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Pittsburgh City Paper’s Democratic Guide to the 2021 Primary Election BY RYAN DETO // RYANDETO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

OLITICS IN AMERICA AFTER Donald Trump are, maybe somewhat surprisingly, returning to a more traditional

dynamic. There isn’t the stress associated with checking what crazy thing the former president said, and how that might contribute to ongoing, global chaos. As such, it feels like many Americans are paying a little bit less attention than before, and allowing the political die-hards to take the reins. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s just more of a return to normal. Pittsburgh is undergoing this rebound, too. There still have been political shifts, and priorities among voters appear to be changing — issues about race, equity, and reform are dominating elections across the region — but it feels like Pittsburgh’s 2021 Primary Election is mostly made up of the typical players. However, that doesn’t mean that this year’s elections matter less or are less consequential. There are several big decisions to make. Pittsburgh is electing a mayor for another four-year term, and the Pittsburgh Public School board has a flurry of candidates that could reshape the district, which has had a controversial year. Additionally, there are nine open seats in the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, which presents a paramount opportunity for criminal justice reform in the region. Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and other municipalities are electing councilors, and Pennsylvanians are weighing in on different levels on statewide judicial races, including a seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court. Not to mention, there are several ballot questions to answer, ranging from curbing emergency powers for Pennsylvania governors, limiting solitary confinement at the Allegheny County Jail, and banning Pittsburgh Police officers from executing no-knock warrants. Pittsburgh City Paper also wants to remind voters that they don’t need to wait until May 18 to cast votes for this primary election. If registered voters want to skip their polling place, they can apply for and send in a no-excuse mail-in ballot (learn more at votespa.com). Registered voters can also early vote by visiting the Allegheny County election office at 542 Forbes Ave., Downtown and complete a ballot application, then fill out a ballot right there in the office. It may be an odd year election and a primary before the general election this fall, but votes this spring will result in monumental decisions in Pittsburgh and beyond. Go vote!

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DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION 2021

PITTSBURGH MAYOR Three-term mayors in Pittsburgh are rare, and incumbent Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is trying to join that club. But this year, he’s garnered some considerable challenges from state Rep. Ed Gainey (D-Lincoln-Lemington), who is running to Peduto’s left on policing, and from retired police officer Tony Moreno, who is running to Peduto’s right. Math tutor Michael Thompson is also throwing his hat into the ring, further complicating what has been a low-key chaotic primary.

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Served as state representative for several Pittsburgh East End neighborhoods since 2013. Prior to that, worked on community development for former Mayors Luke Ravenstahl and Tom Murphy. Received NAME OFfrom CANIDATE a bachelor’s degree Morgan State University, a historically Black college. Raised in Pittsburgh by a single mother. Lives in Lincoln-Lemington.

A retired police officer who worked as a detective in the narcotics unit. Served in the U.S. Army before joining the Pittsburgh Police department. Born and raised in Southern California. Lives in OF BrightonNAME Heights in theCANIDATE North Side.

Two-term incumbent who served as a Pittsburgh City Councilor for several East End neighborhoods before becoming mayor of Pittsburgh in 2014. Received a bachelor’s degree from Penn State NAME OF CANIDATE University and a master’s from the University of Pittsburgh. Grew up in Scott Township, lives in Point Breeze.

Works as a math tutor at Butler County Community College and also as a ridehail driver. Graduated from Brown University. Born and raised in Squirrel Hill and lives in Oakland.

Wants to establish citywide inclusionary zoning to build more affordable units as part of new developments. Says the city needs a new focus on the land bank to bring blighted property that the city owns back onto the tax rolls. Says gentrification is forcing Black people out of the city.

Wants to start a city-funded program to train plumbers, carpenters, and others to rehab abandoned properties to convert into housing units. Says some areas with high rents are driving people out of the city.

Says updating the zoning code could allow for more housing near high quality transit, but wants community input first. Pledges support for inclusionary zoning pilot in Lawrenceville and securing a large number of affordable housing tax credits for the city. Created OwnPGH, a $22 million program to support affordable home ownership.

Campaign website says that “housing is a human right” and notes that Thompson lives in public housing. Wants to model Pittsburgh’s equitable development programs after other cities like Atlanta, but hasn’t offered specifics.

