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Ward 11 gets new City Council Representative
(Plain Press, March 2020) In February 2020 Brian Mooney was appointed to Cleveland City Council to represent Ward 11 which includes parts of the Edgewater, Cudell, West Boulevard, Jefferson and Bellaire-Puritas neighborhoods. He replaces Dona Brady who resigned her position. Mooney will be serving out the remainder of Dona Brady’s term which expires on…
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SEIU Local 1 Vice President Yanela Sims Responds to Sherwin-Williams Receiving $100 Million Incentive Package
SEIU Local 1 Vice President Yanela Sims Responds to Sherwin-Williams Receiving $100 Million Incentive Package The Fortune 500 company is set to receive $100 millions in taxpayer money even after leaving 34 Cleveland janitors and their families out in the cold (Plain Press, February 2020) CLEVELAND – The following is a statement from SEIU Local 1…
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Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 Janitor Terry Eddy Responds to Sherwin-Williams Co. Plan to Keep Company Headquarters in Cleveland
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 Janitor Terry Eddy Responds to Sherwin–Williams Co. Plan to Keep Company Headquarters in Cleveland Move comes after displacing 34 Cleveland janitors and their families, leaving them struggling to make ends meet (Plain Press, February 2020) CLEVELAND – The following is a statement from SEIU Local 1 janitor Terry Eddy in response…
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Speakers at Women’s March Cleveland 2020 address social justice and women’s rights
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, January 18, 2020; Women’s March Cleveland 2020 Rally, Cleveland City Hall, E. 6th and Lakeside: A 17-year-old Cleveland Heights High School student inspires the crowd singing Alicia Keys’ song “Girl on Fire”. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, January 18, 2020; Women’s March Cleveland 2020, Cleveland City Hall, E. 6th and…
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Draft of Reaching Lincoln Heights Land Use Plan to be presented to Lincoln Heights Block Club at February 10th meeting
Draft of Reaching Lincoln Heights Land Use Plan to be presented to Lincoln Heights Block Club at February 10th meeting by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, February 2020) During the third and final community meeting at South Branch Public Library for the Reaching Lincoln Heights proposal, Cory Riordan, Executive Director of Tremont West Development Corporation, reminded…
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Mayor Frank Jackson explains rationale behind planned location for new police headquarters
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, December 13, 2019; CLE Small Press Roundtable, Cleveland City Hall, E. 6th and Lakeside: Mayor Frank Jackson explains the rationale behind plans to locate the new Cleveland Police Headquarters along the Opportunity Corridor in the Kinsman neighborhood. Mayor Frank Jackson explains rationale behind planned location for new police headquarters by…
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Listening Sessions: Residents express concerns about Tax Abatement Policy
Listening Sessions: Residents express concerns about Tax Abatement Policy by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, January 2020) Residential property tax abatement is an economic development policy that many people in Cleveland find confusing. Who benefits the most from tax abatement? Why raise residential property taxes 200% to 300% in some cases to compensate for an…