Basheer Jones Archives - Cleveland Scene

Former Cleveland Councilman Basheer Jones Pleads Guilty to Federal Corruption Charges

The plea agreement means Jones faces years in prison

by Mark Oprea December 19, 2024March 25, 2025

Former Cleveland Councilman Basheer Jones Endorses Lee Weingart in Cuyahoga County Exec Race

“The only R I care about is resources,” Jones says.

by Sam Allard July 7, 2022August 12, 2025

Councilman Basheer Jones’s Last Day, and Untangling the NEON Debacle

by Sam Allard December 8, 2021June 11, 2025

Winners and Losers of the 2021 Cleveland Election Season Beyond Justin Bibb and Kevin Kelley

by Sam Allard November 10, 2021May 30, 2025

Kevin Kelley is the Platonic Ideal of White Guy Dance Moves

by Sam Allard October 25, 2021June 6, 2025

Kevin Kelley Launches “Kelley Talks” Podcast with Basheer Jones, Continues to Trash Issue 24

by Sam Allard October 18, 2021September 8, 2024

Kelley Endorsed by Coalition of East Side Leaders Who Want to Reframe Mayoral Race as “Boardroom vs. The Streets”

by Sam Allard October 6, 2021August 17, 2023

Councilman Basheer Jones Flips Script, Endorses Kevin Kelley in Cleveland Mayor’s Race

by Sam Allard September 29, 2021October 19, 2024

Justin Bibb and Basheer Jones Square Off in Cleveland Mayoral Verzuz

by Sam Allard September 8, 2021June 19, 2025

Basheer Jones Got His First Covid Vaccine Shot

by Vince Grzegorek September 3, 2021August 17, 2023

It’s Justin Bibb vs. Basheer Jones in a Cleveland Mayoral Candidate Verzuz Sunday Night

by Vince Grzegorek August 30, 2021August 17, 2023

Hand the West Side Market Over to Nonprofit Operator? Here’s Where the Cleveland Mayoral Candidates Stand

by Sam Allard August 24, 2021August 17, 2023