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Community Health Improvement Plan seeks health and wellness for all the people in Cuyahoga County
(Plain Press, July 2015) The Health Improvement Partnership (HIP) – Cuyahoga released the first ever, countywide Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) on June 11th at the Ariel International Center on E. 40th Street in Cleveland. The plan, many years in the making, was spurred along in response to a 2009 analysis of life expectancy in…
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Safety Tip of the Month
Personal Safety — General Safety Tips: (Plain Press, July 2015) 1 – The most effective way to prevent crime is through common sense, awareness, and basic safety precautions. Remember that your safety is your responsibility. Use your senses to always be aware of your surroundings. 2 – Let someone know where you are going and…
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Poor schools blamed for decline in property value. To the editor:
(Plain Press, July 2015) Almost Every other day someone gets killed in Cleveland – the Comeback City and no one is doing anything. Everyone in the photos in your paper is smiling. We have 19 Council Persons in City Hall making $80,000 a year salary. Other things: I’ve lived in Cleveland since 1991. I lived…
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Panel tackles police accountability and the use of body-worn police cameras
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2015) At the April 18th meeting of the Greater Cleveland Civil and Human Rights Coalition, a panel of seven people with a variety of different areas of expertise weighed in on the question of whether or not Body-Worn Cameras will increase police accountability. Shakyra Diaz, a Policy Manager for…
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Police Department to roll out body worn cameras in Second District
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2015) At the February 10th meeting of the Second District Community Relations Committee, Cleveland Police Department Deputy Chiefs Wayne Drummond and Leroy Morrow explained the planned roll out of body cameras in the Cleveland Police Department. Officers in the Second District will be issued body cameras during the month…
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Councilwoman Brady joins residents in effort to restore police mini stations
(Plain Press, March 2015) On Tuesday, February 22nd, in front of the City Council Committee Room in Cleveland City Hall, Councilwoman Dona Brady, Rose Zitiello, Westown CDC Executive Director and community activists presented petitions and comments to Police Chief Calvin Williams prior to budget hearings of the Cleveland Police Department. The petitions contain over 1500…
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Foundation Center offers resources for groups and individuals seeking funding
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2015) The City of Cleveland is fortunate to serve as a location for one of only five Foundation Centers in the United States says Cleveland Foundation Center’s Director John Patrick Bailey. The Cleveland Foundation Center offers a number of unique tools for non-profit organizations seeking funding, individuals looking for…
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Residents relay concerns about police violence to Cleveland City Council members at Listening Tour
by Chuck Hoven Following a 58-page report by the United States Department of Justice on excessive use of force by the Cleveland Police Department, Cleveland City Council’s Safety Committee initiated a series of Listening Tours. Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley said the listening sessions were designed to “come to the neighborhoods and listen to…
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Ohio Task Force on Community-Police Relations holds its first community meeting in Cleveland
by Chuck Hoven The Ohio Task Force on Community-Police Relations convened by Governor John Kasich to address the issue of police community relations on a statewide basis held its first community meeting at Cleveland State University on January 20th. The Task Force formed in the wake of the U.S. Justice Department report on excessive use…
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