Wants Pittsburgh Police officers banned from using less-lethal weapons, like tear gas, sponge rounds, and flash grenades. Says he would fire officers who commit misconduct more quickly and end mandatory arbitration of police disciplinary cases so the city can discipline easier. Supports ending no-knock warrants.

Says officers who commit misconduct should be taken off of public-facing duties. Defends the police union for protecting its workforce. Says officers who commit crimes should be dealt with on a criminal level, but different than how the union deals with them. Opposes Peduto’s rule that has officers avoid enforcing laws related to poverty or addiction.

Touts changes he made to the police department following officers using lesslethal weapons on protesters in summer of 2020. Says community policing reforms are working. Supports investing more in the department, citing decreased crime rates over his tenure, which he links to increased police spending. Supports police chief Scott Schubert.

Says he ran because policing in the city is a “disaster.” Wants to bust the Pittsburgh Police union. If that can’t be done, wants to dissolve the police department and then have the Pennsylvania State Troopers provide policing to the city. Wants to divert funds from the police to social workers.

Wants to establish an ordinance that would remove lead from city pipes, homes, and soil as part of his focus on “environmental racism.” Supports green infrastructure efforts to mitigate stormwater runoff. Opposed to rate increases at PWSA.

Environmental plans include having police officers direct traffic during rush hour as a way to ease congestion. Wants to eliminate medians and trees on Grant Street and Fort Duquesne Boulevard and then build a canvas of lights with carbon-eating plants over those streets. Wants to hire a private natural-gas related company to purify sewage runoff.

Says his administration has moved 100% of city operations to renewable power and has divested city’s pension from fossil-fuel companies. Has worked to add dozens of miles of bike lanes to the city, including protected lanes, which he has vowed to continue. Started lobbying efforts to plan for an end to natural-gas development in the region, while maintaining union jobs.

Says city needs to sit down with stakeholders and create a 30-year plan to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Supports plans to mitigate sewage runoff into the rivers; says it’s a 30-year plan to do so.

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Boilermakers union Local 154. Has received in-kind donations from the owners of Tequila Cowboy restaurant in the North Shore, as well as financial support from the owner of the Bigham Tavern in Mount Washington.

United Steelworkers, Teamsters, United Food and Commercial Workers 1776, SEUI 32 BJ, eight of nine Pittsburgh City Councilors, U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, State Rep. Emily Kinkead, Allegheny County Councilor DeWitt Walton, Clean Water Action, Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, Allegheny-Fayette County Labor Council.

No endorsements listed by campaign. Campaign site says he won’t accept funds from corporations or developers. No funding listed on the city’s campaign website.

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Pittsburgh City Council District 4 represents the South Hills neighborhoods of Beechview, Bon Air, Brookline, Carrick, and Overbrook, as well as parts of Mount Washington. It is represented by incumbent Councilor Anthony Coghill (D-Beechview).

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Single mom who previously worked for former councilperson Natalia Rudiak, then as chief of staff for City Councilor Deb Gross until 2019. Also worked as policy analyst for Allegheny NAME OF CANIDATE County controller Chelsa Wagner. Lives in Overbrook.

Incumbent candidate. Born and raised in Beechview. Previously worked as constituent liaison for state Sen. Wayne Fontana. Elected as an Allegheny County Democratic Committeeman in 2010, and NAME OF CANIDATE chairs the committee’s 19th Ward. Lives in Beechview.

In February, called on Pittsburgh City Council to issue eviction moratorium during pandemic. As a renter, believes she personally understands the issue. Told Pittsburgh City Paper that evictions were a “public health crisis,” saying, “Any city official has to help the health and safety of the residents. Not doing so is hurting people.”

In February, part of unanimous vote to enact citywide eviction moratorium. Part of discussion to adopt law that covers landlord and tenant rights. Expressed concern for landlords who worry about losing rent payments and falling into debt.

Wants to divert funding from the police budget and invest in all aspects of public safety, including funding social workers, mental health specialists, EMTs, and more. Recognizes some communities fear police and changes should be made. “Doing public safety right means all Pittsburghers — including Black and Brown Pittsburghers — need to feel safe walking down the street or driving on the parkway.”

Has defended need for increased police presence. In December 2020, Coghill expressed concern about a vote to divert $5.3 million from the police to fund the new Stop the Violence initiative, reportedly citing local sporting events and the city’s hilly terrain as justifications for more policing.

