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On this debut episode of CityTalk, John McIntire interviews Pittsburgh City Council member Anthony Coghill and his chief of staff Moira Kaleida.
A
Hello
and
welcome
to
City,
channel
Pittsburgh
and
city
talk
I'm
John
McIntyre
here
with
an
opportunity
to
learn
more
about
some
of
the
fascinating
human
beings
who
work
for
the
taxpayers,
for
example,
councilman
Anthony
Coghill
of
the
fourth
District.
It
contains
a
lot
more
than
the
neighborhood
of
beach
view,
but
he
is
a
life
long
beach
view
guy
born
and
raised
here.
Isn't
that
correct,
comfy.
A
B
Actually,
a
big
house,
but
you
know
they
may
do
I
guess
they
probably
slept
side-by-side
everything,
but
they
didn't
have
a
whole
lot
of
money.
But
when
I
was
a
kid,
this
was
a
fantastic
neighborhood
to
grow
up
in.
We
had
what
it
seemed
like
armies
of
children
that
were
either
conglomerated
at
the
swimming
pool
or
athletic
association.
For
me,
that's
where
I
spent
most
of
my
time
and
I've
got
to
say
we
probably
had
the
best
baseball
teams.
B
B
A
B
B
That
has
a
light
rail
system
going
right
through
the
middle
of
it
like
we
do
here,
and
you
know
to
be
able
to
have
a
residence
right
here
on
Broadway
Avenue
and
to
get
out
walk
out
your
door
and
get
on
the
tee
and
be
in
town
in
15
minutes
is
you
know,
I
just
feel,
like
you
know,
we're
no
question
going
to
be
a
different,
neighborhood
and
I
hope.
Four
years
I
should.
A
B
B
B
The
way
it
was
done
was
I
think
it
was
a
million
and
a
half
dollars
set
aside
for
it
and
we're
now
at
I
think
three
and
a
half
million
dollars,
so
not
in
agreement
with
the
way
we
were
over
budget
on
it
being
a
small
business
owner
myself,
I
kind
of
noticed
these
things
I
think
more
than
the
average
council
person
will.
However,
you
know
it's
got
a
lot
of
potential,
it's
beautiful
the
way
it
was
done,
even
though
it
was
two
million
dollars
over
budget.
It's
here
to
stay,
I'm
happy.
B
B
That's
right!
That's
right!
So
before
I
took
office
about
three
months
prior
to
meet
myself
taking
office,
we
had
got
notice
from
guy
cost.
Our
public
works
director
that
our
public's
public
you,
our
Public
Works
Division,
a
fourth
division,
would
be
shutting
down
now.
For
me,
I'm,
a
small
contractor
and
to
me
I
think
it's
important
to
have
that
Public
Works
Division
stationed
in
our
neighborhood.
B
A
B
So
you
know
I
feel
like
in
my
district
in
particular,
it's
I,
think
being
that
I
ran
on
the
back-to-basics
platform.
I
think
that
is
what
they
want.
I
always
say
that
my
district,
we
don't
ask
for
much
hair,
there's
many
many
things
that
we
pay
taxpayer
dollars
for
to
support
citywide
issues
which
is
fine
and
good,
because
we're
about
the
city
as
a
whole
as
well.
B
A
B
B
Is
it
is
very
rewarding
I
will
say
and
you're
right,
I
am
persistent
and
I.
Think
that's
going
to
be
a
quality
that
you
know
bodes
well
for
me
in
the
City,
Council,
Chambers
and
I
think
it
already
has,
and
within
the
first
two
weeks,
I
failed
to
mention.
The
mayor
has
committed
to
build
a
new
Public
Works
facility.
That
per
my
request
and
I
had
some
help
with
from
Theresa
Kelly
Smith
who's.
B
Also,
you
know
borders
my
district
and
you
I
consider
her
as
a
somewhat
of
a
mentor,
so
she's
chimed
in
and
helped
out
with
that
as
well.
But
yes,
I
am
persistent.
You
know
at
everything
and
anything
I
do
in
life.
However,
this
was
going
to
be
the
last
time.
I
had
ran
I'm,
I'm,
blessed
and
happy
that
the
voters
saw
it
to
it
that
you
know
this
was
the
time
for
me
and
the
right
time
for
me,
I
think
as
well,
and
you
know
so.
