PITTSBURGH - In a response to City Councilman Bill Peduto's efforts to court the youth vote by demanding more inspections of student housing in Oakland, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl upped the ante this morning with his own plan to inspect every crib in Pittsburgh. The tit-for-tat was the latest in an ongoing escalation between the mayoral candidates, as each tries to curry favor with Pittsburgh's 41 young voters by campaigning on issues they think matter to that demographic. "Bill can push for all the initiatives he wants," the 26-year-old Ravenstahl said, "but I'll always be able to go younger."