Wants city funding to address “crises in flooding, snow removal, and infrastructure” in her district, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story. Believes the city overlooks her district in favor of the East End. Cites lagging public works response, parks maintenance, and access to affordable housing as issues in her district.

Says his record shows progress on improving snow removal and winter road maintenance in his district, contrary to Cameron’s claims. Points to successes like revitalizing the Las Palmas taco stand on Brookline Boulevard and tearing down dilapidated St. Basil’s school on Brownsville Road. Does not see affordable housing as an issue in his district.

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Pittsburgh City Council District 2 includes Banksville, Duquesne Heights,, Mount Pit Washington, and all West End neighborhoods, such as Chartiers City, Crafton Washi on Heights, Carnegie, Elliott, Esplen, Fairywood, Oakwood, Ridgemont, West End Village, and East Ca Westwood. Council President Theresa Kail-Smith is the incumbent. nt.

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First elected to Pittsburgh City Council in 2009, where she has served as Council President since 2020. Has a background in community volunteering, and sits on several Pittsburgharea boards including the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Lives in Westwood.

W Works as a director of engagement at Archangel Gabriel Parish, a Catholic church in K Kennedy Township. Graduated from Gannon University and then earned a master’s degree in theology from the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado. Lives in Crafton Heights.

Formed an anti-litter campaign, a free citywide grass cutting initiative, and an e-recycling program. Told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that after seeing long lines at regional food banks during the pandemic, she organized a food distribution program for her area.

Sa Says his experience working with tens of thousands of parishioners has prepared him fo for serving District 2. Wants to work to bring a recreation center to the district.

Touts helping to convert abandoned school and church buildings in her district into useful service community centers. Says she’s prioritizing seeing through the stabilization of Grandview Avenue in Mount Washington.

Su Supports efforts to boost home ownership rate, saying that too many Pittsburghers live in p properties that landlords don’t maintain. Says not enough development is being guided to th the West End and criticizes “broken promises,” citing a proposal to redevelop the Parkway C Center Mall.

Says she has built a good relationship with the mayor over the years to bring more money into the district. Led efforts on converting Shiloh Avenue in Mount Washington into a pedestrian-only street to help accomodate outdoor dining during the pandemic.

C Criticizes City Council for only allocating 5% of capital budget to District 2 since 2016, and sa says he wants to bring in a bigger share to the district for street paving, parks, and other se services. Wants to increase that allocation.

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Views education and workforce development as high priorities in his district. Disputed claims that Community College of Allegheny County does not receive enough public funding, despite faculty union citing the loss of full-time faculty positions, lacking equipment and facilities maintenance, and increasing debt.

Focused heavily on funding education at all levels. Told Ballotpedia, “We need to invest in our children through increased education funding from pre-Kindergarten through grade school and college. This includes increasing county funding to community colleges like CCAC.”

Voted against proposal to create independent civilian police review board in Allegheny County. Also voted against legislation prohibiting Allegheny County Police Department from deploying “less-lethal” weapons like those used against protesters in 2020.

Supports creating an independent civilian police review board in Allegheny County, according to WESA.

Voted against mandated universal COVID-19 testing at Allegheny County Jail.

Told Pittsburgh City Paper that Allegheny County Jail is “a mess” in need of real reform. Bothered by lengthy parole system in Allegheny County. If elected, plans to work with other County Council progressives to further criminal justice reform measures, like ending cash bail.

Seeks to improve communities by razing abandoned properties. Proposed funding demolitions in Allegheny County by charging $15 fee to file deeds and mortgages. In PublicSource article, he claimed fee could raise “between $1.9 million and $2.5 million” a year, covering the cost of razing “approximately 167 to 200 blighted properties.”

Cited public transportation as a focus, telling Ballotpedia that it is currently “not equally accessible to the residents of the Mon Valley.” Wants more bus routes in his district. According to WESA, said Mon Valley consists of working-class neighborhoods “where we have a lot of people of color. Don’t we have a right to public transportation?”

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NEW ELECTION means new ballot questions, and the often confusing legal language that comes with them. Below is an explainer to help voters sift through the legalese of the big ballot questions this primary. Five questions will appear on all Allegheny County ballots outside of the city of Pittsburgh, and six will appear on ballots within the city.

