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Experience Battles Newcomer Idealism at Thursday Night Panel of City Council Hopefuls
It was city-subsidized grocery stores versus doubling-down on potholes on display in Tremont
Kris Harsh
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More Than 160,000 Clevelanders Get Medical Debt Relief Thanks to City Council, ARPA Funds
A total of more than $165 million in medical debt was erased after Council used $2 million to partner with Undue Medical Debt to erase bills of hundreds of thousands of residents
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People’s Budget Cleveland Group to Launch $100,000 Participatory Budget Pilot Program
While the group’s ballot issue failed in 2023, they will begin a small, privately funded effort this year in one Cleveland neighborhood
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Wary Cleveland City Council Cautiously Vets Mayor’s Picks to Rebuild Fractured Community Police Commission
Council scrutinized nine nominees on a wide range of subjects—from drones to how to deal with bad officers
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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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Form-Based Code, ‘Neighborhood’ Approach to Zoning, Passes Through Cleveland City Council Committee
Once made law, it’ll be the first major revision of Cleveland’s zoning code in 92 years
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Want Free Ice Cream? Start Nabbing ‘We Buy Houses’ Signs Off the Streets of Cleveland
“Oh, it’s almost like always a scam,” said Kris Harsh, who’s offering Honey Hut to whoever collects the most signs
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Memphis & Pearl Mixed-Use Project Receives Funding Boost From Cleveland City Council
One of the first major apartment projects in Old Brooklyn in 50 years landed $2.5 million from the city
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People’s Budget Cleveland and City Council Square Off in Debate on Issue 38
“Why do you think that your neighbors aren’t smart enough to decide how to spend public money in their own neighborhood?”
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Why Clevelanders Should Support Participatory Budgeting
…and ignore the cowardly, anti-democratic Cleveland City Council
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City Council Greenlights Slew of Development Legislation in Marathon August Meeting
From transit-oriented development to TIFs for downtown developments, it was a busy day in council chambers
