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A few words on why I voted for, and volunteer for, @gaineyformayor.com

Pittsburgh is moving forward — because Mayor @Ed Gainey is fighting for us. From public safety to community investment, he’s delivering real progress. ✅ I’m proud to support Mayor Gainey for re-elect... TikTok video by demingjo

Why I support re-electing Mayor Ed Gainey www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86GwEMH/ @gaineyformayor #may20

When Louise Mayo (aka my mom) talks about supporting @gaineyformayor.com, we all should listen #gaineyformayor

This little fairy house was in one front yard. I did not see any fairies, nor were they on my list of voters to canvass.

Pale peach rose.

Purple clematic jackmanii flower.

As I admired people's beautiful gardens, I also reminded them that one of the things the Gainey administration did in Pittsburgh was to reduce the injuries in the Dept of Public Works by 59%, keeping people safe and saving $10M!

Ruffly pale pink and white herbaceous peony flowers.

A vivid, hot pink many-petalled herbaceous peony flower.

White herbaceous peony flower with a faint golden flush at the center.

I was canvassing to re-elect Mayor Ed Gainey in Pittsburgh, and got to see SO MANY BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.

Please vote for Ed! The city has become safer and more equitable in his first term, and we should stay the course.

In my first term we’ve made incredible progress building a Pittsburgh for all!

Together, we’ve reduced gun violence by 45%, delivered 1600 affordable housing units, and made historic investments in our youth — and I’m just getting started.

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Calling reparations ‘complaints about the past’ is not just ahistorical — it ignores the government-sanctioned injustices that persist today.

Black America is owed repair, restitution, and justice.

My markup of population change in Pennsylvania.
(underlying map from the @PASDC_PSU)

Gainey campaign understandably taking a victory lap over new Census estimates showing Pittsburgh gained more residents than any other Pa municipality: "In my second term I plan to ... bring back the best of Pittsburgh’s glory days."
www.wesa.fm/economy-busi...

Supreme Court Seems Torn Over Judges’ Power in Birthright Citizenship Case

Birthright citizenship isn’t some loophole. It’s a constitutional right, no matter how hard Trump and Republicans try to push their racist agenda.

The Supreme Court must uphold the law of the land.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...

Barb Warwick: Corey O’Connor was my City Council Rep. I’m voting for Ed Gainey. Corey O’Connor was my City Council rep for 10 years. I’ve held that seat since Dec. 2022—giving me unique insight on the difference between his leadership style and that of Mayor Ed Gainey. During Cor...

We don’t need a mayor who feels entitled to the job. We need a mayor who has earned it. That Mayor is Ed Gainey.
@gaineyformayor.com

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Trump’s Impact on the Arts: A Running List of Updates

UPDATE: Read more on the lawsuit filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Rhode Island against the National Endowment for the Arts for requiring that grant applicants agree to not promote "gender ideology" in alignment with President Trump's recent executive order

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✅ PA cultural organizations: Your voice matters! Complete our federal funding impact survey by March 31. Results will directly shape our federal advocacy.

In partnership w/ GPCA & @pghartscouncil.bsky.social.

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When the Arts Are Attacked, Democracy Is at Risk

This is a time for courage. The arts have long been at the forefront of social and political resistance. In a new Demystifying the Arts column, CEO Patrick Fisher shares actionable ways that artists, cultural organizations, and supporters can take to prevent history from repeating itself

DOGE budget cuts hinder restoration of Pittsburgh's Maxo Vanka murals Cuts to a federal cultural agency have hit the Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka and the Children's Museum

The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka was informed that it would not receive the remainder of a $472,000 grant it was awarded in 2022 by the federal Institute for Museum and Library Services. That would leave them with a funding gap of up to $156,000 on the multi-year project.

DOGE cuts at National Endowment for the Humanities hit Carnegie Museums, Phipps and more The National Endowment for the Humanities is less well known than the National Endowment for the Arts. But the Trump administration’s recent gutting of the NEH so far looks even worse for Pittsburgh…

The Trump administration’s recent gutting of the National Endowment for the Humanities so far looks even worse for Pittsburgh than its attacks on the National Endowment for the Arts.