Pittsburgh City Ballot Question: No-knock warrant ban Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter be amended and supplemented by adding a new Article 10: Powers of the Pittsburgh Police, containing Section 1001, which shall bar employees of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police from executing warrants at any residence without knocking and announcing themselves? This is motivated by the death of Louisville, Kentucky, woman Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by police in March 2020 after they entered her apartment without prior notice. The initiative would require officers to knock and identify themselves as police when executing a warrant at a residence. After doing so, officers would then have to wait at least 15 seconds for occupants to answer and open the door. The use of body cameras would be required before, during, and after any search, which also goes for any arrest resulting from the search. Allegheny County Ballot Question: Solitary confinement limit Shall the Allegheny County Code, Chapter 205. Allegheny County Jail, be amended and supplemented to include a new Article III, as set forth below, which shall set forth standards governing conditions of confinement in the Allegheny County Jail? This countywide ballot measure is for largely banning the practice of solitary confinement — confining someone in a space for more than 20 hours a day — at the Allegheny County Jail. Wardens would be required to provide monthly reports on the use of solitary confinement

and prove why isolation was necessary, even in circumstances like lockdowns or when an inmate posed a threat to others.

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Pennsylvania Statewide Ballot Question: Municipal ﬁre department reform

If approved, this would amend Article III, Section 9 of the Pennsylvania Constitution to allow the General Assembly to “terminate or extend a disaster emergency declaration or a portion of such declaration without needing the Governor’s approval.” Currently, only the state governor can end a disaster declaration. This proposed amendment would allow a majority of lawmakers to terminate the declaration at any time. This proposed amendment was pushed by state Republicans, who currently control the legislature, but not the governorship.

Do you favor expanding the use of the indebtedness authorized under the referendum for loans to volunteer fire companies, volunteer ambulance services and volunteer rescue squads under 35 PA.C.S. §7378.1 (related to referendum for additional indebtedness) to include loans to municipal fire departments or companies that provide services through paid personnel and emergency medical services companies for the purpose of establishing and modernizing facilities to house apparatus equipment, ambulances and rescue vehicles, and for purchasing apparatus equipment, ambulances and rescue vehicles, protective and communications equipment and any other accessory equipment necessary for the proper performance of the duties of the fire companies and emergency medical services companies? State referendum ACT-2020-91 asks whether “municipal fire departments or companies with paid personnel and emergency medical services companies” should be eligible to apply for loans from an existing state program aimed at volunteer fire companies, volunteer ambulance services, and volunteer rescue squads. Currently these entities are not authorized to apply for loans from this program. However, the Pennsylvania General Assembly determined that additional loans are needed for applicants to replace outdated equipment, modernize buildings, and purchase new vehicles in order to better serve communities. If approved, the measure would also expand the class of eligible loan applicants.

Termination or extension of disaster emergency declarations

Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 Disaster emergency declaration and management This second amendment question, also pushed by state Republicans, proposes adding a new section to Article IV of the Pennsylvania Constitution. If approved, this would, among other things, limit the governor’s disaster declaration to 21 days, after which it can be extended. Proposed Constitutional Amendment 3

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With nearly 40 candidates running for nine open seats on the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, this election cycle offers a paramount opportunity to remake the county’s criminal justice system. Common Pleas Judges are responsible for overseeing trials for criminal, civil, and family cases and delivering sentencing. They can also be a part of doling out, or withholding, cash bail. Their discretion can reform the court. Pittsburgh City Paper has chosen to highlight four different categories of endorsements and/or rankings for this year’s judicial candidates: legal, political, reform, and LGBTQ. The legal rankings come from the Allegheny County Bar Association and have four different results: highly recommended, recommended, not recommended at this time (which means candidates could be recommended later, but aren’t currently), and unqualified. Political endorsements are from two large Democratic Party groups, the Allegheny County

