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Joe Jones the Subject of Cleveland City Council Misconduct Investigation
The Ward 1 representative allegedly behaved “inappropriately” according to accusers, multiple sources told Scene
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As Cleveland City Council Passes New Ward Maps, Only a Few People Are Happy
The redistricting process came to a speedy and begrudging end Monday after Council approved the new maps 14-2
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Ward 12 Clevelanders Brace for Redistricting Growing Pains After Next Year’s Council Shake Up
“It’s like they took a pie and made it into six pieces”
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Council President Griffin Doubles Down on Fairness of Ward Redistricting Map Despite Spate of Criticism
The latest edition of the maps, which sparked claims of gerrymandering, were released Tuesday
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Cleveland City Council Targets Illegal Street Takeovers With New Legislation
Council’s new ordinance would ban “blocking intersections, burnouts, doughnuts, wheelies, drifting and stunt driving”
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After Massive Weekend Street Takeovers Cause Havoc, Cleveland Police Create Task Force to Address Issue
“Me and my citizens are pissed. This isn’t just a one-time, one-off occasion. What are we actually doing?” said Council President Blaine Griffin
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As Cleveland City Council Begins Redistricting, Concerns About Ward Boundaries and Representation Rise
“I’m kind of waiting to see the map like everybody else”
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Cleveland Okays $2 Million to Try and End Unsheltered Homelessness by 2025
The ‘House for Every Neighbor’ program aims to “rapidly” rehouse 150 unsheltered homeless people by the end of December
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Cleveland City Council Passes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
“They had 17 weeks to do that,” an organizer who was among those who spent months demonstrating at council said
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Bibb’s Proposed ‘Shore to Core’ Downtown TIF Could Collect Billions. Council Wants Half to Go to Neighborhoods
“As Council President, I will ensure every neighborhood in Cleveland reaps the benefits of this transformational revenue”
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Residents First, a Major Cleveland Housing Law Overhaul, Approved by City Council
The revision to housing code is meant to crack down on ‘bad actors’ and negligent out-of-state landlords
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Blaine Griffin Denies Playing Politics With Homeless Funding for NEOCH, But Still Sore at PB CLE Support
“We have some serious concerns whenever we fund organizations that then in turn create a political arm, and for lack of a better word, utilize it to work against us”