In her third “State of the City” speech today, Mayor Catherine Pugh seized the chance to tout accomplishments on fighting crime, finding new leadership for the city’s trouble police department and investing in neighborhoods. She also acknowledged Baltimore is staring down formidable challenges.

“Baltimore, Baltimoreans, friends, neighbors, residents, business owners and stakeholders: Together we can grow Baltimore, we can be prosperous and we will be safe as we improve the quality of life for us all,” the mayor said in a speech threaded with a focus on that phrase, quality of life.

We’ve put together some highlights from the roughly 35-minute address from the chambers of City Hall, though feel free to go and watch it for yourself here (Pugh’s speech starts around the 24-minute mark).

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