You
know
going
back
to
my
previous
races.
B
I
had
always
done
well,
so
it's
not
like
I
ran,
and
you
know
the
first
time
was
a
special
election.
I
was
kind
of
clueless
and
really
didn't
know.
I
just
knew
I
wanted
to
serve
the
community
in
a
better
way.
I
was
born
and
raised
here,
and
you
know
I
feel
like
I
know
the
fourth
district,
like
nobody
else,
so
so
that's
why
I
ran
the
first
time,
and
that
was
many
many
years
ago
after
that
there
was
yeah.
B
I
did
I
did
very
well
in
the
special
election
only
losing
by
a
few
percentage
points.
Second
time
around
was
against
the
incumbent
or
magistrate
now
who
I
consider
actually
a
good
friend,
Jimmy,
Matz,
Nick
and
I
lost
that
by
a
hundred
and
fifty
votes
out
of
like
8,000
votes.
So
so
you
know
the
the
lure
was
always
there
to
come
back
and
try
again
third
time
around,
it
was
myself
another
person
from
you
know
this
district
and
Natalia
Rudy
axe
squeaked.
In
so.
B
B
B
It
has
been
an
issue,
citywide
I
will
say,
and
we
do
through
my
good
friend
state
senator
Fontana.
We
have
some
monies
coming
into
the
neighborhood
in
the
city
has
chipped
in
so
we
do
have
a
revitalization
project
starting
next
year.
Here
now
one
of
the
big
sticking
issues
was
we
when
we
have
plenty
of
bike
enthusiasts
as
well.
Many
of
the
people
here
were
opposed
to
it.
Many
people
were
for
adding
bike
lanes,
bike
Pittsburgh
had
come
in
and
they
talk
about
the
we'll
and
wanting
to
do
that.
I
will
say
this.
B
Many
people
who
go
up
and
down
Broadway
Avenue
for
the
first
time
really
sometimes
are
frightened.
I
had
vent
friends
visit
me
here
and
they
think
oh,
what
am
I
driving
on
the
railroad
tracks?
Here
am
I
supposed
to
be
doing
this,
so
we
only
have
a
little
part
of
the
street,
that's
not
on
the
tracks
and
I
just
thought
the
throw
by
Cline's.
B
Next
to
it,
just
came
with
a
sense
of
chaoticness
for
people
who
are
not
familiar
with
that,
but
it's
not
that
I'm
against
bike
lanes,
John
I'm
for
bikes-
and
you
know
I
just
feel
like
at
this
time-
is
not
the
right
time.
We're
really
trying
to
fill
these
buildings
with.
You
know,
landlords
and
get
developers
to
buy
them
and
have
people
inhabit
them
first,
but.
A
B
I'm
glad
you
mentioned
that
John,
because
I
was
out.
Friday
I
took
a
nice
long
hike
with
the
folks
from
bike
Pittsburgh
and
to
me,
and
they
agree
I
think
with
me
that
it's
fine
and
good
to
have
bike
lanes
throughout
my
district,
depending
on
where
you
put
them.
But
the
overwhelming
success,
if
there
was
going
to
be
bike
lanes,
is
to
make
sure
that
we
can
ride
our
bike
to
downtown
Pittsburgh
from
here
easier
said
than
done:
okay
well
familiar
with
route
51
51
I
feel
like
his
gosh
a'mighty.
B
If
you
were
to
cross
that
on
a
bike,
somebody
is
going
to
get
killed,
I
believe
and
it's
just
too
dangerous.
Now,
we've
come
up
with
an
alternate
plan
and
I
will
say
it
here,
because
I
haven't
approached
necessary
authorities
that
I
need
to
approach
just
yet,
except
with
bike
Pittsburgh
and
bike.
Pittsburgh
is
for
it
and
some
folks
from
the
neighborhood
that
every
bike
enthusiast
that
I
met
with
or
for
it
and
they
see
boy.
B
If
we
can
make
this
happen,
it
brings
bike
lanes
to
a
whole
new
level
throughout
the
city,
and
that
plan
is
to
make
sure
that
we
can
get
a
path.