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PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD Twelve candidates are vying for five open seats, pushing for racial equity and accountability, in a race that could reshape district leadership BY TYLISA C. JOHNSON // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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education for Pittsburgh youth in ways the community is still working to recognize. But while some point to the COVID-19 pandemic as the primary culprit for the district’s challenges, education activists and residents say they’ve seen an educational crisis brewing in Pittsburgh Public Schools for some time. With the impending May 18 primary, candidates running for school board see this moment as a chance to alchemize the educational system to ensure better outcomes for Pittsburgh youth, especially Black students, teachers, and others involved in the district. Twelve candidates will face off for ﬁve school board seats — districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 — a majority of the nine-seat board of Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS). Four board seats have incumbents hoping to keep their seats after a turbulent school year. In District 7, a retired teacher leaving the board will be replaced by either an

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entrepreneur or a social worker. A longtime District 1 incumbent could be replaced by an entrepreneurial, activismfocused chef, or a teacher-turnededucation consultant with an eye toward equity. District 9 could be led by an incumbent who is a retired district employee, a social services provider with diverse career experiences or a recent high school graduate intent on bringing the student perspective to the board. The district is still recovering from the ﬁrst year of COVID learning, while facing a $39 million budget deﬁcit and worsening gaps between Black and white students in metrics like standardized testing and suspension rates despite efforts by the district. “It’s a lot that’s at stake,” said Lamont Frazier Jr., 33, who works in construction and other trades and is challenging incumbent Sala Udin for the District 3 seat. “We just can’t, can’t keep our school board at a standstill, like progress is at a standstill right now. … Can we really wait another four years?”

One thing the 10 candidates who spoke with PublicSource in separate interviews had in common: they each said systemic district change is overdue. Pittsburgh depends on the district and its leadership to provide 21,000 students with quality education and, in many cases, food and connections to social services. District leadership will face challenges in the years to come as they enter uncharted territory and the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The district’s pandemic response was critiqued by most challengers, but the new board will also face difficulties that predate the pandemic, such as decisions on school building closures tied to enrollment declines and racial disparities among students. A recent Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission report, as seen in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, showed that, despite district efforts to curb achievement gaps and disparities in educational opportunities, longstanding inequalities between Black and white students were significant. District 9 Board Director Veronica Edwards said the commission’s findings were a central catalyst to launch her reelection campaign. “We are minimally, and I’m just going to tell the truth, minimally educating children, and I think we can do better. But I believe everybody’s got to work together to do better,” said Edwards, who took office in 2017. She said she’s worked on behalf of the students during the pandemic by hosting a vaccination clinic and being one of few board advocates for an early return to school buildings last fall. Edwards, a retired district employee,

faces two challengers — Gene Walker, 44, and Delancey Walton, 18. Carlos Thomas, 30, is challenging Board President Sylvia Wilson for the District 1 seat, speciﬁcally citing the district’s struggle to transition to virtual learning. Wilson has held the seat since 2013 and was ﬁrst nominated board president in December 2019. “The reality of it is that our school board hasn’t, our entire system of education hasn’t shown that it cares about its kids, the community it sits in for years. It didn’t just start happening in 2021,” said Thomas, a chef and PPS graduate, adding that the district must reconnect with the community and its needs. Wilson, a retired teacher, faced no opposition in 2017. Now campaigning for a third term, she faces two challengers — Thomas and Grace Higginbotham, 36. Wilson did not respond to requests for comment for this story. Higginbotham said her educator background, strategic problem-solving, and ability to ask tough questions set her apart. “We’ve only seen declines just about in every single area” during Wilson’s terms, she added. “And there needs to be a change of the guard.” She said the board needs transparency and integrity, and accountability from members, “which we don’t have with the current incumbent.”

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Thomas said most local politicians, including Wilson, have “become a staple.” He believes he’d bring a different perspective. As a single father to two, he said he’s focused on equity and issues like food insecurity and the school district’s responsibility to provide nutritional meals. Higginbotham is a Homewood resident and education consultant. She grew tired of talking about how dissatisﬁed she was with the district, so she decided to run. She hopes to build trust with the community and bring teachers to the table regularly to give the board realtime feedback on students. Walton, who’s challenging Edwards for the District 9 seat, is a freshman at Duquesne University who graduated from Montour High School in the midst of the pandemic. The district, she said, has great resources, programs and teachers, and there’s so many positive things not discussed enough, like the Pittsburgh Promise scholarship program and the StandTogether program helping students address mental or substance use disorders of their peers.

