Julia Zenkevich
County Government ReporterJulia Zenkevich is a general assignment reporter for 90.5 WESA. She first joined the station as a production assistant on The Confluence, and more recently served as a fill-in producer for The Confluence and Morning Edition. She’s a life-long Pittsburgher, and attended the University of Pittsburgh. She can be reached at jzenkevich@wesa.fm.
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Allegheny County Council shoots down own member’s nomination to Southwestern Pennsylvania CommissionThe move came after some council members of council and county residents raised concerns about remarks Bob Macey made at a March meeting.
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Voters in two state House districts east of Pittsburgh confirmed the incumbents largely chosen for them by party leaders a year ago.
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A proposed ordinance would mandate semi-regularly property reassessments.
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Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato announced 91 actions her administration will take in response to community feedback from the countywide “All In Allegheny Community Survey.”
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After days of controversy and a lawsuit, the Board of Elections voted unanimously last month to approve the countywide locations.
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Before approving the bylaws, oversight board members clashed over a proposed amendment that would have barred the county executive, controller, and sheriff from sending surrogates to the board’s monthly meetings.
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Mayor Ed Gainey and Pittsburgh City Council have been at odds over how to address homelessness. And it appears Allegheny County's new leader — who controls millions of dollars designated for the region's homeless — is on Gainey's side.
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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato discuss their public safety policies and how to address violent crime among the region’s youth.
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The two leaders plan to lobby Harrisburg to take over control of reassessments, and acknowledged such a move would take the political heat off of local leaders.
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State Rep. Abigail Salisbury faces challenger Ashley Comans for the Democratic nomination in the 34th State House District.