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FLOW | Mama 👧🏽🧑🏽‍🦱 | WBG School Board Director - VP | @PAWorkFamilies Political Dir.-WPA 🐺 | She/Her | Fighting for our communities to THRIVE

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Worker Safety – The goal is zero harm for city workers. In just two years the worker harm rates have gone down by a staggering 59 percent in the pilot department (DPW) and 31 percent across the entire City workforce. This means roughly 100 fewer City workers are being hurt each year, respecting their humanity, leaving more people to perform vital city services, and saving pain and cost for all. Money is not the object, but driving safety also saved the City almost $10 million over two years in paid claims, resources that can be used to better meet resident needs.

Worker Safety – The goal is zero harm for city workers. In just two years the worker harm rates have gone down by a staggering 59 percent in the pilot department (DPW) and 31 percent across the entire City workforce. This means roughly 100 fewer City workers are being hurt each year, respecting their humanity, leaving more people to perform vital city services, and saving pain and cost for all. Money is not the object, but driving safety also saved the City almost $10 million over two years in paid claims, resources that can be used to better meet resident needs.

People, as they often do, jumped to expensive solutions instead of solving the problem. “If we bought a more powerful truck we could have powered through the skid.” But leaders trained in root cause problem solving instead led the hard work of solving the real problem. “WHY, on this patch of road, on this day, was it so icy our truck skidded off the road?” They went with their workers to the site and discovered the road was covered in ice because water was pooling there. Water was pooling because a culvert under the road was blocked. The culvert was blocked because it was overgrown by vegetation. And it was overgrown by vegetation because there was no standard work for preventively clearing drainage culverts. Within hours this culvert was cleared, eliminating risk not only for City trucks, but for all drivers who use this road. Within days teams found everywhere else in the city where these conditions existed. And within weeks, standards were created to preventively clear culverts, so this root cause would not hurt to anyone in the City again.

People, as they often do, jumped to expensive solutions instead of solving the problem. “If we bought a more powerful truck we could have powered through the skid.” But leaders trained in root cause problem solving instead led the hard work of solving the real problem. “WHY, on this patch of road, on this day, was it so icy our truck skidded off the road?” They went with their workers to the site and discovered the road was covered in ice because water was pooling there. Water was pooling because a culvert under the road was blocked. The culvert was blocked because it was overgrown by vegetation. And it was overgrown by vegetation because there was no standard work for preventively clearing drainage culverts. Within hours this culvert was cleared, eliminating risk not only for City trucks, but for all drivers who use this road. Within days teams found everywhere else in the city where these conditions existed. And within weeks, standards were created to preventively clear culverts, so this root cause would not hurt to anyone in the City again.

I worked on product development engineering projects for 30+ years. You need to do root cause analysis to solve problems thoroughly. Under Mayor Gainey, Pittsburgh has been doing that.

One pilot project to improve worker safety also saved $10M!

pittsburghquarterly.com/articles/see...

24.04.2025 02:21 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
On the left, a mailer that claims the mayor isn't getting blight demolitions done. It has a photo of two houses, and one of them is a wreck. On the right is a more recent photo of the same place. The blighted house is gone, and was demolished in 2023.

On the left, a mailer that claims the mayor isn't getting blight demolitions done. It has a photo of two houses, and one of them is a wreck. On the right is a more recent photo of the same place. The blighted house is gone, and was demolished in 2023.

In Pittsburgh, the Democratic primary is the "real" election. If you vote by mail, your ballot is coming soon! The primary is 5/20.

We're flooded with unpleasant mailers, mainly by PACs supporting Corey O'Connor. They're using racist tropes & telling weirdly easily disproved lies.

1/5

22.04.2025 17:13 — 👍 19    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 1
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@coreyoconnorpa.bsky.social Next time do your research.

Gainey's legacy - the unit is back online!

