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  • Cleveland City Council issues statement about group attacking Cleveland Public Power

    (Plain Press, January 2021)    On Christmas Eve 2020, Cleveland City Council released the following statement about Consumers Against Deceptive Fees, a group that did a number of mailings to Cleveland residents this past year:      Recent tax filings from the dark money group Partners for Progress clearly establish that dark money interests that funded the HB 6…

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  • COVID-19 is real, please wear a mask to save lives

    To the editor: (Plain Press, January 2021)  People have to realize that COVID-19 not only is real, but that it is just a passing “thing”, like influenza or the polio epidemics were in the past.     If people continue congregating in public places (read “bars, parties, football stadia) as they are, just by being there; they are…

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  • Black Lives Matter in Cuyahoga County speaks out about lead-poisoning of children in Cleveland

    To the editor:  (Plain Press, January 2021)    In March of 2021, a law will go into effect requiring landlords who own rental properties in the city of Cleveland to certify that those properties are lead safe. The law is necessary because some landlords and realtor associations are willing to allow families to rent lead toxic properties…

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  • January 2021 Plain Press Community Board

    January 2021 Community Board ADVOCACY COLLABORATIVE TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING urges victims of human trafficking to seek help and support. Skilled individuals are on hand to listen, answer questions and provide support to victims at the following hotlines: Cuyahoga County Regional Human Trafficking Task Force Hotline: 216-443-6085; Northeast Ohio Sex Trafficking Advocacy and Recovery Project (Project…

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  • January 2021 Plain Press – PDF

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  • Tremont loses some of its trees

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  • RTA’s NEXT GEN planning process for changes to the 2021 bus routes raises questions about equity

    RTA’s NEXT GEN planning process for changes to the 2021 bus routes raises questions about equity by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, December 2020)           In 2019, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) facilitated a study for improvement of the bus network with Jarett Walker + Associates. Jarrett Walker, PhD, an international consultant in public transit network design and policy,…

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  • Cleveland City Council removes the city’s requirement to hire off-duty police officers at neighborhood block parties

    Cleveland City Council removes the city’s requirement to hire off-duty police officers at neighborhood block parties by Lee Chilcote, The Land (Plain Press, December 2020)           Spurred by a grassroots, citizen-led petition that garnered more than 1,000 signatures, Cleveland City Council passed legislation at its November 18th meeting to remove the requirement for hired police at block parties. The…

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  • Día de Muertos festival

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  • Adam Stalder is appointed as the new executive director of Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization by DSCDO’s Board of Directors

    Adam Stalder is appointed as the new executive director of Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization by DSCDO’s Board of Directors Open Letter to the Community: (Plain Press, December 2020)           The Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization (DSCDO) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that, following a robust search process, we have appointed Adam Stalder as our…

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