The main difference she sees between her and her opponents is her recent ﬁrsthand experience in school — a perspective that doesn’t exist beyond solicited student feedback. District 7 is destined to change when retired teacher Cynthia Falls vacates the seat she’s held since 2013. Falls will be replaced by either entrepreneur and activist Khamil Scantling or Carrick social worker Jamie Piotrowski. Scantling, 33, is a mother to two kids who will both attend Urban Academy Charter in the fall. She said she thinks the district is giving students the short end of the stick in education. She wants to bring corporate social responsibility to the district, making it an efﬁciently run business whose core customers are the students. “I think they’re doing things kind of business as usual, but that’s not what people need,” Scantling said. “People need new ideas, transformative ideas, like they need the problems that they face currently to be addressed as opposed to, you know, again, very status quo solutions to problems.” CONTINUES ON PG. 18

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his time last year, when movie theaters, sports arenas, public pools, bowling alleys, and bars were all closed, there was still one place open for entertainment – the Allegheny County eLibrary. In those scary early days of the pandemic many of us turned to entertainment for diversion. Audiobooks, eBooks, and streaming services were a welcome respite from the news and a chance to (mentally) escape the four walls most of us were confined to. And Pittsburghers sure did dive into eBooks and audiobooks, with checkouts skyrocketing at Allegheny County Libraries. Libraries in the county share physical materials through a countywide shipping service, which means you can request a book and have it delivered to any library in the county. Less well known is that the 46 public libraries in the county also share eResources through downloadable and streaming entertainment sites. Patrons can download an eBook from the eLibrary site for free just like you would borrow a physical library book. But the eLibrary is much more than books. You can look up your ancestory, read eMagazines, use a language learning app, take a personal development course, or look up reliable medical information. The use of eResources has been steadily increasing each year. As more people discover the convenience of eBooks and audiobooks, libraries in the county and indeed across the country, have been increasing their collection of eResources. During the pandemic, eResource check-outs have increased to levels higher than any previous benchmarks. In April of 2019, 97,867 eBooks were checked out by Allegheny County residents. In 2020, check outs increased by 62%, with 158,067 eBooks loaned in April!

493,105 more eBooks were checked out in 2020 than in 2019. Audiobook check outs spiked by 32% in May 2020, compared to the previous year. As institutions dedicated to providing free opportunities for entertainment and education, these numbers are a validation of libraries’ enduring position in communities, even in a digital world. Digital resources expand access by allowing residents to visit the library anytime, from anywhere. Whether it’s students or teachers accessing digital databases, caregivers reading a book on their tablet after the kids have finally gone to sleep, or listening to audiobooks while away on vacation, the eLibrary lets people do the library their way. All of these eResources are available for free with your library card (which you can receive by signing up online or visiting any library in person), but they can be costly for libraries to purchase and maintain. The average eBook cost for your library is $15, for a limited number of circulations. With 1.7 million eBooks checked out in Allegheny County in 2020, that’s a lot of dollars. Which is why Allegheny County libraries are launching the eLibrary For All campaign. From May 1-7, libraries are calling on residents to help make sure these resources are available to everyone by supporting your eLibrary with a donation. All funds raised will go to the purchase of additional eResources, benefiting all county residents. With more funds, libraries can invest in a wider and more robust collection, expand offerings and increase the number of copies available. So, if you’ve borrowed an eBook, listened to an audiobook, or love that it’s available for others, you can support the eLibrary by making a donation at https://elibraryforall.org.

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The pandemic, she said, is a great opportunity to consider a system redesign to better serve its students. Piotrowski believes her social work, systems-approach will be what the district needs as it embarks on the next few years. Schools will be an indispensable resource for families recovering from the pandemic, she said, and the district needs to be ready. “Unemployment is still really high,” Piotrowski said. “Folks are going to need resources to ﬁnd new jobs. People are going to need resources and assistance with transportation. And so I think that our community schools really serve as an opportunity for that.”

