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[DAVID TESSITOR] has a political style that can agitate even his allies. "I've always allowed people to be upset with me," he says. "You just have to say things sometimes." And he acknowledges that he can be unyielding "on certain things. ... I will not compromise away the public interest."
"It doesn't help to have a major referendum that's controlled by a contender," [Moe Coleman] says. Tessitor has run for office several times, Coleman says, and while his motives are "probably good," the average voter or politician "looks for conflicts of interest, and they may just be perceived [conflicts], but they will be perceived."What's more, Coleman adds, an amendment isn't necessary for Tessitor to achieve his goal "The idea of how we effectively use the Internet to provide information to this generation ... I think is a good idea," he says. "But I don't know why you need to have a referendum to do that."See the full content of this document
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Open Season
DAVID TESSITOR is at it again. The longtime local activist - who has also launched several third-party campaigns for political office - is back with a renewed push to get the Open Government Amendment on Pittsburgh's November ballot.
Tessitor is a fixture at Pittsburgh city council meetings and community-organizing events. He's probably also one of the few candidates for offic...See the full content of this document
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