Should Know [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Pennsylvania rivers have unsafe E. Coli levels [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
- Swim Guide [Three Rivers Waterkeeper]
- PODCAST: Can You Swim in Pittsburgh’s Rivers? Plus Teens in Public and Train Tours [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Federal government changed childhood vaccine schedule this week [AP]
- Measles Cases in PA [PA Department of Health]
- School Immunization Rates [PA Department of Health]
- PODCAST: Pittsburgh’s Measles Risk, Explained [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Advocates hail DOJ move as win for UPMC patients who sought gender-affirming care [WESA]
- Justice Department abandons effort to force UPMC to turn over patient records of transgender minors [TribLIVE]
- PODCAST: UPMC Didn’t Challenge Trump, So These Pittsburgh Families Did [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- The Cub Has Been Dubbed [Pittsburgh Zoo]
- Pittsburgh ranks as cloudiest major city in US, and science shows why [USA Today]
- Pittsburgh Gray [PPG Paints]
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2027: Ranking, Predictions [CBS Sports]
- Big Ben Leads Strong Steelers Contingent for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2027 [Steelers Now]
- PODCAST: Sports Villains, Redemption Arcs and the One Man We’ll Never Forgive [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- Steelers Franchise Worth $8.7 Billion in Latest Valuations [TribLIVE]
- Visit Pittsburgh claims 2026 NFL Draft impact of $177M but withholds supporting studies [TribLIVE]
- No Medical Card Needed: Federal Loophole Behind Intoxicating Hemp Is Closing [Pittsburgh Media Partnership]
- Pa.’s attorney general is backing a hemp product ban. The industry says it goes way too far [Spotlight PA]
- PODCAST: Cannabis, Skill Games and More Hot Topics Missing From PA Budget [City Cast Pittsburgh]
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