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Women for a Better Education (BWFBE), which announced a PAC in early February to endorse candidates for each of the districts up for election. The advocacy group emerged last summer with a letter signed by 55 women addressed to the PPS board of directors asking the board not to renew Superintendent Anthony Hamlet’s contract. At the time, the coalition cited Hamlet’s ﬁnancial management, crisis management in the pandemic, high rates of student referrals to the police, stagnant test scores, and worsening achievement gaps for Black and white students. Udin, 78, is the only incumbent endorsed by BWFBE and is one of two board members who voted in August against the renewal of Hamlet’s contract. At the time, he said he felt it was a mistake to make a decision months before a vote was required. He also referenced persistent inequities in reading and

math scores between Black and white students, ongoing investigations, and the controversies surrounding Hamlet’s arrival in Pittsburgh. Udin took office in December 2017 and four years later, the Hill District resident casts his campaign as serving people who are dissatisfied and demand change. “School board members should have their hair on fire when they look at the low level of achievement and basic educational knowledge and skills of our children,” Udin said. “They should be excited and screaming for change. But we’re not. We’re just kind of complacent with mediocrity.” His hope is that re-election will lead to a radical shift on the board’s approach to accountability. “A school board that is more assertive and more willing to hold themselves and the administration accountable for quality education,” Udin said.

Udin suggested the main difference between him and his opponent is that Frazier hasn’t shared a clear “strategy for change,” making him part of a continued status quo. Frazier, however, said he wants to build partnerships and “offer solutions rather than just criticisms.” “I want to get the politics out of the decision-making that is being made on behalf of our kids and our schools,” Frazier said. In addition to Udin, BWFBE endorsed Higginbotham, Scantling, Walker, and Tracey Reed. Walker, a 1994 graduate of the district’s former Peabody High School, is a parent shepherding his kids through school and a professional with a background in nonproﬁt leadership, business management, marketing, and ﬁnancial management — all things he says will bring a new perspective to the board. He

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currently works as a provider of direct support services for adults with intellectual disabilities. Walker said he would have voted against renewing Hamlet’s contract, unlike Edwards. “My experience over the last four years has been that we’ve let too much slide and have not required our superintendent to be accountable for the outcomes of our students in the way that he should be,” Walker said. Reed, who’s had two children in the district, considers herself a friendly critic of PPS. In her work, now with The Grable Foundation, she’s always been concerned with how schools serve historically underserved groups. Reed is challenging

Terry Kennedy, the board’s second vice president who has occupied the District 5 seat since 2013. Kennedy did not respond to requests for an interview. Reed said she is running because she worries about students being underserved by the district, including Black students, high-needs students, and English language learners. Some district leaders have adopted the false idea that poor youth “are not as likely to be able to do hard work and to learn at high levels,” Reed said. “That is just absolutely not the truth.” “We cannot absolve ourselves of responsibility when they are not achieving. It’s not because of the kids; it’s because of the way we’re doing school.”

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STAGE • VIRTUAL Pittsburgh Fringe Festival returns this year with a virtual lineup of both live and pre-recorded shows. The event lets writers, artists, and performers from Pittsburgh and around the world experiment by creating and presenting new, original works. Expect over 50 performances representing various genres, as well as puppetry, spoken word, opera, and much more. You can also do a virtual walkthrough of 3D art shows. Continues through Sun., May 9. Free. pittsburghfringe.org

MARKET • IRL Most flea markets in the Pittsburgh area tend to be located on the outskirts of the region. But Neighborhood Flea is bringing all the finds, vendors, and excitement into the heart of the city. The flea market is taking over 3 Crossings in the Strip District for the first of its six monthly markets this summer. COVID precautions will be in place, and food can be purchased from local food trucks. Parking is available. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 2645 Railroad St., Strip District. Free. neighborhoodflea.com

TALK • VIRTUAL Bird watching is hard. It requires patience, skill, knowledge, and a good pair of binoculars. But giant murals of birds? Anyone can easily enjoy those. Learn more about the Audubon Bird Mural Project in New York City when the National Aviary presents a virtual talk from tour guide Leigh Hallingby. This event is meant to educate people about the mural project, which highlights bird species threatened by climate change. 7 p.m. $13 for members, $15 for non-members. aviary.org

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STAGE • IRL Humanity doesn’t want to be alone in the universe, and in “Beep Bop Boop” is Alien for “I Love You,” José Pérez IV creates a 15-minute interactive experience for those who want to teach an alien about what it means to be an “Earth Human.” Pérez is the artistic director of Big Storm Performance Collaborative, and his latest show — running May 7-9 and 14-16 — gives people the opportunity to show the extraterrestrial facial expressions, share nice memories, and offer life advice. Each performance will be limited to a single pod of up to six people, and performances will not occur if any audience members are unmasked. 10 time slots available starting at 6 p.m. Free with registration. beepbopboop.bpt.me