Re-elect Mayor Ed Gainey Join me in voting to re-elect Mayor Ed Gainey on May 20, 2025

"Despite enormous challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Gainey has accomplished a lot in his first term."

Ballot Return Sites Allegheny County will host ballot return sites for the Primary Election on May 20, 2025. Ballot return sites are staffed locations where registered voters who received a mail-in or absentee ballot can...

Ballot Return Sites:

Allegheny County Emergency Services Building
Avalon Public Library
Boyce Park Four Seasons Lodge
Carnegie Library Squirrel Hill
CCAC Homewood
County Office Building Lobby (Ross Street entrance)
Dormont Pool
Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank
North Park Ice Rink
South Park Ice Rink

Ballot Return Sites Allegheny County will host ballot return sites for the Primary Election on May 20, 2025. Ballot return sites are staffed locations where registered voters who received a mail-in or absentee ballot can...

It's too late to drop your ballot in a mailbox -- it must _arrive_ by Tuesday.

In Allegheny County, you can return it at one of 11 locations. 🗳️

You do have to bring your own ballot, yourself!

Or you can take the entire ballot packet to your polling location on Tuesday, and vote in-person.

O’Connor outraises Gainey 3-to-1 in Pittsburgh mayor race this year; outside spending remains murky The candidates running for mayor of Pittsburgh — and their allies — have filed their last complete financial reports before the May 20 Democratic primary.

The reports offer the most complete picture so far of the activities of Common Sense Change, which supports Corey O’Connor, and the Working Families Party, which has been advertising heavily on behalf of Mayor Ed Gainey.

Ed Gainey is for the people: He has delivered for this city: bringing the NFL draft to getting over $600 million for downtown investment to Increasing the representation of Minority, Women-Owned, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (MWDBE) by 35%, and supporting local business.
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O’Connor citing an NTSB report on the collapse of Fern Hollow bridge as proof that Mayor Gainey is letting our “bridges crumble” is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve seen come out from his campaign. Let’s be clear here - the collapse was the result of a failure of the Peduto admin who ignored

Yuuuup. And Gainey stood with the LGTBQ Community (literally) to protest UPMC canceling trans healthcare and O'Connor won't even sign a letter about it.

Ed Gainey's opposition hand-puppet wants to equate the Working Family PAC with all his secret dark MAGA money donors who champion bad corporate landlords and know they have an easily manipulatable guy on Grant St, if they can ouster Gainey.

#dontbelievethehype

When Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed, Gainey had been Mayor of PGH for less than a month.

O'Connor, however, had been on Pittsburgh Council for 10 yrs, during which there were multiple inspections, reports & restrictions on FHB. Where was *he* in making sure the city wasn't "letting bridges crumble"…?

Path in Pittsburgh's Frick Park. Park is mostly deciduous woods, and this path has trees on both sides. Sunlight filters through the green leaves.

The claims the O'Connor campaign makes against Mayor Gainey are proven wrong again & again. Now it's claims that the parks tax isn't all going to the Parks Conservancy.

Correct! Because CITY COUNCIL VOTED NOT TO.

All the money goes to parks assets & maintenance.

Mayor Ed Gainey spent his Friday with us feeding unhoused and formerly incarcerated people.

He wasn’t campaigning. He rolled up his sleeves and pitched in because he cares about Pittsburgh.

@gaineyformayor.com will always have my vote because he does the work.

Letter to the editor: O’Connor nearly killed paid sick leave Corey O’Connor is claiming credit for Pittsburgh’s paid sick leave policy in TV ads and mailers in his campaign against Mayor Ed Gainey. But the truth is, he almost killed it. I know this ...

“Corey O’Connor is claiming credit for Pittsburgh’s paid sick leave policy in TV ads and mailers in his campaign against Mayor Ed Gainey. But the truth is, he almost killed it.“

I’m voting to re-elect Mayor Gainey!

💐Look! It's Mother's Day deja vu! Here's to all the families out there letting Mom do her thing...we love you so much! And don't forget to vote for @gaineyformayor.com on May 20! 💐