20.04.2025 00:36 — 👍 23    🔁 11    💬 2    📌 3
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CommUnity Good Morning 🌞

Thank you to everyone who packed Hazelwood Brew House last night to support my re-election!

This race is about whether our government serves the people or the powerful — I always choose the people.

But our work to build a city for all isn't finished.

16.04.2025 12:35 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
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This is what being principled Mayor looks like.
We need a mayor who stands up for EVERY student and their right to be safe and freely express themselves without fear of visa revocation and ICE detention.

Thank you, @gaineyformayor.com

11.04.2025 22:38 — 👍 47    🔁 24    💬 0    📌 1
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Pittsburgh launches initiative to protect housing affordability The mayor said he's trying to counter predatory landlords that he says are destroying Pittsburgh's neighborhoods.

I was really frustrated by Pittsburgh's URA in the past -- the landbank didn't produce any new housing for anyone!

Since Mayor Gainey was elected, we've seen a lot of movement from the URA, in addition to the Mayor's other work on affordable housing.

11.04.2025 16:46 — 👍 111    🔁 26    💬 3    📌 0

Thank you to the fearless leaders who push for life saving policies right here in Pennsylvania. I’m amazed at the progress made and also know we have so much more work to do! Thank you for giving me a little more hope and encouragement to not give up🤎 #BlackMaternalHealth #MaternalHealth #BMHW25

11.04.2025 16:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

When we know 80% of those impacted by maternal mortality is preventable it is a MUST we stand up and fight back.

11.04.2025 16:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Doing work to advocate for mamas, especially Black mamas, has been one that means so much to me. I’m truly honored to receive this award from the PA Black Maternal Health Caucus🥹

I always say this work isn’t about the awards, it’s about SAVING THE LIVES of our mamas and babies.

11.04.2025 16:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Super excited about our endorsed candidates in Western PA as we work to build the party for the people! Join us this Sunday for our Progressive Candidate Canvass launch at 1PM from Westinghouse Park!
www.mobilize.us/pa-wfp/event...

11.04.2025 16:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hi Casey! I’m Ashley, the Western PA Political Dir as of August. I’m a lifelong Greater Pgh resident, current school board member, and our endorsements have been in collaboration with local orgs as we work to build out the party in Western PA. If you’re free please do canvas with us on Sunday!

11.04.2025 16:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Mayoral candidates point fingers on developer donations and affordable housing O'Connor's campaign fundraised with Walnut Capital, bringing in over $90,000, but Gainey's campaign accepted thousands from area construction firms.

I don't think I'm going to vote for the guy who my college slumlord wants to be the Mayor of Pittsburgh.

www.pghcitypaper.com/news/corey-o...

01.04.2025 18:06 — 👍 18    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
Safer Communities For Our Kids - 45% decrease in gun violence through community-led violence intervention - Night and weekend hours and expanded programming at City Rec Centers - Unprecedented funding for community-led after-school and youth sports programs

Safer Communities For Our Kids - 45% decrease in gun violence through community-led violence intervention - Night and weekend hours and expanded programming at City Rec Centers - Unprecedented funding for community-led after-school and youth sports programs

Expanding Public Safety Teams Three new police recruit classes, raises for all officers, and a new discipline matrix to standardize police accountability Expanded the Office of Community Health & Safety to address homelessness, addiction, and mental health crises Opening of Freedom House EMS Academy offering paid EMT training and certification

Expanding Public Safety Teams Three new police recruit classes, raises for all officers, and a new discipline matrix to standardize police accountability Expanded the Office of Community Health & Safety to address homelessness, addiction, and mental health crises Opening of Freedom House EMS Academy offering paid EMT training and certification

Housing The Homeless - Collaboration with County DHS, OCHS, and outreach partners to offer shelter to every unhoused resident - Humane, one-on-one support to connect every unhoused person with the specific services and housing they need - Housing everyone on Northside River Trail, Eliza Furnace Trail, and Downtown – with Southside Trail ongoing