The
only
way
you
can
get
over
a
route
51
safely,
there's
an
overpass
right
outside
the
Wabash
tunnel.
Well,
bath
tunnel
was
used
one
way
and
coming
out
coming.
You
know,
but
it's
not
big
enough
for
two
cars
to
go
in
both
ways.
So
we
thought
that
to
get
to
where
you
can
ride
a
bike,
downtown
Pittsburgh,
it
would
have
to
be
through
to
Wabash
Tunnel.
B
I've
not
presented
her
with
us,
but
I
will
get
our
tape
of
this
and
let
her
know
that
we
will
be
presenting
it
because
because
it
would
be
fantastic,
I
got
to
tell
you
and
it
would
open
up
from
people
from
Dormont
to
Beach
view
to
Mount
Lebanon
to
upper
st.
Clair,
Bethel,
Park
and
beyond.
Who
I
think
would
ride
their
bike
to
town?
B
Then
the
fact
that
now
you
have
to
go
up
Warrington
Avenue
up
over
to
Southside
slopes
down
the
other
side,
it
makes
it
a
heck
of
a
journey
on
a
bike
and
it's
just
not
feasible.
If
you
want
to
ride
your
bike
to
work.
Okay,
that
Wabash
tunnel
there's
an
entrance
and
we
kind
of
walk
the
path
where
Brashear
high
school
is.
Okay,
sits
right
up
above
the
Wabash
tunnel.
You
can
go,
make
a
little
path
down
through
the
woods
there
mm
over.
B
A
That
is
potentially
fantastic.
Good
luck
with
that
I
know
your
district
includes,
and
so
do
you
know
this
Carrick.
Of
course,
we've
all
seen
the
news
articles,
numerous
of
them
about
the
opioid
epidemic
and
the
problems
in
that
particular
neighborhood.
What,
if
anything,
can
a
city
councilman
do
to
try
to
help
alleviate
that
problem?.
B
That's
a
good
question:
it's
it's
a
multi-layered
problem,
I
will
say
for
me.
It's
first
and
foremost
is
learning
everything.
I
need
to
know
about
it.
Okay,
you
know
we're
all
aware
of
you
know
we
heroin
and
opioids
and
and
the
different
drugs,
but
to
me
I
just
wanted
to
get
a
first-hand
look
as
to
what's
going
on
in
the
neighborhoods,
and
you
know
ask
Eric
and
specific
will
target,
because
we
have
the
problem
throughout
our
district.
B
Throughout
the
city,
the
Kirk
has
been
unnaturally
high
in
overdose
deaths
in
the
past
eight
ten
years,
more
so
per
capita
than
any
other
neighborhood.
You
know,
and
it's
gotten
a
lot
of
bad
publicity
and
I
know
Carrick
Wow
I've
knocked
on
every
door.
During
my
campaign
and
I
felt.
Carrick
is
really
a
wonderful
middle-class
blue-collar,
neighborhood,
Brownsville
Road.
B
There
seems
to
be
a
lot
of
problems
with
you,
whether
it
be
the
opioids
or
heroin
and
that's
where
it
gets
its
bad
press
and
the
fact
that
they
come
there
and
somehow
you
know
tend
to
you
know,
meet
their
fate
there
and
die
in
the
streets
there.
So
so
we
started
by
just
first
and
foremost,
I
wanted
to
see
to
me
it's
a
three-pronged
effort.
You
know
I
think,
first
and
foremost,
it's
education
teaching,
the
kids,
whether
it
be
eighth,
graders,
ninth
graders.
B
It's
not
for
me
to
decide
I'm,
not
a
professional
but
and
I,
don't
want
to
say
putting
a
scare
into
them,
but
you're,
educating
them
how
bad
this
thing
is
and
how
how
it's
gotten,
how
it's
so
much
worse
than
when
you
and
I
were
kids
running
around
I
mean
we
had
drugs
and
there
were
overdoses,
but
nothing
that
is
too
with
this
fentanyl
and
car
fentanyl.
Oh,
it's
poison,
it's
really
poison,
so
so
I
think
education
is.