SCREEN • IRL The Tull Family Theater will host a special Science on Screen presentation of the documentary The Truffle Hunters with guest Dr. Barb DeRiso, a longtime member of the Western PA Mushroom Club. The

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film captures the story of Italian elders who secretly hunt for the white Alba truffle, a rare, highly desired, difficultto-obtain delicacy found in the forests of Northern Italy. DeRiso will discuss her own travels to Italy, including visiting the International White Truffle Fair in Alba, Italy. 7 p.m. Ticket prices to be announced. thetullfamilytheater.org

SAT., MAY 8 ART • IRL When an octopus wakes, its arms stretch out in all directions. To stay true to its name, the Sleeping Octopus house is reaching out and welcoming artists and community members to the Pittsburgh Art Jam. Co-hosted with Diverse Medium: The Art of John Shook, the jam will feature 22 to 32 artists working in stained glass, wire sculpting, garment making,

and more in what is also known as the Yingling Mansion in Wilkinsburg. The family-friendly event will have potluck food and beverages provided by participating artists and the house hosts Brian Sieffert and Nicole Santella. 7-11 p.m. Ticket prices to be announced. facebook.com/SleepingOctopusEvents

STAGE • VIRTUAL Play On Words: A Theatrical Podcast and the Duquesne University Red Masquers are putting on The Pittsburgh Monologue Project, a series of monologues derived from stories told by real Pittsburghers. The Red Masquers performed this collection in March and recorded it to share with the general public. Directed by Justin Sines with assistant direction by Pittsburgh City Paper news intern Colleen Hammond, these monologues are sure to liven up your pandemic Saturday night. 7 p.m. Free. Search “The Pittsburgh Monologue Project” on Facebook.

It’s Mother’s Day, and moms should get to do exactly what they want. So if your mom likes to volunteer, Mama’s Day of Service with Repair the World Pittsburgh is a great way to celebrate. The event honors mothers, domestic workers, and caregivers with different virtual and in-person programs. Join mom for a variety of good deeds like neighborhood and cemetery clean ups, food drives, community gardening, and more. Repair the World Pittsburgh will also use the day to fundraise for the National Bail Out Collective’s Mama’s Day Bail Outs, an effort to provide bail for the release of incarcerated Black mothers and caregivers. 12 p.m. Free. Register for events at werepair.org/Pittsburgh

MON., MAY 10 MUSIC • VIRTUAL Internationally acclaimed guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas will show off his skills during The Soul of the Spanish Guitar, part of Chamber Music Pittsburgh‘s 60th Anniversary Digital Series. Villegas is considered an ambassador of Spanish culture as well as the official tourism ambassador of La Rioja, an autonomous province in the north of Spain, where he was born. He has played in more than 40 countries and is the founder of Music Without Borders Legacy, a philanthropic project that promotes cross-cultural

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ART • VIRTUAL In continuance of the museum’s programs exploring Frida Kahlo’s work, The Frick Pittsburgh presents Frida in Mexican Folk and Popular Art. The event follows Lisa DiGiola-Nutini of Mexico Lindo, who has bought and sold several of Kahlo’s pieces over the past 17 years. DiGiola-Nutini is best known for her work as a Mexican folk art dealer and her former local gallery in Squirrel Hill. Special guest Maria Belen Nilson, an Argentinian born jewelry designer, will join DiGiola-Nutini. Part of Frida Kahlo — An Intimate Portrait: The Photographic Albums, on view at the museum through May 30. 7 p.m. $5 for students, $10 for non-members. thefrickpittsburgh.org

Can art be used as therapy to heal trauma? It’s a question that will be explored during Art as a Mental Health Tool, a Women in the Arts Network virtual meet-up hosted by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. Local artist Kirsten Ervin. Val Morschl, a counselor and art therapist, and Alycia Washington, an artist and social worker, will tackle this subject while discussing their work as mental health professionals who work in the arts. Participants are encouraged to “explore their own creativity” during the event by bringing simple art materials, such as colored pencils or clay, while they watch the presentation. 6-8 p.m. $10. pittsburghartscouncil.org •

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