It’s been four years since Cleveland City Council first heard about a proposal to ban drivers from talking on hand-held cell phones in city limits. The city has already passed a ban on texting and driving, which Ohio later banned statewide. Cleveland City Councilman Zach Reed is sponsoring the bill. “You know what this piece […]
While Flint, Michigan’s lead crisis has been making national headlines, in Cleveland this has been a major issue for years and now city council members are searching for answers and seeking accountability. At their third meeting on this topic, city health officials gave an update on cases from the past 2 years which involved more […]
Cleveland City Council approved a sweeping change Monday night. They voted in favor of raising the minimum age to 21 of those who can buy tobacco products and e-cigarettes in Cleveland. It passed 13 to 3. The legislation bans stores from selling cigarettes, tobacco and e-cigarettes to those under 21 in the City of Cleveland. […]
The City of Cleveland has 116 homicides and is on pace to record its biggest deadly figure in years. Felonious assaults and gun crimes are up in many parts of the city. But City Council’s Safety Committee spurned a proposal by Council members Zack Reed, Kevin Conwell , Mike Polensek and Jeff Johnson to tap […]
People at a safety town hall meeting hosted by several Cleveland City Council members on Thursday evening did not waste time getting to the issues that matter — namely, the city’s rising murder rate. “I go to my job every day. I don’t think council and police are doing their job,” the first man to speak […]
On Monday, police found a man dead on Cleveland’s east side. He marked the city’s 106th homicide of the year. Now, people are looking for answers. So far in 2015, there have been four more unnatural deaths than last year’s total. Cleveland is already on track to end the year with homicide totals far surpassing […]
Council members couldn’t even get through the Pledge of Allegiance at Monday night’s Cleveland City Council meeting. A group of about 30 protesters attended the meeting to protest what they call an unreasonable delay in the Tamir Rice case. Rice, 12, was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer while holding a pellet gun […]
Monday night’s Cleveland City Council meeting revealed changes coming to the West Side Market. City council approved a plan to spend $86,000 a year to add armed guards to the market. As a part of that ordinance and possible future ordinances, shoppers will have to pay for parking. Councilman Joe Cimperman said the fees would likely be […]
Community activist and Fulton West Block Club leader Rebecca Kempton is proposing a new law she believes could make a difference in slowing down teen gun violence. Kempton is calling for greater parental accountability. If a teen uses a gun, the teens parents should be charged with child endangering. Kempton is responding to the drive-by […]
On a day when dueling media events in Columbus launched the battle over legalizing marijuana in Ohio, several Cleveland council members came out in favor of the ResponsibleOhio plan. ResponsibleOhio proposes legalizing both medical and recreational marijuana. Councilman Zack Reed says helping those with conditions where marijuana eases pain and provides comfort is his first […]
A controversial revision to legislation that will alter a Cleveland resident’s ability to protest passed the Cleveland City Council on Wednesday. The legislation passed 14 to 4 – with Cleveland City Councilmen Jeff Johnson, Zack Reed, Brian Cummins and T.J. Dow voting against the measure. “It may not be perfect, but that’s what led […]
Cleveland’s new gun law took a major step toward becoming a reality – approved by city council Monday evening – and is expected to be in effect by April 24. The measure is expected to be signed into law by Mayor Frank Jackson in the next few days. Cleveland Councilman Matt Zone explained the new […]
