Julia Maruca
Staff Reporter at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh city government reporter at @905wesa | @BU_Tweets grad | Prev. @TribLIVE | She/her. | RT/like/follow ≠ endorsement
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2 weeks ago |
wesa.fm | Julia Maruca
A collection of bills introduced by City Councilor Theresa Kail-Smith on Tuesday would significantly reorganize city departments and policies related to development, zoning and permitting — moves Kail-Smith said would “streamline” the permitting process and accelerate development. “We want to see things moving along in a better way than they have been,” she told WESA shortly after the measures were introduced in council Tuesday morning.
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2 weeks ago |
wesa.fm | Julia Maruca
Union members, immigration advocates and local officials rallied outside Downtown Pittsburgh’s Federal Building Monday afternoon, protesting an ongoing nationwide immigration crackdown. Waving signs and upside-down American flags, the group clustered at the corner, denouncing President Donald Trump and the tactics and the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. “Pittsburgh is a union town, we don’t want no ICE around!” attendees chanted.
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2 weeks ago |
wesa.fm | Julia Maruca
Since January, the hotly contested mayoral primary between Ed Gainey and Corey O'Connor has cast a long shadow over city government. And while O'Connor emerged victorious, city officials offered different perspectives on what is likely to be a half-year lame-duck period for the outgoing mayor. “From my perspective, the work continues,” said Council President Dan Lavelle.
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3 weeks ago |
wesa.fm | Julia Maruca
A bill that would increase the minimum number of paid sick days that workers in Pittsburgh receive is one step closer to becoming law. And while the bill won’t go into effect until next year, a group who tied up the existing law in court for years says it won’t sue over the new version. City Councilors gave the bill a preliminary OK on Wednesday. If it earns final approval next week, workers at larger companies could earn nine paid sick days, instead of the five that the city currently requires.
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3 weeks ago |
wesa.fm | Julia Maruca
Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday to convene a task force to propose sustainable funding solutions for the city’s land bank. The local agency acquires, restores and resells abandoned and blighted properties. While it was created in 2014, it wasn’t until the agency was allocated federal COVID funds — about $3 million worth — that the land bank really began moving properties back on to the tax rolls. But the land bank is set to run out of money next year, according to manager Sally Stadelman.
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Bills introduced by City Councilor Theresa Kail-Smith on Tuesday would reorganize city departments and policies related to development, zoning and permitting — moves Kail-Smith said would “streamline” the permitting process and accelerate development. https://t.co/C396CI6xta
Developers and community organization leaders paint a mixed picture of how successful Mayor Ed Gainey has been at facilitating affordable housing. Most agree there'll still be plenty of ground to break after the May 20 primary — no matter who wins. https://t.co/1apuPH35sG
RT @KateGiammarise: To developers, affordable housing is a challenge bigger than one mayor https://t.co/0Xcg2HMppE @905wesa @MarucaJulia