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Max Gonzales, or GEMS, was “Pittsburgh’s Most Wanted” graffiti writer in 2016. The title put them five figures in debt. While they have since become a muralist, they are still a believer in graffiti as an art form ([link removed]) .
Also this week, PublicSource:
* Introduced you to the eight new members of the Allegheny County Board of Health ([link removed]) .
* Provided you perspectives from the City Planning Commission, which is tasked with weighing two contradictory proposals to affordable housing and zoning in the city ([link removed]) .
* Offered four examples of changes President-Elect Donald Trump could bring for Southwestern PA residents ([link removed]) .
Most of PublicSource's team is working on Monday, which is both Trump's Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will have reporters dispatched throughout the region at a number of related events, so stay tuned for more as we work to cover this historic day.
Until then, read this week's stories below. ⬇️
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** Busted for graffiti, I took my expression in new directions — but the court still has me in its sights ([link removed])
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** Transparency and equity on the minds of Allegheny County's almost entirely new Board of Health members ([link removed])
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** ‘Rushing’ into inclusionary zoning could be a mistake, commissioners say ([link removed])
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** Four ways Trump could bring changes for Pittsburgh residents ([link removed])
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** As Pittsburgh ages, Black families shoulder heavy dementia care burden ([link removed])
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** Smithfield Street church in downtown Pittsburgh looking for community partners to save building ([link removed])
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** ‘The labor shortage will only get worse:’ Trump deportation plans could hit Pa. agriculture hard ([link removed])
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** Quote Source: Voices shaping the Pittsburgh region ([link removed])
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** ICYMI FROM LAST WEEK
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* Last week, we had a number of stories related to the impending Esplanade project in the North Side. Catch up on all the stories here ([link removed]) , including the most recent one on Manchester now having two registered community organizations ([link removed]) .
* Kate Oczypok and her husband had to pick between staying in Washington, D.C., or moving back to Pittsburgh. The stakes: Kate's creative self-employment or a desk job ([link removed]) .
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