Housing The Homeless - Collaboration with County DHS, OCHS, and outreach partners to offer shelter to every unhoused resident - Humane, one-on-one support to connect every unhoused person with the specific services and housing they need - Housing everyone on Northside River Trail, Eliza Furnace Trail, and Downtown – with Southside Trail ongoing

Safer Streets For Vulnerable Road Users - 60 traffic-calming and signal replacement projects along school routes and high-injury corridors - Vision Zero taskforce to evaluate and address the root cause of every fatal crash - Automated red-light enforcement for our most dangerous intersections

Safer Streets For Vulnerable Road Users - 60 traffic-calming and signal replacement projects along school routes and high-injury corridors - Vision Zero taskforce to evaluate and address the root cause of every fatal crash - Automated red-light enforcement for our most dangerous intersections

I'm keeping my promise to make Pittsburgh the safest city in America by reimagining Public Safety + ensuring every community has the resources it needs.
✅ Reducing gun violence
✅ Increased hiring and wages for public safety teams
✅ Housing the homeless
✅ Vision Zero strategy

29.03.2025 18:31 — 👍 40    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0
O’Connor said he voted for inclusionary zoning to apply to Lawrenceville when he was a council member. “But Lawrenceville’s market is different than Lincoln Place’s market, and West End’s market is different than Greenfield’s market.”

O’Connor said he voted for inclusionary zoning to apply to Lawrenceville when he was a council member. “But Lawrenceville’s market is different than Lincoln Place’s market, and West End’s market is different than Greenfield’s market.”

If Corey understood his old council district, the mayor’s zoning legislation, or even the existing zoning code, he would know that Greenfield and Lincoln Place are almost entirely R1 and R2, so wouldn't be impacted by IZ hardly any, if at all. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...

25.03.2025 17:29 — 👍 15    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 1
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In today’s political climate meeting with folks like this should be a HARD NO. Our elected officials are supposed to serve the people, and these guys are not for the people. There is NO EXCUSE.

05.03.2025 19:47 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Join Director Taliaferro in support of Ed Gainey! Show your support with a contribution.

RSVP & DONATE: secure.actblue.com/donate/02272...

25.02.2025 14:27 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

And where it’s coming from.

25.02.2025 14:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ed has a clear vision for how we can take care of our people, not just the ones with deep pockets. Our work is really just getting started and Pittsburgh needs to know what we’ve been building in this region has bucked back against MAGA! We’re resisting this conservative movement! Watch the money…

25.02.2025 14:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Pgh! I’m joining PPS Board Director, Devon Taliaferro, for a fundraiser for @gaineyformayor.com!

There’s a choice in how Pgh will navigate in this political climate. I need a leader fighting & working to Keep Pittsburgh Home for the many, not the few. Don’t let the tropes & propaganda fool you!

25.02.2025 14:26 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Join us and celebrate the Mayor while we also show how fired up we are to get him re-elected!

19.02.2025 16:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

CommUnity. I am proud to fight every single day to make Pittsburgh work for real people, not just the rich + powerful

I've taken on big fights against greedy corporations, union busters, gentrifiers, + so-called charities to make our city safe and affordable.

Excited to be on BlueSky to share more

19.02.2025 15:38 — 👍 15    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 2

Happy Birthday, Mayor Gainey! Also, heyyyyy Pisces season ♓️

19.02.2025 15:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

First official post here: Good MORNING on this 3rd day of #BlackHistoryMonth. Feels good coming off of a great Sunday with Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s doing the damn thing at the 14th Ward IDC Mayor forum + Queen Bey👑 & her AOTY win. Nobody is ruining this for me. Y’all have a great day on purpose✊🏽

03.02.2025 13:34 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes, let’s see how this one goes. I’ll see how I can build over here💪🏽

19.11.2024 23:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Idk yet, I’m brand new over here… tryin to channel my 2009 energy for Twitter 😂 gotta find more people over here.

19.11.2024 14:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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