B
That
is
the
first
thing
as
in
as
I
sit
with
users,
many
a
times
and
I
feel
like
I
get
my
best
information
from
people
who
have
walked
the
walk
and
talked
that
will
talk
is
that
you
know
I'm
I
feel
like
I,
learn
a
lot
from
them
and
I
think
they
say
and
I
agree
with
them
is
educating
the
young
people.
So
you
know
at
one
time
smoking
cigarettes
was
cool.
B
You
know
I
applaud
the
efforts
of
the
state,
our
governor,
even
the
federal
government,
into
treating
this
like
a
serious
crime
and
I
think
it.
Hopefully
it
will
make
dealers
and
people
think
twice
about
if
they
know
they're
going
to
be
in
prison
for
10
years,
because
they're
pushing
this
on
our
streets,
you
know
I,
think
that's
a
key
factor,
and
hopefully
will
defray
them
from
you
know.
Pushing
this
on
the
streets
last
part
is
no
question.
Is
the
recovery
now
many
many
forms
of
recovery?
B
We
just
had
a
very
productive
meeting
up
in
Carrick
about
the
suboxone
clinic
that
was
opening
up
I'll
be
first
when
they
met
I,
didn't
know
what
a
suboxone
clinic
was,
but
it's
a
form
of
treatment
versus
methadone
seems
to
be
the
preferred
treatment
today,
and
hopefully,
treatments
will
continue
to
get
better
and
someday.
There
will
be
a
perfect
treatment.
C
B
Really
nice
meeting
the
other
night
and
we
had
the
head
of
the
suboxone
clinic
in
and
just
explained
and
again
myself,
knowing
learning
a
lot
more
about
the
subject.
I'm
also,
you
know
trying
to
teach
people
as
I
learned
too,
and
that
comes
with
these
public
meetings
that
we're
having
and
having
the
professionals
there
and
educating
us
and
I
just
gave
away
a
proclamation
to
a
former
penguin
you'll.
B
Remember
Kevin
Stevens,
who
is
a
recovering
addict
himself,
he's
classic
case,
I,
think
80%
of
all
addicted
people
to
opioids
over
here
when
they
kind
of
graduate
to
heroin.
You
know
they
start
from
prescription
drugs
80%,
it's
a
large
number,
Kevin
Stevens
falls
in
that
percent.
You
know
being
a
an
HL
hockey
player
and
you
know
whether
it
be
a
broken
leg
or
whatever
it
might
be.
They
wanted
to
get
back.
B
They
wanted
them
to
get
back
there
on
the
ice
and
at
the
time
you
know
doctors
were
prescribing
them
these
things
and
yeah
free
and
willing
hey.
If
we
can
get
him
back
on
that
ice
and
help
win
a
Stanley
Cup,
that's
the
main
objective.
Knowing
little
about
these,
with
the
dependency
that
some
people
have
on
these
painkillers,
that
they're
prescribed,
he
falls
right
into
that
case
and
he's
a
wonderful
story.
He's
two
years
clean
now
gave
a
proclamation
to
him
down
at
PPG
paints
arena
and
we're
going
to
get
him
up
in
character.
B
Tell
his
story
as
well,
so
so
so
I
think
back
to
your
question
as
far
as
like
what
can
somebody
at
my
level
do
I
think,
first
and
foremost
learn
as
much
as
I
can
about
it.
Secondly,
bring
awareness
to
it
as
much
as
I
can,
and
you
know,
as
many
other
things,
our
public
safety
is
fantastic.
They
carry
the
narcan
with
them.
They're
saving
lives,
but
yeah.
It's
affected.
Everybody
expected
my
own
family.
B
A
You
for
that
so
you've
described
yourself
as
a
blue-collar
guy
I.
Don't
think
anybody
would
argue
with
that.
A
lot
of
people
know
a
lot
about
you,
because
you're,
a
public
figure
and
you've
been
on
the
public
eye
for
a
long
time.
Is
there
anything
anybody
would
be
surprised
to
know
about
Anthony
cocktail
or
something
they
might
not
know.
I'm.
B
Just
a
big
kid
at
heart,
I
will
say
you
know
when
I
go
what's
important
to
me.
It
was
important
to
myself
and
my
my
two
brothers
growing
up
was
athletic
associations.
We
lived
at
him.
