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City Council Health and Human Services Committee renews efforts to address lead poisoning of Cleveland’s children
(Plain Press, May 2018) On April 23rd, the Cleveland City Council Health and Human Services Committee met for a two and a half hour hearing designed to update committee members on the progress of the City of Cleveland’s interdepartmental task force in addressing the many children in Cleveland exposed to toxic levels of lead in…
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Paid parking begins at West Side Market lot
(Plain Press, March 2018) Paid parking at the West Side Market parking lot began on February 27th. The City of Cleveland announced that the first 90 minutes of parking will be free during the hours of 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. The parking lot will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a…
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High poverty rate present in all City Council Wards in Plain Press coverage area
(Plain Press, January 2018) The Center for Community Solutions, a local nonprofit think tank which focuses on solutions to health, social and economic issues, released a series of demographic profiles in late 2017. Data in the profiles on the city of Cleveland, and on individual City Council Wards in Cleveland, compiled by The Center for…
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Cleveland’s poverty rate – how we compare with Cuyahoga County, Ohio and the nation
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, January 2018) How does the poverty rate in Cleveland compare to the poverty rate in Cuyahoga County, the State of Ohio and the rest of the nation? A City of Cleveland profile, published by The Center for Community Solutions, indicates the percentage of the City of Cleveland’s population living below…
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2017 – A terrible year for democracy here
by Roldo Bartimole (Plain Press, January 2018) As we slide toward the end of 2017 it’s hard to see this as a year of progress or advancement. Quite the opposite. Yes, Cleveland elected the familiar, if not exciting, Frank Jackson for a record four-year, fourth term. A Cleveland caretaker mayor. Not the first nor…
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Mayor Frank Jackson shares his post-election priorities for governing the City of Cleveland
EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, December 2017) In a post-election press conference with neighborhood and community newspapers, Mayor Frank Jackson said he hoped that everyone in Cleveland would be able to participate in improvements in the quality of life and the progress of the city. To that end,…
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November 7th General Election Results – Candidates in contested races
(Plain Press, December 2017) Mayor of Cleveland Number of Votes Percentage Frank G. Jackson 35,506 59.6% Zack Reed 24,116 40.4% Total 59.622 Cleveland City Council Ward 3 Number of Votes Percentage Kerry McCormack 2,692 84.7% Logan E. Fahey 486 15.3% Total 3,178 Ward 11 Number of Votes Percentage Dona…
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Cleveland Truth Commission hears testimony at a day-long session in effort to put poverty on trial
(Plain Press, November 2017) The movement to End Poverty Now continued its efforts in Greater Cleveland with a Cleveland Truth Commission on Poverty held at Franklin Circle Church in Ohio City on October 14th. The Truth Commission on Poverty was billed as “putting poverty on trial.” A statement in the program for the event,…
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