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Cleveland Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals rules Loren Naji Studio Gallery needs fire alarm system
by Chuck Hoven The January 7th meeting of the Cleveland Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals featured a case where the opinion of the Building and Housing Department was at odds with the enforcement of municipal code by the Fire Prevention Bureau. Loren Naji, the owner of a building at 2138 W. 25th Street,…
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Collaborative for a Fair, Safe and Just Cleveland works for inclusion of citizens in efforts to reform Cleveland Police Division of Police
by Chuck Hoven. (Plain Press, January 2015) Over seventy people attended the December 20th meeting of the Collaborative for a Fair, Safe and Just Cleveland. The group’s agenda includes working on a set of demands to address excessive use of force by Cleveland police, and working to make sure citizens are stakeholders in a long-term…
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Stockyard Clark-Fulton and Brooklyn Center Community Development Office celebrates another year of progress
(Plain Press, November 2014) The Stockyard Clark-Fulton and Brooklyn Center Community Development Office (SCFBC) held its annual Community Celebration on October 2nd at the W. 58th Church of God. The organization, which serves over 26,000 residents in an area that spans parts of five City Council Wards, distributed its annual report to those in attendance…
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Planning Commission tells Lorain Avenue used car dealer – it is time to move on
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2014) At the October 17th City Planning Commission Meeting in Cleveland City Hall the application of A & E Auto Services and Sales at 4157 Lorain Avenue for a conditional use permit to continue operating at their current location was turned down. In 2011 the area of Lorain Avenue…
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Cuyahoga County Executive Candidates weigh in on critical needs
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2014)Five of six Democrats competing in the primary election on May 6th to be their party’s candidate in the General Election for Cuyahoga County Executive attended a Candidates’ Night held by a coalition of health care, housing and human services organizations. The organizations asked candidates to respond to questions…
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FOOD & WATER WATCH
PHOTO COURTESY OF FOOD & WATER WATCH March 10th Food & Water Watch activists stand with Ward 3 Councilman Joe Cimperman, Council President Kevin Kelly, Director Karen Butler of the Cleveland Department of Public Health, and Mayor Jackson at Cleveland City Hall after Councilman Cimperman introduced a resolution calling for federal action on the issue…
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Councilman Jay Westbrook reflects upon over three decades of service
by Joe Narkin (Plain Press, March 2014) Recently retired Councilman Jay Westbrook would like to be remembered as a public servant whose efforts have been “all about community.” For over three decades, beginning with his election to Cleveland City Council in 1979 and continuing up until his retirement at the end of 2013, his primary…
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