You
know
my
father
was
a
coach
I'm,
just
a
big
kid
at
heart,
I'll
be
pitching
to
a
couple
of
the
Pony
leaguers
and
I
have
some
bets
made
with
some
of
the
local
athletic
organizations
that
I
can
still
throw
a
pretty
mean.
Fastball
yeah
have
two
no-hitters.
B
Am
I
under
my
belt,
and
they
do
I
mean
I
was
never
a
major-league
material
but,
like
I,
said
I'm
a
major
I'm,
a
my
big
hit,
a
big
kid
at
heart
and
I'm
enthusiastic
about
sports
in
any
form,
we
have
a
wonderful
hockey
organization
in
Brookline,
carick,
Little
League
is
off
the
charts,
I
mean
they
just
have
such
a
wonderful
organization
and
the
kids
that
attend
they're.
Just
just
awed
me
last
year
at
their
that
their
you
know
their
parade.
Well,.
B
B
She,
you
know
I'm
great,
at
being
enthusiastic
and
getting
projects
done
or
getting
projects
moving
like
the
4th
division
or
like
the
Wabash
Tunnel
with
the
bikes,
but
behind
the
scenes,
I
will
tell
you
more
about
so
yeah
I'm
lucky
to
have
her
I'm
glad
she's
part
of
the
city
council
office
with
me,
and
she's
actually
been
Apple
a
partner
of
mine
for
some
time.
I.
Think
since
he's
been
16
years
old
from
my
first
city
council
run.
B
So
she
knows
the
ins
and
outs
of
this
neighborhood
she's
also
a
beach
view
e'en
as
well
as
a
few
know,
other
notable
names
I'd
like
to
throw
at
you.
If
I
could
our
state
senator
Wayne
Fontana
is
from
beach
view
born
and
raised
Michael
Lam
I
grew
up
with
me
and
he's
from
be
true.
Chief
Schubert
is
from
Beach
view:
David
Morehouse
with
the
Penguins
is
from
Beach
view,
so
we
have
that's
just
the
current
ones
and
in
the
past
we've
always
been
well
represented.
B
B
A
A
C
Have
we've
been
together
a
long
time,
Anthony
and
I
have
worked
together
on
numerous
campaigns,
not
only
City
Council,
but
other
neighborhood
races
and
citywide
races
as
well
since
I
was
in
my
team
and
I've
always
thought
that
he
was
a
strong
just
candidate
and
a
hard
worker,
and
you
know
always
follows
through
and
what
he
promises.
So
it
was
an
easy
choice
to
make.
When
I
was
offered
this
position,
he.
A
C
A
C
Yes,
I
am
serving
my
first
term
as
a
school
board.
Member
for
Pittsburgh
Public
Schools
I
represent
district
6,
which
covers
some
of
district
for
City.
Council
I
have
beach
view
in
Brookline.
I
do
not
have
Carrick
I
have
Mount
Washington;
instead,
yes,
I
have
a
background
in
education
and
I'm
very
passionate
about
that,
and
it's
one
of
the
things
that
I
bring
to
this
office.
I
ask.
A
C
C
A
C
We've
been
there
about
three
months
now,
a
little
over
that
I
think
one
of
the
biggest
surprise
was
coming
in,
for
us
was
not
only.
The
Constituent
calls
regarding
the
back-to-basics
sort
of
campaign
that
we
ran,
but
one
of
the
other
issues
that
comes
up
a
lot
for
us
is
has
to
do
with
water
and
that's
water.
In
many
ways
it's
stormwater
runoff
it's
sort
of
under
management.
It's
the
PWSA,
it's
Penn
American.
So
we
deal
a
lot
with
issues
in
the
community
that
we
didn't
really
hear
on
the
doors
in
the
campaign.
C
But
it's
been
a
very
big
learning
experience
for
our
whole
office
and
our
office
staff
has
been
wonderful
at
just
learning
and
diving
in
and
getting
to
know
everybody.
We
have
Katie
our
constituent
liaison
and
we
have
Bobby
who
handles
a
lot
of
these
water
issues
and-
and
we
work
well
with
the
department
heads
on
trying
to
figure
out
solutions
to
each
problem
as
they
come
to
fruition
and.