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Council Leadership Fund: Who are the big donors?
(Plain Press September 2025) Those attending the Co-op Circles Cleveland City Council Candidates Forum on municipal economic policy on July 31st at Pilgrim Church were greeted outside by Mike Seals carrying a protest sign. On one side the sign said, “End Kleptocracy Now”, on the other side the sign said, “County Politics is a…
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Ward 12 Meet the Candidates Forum offers look at candidates’ backgrounds and legislative priorities
Danny Kelly Andrew DeFratis Tanmay Shah by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press August 2025) On July 10th at Story Church at 99th and Madison, the Clifton-Baltic Neighbors Block Club hosted a Meet the Candidates Forum for City Council candidates seeking to be the City Council representative for the new Ward 12. Three candidates participated in…
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City Council increases amount allowed for campaign donations: LEGISLATION SPURS RESPONSE FROM A BETTER CLEVELAND FOR ALL
(Plain Press July 2024) At its June 3, 2024 meeting, Cleveland City Council passed campaign finance legislation (Ordinance No. 615-2024) that increased the amount of donations an individual can make to a City Council candidate from $1,500 per calendar year to $3,000 in a calendar year. The legislation also increased the amount of money…
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Local and state politicians show more empathy to developers than to Cleveland’s children
Local and state politicians show more empathy to developers than to Cleveland’s children by Chuck Hoven Plain Press, July 20220 Cleveland’s new tax abatement policy set to start on January 1, 2024, while better than the current policy, does little to address the glaring need to substantially increase the flow of property taxes to the Cleveland…
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