This is the judge who ordered tax reassessments to neighborhoods in Pittsburgh that are poor because 6 rich Republicans involved in real estate filed a lawsuit demanding an increase in property values so they could sell the lands they bought at a higher-valued rate, and he acceded to their wishes. The assessments affect only the poorer neighborhoods in Allegheny County, including Mt. Oliver - a minority neighborhood experiencing a high unemployment rate, but with a beautiful view of the three rivers landscape.
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