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Now for the news. This week, PublicSource health and mental health reporter Venuri Siriwardane covered a South Oakland food pantry's efforts to serve refugees ([link removed]) — and the backlash from residents when that brought more traffic to the neighborhood.
And, in a first-person essay, Nick Cotter writes about discovering the intersecting drivers of poverty after growing up poor and white. Now he's a data scientist dedicated to understanding and addressing poverty, segregation, affordable housing and community violence ([link removed]) .
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** From poor white roots to intersectional anti-poverty solutions for all ([link removed])
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** County’s top health post, vacant for a year, ‘vital’ to Innamorato administration ([link removed])
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** Pittsburgh tech leaders expect more emphasis on cybersecurity, NASA collaborations and renewed interest in manufacturing jobs in 2024 ([link removed])
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** Oakland Food Pantry faces ‘a really tough balance’ between emerging needs, tight supplies, neighborhood norms ([link removed])
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** Pennsylvania needs to spend $5.4B to close gap between rich and poor schools, Dem report says ([link removed])
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In his keynote lecture, "On the Front Lines: Chaos or Community," Emmy Award–winning journalist Byron Pitts will reflect on Dr. King, who was often troubled by post-Civil Rights times and pondered if he had integrated his people into a burning building. Pitts’ work on the front lines of some of the greatest and most tragic events over the last 30 years gives him critical insight into where we are as a nation and how we can turn turbulent times into reflection of the beloved community King envisioned.
** ICYMI FROM LAST WEEK
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* The City of Pittsburgh will use $10 million from FEMA to fix landslides in and around Mount Washington ([link removed]) . Officials say climate change will only continue to make the problem worse, though.
* Eighteen of Pittsburgh Public Schools's 54 schools saw increased enrollment last year, despite persistent declines districtwide. Some of the growing schools, like Perry High and UPrep, are overcoming negative perceptions through partnerships, programs and parental engagement ([link removed]) .
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