Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible termination.
And she told me a lot about it. How it's a way for young people to discuss local issues, for example, and make suggestions to the town council. That's what made me interested.
And a Pittsburgh City Council member said it was fortunate that the collapse didn't happen a little later in the morning because hundreds of cars might have been involved if this had occurred during rush hour.
While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists, made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.