Maria Elena Scott, Author at Cleveland Scene

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Citing Racial Disparities in Policing, Shaker Heights Group Pushes Ballot Initiative for Public Safety Reform

The initiative would create a civilian oversight board and a Crisis Intervention Team

by Maria Elena Scott March 13, 2023July 24, 2025

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11 Current and Former East Cleveland Police Officers Indicted for Assault, Civil Rights Violations, Tampering With Evidence

Videos show officers assaulting victims who were already handcuffed or defenseless, destroying evidence, and more

by Maria Elena Scott March 9, 2023May 7, 2025

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Cleveland Sues “Negligent” Out-of-State Landlords, Property Managers of Embattled Shaker Square Apartments

The city alleges more than 100 housing code violations. The owners have not been responsive in fixing them

by Maria Elena Scott March 8, 2023June 14, 2025

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Cleveland Play House Announces New HR Initiatives After Mishandling Sexual Assault of Actress

It will also fully pay all artists who would have worked in the production of ‘I’m Back Now’

by Maria Elena Scott March 7, 2023July 26, 2025

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Calling for a New Approach to Justice, Advocates Address the City Club

Lenore Anderson’s book “In Their Names” calls for a greater focus on rehabilitation

by Maria Elena Scott March 3, 2023March 10, 2024

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Ohio Gets an “F” for Failing to Address Lead in School Water

Ohio kids are in danger of lead exposure and the state isn’t doing enough to stop it, a new report says

by Maria Elena Scott March 3, 2023January 30, 2025

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Fox 8 Photojournalists Are Fighting for Better Pay After Years of Stagnant Wages, Hazardous Conditions

“[They] have endured the worst of the worst conditions over the last two and a half years putting their lives in danger to bring the news to the public fearlessly”

by Maria Elena Scott March 1, 2023July 5, 2025

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The Absolutely Nutty Cleveland/East Palestine/15-Minute City Conspiracy Theory, Explained

From bikable neighborhoods to forced dislocation by global superpowers in two nonsensical steps

by Maria Elena Scott February 28, 2023June 21, 2025

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A Bureaucratic Mistake Separated a Cleveland Family From Their Daughter in Sudan. It Took a Three-Year Battle to Reunite

“Where there’s a minor separated from their parent, that shouldn’t really take as long as it has in this case in particular,” their lawyer said

by Maria Elena Scott February 22, 2023April 9, 2025

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Ohio Abortion Rights Groups File Proposed Amendment Language to Enshrine Right to Reproductive Healthcare

The measure is the seventh such amendment proposed for a state constitution.

by Maria Elena Scott February 21, 2023December 10, 2024

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East Cleveland to End Traffic Camera Ticketing

Finally

by Maria Elena Scott February 16, 2023July 27, 2025

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After Protests of “Unlivable” Conditions, New York Landlords Will Meet With Residents of Shaker Square Apartments

Councilwoman Deborah Gray traveled to New York to confront the owners after complaints were ignored

by Maria Elena Scott February 14, 2023June 12, 2024