MAYOR ED GAINEY WAS ADAMANT THAT THE STOP THE VIOLENCE FUND REMAIN INTACT, JULY 2, OUTSIDE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO)
All-in approach to stop violence before it starts in Pittsburgh
Whether it was real or just a myth, a plethora of Pittsburgh city officials, community groups and anti-violence organizations rallied over the past week against any notion or possibility that the city’s “Stop the Violence Fund,” which allocates money to said anti-violence organizations to try to quell violence before it starts, would be cut from the city budget…