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<\/p>\nPittsburgh Mayor-elect Corey O\u2019Connor appoints Chief of Staff and nominates Public Safety Director<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIMPACT DAY THAT\u2019S COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, MIKE, WE\u2019LL SEE YOU IN A BIT. THANK YOU. NEW TONIGHT AT 11:00. MAYOR ELECT COREY O\u2019CONNOR SITTING DOWN WITH ME FOR A ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW AFTER A VERY BUSY 24 HOURS WITH HIS KIDS AND WIFE BY HIS SIDE AT THEIR POINT BREEZE HOME, O\u2019CONNOR SHARES WHAT THIS VICTORY MEANS TO HIM AND WHAT HIS PLANS ARE NOW THAT IT\u2019S TIME TO GET TO WORK. FOR PITTSBURGH MAYOR ELECT COREY O\u2019CONNOR AND HIS WIFE, KATIE, ARE NO STRANGERS TO A BUSY LIFE. TWO THREE LET\u2019S SEE HOW FAR YOU JUMP. YOU WANT TO TURN HIGH? FIVE WITH TWO YOUNG KIDS AND TWO DOGS RUNNING AROUND, THE 41 YEAR OLD SAYS HIS FAMILY\u2019S SUPPORT AS HE GETS READY TO STEP INTO HIS NEW ROLE AS MAYOR MEANS EVERYTHING. YEAH, I\u2019M JUST A DAD AT HOME AND YOU KNOW, IT\u2019S A GOOD THING THAT YOU CAN JUST BE DAD. YOU CAN BLOCK A LOT OF STUFF OUT AND JUST COME HOME AND HAVE FUN WITH THE KIDS. AND THEY\u2019RE SO YOUNG, SO THROWING FOOTBALLS, BASEBALLS, YOU KNOW, JUMPING AROUND THE HOUSE IS A GOOD THING. IT GETS YOU, YOU KNOW, CENTERED. AGAIN. O\u2019CONNOR BECOMING MAYOR ELECT 20 YEARS AFTER HIS DAD WAS MAYOR. I\u2019VE ALWAYS SAID THERE\u2019S ONLY ONE BOB O\u2019CONNOR. I\u2019M GOING TO BE COREY. BUT A LOT OF LESSONS I LEARNED FROM HIM. I\u2019M GOING TO BRING INTO THE MAYOR\u2019S OFFICE. AND I THINK THAT\u2019S HOW I\u2019VE ALWAYS GOVERNED. AND I THINK THAT\u2019S SOMETHING THAT\u2019S IMPORTANT. YOU CAN\u2019T LOSE YOUR ROOTS. AS THE 62ND MAYOR OF PITTSBURGH, O\u2019CONNOR HAS A LOT TO TACKLE, TAKING THE LEAD WHEN THE CITY IS FACING A REVENUE SHORTFALL. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO RAISE TAXES TO DEAL WITH THAT? SHOULD PITTSBURGHERS EXPECT THAT OR WHAT\u2019S YOUR PLAN? I THINK RIGHT NOW WE DID GET, AS I SAID THE OTHER NIGHT, WE GOT A TEXT FROM MAYOR GAINEY. HIS TEAM IS NOW WILLING TO HAVE A TRANSITION WITH US. SO I THINK GETTING IN THERE WITH OUR TEAM TO LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, LOOK AT THE PROJECTIONS, LOOK AT THE REVENUE STREAM, SEE WHERE THAT GOES BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY DECISIONS. BUT ALSO LOOKING AT CAN WE CUT SOME WASTEFUL SPENDING BEFORE YOU\u2019D HAVE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE A FEE OF ANY SORT? BUT RIGHT NOW, I THINK WE\u2019RE EAGER TO GET IN AND SEE THE NUMBERS AND GO FROM THERE. ANOTHER BIG AGENDA ITEM FINDING PITTSBURGH, A NEW POLICE CHIEF. I HOPE BY DECEMBER WE CAN NAME SOMEBODY. YOU KNOW, I DON\u2019T KNOW IF IT\u2019S DECEMBER 1ST, BUT BUT TRY TO GET AS CLOSE TO THAT AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU CAN DO A LOT OF BACKGROUND WORK IN THAT MONTH, AND HE OR SHE CAN COME IN AND TALK TO THE RANK AND FILE, TALK TO THE CURRENT COMMAND STAFF, SEE WHAT THEY\u2019RE SEEING, SEE WHAT WE COULD BUILD UPON. BUT I DON\u2019T WANT TO DO A NATIONAL SEARCH THAT WASTES TAXPAYERS MONEY. I THINK WE NEED SOMEBODY THAT UNDERSTANDS PITTSBURGH. MAYBE THEY\u2019RE CURRENTLY HERE, MAYBE THEY\u2019VE RETIRED, MAYBE THEY\u2019VE LEFT AND WANT TO COME BACK. BUT I THINK YOU NEED SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS PITTSBURGH DAY ONE, AND IT WON\u2019T TAKE SIX MONTHS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET AROUND THIS CITY. AND OUR CITY WILL BE IN THE NATIONAL EYE WITH THE NFL DRAFT THIS COMING APRIL. DO YOU THINK THE CITY WILL ACTUALLY BE READY? AND HOW CAN THE MAYOR HELP MOVE THINGS FORWARD? SO I THINK IT\u2019S MAKING SURE THAT THOSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HAPPEN, THAT THEY GET DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION. BUT I THINK IT\u2019S ALSO LOOKING AT EMPTY STOREFRONTS THAT WE HAVE. I KNOW THE PITTSBURGH DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP IS WORKING ON A PLAN TO FILL SPACE, AND THAT\u2019S WHY WHEN LAST NIGHT, WHEN WE SPOKE, IT\u2019S WE NEED ALL OF YOU TO WE NEED ALL PITTSBURGHERS TO COME ON BOARD, NOT JUST FOR THE DRAFT, BUT TO GROW IN THE FUTURE. SO IF YOU HAVE A STARTUP, WHETHER IT\u2019S A SHOP, A RESTAURANT, YOU\u2019RE A YOUNG ARTIST, YOU KNOW, YOU\u2019RE A MUSICIAN. IS THERE ANY WAY THERE\u2019S A UNIQUE WAY YOU COULD FILL SOME OF OUR STOREFRONTS, NOT JUST FOR THE DRAFT, BUT ALSO TO PROMOTE YOURSELF WHILE YOU\u2019RE DOWNTOWN. AND I THINK THAT\u2019S A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY THAT MANY CITIES DON\u2019T HAVE. AND WE HAVE TO RETHINK HOW WE USE OUR VACANT SPACE LEADING UP TO THE DRAFT. AND ON THAT NOTE, O\u2019CONNOR\u2019S CAMPAIGN DID SET UP A WEBSITE FOR PITTSBURGHERS TO TAKE A SURVEY AND SHARE IDEAS SO HE CAN FIND OUT WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE. THAT WEBSITE IS MAYOR COREY O\u2019CONNOR. DOT COM O\u2019CONNOR SAYS TOMORROW HE IS MEETING WITH OUTGOING MAYOR ED GAINEY TO START THAT TRANSITION. O\u2019CONNOR WIL\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Corey O\u2019Connor appoints Chief of Staff and nominates Public Safety Director<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:32 AM EST Nov 6, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n